News and Race Reports for October 5

Trio Normand (France -- Three-up time trial, 50 km, 1 October 95)

1. Seigneur-Gouvenou-Lemarchand (GAN) 1.02.24 2. Magnien-Desbiens-Gaumont (Castorama) +46 secs. 3. Bouyer-Salmon-Petilleau (Castorama) +1.15 4. Guilbert-Cueff-Anti (Mut. de Seine-et-Marne) +2.12 5. Macre-Picard-Klaes (amateur, VC Rouen) +2.31 6. Coualan-Colas-Bresset (amateur, Bretagne) +3.28

GAN hires Gerard Rue

To make up for the loss of Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, the teams redoubtable
road captain, who has retired, Roger Legeay has signed Gerard Rue on a
one-year contract. The team will be only 17 strong next year, said Legeay,
who has let go Colotti, Gouvenou, Lance, Aubier, Currit and Dojwa. The team
strength is now 14 and Legeay will announce the names of the last three
riders to be hired in the next few days.

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Patrice Sulpice

French sprinter Patrice Sulpice, who fractured two dorsal vertebrae in
practice for the Worlds and is yet to recover the use of his legs, was
operated on againWednesday night/Thursday morning last week (after surgical
intervention while in Colombia) at the Pitie-Salperiere hospital. "The
fractures of the seventh and eighth dorsal vertebrae were fixed with a
plate and screws," reported a communique from the surgeon, Dr Mabesoone.
"The operation went as well as we expected, but the functional prognosis is
still uncertain [French doc-speak -- le pronostic fonctionnel reste
reserve]. The second day after the operation, the patient is bearing up
well and has good morale."