Elite Calendar for 1996 - Part 3

Elite Calendar Part 3 August--December

(First a correction: Liege--Bastogne--Liege (April 21)  is of course B for
Belgium, not F for France)

Major Events

August
3 Olympic Time Trial, Atlanta, GA, USA
10 Clasica San Sebastian (Sp) WC
18 Leeds International Classic (GB) WC
25 Championship of Zurich (Swi) WC
28-Sep 3 World track Championships, Manchester (GB)

September
7-29 Vuelta a Espana (Sp)

October
3 World time tiral championship (Swi)
6 World road race championship (Swi)
13 Paris--Tours (F) WC
19 Giro di Lombardia (It) WC
27 Japan Cup (Jap) WC

European Calendar

August
1 Antwerpen--Brussels--Antwerpen (B) 1.3
1  BTC Criterium (Slovenia) 1.5
1 Internatie Reningeist (B) 1.6
2-11 Tour of Guadeloupe (F) 2.6
3 Criterium d'Abruzzo (It) 1.4
3 Continentale Classic (Ger) 1.4
3 Bol d'Or International Classic (F) 1.5
3-8 Tour des Regions Wallonnes (B) 2.5
4. Trofeo Matteotti (It) 1.3
4-8 Vuelta a Castilla-Leon (Sp) 2.4
4 Prix d'Amorique (F) 1.5
5-18 Tour of Portugal (Por) 2.3
5 Prix du Leon (F) 1.5
6. Giro del Medio Brenta Internazionale (It) 1.5
6. Prix des Plages (F) 1.5
7 GP di Camaiore (It) 1.3
7 Tour of Denmark (Den) 2.4
7 Prix Xavier Louarn (F) 1.5
9 Prix des Bois (F) 1.5
9 Giant Drielandeomloop (Neth) 1.5
10 Prix des Falaises (F) 1.5
11 Subida a Urkiola (Sp) 1.2
11. Prix du Calvaire (F) 1.5
11 Trofeo di Piero Attilio (It) 1.6
12-16 Tour of Galicia 9Sp) 2.2
12-16 Tour of Britain (GB) 2.2
12 Prix d'Armor (F) 1.5
13-17 Tour de l'Ain (F) 2.5
14-18 Regio-Tour (Ger) 2.4
14 Prix des Moissons (F) 1.5
14 Trofeo Bastianelli (It) 1.6
15 Prix de la Mi-Aout (F) 1.5
15 Giro Ciclisto Tre Valli Bresciane (It) 1.6
16 Prix des Bles d'Or (F) 1.5
16 GP Capo Darco (It) 1.6
17 Prix du Lann (F) 1.5
17-27 Tour of Slovakia (Slovakia) 2.6
18 Trophee Sodime (F) 1.5
18 GP du Haut Escaut (B) 1.6
19-23 Tour of Burgos (Sp) 2.2
20 Coppa Agostoni (It) 1.2
20-23 Tour du Limousin (F) 2.3
20 Prix des Marbriers (F) 1.5
20 Ghent--Wervik (B) 1.6
21 Coppa Bernocchi (It) 1.2
21 Course des Raisins (B) 1.3
23 Tre Valli Varesine (It) 1.1
24 GP Lodio (Sp) 1.4
25 Circuit du Port de Dunkerque (F) 1.5
25 Tour of Hamburg (Ger) 1.5
26 GP de Beuvry la Foret (F) 1.5
26 GP Valere Ollivier (B) 1.6
27-31 Tour of Holland (Neth) 2.2
27 Trittico Premondiale 1 (It) 1.4
27-31 Tour du Poitou-Charentes (F) 2.5
28  Trittico Premondiale 2 (It) 1.4
29 Trittico Premondiale 3 (It) 1.4
31 Giro del Veneto (It) 1.1

