Pedro Delgado makes some predictionsThe ex-cycling pro, Pedro Delgado told EFE in Spain "that there are promising riders, that after Indurain's departure, show a lot of hope for the future". "Abraham Olano will take over cycling in out country this year, but he won't be alone, because cyclists like Juan Carlos Dominguez, Santiago Blanco, Angel Casero and others have a golden opportunity that they can't waste", added Pedro Delgado.Many riders have been 'covered' by Indurain until now and what we have seen at this beginning of the season with Spanish victories at Valencia and Andalucia has meant a lot of hapiness to all cycling fans", said Delgado. The winner of the 1988 Tour said that What Miguel did "is already history", to emphasize that "we have to live everyday's reality, with the young promises". "The absence of wins from Spanish cycling last season shouldn't happen again and I hope that the cycling fans start getting excited already with Olano", concluded Perico Delgado. Pascal InjuryOlympic road champion Pascal Richard, newly back in training after scratching from Paris--Nice because of pelvic injuries sustained in a crash in the Tour Med, has suffered a further setback to his season. Felled by a car Sunday (March 16) while out training near Lausanne, Richard suffered bruising to his back and sides and worse... Admitted to the hospital at Vevey where he will stay under observation for a few days, X-rays indicated that he had fractures to both hands -- one finger in the right hand and one in the right. The Casino team-leader is expected to be out of race action for the next three weeks. Not a great build-up to April 20's Liege--Bastogne--Liege, which he won last year.Tom SteelsOn Monday Tom Steels (4 times stage-winner in Paris Nice) heard that he will make his debut in Milano-San Remo. Till now Steels didn't have any worldcup-race in his programm for 1997. The Mapei-GB-selection for Milaon-San Remo: Museeuw, Ballerini, Bomans, Peeters, Pianegonda, Spruch, Steels and Tafi.BreukinkErik Breukink will not start in Milano-San Remo. 'I know that race after all that years; and i can't win in San Remo. It's better for my season to start in the Tour of Catalana'.GP Pino Cerami CancelledBelgian semi-classic the Grand Prix Pino Cerami (Cat 1.3), on the calendar for April 11, has been cancelled because of funding difficulties. |