News for November 16, 1997


Transfers and Contracts

- Tony Rominger will be Public Relations Manager for the Cofidis team in 1998. Two weeks ago he retired from racing.

- Team leader Cyrille Guimard will leave Cofidis because of 'personal problems'. He is afraid that media attention will "do damage to the team". In October there was an investigation about an affair with sponsors. There are still no official reports but the rumours are that Guimard abused of his position.

Meta2Mil 1997 Individual Rankings

Kindly sent by Meta 2Mil journalist, Fernando Ferrari, Valencia. Meta 2Mil is the top Spanish Sporting Newspaper devoted to our sport, Cycling.

18 Victories

Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom

17 Victories

Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE

16 Victories

Jan Svorada (Czech R) Mapei-GB

15 Victories

Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco

12 Victories

Jay Sweet (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS

11 Victories

Norman Alvis (USA) Saturn Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-GB

10 Victories

Jeremy Hunt (UK) Banesto

9 Victories

Niki Aebersold (Swi) Swiss Postal Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM Jan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino Nicola Minali (Ita) Batik Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-GB Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-GB

8 Victories

Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina

7 Victories

Michele Bartoli (Ita) MG-Technogym Chris Boardman (UK) GAN Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-GB Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Kross Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONCE Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Com

6 Victories

Cándido Barbosa (Por) Mai Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) BOA Robbie Vandaele (Bel) Ipso Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-GB

5 Victories

Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Tonnissteiner-Saxon Juan C. Domínguez (Spa) Kelme César Goyeneche (Col) Kross Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Scrigno Frank Hoj (Den) Collstrop Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Roslotto Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom Frank McCormack (USA) Saturn Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-GB Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Hendrick Van Dyck (Bel) TVM Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom

4 Victories

D. Abdoujaparov (Uzb) Lotto Dariusz Baranowski (Pol-US Postal Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina Bart Bowen (USA) Saturn Tony Bracke (Bel) Ipso José Castelblanco (Col) Tek Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-GB A. Gontchenkov (Rus) Roslotto Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina Martin Hvastija (Esl-CAN) José María Jiménez (Spa) Banesto Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Amore e Vita Silvio Martinello (Ita) Saeco Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) Mroz Anthony Morin (Fra) BigMat Auber Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-GB Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) Polti Dainis Ozols (Lat) Mroz Delmino Pereira (Por) Boa Uwe Peschel (Ger) Sch Juri Silovs (Lat) Sch Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Dep Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Roslotto John Talen (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Andrei Tchmil (Ukr) Lotto Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Mroz Brian Walton (Can) Saturn Beat Zberg (Swi) Mercatone Uno Alex Zulle (Swi) ONCE

3 Victories

Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino Lauri Aus (Est) Casino José Azevedo (Por) Mai Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Banesto Godert De Leeuw (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Hans De Meester (Bel) Palmans Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Roslotto Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina Fernando Escartín (Spa) Kelme Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) MG-Technogym Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) AKI Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Ipso Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom Zenon Jaskula (Pol) Mapei-GB Harm Jensen (Ned) Ply Levi Leipheimer (USA) Com Endrio Leoni (Ita) AKI Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Festina Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Amore e Vita Damien Nazon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno Davide Rebellin (Ita) Francaise des Jeux Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom Fred Rodríguez (USA) Saturn Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank Peter Spaenhoven (Bel) Palmans Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Refin A. Sypytkowski (Pol) Mroz Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno John Van den Akker (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Kurt Van den Wouwer (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Ipso Jens Voigt (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS Andreas Walzer (Ger) Sch Mike Weissmann (Ger) Nuremburg Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-GB Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE Simone Zucchi (Ita) Amore e Vita

