News for January 17


Bremen Six Day - standings after fifth night (1/15/96):

 1. Marco Villa-Silvio Martinello (Ita)                 300 pts

    One lap behind:
 2. Jens Veggerby-Jimmy Madsen (Den)                    298
 3. Olaf Ludwig-Carsten Wolf (Ger)                      297
 4. Bruno Risi-Kurt Betschart (Sch)                     295
 5. Pierangelo Bincoletto-Etienne de Wilde (Ita/Bel)    244

    Two laps behind:
 6. Danny Clark-Urs Freuler (Aus/Sch)                   188

    Six laps behind:
 7. Matthew Gilmore-Dean Woods (Aus)                    181

    Eleven laps behind:
 8. Gerd Dorich-Werner Stutz (Ger/Sch)                  147

Cuban win in 6th stage

Eliecer Valdez of the Cuban olympic selection won the 6th stage of Vuelta al Tachira in Venezuela after a 100 km breakaway together with team-mate Frank Consuegra. Andrea Buffoni (Team Poultex-Italy) is overall leader, 35 seconds ahead of Darwin Chulde, Ecuador.