Bill's Cycle Racing
Results and News Service
1997 Teams - M to Z

Teams from A to L

Mapei Mercatone Uno MG Technogym MROZ ONCE Palmans Polti Post Swiss Rabobank Refin RDM-AFRA Roslotto Saeco Scrigno Telekom Telekom/Slovenije Tonnissteiner TVM US Postal Vlaanderen 2000

Mapei

Address:

Via Cavour 19
20040 CAMBIAGO
Italy

Sponsor:

MAPEI produces adhesive and chemical products.
GB, the second sponsor, is a big distribution chain in Belgium.




Manager:           Giuseppe Saronni
Directeur Sportif: Pietro Algeri, Patrizio Fabbri, Patrick Lefevere (Bel)
                   and Maurizio Piovani



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Abe-Yoshiuki     Giap           15.08.69    Jap       15.00         1016
Ballerini        Franco         11.12.64    Ita       314.00        104
Bomans           Carlo          10.06.63    Bel       169.00        191
Bramati          Davide         28.06.68    Ita       25.00         790
Bugno            Gianni         14.02.64    Ita       495.00        59
Camenzind        Oskar          12.09.71    Sui       349.00        92
Di-Grande        Giuseppe       7.09.73     Ita       67.00         443
Faresin          Gianni         16.07.65    Ita       773.00        27
Fois             Valentino      23.09.73    Ita       216.00        151
Jaskula          Zenon          4.06.62     Pol       75.00         401
Lanfranchi       Paolo          25.07.68    Ita       121.00        270
Leysen           Bart           10.02.69    Bel       99.00         320
Mattan           Nico           17.07.71    Bel       56.00         500
Missaglia        Gabriele       24.07.70    Ita       142.00        228
Museeuw          Johan          13.10.65    Bel       1511.00       4
Nardello         Daniele        2.08.72     Ita       676.00        38
Peeters          Wilfried       10.07.64    Bel       397.00        75
Pianegonda       Gianluca       23.09.68    Ita       336.00        96
Spruch           Zbigniew       13.12.65    Pol       168.00        194
Steels           Tom            2.09.71     Bel       767.00        28
Svorada          Jan            28.08.68    Cze       568.00        53
Tafi             Andrea         7.05.66     Ita       1231.00       11
Tonkov           Pavel          9.02.69     Rus       858.00        24
Vandenbroucke    Frank          6.11.74     Bel       986.00        20
Zanini           Stefano        23.01.69    Ita       741.00        30



Departures:

Rominger (Cofidis)
Olano (Banesto)
Arsenio Gonzalez (Kelme)
Mauleon (Once)
Unzaga, Echave, Fernandez-Ginez, Bertran, Miguel Angel-Pena (?)
Noe, Colonna and Bellini (Asics)
Calzolari (Kross)
Della Santa and  Borgheresi (Mercatone Uno)
Nicoletti (MG Technogym)
Baffi (US POSTAL)
Bortolami (Festina)
Alberati (Scrigno)


Arrivals:

Abe-Yoshiuki, Bramati, Camenzind, Faresin, Fois, Missaglia, Spruch, Svorada and
Tonkov (Panaria)
Zanini (Gewiss-Playbus)
Bugno (MG Technogym)
Jaskula (Brescialat)
Mattan (Lotto)
Pianegonda (Polti)


Equipment:

  Bikes - COLNAGO
  Accessories - Shimano

Mercatone Uno

Address:

VIA TRE SETTEMBRE, 11
47031 SERRAVALLE
SAN MARINO

Sponsor:

MERCATONE UNO is a big distribution chain.

Manager: Davide Cassani
Directeur Sportif: Giuseppe Martinelli and Alessandro Giannelli.



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Artunghi         Marco          12.07.69    Ita       20.00         888
Barbero          Sergio         17.01.69    Ita       59.00         487
Borgheresi       Simone         1.08.68     Ita       91.00         343
Bottaro          Dario          5.11.66     Ita       42.00         584
Checchin         Stefano        14.01.67    Ita       124.00        260
Conti            Roberto        16.12.64    Ita       23.00         856
Dall'Olio        Davide         18.12.69    Ita       69.00         432
Della-Santa      Stefano        22.05.67    Ita       283.00        118
Garzelli         Stefano        16.07.73    Ita       44.00         577
Pantani          Marco          13.01.70    Ita       -             -
Pelliccioli      Oscar          1.07.65     Ita       179.00        182
Piovaccari       Giusvan        7.09.73     Ita       -             -
Podenzana        Massimo        29.07.61    Ita       375.00        85
Settembrini      Fabrizio       24.06.67    Ita       47.00         553
Siboni           Marcello       6.01.65     Ita       21.00         880
Traversoni       Mario          12.04.72    Ita       191.00        172
Zberg            Beat           10.05.71    Sui       669.00        41
Zberg            Markus         27.06.74    Sui       20.00         888



