Vasseur Not Scared To Speak English
A still plainly delighted Cedric Vasseur spoke to Channel 4 TV's Paul
Sherwen after Stage 6 of the Tour, his first day in the yellow jersey. He
wasn't scared to respond in English to Sherwen's questions:
"Today every each kilometres every people are crying Cedric, go on Cedric,
and this is very fabulous for me because I couldn't imagine what could be a
day in a race like that with the yellow jersey. And now I hope to keep it
for one or two days more. Yesterday I was very happy to win and to have it
and now I want it more."
Spijkenisse, Netherlands, Elites and Women, 80 kms
Elite 80 km
1. Steven de Jongh (TVM)
2. Wilfried Bastiaanse (DJR)
3. Ronald Roos (DHR)
5. John Talen (Foreldorado-Golff)
Women
1. Hester Marieke Kroes
2. Ingrid Haringa
3. Margaretha Groen
EDS Track Championships, Olympic Training Center Velodrome, Colorado
Springs
Nicole Reinhart, 21, won her first senior national
championship title this evening in the 500 meter time trial at the 1997 EDS
National Cycling Championships. Reinhart (Cox Atlanta Velo), of Macungie,
Pa., was a nine-time junior national champion.
Missy Thompson (PowerBar), Colorado Springs, Colo., was leading the 500 meter
event until the final heat in which Reinhart and Jill Gianettoni (Alto Velo),
Cupertino, Calif., were paired. Reinhart narrowly defeated Gianettoni by
0.175 seconds.
"Tonight was the fastest Ive ever gone by a second," said Reinhart. "It was
a great surprise and Im really excited. Winning tonight takes a lot of
pressure off so now I can really have fun. This win makes the rest of the
racing so much easier.
"Ive been training hard this year, and I knew I was going really fast. Missy
has been turning out some really fast times and I knew it was going to be
close."
"Tonights race felt good," said Thompson. "This is my first year as a senior
rider and this was the fastest Ive ever gone. But, Nicole and Jill had
incredible rides."
Jonas Carney (Shaklee), Asheville, N.C., won the mens kilometer time trial
despite nursing an injured hamstring the past two weeks to record his sixth
career senior national championship title.
"I thought there was a possibility I could win, but I think I must have
surprised a few people," said Carney. "The weird thing was, I felt like I was
going really slow. This race is won or lost on the last lap and I was just
trying to hold on. This was the most painful event for me ever. I was getting
tunnel vision on the last lap. It was really painful. My legs went numb on
the last lap.
"I couldnt do a great warm-up because I didn't know how my hamstring would
react. Maybe if I had had a better warm-up, I wouldnt have hurt so much."
In other qualifying action, Marty Nothstein (Team EDS), Trexlertown, Pa.,
recorded the fastest mens 200 meter time of 10.310 seconds to draw the
number one seed in the match sprint. Nothstein is the current world keirin
champion and Olympic silver medalist in the match sprint. Nothstein has won
two World Cup sprint titles this year as he attempts to defend his ranking as
the number one male sprinter in the world and will be competing for his ninth
senior national championship title in Colorado Springs.
Additionally, Derek Bouchard-Hall (Shaklee), Menlo Park, Calif., defeated
defending mens individual pursuit champion Kent Bostick (Shaklee), Corrales,
N.M. in the quarterfinals. Bouchard-Hall posted a four minute, 31.770 second
time over four kilometers and advanced to the semifinals as the top seed.
Approximately 200 of the nation's best cyclists are competing in the five day
event that runs through July 13, at the 7-Eleven Olympic Training Center
Velodrome.
Racing resumes Thursday at 9 a.m. (MDT), with the first round of the mens
and womens match sprint. The finals in the mens individual pursuit will
highlight competition in the evening session.
Womens 500 Meters, Final
1. NICOLE REINHART (Cox Atlanta Velo) Macungie, Pa., 35.816 secs; 2. Jill
Gianettoni (Alto Velo),Cupertino, Calif., 35.991; 3. Missy Thompson
(PowerBar), Colorado Springs, Colo., 36.509; 4. Rebecca Quinn, (Tri-State
Velo) Quakertown, Pa., 36.960; 5. Ryan Kelly,(Freewheel),Colorado Springs,
Colo., 37.036; 6. Jennie Reed, (Greggs-Specialized), Kirkland, Wash.,
37.090. 7. Rebecca Twigg, (Team EDS), Colorado Springs, Colo., 37.117; 8.
