Second Edition News for October 26

Longo Heads East

Jeannie Longos plan to attack the world hour record at the end of the 
month has had to be modified. She is not able to use the Stuttgart track 
because it is currently committed to ice hockey and has therefore decided 
to go to another 250m German track, at Frankfurt an der Oder near the 
Polish border. The new attempt, on a track which she has never ridden, is 
scheduled for 31 October or at the latest the next day.

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Sparkling Field of Oldtimers

The Grand Prix des Retrouvailles takes place next weekend at Regnie-
Durette in the Beaujolais region of France. The peloton will include such 
stars of the past as Bahamontes, Wolfsholl, Motta, Zoetemelk, Darrigade, 
Roger De Vlaeminck, Janssen, Hoban, Aimar, Stablinski, the Groussard 
brothers, Graczyck, Jimenez, Pingeon, Altig, Defilippis, Beheyt, Delisle, 
Mahe, Desmet, Kelly, Kunde, Rostollan, Bernard, Rolland and Guimard.

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Chazal Is Dead, Long Live MBK-Konig

Chazal directeur-sportif Vincent Lavenu is confident that he will be 
managing "at least a little team" in 1996, despite having found no 
sponsor to replace Chazal. MBK-Konig will continue to sponsor the team 
but are looking for an additional sponsor. Lavenu has retained the 
services of Christophe Mengin, Gilles Bouvard, Martial Locatelli, 
Arturas Kasputis and Jaan Kirsipuu.

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Southern Comfort

The new team based in the South of France managed by Michel Theze 
and Marcel Jambois is still nicknamed the Equipe du Sud but its 
organizer, Gilles Gallais, says three sponsors are in place, a budget of 20 
million French francs (US$ 4 million) has been agreed, and 12 riders 
have been signed. A further four riders are being sought including 
Thierry Marie in whom the La Creuse team has also expressed an 
interest. Gallais says the sponsors are already known to the riders and 
will be announced towrds the middle of November. The riders signed so 
far are Dominique Arnould, Thierry Bourguignon, Dominque Bozzi, 
Pascal Lance, Christophe Capelle, Jean-Jacques Henry, Roberto Pagnin, 
Michel Zanoli, and four neo pros -- Christophe Bassons, Anthony Morin, 
Xavier Jan and Christophe Rinero.