2 Victories

Julio César Aguirre (Col) Tek Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto Joaquim Andrade (Por) Mai Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Asics Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) MG-Technogym Evgueni Berzin (Rus) BAT) Cyrille Bos (Fra) GAN Leonardo Cardona (Col) Med Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Saeco Angel Casero (Spa) Banesto Dylan Casey (USA) Ply Richard Chassot (Swi) Swiss Postal Biagio Conte (Ita) Scrigno Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Johan De Geyter (Bel) Palmans Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE Manuel Fdez. Ginés (Spa) Banesto Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Roslotto Marcelino García (Spa) ONCE Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Francaise des Jeux Joaquim Gomes (Por) Alu Ivan Gotti (Ita) Saeco Ralf Grabsch (Ger) PSV Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme Danilo Hondo (Ger) AGR Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti Yvon Ledanois (Fra) GAN Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina Tim Lenaers (Bel) Collstrop John Lieswyn (USA) Sha Todd Littlehalles (USA) Nav Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino David McCook (USA) Ply Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn Scott McGrory (Aus) Die Continentale Roland Meier (Swi) Swiss Postal Raymond Meijs (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Mapei-GB Dirk Muller (Ger) ECB Martin Muller (Ger) AGR Hernán Muñoz (Col) Med Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat Roberto Pistore (Ita) MG-Technogym Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto Ollaf Pollack (Ger) AGR Dubán Ramírez (Col) Med Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Scrigno Daniel Schnider (Swi) Swiss Postal Luca Scinto (Ita) MG-Technogym Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Francaise des Jeux José Manuel Uría (Spa) Dep Wim V. de Meulenhof (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans Peter Verbeken (Bel) Collstrop Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sha Javier Zapata (Col) Med

1 Victory

Yoshiyuki Abe (Jap) Mapei-GB Mario Aerts (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Matthew Allen (Aus) RDM-Asfra-Citra Uwe Ampler (Ger) Mroz Michael Andersson (Swe) TVM Frankie Andreu (USA) Cofidis Dario Andriotto (Ita) Amore e Vita Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Dep Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Scrigno Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Brescialat Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Lada Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Palmans Danny Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop Adriano Baffi (Ita) US Postal Darren Baker (USA) US Postal Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Refin Andreas Beikirch (Ger) EPS Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Banesto Wladimir Belli (Ita) Brescialat Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Batik Simone Biasci (Ita) Kross Jesús Blanco Villar (Spa) Alu Steffen Blochwitz (Ger) AGR Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita) Brescialat Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Casino Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Festina Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Sha Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Festina Eddy Bouwmans (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-GB Erik Breukink (Ned) Rabobank Johan Bruyneel (Bel) Rabobank Hernán Buenahora (Col) Kelme Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-GB Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM James Carney (USA) Sha Roberto Caruso (Ita) RMA Davide Casarotto (Ita) Scrigno Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino Daniel Clavero (Spa) Dep Federico Colonna (Ita) Asics Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat Michele Coppolillo (Ita) MG-Technogym Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Franky De Buyst (Bel) Tonnissteiner-Saxon Eric De Clerq (Bel) Collstrop Hans De Clerq (Bel) Palmans Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto Lucien De Louw (Fra) Foreldorado-Golff Andy De Smet (Bel) Ipso Patrick De Wael (Bel) ECB Julian Dean (USA) Sha Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM Brett Dennis (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto Fausto Dotti (Ita) RMA) Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-GB Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto Igor Flores (Spa) Euskadi Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis Scott Fortner (USA) Saturn Gordon Fraser (Can) Mutuelle Seine Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Mutuelle Seine Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) Ply Chente García Acosta (Spa) Banesto I. García Camacho (Spa) Kelme Félix García Casas (Spa) Festina José M. García García (Spa) Dep Nick Gates (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS Luca Gelfi (Ita) Brescialat Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Marcel Gono (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS Chepe González (Col) Kelme Santos González (Spa) Kelme Igor Glez. de Galdeano (Spa) Euskadi Eddy Gragus (USA) US Postal Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank Bo Hamburger (Den) TVM Slavomir Heger (Czech R) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS Stéphane Hennebert (Bel) Tonnissteiner-Saxon Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom Jairo Hernández (Col) Tek Pascal Hervé (Fra) Festina George Hincapié (USA) US Postal Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Casino Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Jacques Jolidon (Swi) PSV Patrick Jonker (Ned) Rabobank Andreas Kappes (Ger) PSV Patrick Kohler (Ger) Nuremburg Nikolai Koudriavtsev (Rus) Lada Michael Kyneb (Den) PSV Michele Laddomada (Ita) Amore e Vita Nicolai Bo Larsen (Den) Amore e Vita Joona Laukka (Fin) Festina Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Festina Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Saeco Emmanuele Lupi (Ita) Amore e Vita Mario Manzoni (Ita) Roslotto Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cedico Mike McCarthy (USA) Saturn David McKenzie (Aus) Kross W. Chann McRae (USA) Saturn Raymond Meijs (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff Filippo Meloni (Ita) Amore e Vita Erwan Menthéour (Fra) Francaise des Jeux David Millar (UK) Cofidis Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank Scott Moninger (USA) Nav Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco Federico Muñoz (Col) Tek Wilfried Nelissen (Bel) Palmans Israel Ochoa (Col) Boy Wim Omloop (Bel) Palmans Volker Ordowski (Ger) Sch Germán Ospina (Col) Med Héctor Iván Palacio (Col) Tek Daniel Paradis (Swi) Swiss Postal Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-GB Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Mapei-GB Frédéric Pontier (Fra) Casino Gancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat Dubán Ramírez (Col) Med Juan Diego Ramírez (Col) Tek Dominique Rault (Fra) Mutuelle Seine Hendrik Redant (Bel) TVM Steffen Rein (Ger) Nuremburg Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Marcel Renggli (Swi) Swiss Postal Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto Quintino Rodrigues (Por) Boa José Rodríguez (Spa) Kelme Bert Roesems (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics Gregorz Rosolinski (Pol) Mroz Didier Rous (Fra) Festina José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz Ginés Salmerón (SAE) Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cofidis Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Roslotto Dirk Schumann (Ger) Die Continentale Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat Gilberto Simoni (Ita) MG-Technogym Skip Spagenburg (USA) Nav Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina Carlos Teixeira (Por) Boa Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal Francisque Teyssier (Fra) GAN Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 André Tieteriouk (Kaz) Lotto Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Sch José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Banesto Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Adri Van der Poel (Ned) Rabobank F. Van Haesebroucke (Bel) Ipso Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank S. Van Malderghem (Bel) Palmans Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN Marco Velo (Ita) Brescialat Geert Verheyen (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise des Jeux Alberto Volpi (Ita) Batik Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM Kirk Willet (USA) Com Cezary Zamana (Pol) Mroz Argiro Zapata (Col) Med Markus Zberg (Swi) Mercatone Uno Jens Zemke (Ger) Nuremburg