Tanya Lindenmuth, (Team FCCC), Bethlehem, Pa., 37.456.
Mens Kilometer Time Trial, Final
1. JONAS CARNEY (Shaklee), Ashville, N.C., one minute, 3.293 secs; 2. Sky
Christopherson (Mrs. Ts/Lexus), Tucson, Ariz., 1:03.648; 3. Jason Garner (GT
Bicycles), Newport Beach, Calif., 1:04.176; 4. Adam Payne (Cox Atlanta Velo),
Newman, Ga., 1:05.697; 5. Jame Carney (Shaklee), Durango, Colo., 1:06.140; 6.
David Bittenbender (Nescafe), Del Mar, Calif., 1:06.290. 7, Peter Selby
(Marion Bicyle Club), Costa Mesa, Calif., 1:06.658; 8. Chris Carlson (Team
EDS), Dallas, Texas, 1:06.873.
Mens Sprint, Qualifying (200m)
1. Marty Nothstein (Team EDS), Trexlertown, Pa., 10.310 secs; 2. Christian
Arrue (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Alburtis, Pa., 10.361; 3. Trey Gannon (Team EDS),
Plano, Texas, 10.482; 4. Mark Garrett (Team EDS), Arcadia, Calif., 10.587; 5.
Shawn Washburn (Tri-State Velo), Kutztown, Pa., 10.666; 6. Jason Garner (GT
Bicycles), Newport Beach, Calif., 10.675; 7. Paul Swift (Unattached),
Kenosha, Wis., 10.709; 8. Ryan Watson (UCLA), Los Angeles, Calif., 10.841; 9.
Kirk Whiteman (Team Nautica of CRCA), Brooklyn, N.Y., 10.843; 10. Peter Selby
(Marion Bicycle Club), Costa Mesa, Calif., 10.859; 11. Jon Olekszuk (Loco
Velo), Spanoway, Wash., 10.984; 12. Zac Copeland (San Diego Velodrome
Association), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 11.000; 13. David Bittenbender
(NesCafe), Del Mar, Calif., 11.009; 14. Garth Blackburn (Cox Atlanta Velo),
Houston, Texas, 11.019; 15. Johnny Bairos (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Redlands, Calif.,
11.030; 16. Jame Carney (Shaklee), Durango, Colo., 11.043; 17. Danny Wilson
(Hooters Restaurants), Plano, Texas, 11.062; 18. Brian Sitcer (Mrs.
Ts-Lexus), Fontana, Calif., 11.102; 19. John Suchsland (Unattached),
Boulder, Colo., 11.207; 20. Sam Baker (Gold Coast Velo), Ventura, Calif.,
11.315; 21. Brian DeRouen (Tri-State Velo), Lafayette, Calif., 11.324; 22.
Kirk Edwards (Shaws GCC), Albany, Calif., 11.331; 23. Mike Smith (Seattle
Express), 11.334; 24. Eric Swaidner (Serotta/Bell), Palo Alto, Calif.
Mens Individual Pursuit, Quarterfinals (4km)
Derek Bouchard-Hall (Shaklee), Menlo Park, Calif., four minutes, 31.770 secs,
def. Kent Bostick (Shaklee),Corrales, N.M., 4:32.070;
Christian Vande Velde (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Lemont, Ill., 4:32.639; def. Colby
Pearce (Shaklee), Boulder, Colo., 4:38.077;
Adam Laurent (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Pismo Beach, Calif., 4:33.404; def. Nate Reiss
(U.S. Postal Service), Fort Collins, Colo., 4:35.650;
Michael McCarthy (Saturn), New York, N.Y., 4:34.893; def. Jonathan Reth (Mrs.
T's/Lexus), Yucaipa, Calif., 4:35.464;
Placings
5. Kent Bostick (Shaklee),Corrales, N.M., 4:32.070; 6. Jonathan Reth (Mrs.
T's/Lexus), Yucaipa, Calif., 4:35.464; 6.; 7. Nate Reiss (U.S. Postal
Service), Fort Collins, Colo., 4:35.650; 8. Colby Pearce (Shaklee), Boulder,
Colo., 4:38.077.
