Second Edition News for September 5


French Team Movements

This follows the form in which it appeared in L'Equipe (September 4). Query marks for riders leaving teams presumably indicate that it is not yet known where they will go. Query marks on arrivals and riders staying presumably mean that these movements/non-movements are as yet unconfirmed

Aubervilliers-Big Mat 93

Leaving: Saugrain and Capelle (to Cofidis), Teyssier (to GAN), Bloy
(?), Bresset (?), Leroy and Broussard (both retiring)

Arriving: Lance (ForceSud), Arroyo (ForceSud), Da Cruz and Hatton
(Aubervilliers)

Staying: Auger, Genty, Gouvenou, Lesniewski, Monin, Pontier, Ravaleu,
Talmant, Morin, Bourguignon

AGRIGEL-LA CREUSE

Leaving: Clausse (?), Vermote (?), Bernard, Garel, Bincoleeo (all
retiring)

Arriving: Cali (CC Etupes?), Laver-Pedoux (VC Lyon-Vaulx-en-Velin?),
Rosolinski (CC Etupes?)

Staying: Laurent, Bouyer, Colotti, Masdupuy, Bourgeot, Conan, D.
Marie, Durand (?), T. Marie (?)

COFIDIS

Arriving: Armstrong, Livingston, Andreu, Madouas, Thibout (Motorola),
F. Moreau, Gaumont, Desbiens (GAN), Goubert, Martin (Festina), N.
Jalabert, Rinero (Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne), Capelle and Saugrain
(Aubervilliers). Moncoutie (GSC Blagnac), Bozzi (ForceSud?)

FESTINA

Leaving: Arenas (?), Goubert and Martin (Cofidis), Michaelsen
(Rabobank?), Robin (?), Tebaldi (?), Jeker (?), Hodge (retiring)

Arriving: Bortolami (Mapei), Rous (GAN), Bouvard (Lotto), Medan ?
Collstrop), Wust (MX Onda), Stephens (ONCE), L. Lefevre (CPEF
Wasquehal)

Staying: Virenque, Bassons, Boscardin, Brochard, Chiotti, Dufaux,
Garcia-Casas, Halgand, Herve, Laukka, Lebreton, Magnien, C. Moreau,
Plaza

GAN

Leaving: Heulot, Seigneur (La Francaise des Jeux), Gaumont, Desbiens,
Moreau (Cofidis), Rous (Festina), Rue (?), Derame (?)

Arriving: Teyssier (Aubervilliers), Vogels (Rabobank), Sunderland
(Lotto), Langella (CC Marmande), Hinault (Bernard Sports), Bos (US
Ste-Austreberthe)

Staying: Boardman, Moncassin, Lemarchand, Simon, Vasseur, Pensec,
O'Grady, Hubert, Pretot, Ledanois

LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX

Arriving: Heulot, Seigneur (GAN), Mentheour (Aki), Mengin (Petit
Casino), Sciandri, Vanzella (Motorola), Horner (US Saturn), X Jan
(ForceSud), Guesdon (Polti)

LA MUTUELLE DE SEINE-ET-MARNE

Arriving: Rault (VC Pontivy), Delrieu (Cotes d'Armor)

Leaving: N. Jalabert, Rinero (Cofidis), Aus (Petit Casino), Laurance
(CSM Persan-Bic)

Staying: Pillon, Lamour, Davion, Maignan, Guilbert, Anti, Cueff,
Chauviere, Gabriel, Blevin

PETIT CASINO

Leaving: De Las Cuevas (?), Mengin (Francaise des Jeux), Aubier (?),
Locateli (?)

Arriving: Richard, Saligari, Jaermann (MG Tecnogym), Aus (Mutuelle de
Seine-et-Marne), Bozzi (ForceSud?)

Other Prospects

There is also a strong possibility that a professional team will also be formed by top French Division Nationale1 ("amateur") club Vendee U, which is directed by Jean-Rene Bernaudeau. Bernaudeau notes that with eight French "pro" teams projected for 1997 it might prove difficult for his team to get rides in Cat 1.5 races unless it moves upmarket. A budget of French francs 7 million (approx US$1.4 million) is envisaged (of which 65% is already spoken for) with a single team of 20, of whom 10 will have "pro" status.