News for November 12
NO GIRO FOR BANESTO
The Spanish Banesto team announced Friday (11/10),
that they will not participate in Giro d'Italia 1996. The main objectives
for the team will be the tours of France and Spain.
Banesto's decision comes just a few days after the other big Spanish
team, Once, announced that it will not ride the Giro next year.
Ten riders, among them Andy Hampsten and Gerard Rue, will leave Banesto
and the team will be slimmed down from 24 riders to 17 in 1996.
Pantani
Marco Pantani is "Il campione piu amato dagli italiani", a Lipton Ice Tea
competition in Italy for the most popular cycling champion, open to
cyclists from the whole world.
1. Marco PANTANI (Ita, Carrera-Tassoni);
2. Claudio CHIAPPUCCI (Ita, Carrera-Tassoni);
3. Laurent JALABERT (Fra, Once);
4. Mario CIPOLLINI (Ita, Mercatone Uno-Saeco);
5. Gianni BUGNO (Ita, MG-Technogym);
6. Miguel INDURAIN (Spa, Banesto);
7. Tony ROMINGER (Svi, Mapei-GB);
8. Maurizio FONDRIEST (Ita, Lampre-Panaria);
9. Eugenio BERZIN (Rus, Gewiss-Ballan);
10. Francesco CASAGRANDE (Ita, Mercatone Uno-Saeco);
11. Ivan GOTTI (Ita, Gewiss-Ballan);
12. Piotr UGRUMOV (Let, Gewiss-Ballan);
13. Giorgio FURLAN (Gewiss-Ballan);
14. Massimo GHIROTTO (Ita, ZG Mobili-Selle Italia);
15. Mauro GIANETTI (Svi, Team Polti);
16. Franco BALLERINI (Ita, Mapei-GB);
17. Gianni FARESIN (Ita, Lampre-Panaria);
18. Nicola MINALI (Ita, Gewiss-Ballan);
19. Michele BARTOLI (Ita, Mercatone Uno-Saeco);
20. Davide CASSANI (Ita, MG-Technogym);
21. Paolo LANFRANCHI (Ita, Brescialat);
22. Leonardo PIEPOLI (Ita, Refin Ceramiche-Cantina Tollo);
23. Denis ZANETTE (Ita, Aki-Gipiemme);
24. Roberto PISTORE (Ita, Team Polti);
25. Massimo PODENZANA (Ita, Brescialat)
ROSLOTTO-ZG MOBILI
is now the official name of Moreno Argentin's team for
1996. A three-year contract with Roslotto, the Russian national lottery,
has been signed.
The team will have 15 riders; Fondriest, Ugrumov (Lat), Ferrigato, Cattai,
Manzoni, Chiurato, Savoldelli (neo), Sgnaolin (neo), Fincato (neo), Lino
(Fra), Gontchenkov (Ukr), Davidenko (Kaz), Surkov (Rus), Bonciukov (Mol),
Djavanian (Rus).
Directeur sportifs; Massimo Ghirotto, Dario Mariuzzo and the Russian
Nikolay Gorelov.
They will ride Fondriest bikes.
BORDEAUX 6 DAY
Lino (Fra) - Peeters (Hol) has taken over the lead in the
Bordeaux Six-Day after the second night. They have 63 points with
Martinello - Villa (95 points, 1 lap behind) in second place, and then
Australian duo Woods - Gilmore (90) and Baffi - Bincoletto (80).