Arrivals:

Borgheresi and Della Santa (Mapei)
Bottaro (Gewiss-Playbus)
Conti (Panaria)
Settembrini and Dall'Olio (Amore & Vita)
Garzelli and Piovaccari (New Professionals)
All the other riders are coming from CARRERA.


Equipment:

  Bikes - WILIER
  Accessories - Shimano

Rabobank

Manager: Jan Raas
Directeur Sportif: Theo de Rooy and Adri van Houwelingen



 Name             First Name     Age   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Blaudzun         Michael        24    Den       274.00        122
 Boogerd          Michael        25    Ned       178.00        183
 Boven            Jan            25    Ned       64.00         462
 Breukink         Erik           33    Ned       327.00        100
 Bruyneel         Johan          33    Bel       171.00        189
 Dekker           Erik           27    Ned       347.00        93
 Groenendaal      Rich.          26    Ned       12.00         1094
 Jonker           Patrick        28    Aus       400.00        73
 Koerts           Jans           28    Ned       193.00        170
 Luppes           Marcel         26    Ned       41.00         594
 Luttenberger     Peter          25    Aut       480.00        61
 McEwen           Robert         25    Aus       210.00        158
 Moerenhout       Koos           24    Ned       166.00        196
 Nelissen         Danny          27    Ned       321.00        103
 Piziks           Arvis          28    Lat       173.00        187
 Sorensen         Rolf           32    Den       850.00        25
 Van-Bon          Leon           25    Ned       283.00        118
 Van-der-Poel     Adri           38    Ned       86.00         357
 Van-Heeswijk     Max            24    Ned       187.00        176
 Vierhouten       Aart           27    Ned       92.00         340

Departures:

 Ekimov (US POSTAL)
 Vogels (GAN)
 Reinerink, Hiemstra (?)
 Van Hooydonk (Retired)

Arrivals:

 Van Heeswijk (Motorola)
 Jonker (Once)
 Koerts (Palmans)
 Luttenberger (Carrera)


Equipment:

  Bikes -
  Accessories -
  Rims -
  Stem and Bar -
  Seatpost -
  Tyres -
  Saddles -
  Helmets -
  Pedals -
  Shoes -
  Bottles -
  Clothing -
  Partners -

Saeco

Address:

VIA MONIA, 5
47031 SERAVALLE
(San Marino)

Sponsor:

SAECO produces coffee-machines.

Manager: Claudio Corti
Directeur Sportif: Antonio Salutini, Franco Chioccioli and Bruno Vicino.


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Buschor          Philipp        2.03.71     Sui       5.00          1292
Calcaterra       Giuseppe       9.12.64     Ita       5.00          1292
Canzonieri       Angelo         1.12.64     Ita       86.00         357
Casagrande       Francesco      14.09.70    Ita       1287.00       10
Cipollini        Mario          22.03.67    Ita       680.00        37
Di-Basco         Alessio        18.11.64    Ita       -             -
Donati           Massimo        18.01.67    Ita       343.00        95
Fagnini          Gianmatteo     11.10.70    Ita       12.00         1094
Faverio          Riccardo       21.10.69    Ita       24.00         834
Fidanza          Giovanni       27.09.65    Ita       34.00         674
Fornaciari       Paolo          2.02.71     Ita       81.00         378
Frigo            Dario          18.09.73    Ita       37.00         628
Furlan           Giorgio        9.03.66     Ita       124.00        260
Gotti            Ivan           28.03.69    Ita       265.00        128
Lelli            Massimiliano   2.12.67     Ita       394.00        77
Martinello       Silvio         19.01.63    Ita       360.00        88
Mazzoleni        Eddy           29.07.73    Ita       30.00         715
Molina-Rodriguez Ignacio        27.05.71    Spa       15.00         1016
Moos             Alexander      22.12.72    Sui       -             -
Mori             Massimiliano   8.01.74     Ita       35.00         644
Petito           Roberto        1.02.71     Ita       84.00         363
Rich             Michael        23.09.69    Ger       208.00        160
Salmeron         Gines          15.11.72    Spa       -             -
Scirea           Mario          7.08.64     Ita       51.00         525


Departures:

Poli (Gan)
Biasci (Kross)
Borghi, Commesso, Pascual-Soler, Sanchez-Garcia and Politano (?)


