News for October 16


Museeuw to ride in 1997

Cycling's newly-crowned world champion Johan Museeuw said on Tuesday that he will race for another year after winning his road race title at the weekend.

The Belgian, who won on his 31st birthday at Lugano on Sunday, had said after the recent Paris-Tours race that he would quit professional cycling.

"I don't know when I'll stop," he told a news conference near Milan's Linate airport. "But I'll race next season, that's for sure.

"I'll concentrate on trying to win a few classics, starting with the Milan San Remo and going through to the Amstel Gold Race.

"I won't do the Tour de France, but I will race the Tour of Switzerland and the end of season classics."

As for the previous decision to give up, the Mapei rider said: "My wife told me I was too young and too good to quit."

Museeuw will be back on his bike on Wednesday for the Milan-Torino and on Saturday for the Tour of Lombardy.