News for November 20

Tour of Mexico - Women

Stage 1 (of 4) Amacuzac-Cuernavaca 40 km

1. Pamela Shuster (USA) 1.22.54
2. Martha Ojeda   (COL)     s.t.
3. Yacel Ojeda    (CUB)
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GENT SIX-DAY - De Wilde-Kappes leads after the third night with 204 points
and one lap ahead of  Martinello-Villa (217 points), third Veggerby-Madsen
(197 points).


GENT SIX-DAY - Italian world champions (Madison) Martinello-Villa took over
the lead in the Gent Six-Day after the second night. They have 140 points,
Veggerby-Madsen (Den) second with 127 points and Swiss duo Risi-Betschart
third  with 115 points.

PEACE RACE '96 - The 49th Peace Race (May 8-18) will visit four countries
1996; Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Germany with a total distance of
1,700  kilometres.
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Stage 2 Ruta Mexico de ciclismo femenil: Izucar de Matamoros-Puebla 70 km

 1. Yacel Ojeda (CUB)           2.08.23 (35,61 km/h)
 2. Belem Guerrero (MEX)        s.t.
 3. Dara Rogers (USA)           s.t.

GC:
 1. Pamela Schuster (USA)

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TRANSFER NEWS - Ceramiche Refin has signed a one-year contract with
Djamolidine Abdujaparov and also recruited two Russians; Saitov
(ex-Artiach) and Ouslamine.
Amore e Vita-Galatron has signed Danish rider Nikolaj Bo Larsen.