News for February 8


Team rankings as at Jan 15 1996:

   1. MAPEI-GB (Ita)                       8336,64;    MAP
   2. Once (Spa)                           7115,44;    ONC
   3. MG-Technogym (Ita)                   6260,54;    MAG
   4. Gewiss-Playbus (Ita)                 6204,88;    GEW
   5. Banesto (Spa)                        4063,44;    BAN
   6. Saeco (SMR)                          3780,84;    SAE
   7. Motorola (USA)                       3650,84;    MOT
   8. Carrera (Ita)                        3580,80;    CAR
   9. Rabobank (Ned)                       3495,88;    RAB
  10. Ceramiche Panaria-Vinavil (Ita)      3251,40;    PAN
  11. Festina-Lotus (And)                  3187,24;    FES
  12. Telekom (Ger)                        3065,44;    TEL
  13. Ceramiche Refin-Mobilvetta (Ita)     3000,20;    REF
  14. Team Polti (Ita)                     2910,24;    PLT
  15. T.V.M. (Ned)                         2887,20;    TVM
  16. Roslotto-ZG Mobili (Rus)             2670,60;    ROS
  17. Lotto (Bel)                          2424,84;    LOT
  18. Gan (Fra)                            2261,68;    GAN
  19. San Marco Group (Ita)                2141,72;    SMG
  20. Kelme-Artiach (Spa)                  1699,80;    KEL
  21. Aki-Gipiemme (Mon)                   1662,00;    AKI
  22. Brescialat (Ita)                     1117.80;    BRE
  23. MX Onda (Spa)                         916.44;    MXO
  24. Glacial-Selle Italia (Col)            881.40;    GLA
  25. Agrigel-La Creuse- Fenioux (Fra)      823.64;    AGR
  26. Collstrop-Lystex (Bel)                796.40;    COS
  27. Casino-C'est votre equipe (Fra)       685.56;    CSO
  28. Vlaanderen 2002 (Bel)                 599.96;    VLA
  29. Force Sud (Fra)                       500.16;    FSU
  30. Saturn (USA)                          384.40;    SAT
  31. US Postal Service-Montgomery (USA)    364.60;    USP
  32. Foreldorado-Golff (Ned)               347.32;    FOR
  33. Euskadi (Spa)                         305.40;    EUS
  34. Maia-Jumbo-Cin (Por)                  256.00;    MAI
  35. Amore & Vita (Ita)                    220.40;    AMO
  36. Aubervilliers '93- Peugeot (Fra)      219.36;    AUB
  37. Porcelana Santa Clara -Samara (Spa)   204.00;    PSC
  38. Palmans (Bel)                         176.40;    PAL
  39. Mroz (Pol)                            162.96;    MRO
  40. Cedico - Ville de Charleroi (Bel)     162.40;    CED
  41. Mutuelle de Seine et Marne (Fra)      162.00;    MUT
  42. Chevrolet - LA Sheriff (USA)          154.80;    CHE
  43. LA - Aluminios / Malveira (Por)       141.00;    ALU
  44. Scrigno-Blue Storm (Ita)              135.20;    SCR
  45. Vosschemie-Zetelhallen (Bel)          118.40;    VOS
  46. La Cantina Tollo-Co.Bo (Slo)           98.80;    CTA
  47. Recer-Boavista (Por)                   90.80;    BOA
  48. Tonissteiner-Saxon -Colnago (Bel)      79.60;    TON
  49. Ipso- Asfra Racing Team (Bel)          39.76;    IPS
  50. Troiamarisco (Por)                     26.00;    TRO
  51. Plymouth (USA)                         25.60;    PLY
  52. W52 -  Paredes Novel (Por)             24.60;    PAR
  53. R.D.M. - New Systems (Bel)             17.20;    RDM
  54. Janotas & Simoes / Pero-Pinheiro (Por) 10.00     JAN
  55. Team Nurnberger (Ger)                   8.00;    NUR
  56. Sit & Sit - F.S. Maestro (Gbr)          2.00;    SIT
  57. Husqvarna - ZVVZ (Cze)                  0.00;    HUS
  58. Lada - CSKA - Samara (Rus)              0.00;    LAD

