Puzzled!?
Reason: Mario was jury-member in the Miss Italy-contest; a big TV event in Italy. Most newspapers already predicted that he wouldn't go back to Spain on Sunday.
Injury indeed.
1. Heireweggh (Bel) 170 km in 3.59.00 2. Petersen (Den) 0.31 3. Spaenhoven (Bel) 4. Andy Desmet (Bel) 5. De Wilde (Bel), 17. Cornelisse (Ned) 1.58
In response, coach Piet Hoekstra said: "We had an agreement with Van Moorsel that she would contact me when she feels ready for the World Championships. I'm glad to hear that Van Moorsel - with her experience - as declared herself avaiable for our team." Today, Tuesday, there is a meeting between Van Moorsel and Hoekstra.
Stage 2, Avord-Avord, September 5 1. Jeannie Longo (Fra, Ebly) 102.3km in 2.47.41 2. R. Polikeviciute ((Lit, Ebly) s.t. 3. Loewenguth (Fra) +2.19 4. Muller (Ger) +2.32 5. Arhanb (Fra) +2.32 Overall after Stage 2 1. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit, Ebly) 5.19.40 2. Longo +7 secs 3. Lecourtois (Fra) +2.39 4. Hohlfeld (Ger) s.t. 5. Salvetat (Fra) s.t. Final overall 1. Jeannie Longo (Fra) Ebly 7.58.01 2. Van de Vijver (Neth) 3.26 3. R. Polikeviciute (Lit) Ebly 3.35 4. Y. Polikeviciute (Lit) 3.38 5. Hohlfeld (Ger) 3.53 6. Salvetat (Fra) 4.10 7. Lecourtois (Fra) 4.35 8. Loewenguth (Fra) 7.43 9. Muller (Ger) 9.01 10. Arhab (Fra) 10.53
Rasa Polikeviciute's twin sister Yolanta Polikeviciute won the third stage on September 6, 76.3km between Preveranges--Saint-Amand-Montrond. The fourth and final stage the same day, a 22 km time trial between Dun-sur-Auron and Saint-Amand-Montrond was won decisively by Jeannie Longo to take the final overall classification.
Cross country:
Men: Bart Brentjens, Richard Groenendaal, Marcel Gerritsen, Bas van Dooren, Marcel Antz, Jan Weevers, Erwin Nijboer.
Women: Elsbeth Vink, Corine Dorland, Reza Ravenstijn, Loes van Wersch, Daphny van den Brand.
Downhill:
Men: Bas de Bever, Wilfred van den Haterd, Rick Takkenkamp, Gerwin Peters, Michel Kruiper.
The Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown, Pa., will host the $19,000 final round of the EDS Track Cup ‘97, Sept. 11-13. Highlighting the competition will be the conclusion of the duel between Cox Atlanta Velo and Team EDS, who have battled for six rounds to decide the team title. Heading to T-town, Cox Atlanta Velo leads by a mere 11 points. At the final round of the EDS Track Cup, first place in each event is worth 24 points, double the normal amount, meaning the overall title is completely up in the air.
In Trexlertown, Cox Atlanta Velo will field its full squad, led by two riders who competed at the UCI World Track Championships last month in Australia -- double national champion Nicole Reinhart from nearby Macungie, Pa., and Tommy Mulkey of Griffin, Ga. Reinhart is the top-ranked female sprinter in the EDS Track Cup standings. Cox Atlanta Velo also boasts three of the top four riders in the men’s endurance rankings -- Brian Whitcomb, Sharpsburg, Ga.; Ben Sharp, Indianapolis, Ind., and Mulkey.
Team EDS will counter with its star-studded lineup, led by Olympic silver medalist Marty Nothstein, the hometown hero from Trexlertown. After a disappointing world championships, Nothstein will be out to help his team take the overall title. In addition to his Olympic medal, Nothstein owns seven world championship medals (three gold) and 11 national titles. He will be joined by three-time Olympian Rebecca Twigg, Colorado Springs, Colo. Twigg, a six-time world champion in the women’s individual pursuit, just completed an unlikely triple crown. She has won the individual pursuit at the senior nationals, master nationals and collegiate nationals, the first rider to do so. Team EDS will also be relying on Trey Gannon, Plano, Texas, the overall EDS Track Cup leader in the men’s sprint events, and Jen Evans, Austin, Texas, the overall leader in women’s endurance events.
Other top riders expected to compete include:
-- Tanya Dubnicoff of Canada, the 1993 world women’s sprint champion, who won that event at the UCI Track World Cup in Adelaide, Australia in August.
-- U.S. World Championship team members Marcelo Arrue, Alburtis, Pa., and Sky Christopherson, Colorado Springs, Colo.
-- Janie Quigley, Wilmington, Del., seven-time worlds medalist and 11-time national champion.
-- Both leaders in the Morning Call Lehigh Valley Velodrome Rider of the Year standings, two-time British Olympian Shaun Wallace and Becky Quinn, Quakertown, Pa.
Riders will compete in the same 12 events contested at the Olympic Games and World Championships over three days at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome. Sessions begin at 11 a.m and 7 p.m. each day.
Prologue: 3K 1. Giana Roberge (Saeco-Timex) 2. Karen Bliss Livingston (Saturn) 3. Sue Palmer (Saturn) 4. Dede Demet (Saturn) 5. Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex) Stage one: 100k (3 person break, followed by 4, followed by field) 1. Wenzel 2. Demet 3. Gerrassimova (Russian National) 4. Ivana Llanka (Slovakian National) 5. Roberge Stage two: 91k (4 mile hill top finish) 1. Polkanova (Russian National) 2. Bubnakova (Russian National) 3. Gerrassimova 4. Sue Palmer (Saturn) Stage three: 88k (windy, rolling, with lots of attacks, field came in strung out after last kilometer fliers) 1. Bliss-Livingston 2. Wenzel 3. Demet At this point going into the final 9k tt and 40 criterium, Gerrassimova is leading by about 30 seconds over Dede Demet and about 36 seconds over Kendra Wenzel. Stage Four: 9k TT 1. Dede Demet (Saturn) 2. Giana Roberge (Saeco-Timex) 3. Karen Bliss Livingston (Saturn) Dede takes the leader's jersey after the tt, Valentina Gerassimova (Russian National) falls to second, Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex) stays in third. Stage Five: 40k four corner crit on wet streets. Field sprint. 1. Karen Bliss Livingston 2. Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex) 3. Lenka Ilavska (Slovakian National) Final GC after 5 stages: 1. Dede Demet (Saturn) 2. Valentina Gerassimova (Russian National) 3. Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex) 4. Lenka Ilavska (Slovakian National) 5. Giana Roberge (Saeco-Timex) 6. Valentina Polkhanova (Russian National) 7. Sue Palmer (Saturn) 8. Leigh Hobson (Ontario) 9. Svetlana Boubnenkova (Russian National) 10. Elisabeth Tadich (Australian National)