Meta2Mil 1997 Teams Rankings

84 Victories

MAPEI-GB (Ita)

62 Victories

TELEKOM (Ger)

41 Victories

TVM (Ned)

39 Victories

FESTINA-LOTUS (Fra)

37 Victories

ONCE (Spa)

33 Victories

BANESTO (Spa)

32 Victories

SATURN (USA)

29 Victories

SAECO (San Marino)

25 Victories

CASINO (Fra)

23 Victories

FORELDORADO (Ned) RABOBANK (Ned)

20Victories

MROZ (Pol) ROSLOTTO (Rus)

19 Victories

MG-TECHNOGYM (Ita)

18 Victories

IPSO (Bel) KELME-COSTA BLANCA (Spa) US POSTAL SERVICE (USA)

17 Victories

GAN (Fra) LA FRANÇAISE DES JEUX (Fra) POST SWISS (Swi) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS (Australia)

16 Victories

COFIDIS (Fra) LOTTO (Bel) PALMANS (Bel)

15 Victories

AMORE E VITA (Ita)

14 Victories

KROSS (Col)

13 Victories

BATIK (M) MERCATONE UNO (San Marino)

12 Victories

BOAVISTA (Por) SCHAUFF OSCHELBRONN (Ger) VLAANDEREN 2002 (Bel)

11 Victories

BRESCIALAT (Ita) COMPTEL (USA) LOTERIA MEDELLIN (Col) MAIA (Por) SCRIGNO (Ita)

10 Victories

COLLSTROP (Bel) TELECOM-KELME (Col)

9 Victories

DEPORTPUBLIC (Spa)

8 Victories

POLTI (Ita) PLYMOUTH (USA)

7 Victories

AGRO (Ger) NURNBERGER (Ger) TONISSTEINER (Bel)

6 Victories

AKI (M) CANTINA TOLLO (Ita) SHAKLEE (USA)

5 Victories

PSV COLONIA (Ger)

4 Victories

ASICS (Ita) BIG MAT (Fra) NAVIGATORS (USA) REFIN (Ita)

3 Victories

DIE CONTINENTALE (Ger) EC-BAYER WORRINGEN (Ger) EUSKADI (Spa) LA-ALUMINIOS (Por) MUTUELLE DE SEINE ET MARNE (Fra) ROS MARY (Swi)

2 Victories

LADA (Rus)

1 Victory

CEDICO (Bel) E-PLUS SERVICE (Ger) LOTERIA BOYACA (Col) RDM (Bel)