Arrivals:

Fidanza (Carrera)
Gotti (Gewiss-Playbus)
Favero and Rich (New Professionals)

Equipment:

  Bikes - CANNONDALE
  Accessories - Shimano

Scrigno

Address:

VIA BRODOLINI, 6/12
42025 CAVRIAGO
(Italy)

Sponsor:

SCRIGNO produces sliding doors and GAERNE, the second sponsor, sport-shoes.

Directeur Sportif: Bruno Reverberi, Enrico Paolini and Roberto Reverberi.



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Alberati         Paolo          13.04.73    Ita       15.00         1016
Apollonio        Massimo        21.03.70    Ita       178.00        183
Barbagli         Alessio        1.12.69     Ita       56.00         500
Casagrande       Filippo        28.07.73    Ita       457.00        65
Casagrande       Stefano        1.11.62     Ita       17.00         969
Casarotto        Davide         19.07.71    Ita       133.00        242
Conte            Biagio         7.04.68     Ita       273.00        123
Gallorini        Sauro          3.12.71     Ita       63.00         463
Gasperoni        Cristian       15.10.70    Ita       111.00        290
Guidi            Fabrizio       13.04.72    Ita       1151.00       17
Guidi            Leonardo       20.03.74    Ita       -             -
Panzeri          Nicola         1.06.70     Ita       -             -
Petacchi         Aless.         3.01.74     Ita       5.00          1292
Pieri            Dario          1.09.75     Ita       14.00         1060
Previtali        Sergio         27.03.69    Ita       -             -
Rossato          Mirko          7.12.68     Ita       83.00         371
Secchiari        Franc.         24.08.72    Ita       54.00         512
Tronca           Amilcare       25.04.72    Ita       103.00        307
Vatteroni        Andrea         3.07.69     Ita       20.00         888


Departures:

Cheffer (Asics)
Cignali (Cantina Tollo)

Arrivals:

Alberati (Mapei)
Panzeri and Previtali (Panaria)
Leonardo Guidi and Pieri (New Professionals)

Equipment:

  Bikes - VINER
  Accessories - Shimano

Polti

Address:

VIA DEGASPERI, 1
24018 VILLA D'ALME
(Italy)

Sponsor:

POLTI produces small electric houshold machines.

Manager: Gianluigi Stanga
Directeur Sportif: Vittorio Algeri and Antonio Bevilaqua



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Atienza          Daniel         22.09.74    Spa       11.00         1112
Baldinger        Dirk           27.08.71    Ger       10.00         1116
Brasi            Rossano        3.06.72     Ita       59.00         487
Cassani          Enrico         19.03.74    Ita       6.00          1265
Celestino        Mirko          19.03.74    Ita       77.50         394
Chaurreau        Inigo          14.04.73    Spa       46.00         562
Colleoni         Michele        26.09.74    Ita       -             -
Crepaldi         Mirco          11.06.72    Ita       26.00         781
De-Vries         Gerrit         13.05.67    Ned       5.00          1292
Gualdi           Mirko          7.07.68     Ita       199.50        166
Guerini          Giuseppe       14.02.70    Ita       298.00        110
Imanaka          Daisuke        24.07.63    Jap       62.00         467
Jaksche          Jorg           23.07.76    Ger       87.00         355
Leblanc          Luc            4.08.66     Fra       716.00        35
Merckx           Axel           8.08.72     Bel       498.00        58
Quaranta         Ivan           14.12.74    Ita       14.00         1060
Sacchi           Fabio          22.05.74    Ita       27.00         766
Usciakov         Sergei         11.05.68    Ukr       141.00        229
Valoti           Gianluca       16.02.73    Ita       211.00        153


Departures:

Gianetti, Guesdon, D. and S. Rebellin (Francaise des Jeux)
Totschnig, Lombardi (Telekom)
Pianegonda (Mapei)

Arrivals:

Merckx (Motorola)
Atienza, E. Cassani, Colleoni and Jaksche (New Professionals)

Equipment:

  Bikes - FAUSTO-COPPI
  Accessories - Shimano

Roslotto

Address:

VIALE PRIMAVERA, 49/D
10027 SAN DONA DI PIAVE
(Italy)

Sponsor:

ROSLOTTO is the national lottery of Russia.
ZG, the second sponsor, produces furnitures.