Points scales for 1996 UCI-races (new):

Stage races


** Major Tours (Italy, France, Spain)

300 225 180 165 150 135 120 105 90 75
 70  65  60  55  50  45  43  42 41 40
 39  38  37  36  35  34  33  32 31 30
 29  28  27  26  25  24  23  22 21 20
 19  18  17  16  15  14  13  12 11 10
  9   8   7   6   5   5 for all other finishers

** Category 2.1

140 105 84 77 70 63 56 49 42 35
 32  28 25 21 18 16 14 12 10  9
  8  7   6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
  5  5   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
  5  5   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5

** Category 2.2

120 90 72 66 60 54 48 42 36 30
 27 24 21 18 16 14 12 10  9  8

** Category 2.3

100 75 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25
 22 19 17 15 13

** Category 2.4

 80 60 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20

** Category 2.5

 50 38 30 27 24 22 20 18 16 14

Stages

Major tours 50 35 25 15 10  leader 30
2.1         25 15 10               15
2.2         20 10  5               10
2.3         15                      5
2.4         10                      5
2.5          5                      5

One day races

** World Championship and Olympic Games (road races)

250 150 125 112 100 90 80 70 60 50
 40  30  20  10  10 10 10 10 10 10
 10  10  10  10  10 10 10 10 10 10
and 10 points for other finishers > 5%

** World Championship and Olympic Games (time trials)

180 110 90 81 72 63 54 45 26 27
 18  12  8  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
  5   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
and 5 points for other finishers > 5%

** Category 1.1

100 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15
 10  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5

** Category 1.2

 80 48 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12
  8  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5

** Category 1.3

 60 36 30 27 24 21 18 15 12  9

** Category 1.4

 40 24 20 18 16 14 12 10  8  6

** Category 1.5

 30 18 16 14 12 10  8  7  6  5

** National road race Championships

> 80   elite starters  120 70 50 35 20
30- 79 elite starters   60 35 25 15 10
10- 29 elite starters   30 20 10

** National time trial Championships

60 35 25 15 10

(Compiled by Frans Stoele)

Teams Qualification Rules for Events

The first 22 teams in the ranking make up cycling's first division; they
are i.e. automatically qualified for all World Cup-races.

The 18 qualified teams for the Tour de France. (Four more teams, wild
cards, will be selected June 15.):

   Gan (Fra);
   Mapei, MG, Gewiss, Carrera, Panaria, Refin and Polti (Ita);
   Once and Banesto (Spa);
   Saeco (San Marino);
   Motorola (USA);
   Rabobank and TVM (Ned);
   Festina (Andorra);
   Telekom (Ger);
   Roslotto-ZG (Rus);
   Lotto (Bel).

Banesto '96, line-up:

Marino Alonso
Vincente Aparicio
Jose Luis Arrieta
Santiago Blanco
Angel Luis Casero
Thomas Davy (Fra)
Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta
Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta
Jeremy Hunt (Eng, neo)
Miguel Indurain
Prudencio Indurain
Jose Luis Jiminez Sastre
Carmelo Miranda
Damien Nazon (Fra, neo)
Erwin Nijboer (Ned)
OrlandoRodrigues (Por, ex-Artiach)
Jose Ramon Uriarte

Milano Six Day, after first night

 1. Silvio Martinello-Marco Villa (Ita)                 48 pts
 2. Giovanni Lombardi-Pierangelo Bincoletto (Ita)       40
 3  Bruno Risi-Kurt Betschart (Sch)                     34
 4. Jens Veggerby-Jimmi Madsen (Den)                    29
 5. Claudio Chiappucci-Etienne de Wilde (Ita/Bel)       17.