News for December 4


Jalabert Elbows Way Back On Bike

Laurent Jalabert has not had to wait as long to get back on his bikeas stories in L'Equipe, reported here, suggested. A fortnight after a successful operation on a double fracture of the scaphoid in his left hand, and in plaster up to the wrist, Jalabert has been riding on a home trainer for a week and will this week be allowed to take to the road, with the proviso that he only uses tri-bars and keeps his weight on his elbows and off his wrists.

He will be able to attend the ONCE training camp between 9 and 19 January in southern Spain. Jalabert has pencilled in a start of season programme that begins with the Tour of Majorca (11-15 February), a few rides in France (Classique Haribo, Tour du Haut Var 22-24 February) and then the Tour of Valencia (28 February--3 March).

Is That Indurain?

The Banesto team jersey re-design for 1996 will include each riders name in a band on the upper back.