Manager: Moreno Argentin
Directeur Sportif: Massimo Ghirotto, Dario Mariuzzo and Nicolai Gorelov.


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cattai           Stefano        29.11.67    Ita       336.00        96
Djavanian        Viatcheslav    5.04.69     Rus       243.00        138
Ferrigato        Andrea         1.09.69     Ita       878.00        22
Fincato          Marco          6.10.70     Ita       672.00        40
Gontsjenkov      Alexander      14.04.70    Ukr       878.00        22
Kokorine         Valeri         3.01.75     Rus       8.00          1220
Konychev         Dimitri        18.02.66    Rus       428.00        68
Manzoni          Mario          14.07.69    Ita       70.00         425
Nelubin          Dimitri        8.02.71     Rus       -             -
Padrnos          Pavel          17.12.70    Cze       181.00        180
Savoldelli       Paolo          7.05.73     Ita       97.00         328
Schmidt          Torsten        18.02.72    Ger       26.00         781
Sedun            Dimitri        1.01.71     Rus       71.00         420
Sgnaolin         Daniele        22.11.70    Ita       75.00         401
Sivakov          Alexei         7.01.72     Rus       135.00        239
Strazzer         Massimo        17.08.69    Ita       150.00        217
Ugrumov          Piotr          21.01.61    Rus       577.00        51
Zen              Marco          2.01.63     Ita       158.00        205


Departures:

Fondriest (Cofidis)
Davidenko (Kross)
Chiurato (Batik)
Lino (BigMat Auber)
Sourkov (?)


Arrivals:

Konyshev (Aki)
Nebulin (RDM)
Padrnos (TICO)
Schmidt (Continental)
Strazzer (Brescialat)
Kokorine (New Professional)


Equipment:

  Bikes - Bianchi
  Accessories - Campagnolo

MG Technogym

Address:

VIA DEll'INDUSTRIA, 65
31041 CORNUDA
(Italy)

Sponsor:

MG produces jerseys, TECHNOGYM the second sponsor fitness tools.

Directeur Sportif: Giancarlo Feretti, Serge Parsani and Oscar Pirazzini


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Baldato          Fabio          13.06.68    Ita       1166.00       16
Bartoli          Michele        27.05.70    Ita       1493.00       5
Bertolini        Alessandro     27.07.71    Ita       103.00        307
Bettini          Paolo          1.04.74     Ita       30.00         715
Casagranda       Stefano        23.03.73    Ita       40.00         599
Charriere        Christian      3.07.75     Sui       -             -
Coppolillo       Michele        17.07.67    Ita       457.00        65
Finco            Carlo          27.05.68    Ita       112.00        287
Fontanelli       Fabiano        24.04.65    Ita       388.00        81
Lecchi           Angelo         13.12.66    Ita       98.00         323
Loda             Nicola         27.07.71    Ita       105.00        301
Nicoletti        Dario          7.08.67     Ita       15.00         1016
Pistore          Roberto        2.05.71     Ita       295.00        111
Santaromita      Mauro          18.09.64    Ita       40.00         599
Scinto           Luca           28.01.68    Ita       -             -
Simoni           Gilberto       25.08.71    Ita       5.00          1292
Tosatto          Matteo         14.05.74    Ita       -             -


Departures:

Lietti (Refin)
Bugno (Mapei)
Molinari (Asics)
Elli,Saligari, Jaermann and Richard (Casino)
Golay (Stops racing)

Arrivals:

Bertolini (Brescialat)
Nicoletti (Mapei)
Simoni (AKI)
Bettini, Charriere and Tosatto (New Professionals)


Equipment:

  Bikes - FAUSTO COPPI
  Accessories - Shimano

Refin

UCI Ranking 21, Points 2464

Address:

VIA SANT'ANTONIO, 4
37100 VERONA
(Italy)

Sponsor:

REFIN produces ceramics, Mobilvetta the second sponsor Home-Mobils.