September
1. GP Ouest France -- Plouay (F) 1.1
1 GP Eddy Merckx (B) 1.2
1 Trofeo Melinda Val di Non (It) 1.3
1. GP Jef Scherens (B) 1.4
1. Coppa delle Nazioni a Cronometro (It) 1.6
1. Trofeo Internazionale Pigoni-Miele (It) 1.6
3 Trofeo dello Scalatore 1 (It) 1.4
3-14 Tour de l'Avenir (F) 2.5
3 Giro Internazionale del Valdarno (It) 1.6
3-8 Giro Ciclisto Internazionale Valle d'Aosta (It) 2.6
4  Trofeo dello Scalatore 2 (It) 1.4
5  Trofeo dello Scalatore 3 (It) 1.4
5-8 Mercedes Benz Charity Rad Tour durch die Steiermark (Austria) 2.5
5-8 OWL Tour (Ger) 2.6
5-8 Tour de la Somme (F) 2.6
7 Mandel--Lys--Escaut (B) 1.3
7 Rund un Berlin (Ger) 1.4
7 GP des Monts Geants Trutnov (Czech) 1.4
7-14 Tour of Yugoslavia 2.4
7 GP Claudy Criquielion (B) 1.6
8 Trophee RATP Cycliste (F) 1.4
8 Josef Vogeli Memorial (Swi) 1.4
8 Rund um die Nurnberger Alstadt (Ger) 1.5
8 Paris--Fecamp (F) 1.5
8 Milan--Rapalo (It) 1.5
8-15 Tour of Poland 2.5
10-15 Kysuce--Orava--Kysuce (Slovakia) 2.6
12-15 TBCC Carta Brianza (It) 2.6
14 Paris--Brussels (B) 1.1
14 Milan--Vignola (It) 1.3
14 Fleche des Barrages (B) 1.6
14 Ronde du Chasselas-Lusignan-Petit (F) 1.6
15 GP de Fourmies (F) 1.1
15 Telekom GP Buhl (Ger) 1.1
15 Giro di Romagna (It) 1.3
15 GP de la Tomate (F) 1.6
16-22 Internationale Hessen-Runddfahrt (Ger) 2.5
21 GP des Nations (F) 1.1
21 Giro del Lazio (It) 1.1
21-28 Tour of Bulgaria (Bul) 2.5
22 GP d'Isbergues (F) 1.2
22 Fleche Namuroise (B) 1.5
22 Gilde-Gold-Pokal-Paarzeitfahren (Ger) 1.6
22 Trofeo G. Bianchin (It) 1.6
24 Ruota d'Oro (It) 1.6
25-29 GP Tell -- Mini Tour de Suisse (Swi) 2.4
26 Coppa Sabatini (It) 1.3
28 Giro dell-Emilia (It) 1.1
28 GP Cycles Mazza (Swi) 1.6
29 Coppa Placci (It) 1.1
29 Duo Normand (F) 1.5
29 Giro del Mendrisiotto (Swi) 1.5
29 GP de la Ville d'Esperaza (F) 1.6
29 GP Ville de Mayrin (Swi) 1.6
30-3 October Giro di Puglia (It) 2.3

October

2-6 Montpellier--Barcelone (Fr) 2.6
6 Trio Normand (F) 1.6
10 Paris-Bourges (F) 1.3
12 Piccolo Giro di Lombardia (It) 1.5
12 GP de la Fete St Denis a Blangny (F) 11.6
13 GP d'Europa -- Crono Coppie (It) 1.5
15 Coppa del Mobilio (It) 1.6
16 Milan--Turin (It) 1.1
17 Giro del Piemonte (It) 1.2
20 Chrono des Herbiers (F) 1.4
20 Escalada a Montjuich (Sp) 1.4
27 A Travers Lausanne (Swi) 1.4
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American Calendar

August 
18 UPS Professional Criterium Championship (USA) 1.4
28-1 Sept Vuelta Int. "La Hispaniola" (Dominican Rep) 2.5

September
3-15 Vuelta de la Independencia Centroamericana (Costa Rica) 2.5
12-22 Vuelta a Ecuador (Ecu) 2.5
23-Oct 6 Vuelta a Venezuela (Ven) 2.5
26-29 Clasica Emisoras Unidas (Gua) 2.6

October
4-13 Clasica Regatas Lima (Per) 2.5
16-20 Vuelta a Panama (Pan) 2.6
31-Nov 10 Ruta Mexico (Mex) 2.5

November
15-30 Vuelta a la Argentina (Arg) 2.5
20-28 Vuelta a Chiriqui (Pan) 2.6

December
1-8 Clasica Int. de Occidente (Costa Rica) 2.6
17-12 Vuelta a Costa Rica (Costa Rica) 2.5

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Asian Calendar

August 
20-24 Silk Road (Chi) 2.6

September
1 Shimano Suzuka Road (Japan) 1.4
22-27 Tour of Mazandaran (Iran) 2.6

October
14-20 Tour of Kermanshanassi (Iran) 2.6

November
1-12 Tour of China (2.5)
10 Tour of Ikonawa (Jap) 1.4

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African Calendar

September
16-21 Hansom Tour (South Africa) 2.5

October
21-27 Boland Bank Tour (South Africa) 2.5

November
30-Dec 10 Tour du Faso (Burkina Faso) 2.5

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Australasian Calendar

October
10-20 Herald Sun Tour (Aus) 2.4
19-27 Pacific Power Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic (Aus) 2.5
31-Nov 3 Mount Buller Alpine Tour (Aus) 2.5

November
3-10 Colonial Cycle Classic (New Zealand) 2.5