Day Two:
Christian Vande Velde (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Lemont, Ill., collected his third
national
championship title tonight by winning the individual pursuit
at the 1997 EDS National Cycling Championships.
Vande Velde, 21, is no stranger to the awards
podium. He won a title at last year's national championship in the team
pursuit. In 1994, he won the points race.
"I was really looking forward
to this event," said Vande
Velde. "I've done well in the previous two
World Cups this
season and that gave me confidence to take the
title."
Vande Velde's father, John, was a two-time Olympian in
cycling,
competing in the 1968 and 1972 Games. His sister,
Marisa is on the senior
national team.
"My dad was a great pursuiter in his day and has been advising me all week," he
said.
Vande Velde faced Mike McCarthy ,1988
Olympian and three-
time world championship medalist, in the gold medal
final.
"The conditions were not ideal tonight--- the wind really
came up and pushed us to the limit. I've been riding
consistently better than
Mike, and it's great to be able to
say that I defeated the 1992 World
Champion (McCarthy).
Vande Velde will compete in the team pursuit, points
race and the madison in competition later this week.
1996 Olympic silver
medalist Marty Nothstein advanced
tonight to the quarterfinals of the men's
sprints. He will
race Friday morning.
Racing resumes Friday morning at 9
AM (MDT). Finals in the
men's sprint, team pursuit and the paralympic
kilometer time
trial will be awarded Friday evening.
Women's Sprint--1/8 Finals
Jennie Reed (Gregg's Specialized), Kirkland, Wash. def.
Kelley Herndon (Stanford/Wheelsmith), Palo Alto, Calif.
Missy Thompson (PowerBar), Colorado Springs, Colo., def.
Shan Rayray (Brandywine Bicycle), Federal Way, Wash.
Nicole Reinhart (COX Atlanta Velo), Macungie, Pa., def.
Amber Rose Holt (unattached), Torrence, Calif.
Jeanne Farrell (Bicycle Place Racing) , Herndon, Va., def.
Robin Conely-Cutting (Hooters), Plano, Texas
Rebecca Quinn (Tri-State Velo), Quakertown, Pa., def. Linda
Braley (Bike Addicts), Philadelphia, Pa.
Tanya Lindenmuth (Team FCCC), Bethlehem, Pa., def. Elena
Primerano (unattached) , Lyndhurst, N.J
Women's Sprint 1/8 Finals Repechage
Primerano def. Conley-Cutting, Herndon.
Holt def. Rayray,Braley.
Men's Individual Pursuit Final
1. CHRISTIAN VANDE VELDE (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Lemont, Ill., 4
min , 30.862 secs; 2.Michael McCarthy (Saturn), New York,
NY, 4:39.860; 3.Derek Bouchard-Hall (Shaklee), Menlo
Park, Calif. , 4:28.902; 4. Adam Laurent (Mrs. T's/Lexus), Pismo
Beach, Calif.,4:33.109; 5. Kent Bostick (Shaklee),
Corrales, NM, 4:32.070.
Men's Sprint---1/8 Finals
1. Marty Nothstein (Team EDS), Trexlertown, Pa. def. Peter
Selby (Marion Bicycle Club), Costa Mesa, Calif.
Christian Arrue (Mrs. T's/Lexus) Albertis, Pa. def. Zac
Copeland (San Diego Velodrome), Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.
Harry (Trey) Gannon (Team EDS), Plano, Texas def. Johnny
Bairos (Mrs. T's/Lexus) Redlands, Calif.
Mark Garrett (Team EDS), Arcadia, Calif. def. Jame Carney (Shaklee), Durango,
Colo.
Shawn Washburn (Amoroso-BikeLine), Allentown, Pa. def. Garth
Blackburn (COX Atlanta Velo), Houston, Texas Paul Swift
(EDS National Team), Kenosha, Wis. def. Jason Garner (Garner Northbrook
GT), Newport Beach, Calif.
Men's Sprint 1/8 Final Repechage
Selby def. Carney, Garner.
Bairos def. Copeland, Blackburn.
Day Three
Defending National Champion and Olympic silver
medalist Marty Nothstein claimed his first national title of the year by
winning gold in the match sprint event at the 1997 EDS National Cycling
Championships.
Nothstein , 26, won the same event at last year' s nationals and has claimed
victory in the sprint at two World
Track Cups this year. Currently Nothstein is the number one ranked sprinter
in the world.