Manager: Primo Franchini
Directeur Sportif: Domenico Cavallo and Orlando Maini



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aggiano          Elio           15.03.71    Ita       33.00         684
Balducci         Gabriele       3.11.75     Ita       39.00         615
Bettin           Mauro          21.12.68    Ita       284.00        117
Colage           Stefano        8.07.62     Ita       237.00        140
Della-Bianca     Luigi          6.03.72     Ita       5.00          1292
Fortunato        Roberto        19.03.74    Ita       27.00         766
Lietti           Marco          20.04.65    Ita       144.00        225
Luna             Ivan           2.09.70     Ita       10.00         1116
Mazzanti         Luca           4.02.74     Ita       22.00         861
Piepoli          Leonardo       29.09.71    Ita       226.00        147
Puttini          Felice         18.09.67    Sui       253.00        133
Puttini          Nicola         5.08.70     Sui       -             -
Romio            Alessandro     18.06.74    Ita       -             -
Salvato          Cristian       18.08.71    Ita       20.00         888
Steinhauser      Tobias         27.01.72    Ger       45.00         566
Uslamine         Sergej         23.02.63    Rus       78.00         389
Werner           Jurgen         20.07.70    Ger       52.00         521

Departures:

Massi (Casino)
Roscioli (Asics)
Pierobon (Batik)
Abdujaparov and Planckaert (Lotto)
Kappes, Imboden and Saitov (?)

Arrivals:

Lietti (MG Technogym)
Luna (San Marco Group)
Werner (Telekom)
Aggiano (Srigno)
Balducci, Fortunato, Mazzanti and Romio (New Professionals)

Equipment:

  Bikes - BATTAGLIN
  Accessories - Campagnolo

US Postal

Address:

Montgomery Sports, Inc.
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA  94111  USA

Sponsor:

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE is the US postal service.

General Manager/Directeur Sportif:  Mark Gorski
Assistant Directeur Sportif:  Johnny Weltz

Name		First Name	Birthday	Country	Points UCI	Rank
BAFFI		Adriano		07.08.62	  ITA	  393.00	 81
BAKER		Darren		13.06.67	  USA	  178.00	188
BARANOWSKI	Dariusz  	22.06.72	  POL	  131.00	253
BROZYNA		Tomasz		19.09.70	  POL	  223.00	152
DERAME		Pascal		25.07.70	  FRA	    5.00       1314
EKIMOV		Viatcheslav	04.02.66	  RUS	  806.00	 26
GRAGUS		Eddy		15.02.68	  USA	  126.00	265
HAMILTON	Tyler		01.03.71	  USA	  208.00	164
HINCAPIE	George		29.06.73	  USA	   94.00	343
JEMISON		Marty		18.05.65	  USA	   83.00	380
LUPEIKIS	Remigijus	22.09.68	  LTU	   85.00	369
MEINERT-NIELSEN	Peter		24.05.66	  DEN	  236.00	145
MERCIER		Scott		24.01.68	  USA	  159.00	206
REISS		Nate		07.10.63	  USA	  117.00	285
ROBIN		Jean-Cyril	27.08.69	  FRA	  195.00	173
TEUTENBERG	Sven		18.08.72	  GER	  170.00	193
VILLATORO	Anton		10.06.70	  GUA	    5.00       1314

Departures:

Engleman (Navigators)
Gerlach (Plymouth)
Hampsten (Retired)
Sheehan (Computel-Colorado Cyclist)


Arrivals:

Ekimov (Ex-Rabobank)
Baffi (Ex-Mapei)
Meinert-Nielsen (Ex-Telekom)
Robin (Ex-Festina)
Mercier (Ex-Saturn)
Hincapie (Ex-Motorola)
Derame (Ex-Gan)


Equipment:

Bikes:				Trek
Tires:				Hutchinson
Components:			Shimano
Wheels:				Spinergy
Stem and Bar:			Cinelli
Saddles:			San Marco
Clothing:			Ultima
Vehicles:			Volkswagen
Sunglasses:			Bolle
Helmets:			Bell
Nutritional Products:		Pep Products
Bottles:			Fresca
Shoes and Pedals:		Shimano
Heart rate monitor:		Polar
Cyclometer:			Act
Leisure clothing:		Marker
Tools and Fixtures:		Wrench Force
Racks:				Yakima
Racing Socks:			De-feet

Telekom

Sponsor:

TELEKOM is the german telecommunication company.

