Second Edition News for November 12, 1997

Belgian Teams for 1998

LOTTO:

Fabian de Waele; Steve de Wolf; Christophe Detilloux; Nico Eeckhout; Peter Farazijn; Wim Feys; Laurent Madouas; Chris Peers; Jo Planckaert; Andre Tchmil; Andrei Teteriouk; Paul van Hyfte; Rik Verbrugghe; Ludwig Willems.

NEW: Joona Laukka (Fin-Festina); Mario Aerts Geert Verheyen; Kurt van de Wouwer (all ex-Vlaanderen 2002; Ludo Dierckxsens (Ton-Saxon) Thierry Marichal (Cedico) and Jean-Denis VandenBroucke (neo)

GONE: Dj. Abduzhaparov (fired); Sebastien Demarbaix; Thomas Fleischer, Benoit Salmon (Casino) and Marc Wauters (Rabobank)

VLAANDEREN 2002:

Glenn D'Hollander; Kris Gerrits; Nico Renders; Bert Roesems; Tom Stremersch; Erwin Thijs; Kurt van Lancker; Jarno Vanfrachem; Wim VanSevenant; Johan Verstrepen.

NEW: Wilfried Cretskens, Leif Hoste, Kristof Trouvé, Karel Verheecke, Steve Vermout and Peter Wuyts;

GONE: Dennis Moons, Geert van Bondt (TVM), Luc Roosen (Stop) + 3 men to Lotto - see above.

PALMANS:

Hans de Clercq; Mario de Clercq, Johan de Geyter; Wilfried Nelissen; Karl Pauwels; Peter Spaenhoven; Steven Van Malderghem; Gert VanderAerden and Marc Janssens (Cyclo-cross)

NEW: Carlo Bomans (Mapei-GB); Frank Corvers (Telekom); Scott Sunderland (Gan); Jurgen Vermeersch (neo) and Roger Hammond (GB-neo)

GONE: Danny Daelman; Hans de Meester; Chris Heyndryckx; Wim Omloop; Pedro Rubrecht and Gino Verheyen.

CEDICO:

Marc Bouillin; Romeo Hernandez; Jean-Pierre Heynderickx(?); Mika Hietanen (?); Oleg Kozlitine (?); Jean-Luc Masdupuy (?); Anthony Rokia;

NEW: possibly: Ludovic Capelle (neo)

GONE: Thierry Marichal (Lotto); Pascal Dufourni; Michel Nottebart (Ipso); STOP: Laurent Wlodarski; Olivier Matthijs; Pascal Duez; Frank VandenAbbeele.

TONISSTEINER:

Nicolas Coudray; Franky de Buyst; Ken Hashikawa; Paul Herijgers; Kees Hopmans; Eddy Torrekens; Stephane Hennebert (?); Miura Kyoshi (?); Willy Willems (?); Inaki Barrencia (?)

NEW: Jan Hordijk (Ned-Foreldorado)

GONE: Ludo Dierckxsens (Lotto); Rino de Raedt; Soren Petersen; Gregory Schoelens; Koen Van Hullebusch (STOP);

COLLSTROP:

Danny Baeyens; Eric de Clercq; Steven de Neef; Koen Deschuytter; Tom Desmet; Tim Lenaers; Peter Verbeken; Rik Clays (?); Frank Hoy (?)

GONE: Mario Moermans and Kaspar Ozers;

NEW-possibly (?): Tony Bracke; Hans de Meester; Dennis Moons; Danny Daelman and Marc Chanoine.

IPSO:

Koen Beeckman; Andy DeSmet; Bart Heirwegh; Jan Poppe; Franky van Haesebroucke and Robbie VanDaele; Uncertain: Tony Bracke; Jeanot de Riemacker; Lorenzo Lapage and Michel VanHaecke.

GONE: Marnix Capelle and Olivier Penny.

NEW: Scott Guyton (NZl-neo); There are talks with: Hans de Meester; Michel Cornelisse; Tom Desmet; Peter Verbeken and Michel Nottebart.

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