"The guys really made me work for it tonight," said Nothstein. "My victory
was hard earned because the top four riders were great. I just raced my heart
out. The whole night I concentrated on how to get across the line first."
In the paralympic kilometer time trial, Dory Selinger of Oakland, Calif.,
defended his national title bettering his own world mark in the process His
previous record was 1:12.965.
"I was going for a personal record, which happened to be a world record,"
said. Selinger.
Selinger, 25, has been competing for seven years.
Competition resumes Saturday morning at 9 AM with qualifying in the Olympic
Sprint and the tandem sprint.
Heats in the men's points race will also be contested. Competition concludes
Sunday.
Mens Sprint, Finals
1. MARTY NOTHSTEIN (Team EDS), Trexlertown, Pa.; 2. Christian Arrue (Mrs.
Ts-Lexus) Alburtis, Pa.; 3. Harry (Trey) Gannon (Team EDS), Plano, Texas; 4.
Mark Garrett (Team EDS), Arcadia, Calif.;5. Paul Swift (unattached), Kenosha,
Wis.; 6. Peter Selby (Marion Bicycle Club), Costa Mesa, -Calif.; 7. Johnny
Bairos (Mrs. Ts-Lexus) Redlands, Calif.; 8. Shawn Washburn (Amorosos-Bike
Line), Kutztown, Pa.
Paralympic Kilometer Time Trial
LCI Category -- 1. Bob Whitford, Wichita Falls, Texas; 1:14.131; 2.Bruce
Gordon, South Bend, Ind.,1:19.699.
LCII Category -- 1. Dory Selinger, Oakland, Calif.,1:11:063 (world record).
2.Gary Seghi, Austin, Texas, 1:19.497; 3. Michael Jones, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 1:23.411; 4.Gregory Lakomski, Austin, Texas, 1:26.885.
LCIII Category -- 1.Rex Patrick, Englewood, Colo.,1:31.424.
Team Pursuit, Finals
1. Mrs.Ts-Lexus 1 (Kirk OBee, Ada, Mich.; Christian VandeVelde, Lemont,
Ill.; Adam Laurent, Pismo Beach, Calif.; Norman Carter, Redlands, Calif.),
four minutes,21.546 secs; 2. Cox Atlanta Velo (Benjamin Sharp, Indianapolis,
Ind.; Adam Payne, Newnan, Ga.; Brian Whitcomb, Sharpsburg, Ga.; Tommy Mulkey,
Griffin, Ga.), 4:21.816. 3. Junior National Team (Bryan Hayes, Bartlesville,
Okla.; Ryan Miller, Kirkland, Wash.; Derek Wilkerson, Colorado Springs,Colo.;
Brice Jones, Ft.Smith, Ark), 4:32.708; 4. Vitamin Cottage (Michael Creed,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; David McIntosh, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Joseph
Arnone, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Bryan Lobato, Colorado Springs, Colo.),
4:38.392; 5. Cox Composite (Mike Tillman, Lafayette, Calif.; Garth Blackburn,
Houston, Texas; John Garland, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Chad Rodekohr,
Lawrenceville, Ga.), 4:39.357; 6. Mrs.Ts/Lexus 2 (Dan Reid, Redlands,
Calif.; Chris Rosaasen, Redlands, Calif.; Kenneth Zielinski, Redlands,
Calif.), 4:41.431.
Womens Individual 3000m pursuit, quarterfinals
Erin Veenstra, (Bank United), Racine,Wis., def. Carol Ann Bostick (Shaklee),
Corrales, N.M.;
Marisa Vande Velde (Blazing Bicycle Club) Lemont, Ill. def. Ryan Kelly
(Freewheel Racing), Colorado Springs, Colo.;
Rebecca Twigg (Team EDS), Colorado Springs,Colo.,def. Linda Kruse (Team EDS),
Irving, Texas;
Jennifer Evans (Team EDS), Austin, Texas, def. Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex),
McKenzie Bridge, Ore.
Womens Sprint, semifinals
Jennie Reed (Greggs-Specialized), Kirkland, Wash. def. Rebecca Quinn
(Tri-State Velo), Quakertown, Pa.;
Nicole Reinhart (COX Atlanta Velo), Macungie, Pa., def. Missy Thompson
(PowerBar), Colorado Springs, Colo.
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