Manager: Walter Godefroot
Directeur Sportif: Rudi Pevenage


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Aldag            Rolf           25.08.68    Ger       216.00        151
Bolts            Udo            10.08.66    Ger       659.00        43
Corvers          Frank          12.11.69    Bel       151.00        216
Dietz            Bert           9.02.69     Ger       129.00        252
Henn             Christian      11.03.64    Ger       292.00        113
Heppner          Jens           23.12.64    Ger       328.00        99
Holm             Brian          2.10.62     Den       354.00        91
Hundertmarck     Kai            25.04.69    Ger       166.00        196
Kummer           Mario          6.05.62     Ger       40.00         599
Lafis            Michael        19.09.67    Swe       211.00        153
Lombardi         Giovanni       20.06.69    Ita       726.00        31
Riis             Bjarne         3.04.64     Den       1565.00       3
Totschnig        Georg          25.05.71    Aut       394.00        77
Ullrich          Jan            2.12.73     Ger       665.00        42
Wesemann         Steffen        11.03.71    Ger       286.00        115
Zabel            Erik           7.07.70     Ger       699.00        36


Departures:

Ludwig (Stops racing)
Werner (Refin)
Meinert (US POSTAL)
Andersson, (TVM)

Arrivals:

Lombardi, Totschnig (Polti)
Corvers (Lotto)

Equipment:

  Bikes - Pinarello
  Accessories - Campagnolo

TVM

UCI Ranking:  11,  Points: 3966

Address:

Postbus 159
NL-4660 AD HALSTEREN
(Netherland)

Phone: : (+31) 164-68.21.35
Fax    : (+31) 164-68.79.39

Sponsor:

TVM is an assurance company.

Directeur Sportif: Cees Priem
Directeur Sportif adjoint: P. Bos, Ad. Wijnands, G. Van Calster and W. Verlee


Name           First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Andersson      Michael        4.03.67     Swe       172.00        188
Blijlevens     Jeroen         29.12.71    Ned       420.00        70
Capiot         Johan          12.04.64    Bel       625.00        48
De Jongh       Steven         25.11.69    Ned       56.00         500
De Koning      Louis          -           Ned       69.00         432
Den Bakker     Maarten        20.01.69    Ned       392.00        80
Dubbeldam      Davy           -           Ned       118.00        275
Hamburger      Bo             24.05.70    Den       520.00        57
Hoffman        Tristan        1.01.70     Ned       402.00        72
Ivanov         Sergei         5.03.75     Rus       367.00        86
Kjaergaard     Steffen        24.05.73    Nor       90.00         347
Knaven         Servais        6.03.71     Ned       118.00        275
Michaelsen     Lars           13.03.69    Den       237.00        140
Petilleau      Stephane       17.02.71    Fra       10.00         1116
Redant         Hendrik        1.11.62     Bel       176.00        186
Roux           Laurent        3.12.72     Fra       302.00        109
Skibby         Jesper         21.03.64    Den       332.00        98
Van der Steen  Niels          31.01.72    Ned       20.00         888
Van Dyck       Hendrik        5.02.74     Bel       10.00         1116
Van Petegem    Peter          18.01.70    Bel       309.00        105
Voskamp        Bart           6.06.68     Ned       155.00        209


Departures:

Pulnikov (Koss)
Nijdam (Stops racing)
Van de Laer (Cofidis)
Cornelisse (Foreldorado)
Johnson, Sonne, Thebes, Martin Van Steen (?)

Arrivals:

Andersson (Telekom)
Capiot (Collstrop)
Dubbeldam (Foreldorado)
Ivanov (Lada)
De Koning (New Professional)

ONCE

UCI Ranking: 2, Points: 7073

Address:

Evaristo San Miguel 11
E-28008 MADRID
(Spain)

Phone : (+34) 1-548.24.03
Fax   : (+34) 1-559.98.00


Sponsor:

ONCE is the national lottery of Spain managed by a association
for blind people.


Directeur Sportif: Manolo Saiz
Deputy directeur sportif: Santiago Garcia-Quilon



Name               First Name      Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Barrigon           Josue           23.06.73    Spa       -             -
Canada-Garcia      David.          11.03.75    Spa       28.00         757
Cuesta             Inigo           3.03.69     Spa       527.00        56
Diaz-de-Otazu      Luis            11.08.66    Spa       25.00         790
Diaz-Justo         Rafael          8.11.73     Spa       50.00         529
Diaz-Zabala        Herminio        12.12.64    Spa       84.00         363
Etxebarria         David           23.07.73    Spa       276.00        121
Garcia-Alonso      Marcelino       27.02.71    Spa       346.00        94
Garcia-Arnandis    Francisco Jose  25.06.68    Spa       92.00         340
Garmendia          Aitor           3.03.68     Spa       397.00        75
Jalabert           Laurent         30.11.68    Fra       2005.00       1
Leanizbarrutia     Alberto         1.04.63     Spa       10.00         1116
Mauleon            Francisco       16.09.65    Spa       74.00         412
Mauri-Prat         Melchor         8.04.66     Spa       482.00        60
Morras-Mangado     Miguel          12.02.76    Spa       -             -
Otxoa-Palacios     Ricardo         30.08.74    Spa       -             -
Perez-Rodriguez    Luis            16.06.74    Spa       -             -
Sierra             Roberto         21.03.67    Spa       154.00        210
Zarrabeitia        Mikel           14.05.70    Spa       234.00        144
Zulle              Alex            5.07.68     Sui       1963.00       2


Departures:

Jonkers (Rabobank)
Stephens (Festina)
Rincon (Stops racing)


Arrivals:

Mauleon (Mapei)

VLAANDEREN-2002

Address:

's Herenweg 11
B-1860 MEISE
(Belgium)

Phone : (+32) 2-269.62.72
Fax   : (+32) 2-269.93.67

UCI Ranking: 29, Points: 813

Sponsor: VLAANDEREN is a region in Belgium. The second Sponsor is EDDY MERCKX.

Manager: Fons Leroy
Directeur Sportif: Roger Sweerts
Deputy directeur sportif: Claude Vancoillie


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
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Aerts            Mario          31.12.74    Bel       101.00        314
D'Hollander      Glenn          28.12.74    Bel       157.00        208
Gerrits          Kris           27.09.71    Bel       -             -
Moons            Dennis         24.05.73    Bel       10.00         1116
Renders          Nico           11.06.74    Bel       10.00         1116
Roesems          Bert-S         14.10.72    Bel       25.00         790
Roosen           Luc            17.09.64    Bel       72.00         417
Stremersch       Tom            29.05.75    Bel       -             -
Thijs            Erwin          6.08.70     Bel       80.00         383
Van-Bondt        Geert          18.11.70    Bel       94.00         335
Van-de-Wouwer    Kurt           24.09.71    Bel       38.00         620
Van-Lancker      Kurt           21.09.71    Bel       15.00         1016
Van-Sevenant     Wim            23.12.71    Bel       84.00         363
Vanfrachem       Jarno          8.03.75     Bel       28.00         757
Verheyen         Geert          10.03.73    Bel       54.00         512
Verstrepen       Johan          21.10.67    Bel       58.00         493


Departures:

Baguet (Stops racing)
Debuyst (Tonissteiner)
Feys (Lotto).

Arrivals:

Van Lancker (Ipso)
Van de Wouwer (Lotto)
Roesems, Moons und Vanfrachem (Neo-Pros)


Equipment:

Bikes - MERCKX

POST SWISS

Address:

CH-1587 MONTMAGNY
(Switzerland)

Phone: (+41) 26-677.22.26,
Fax. : (+41) 26-677.19.71

UCI Ranking 35, Points 578

Sponsor:

Swiss POST service.

Manager: Jean-Jacques Loup
Directeur Sportif: Jacques Michaud


Name           First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aebersold      Niki           5.07.72     Sui       24.00         834
Bourquenoud    Pierre         21.11.69    Sui       106.00        300
Chassot        Richard        18.01.70    Sui       5.00          1292
Hotz           Franz          16.02.68    Sui       83.00         371
Huser          Rolf           5.06.71     Sui       52.00         521
Meier          Roland         22.11.67    Sui       244.00        136
Milliery       Cedric         21.3.71     Sui       -             -
Paradis        Daniel         10.5.70     Sui       20.00         888
Renggli        Marcel         15.07.74    Sui       -             -
Schnider       Daniel         20.11.73    Sui       24.00         834
Vifian         Frederic       12.10.74    Sui       -             -
Wirz           Guido          28.10.72    Sui       20.00         888
Zucconi        Pietro         16.5.75     Sui       -             -


Departures:

Gartmann (Stops racing)
Armin Meier (Batik)

Arrivals:

Milliery, Paradis, Vifian and Zucconi (New Professionals)

PALMANS

Address:

Markt 20
B-8710 WIEKSBEKE
(Belgium)

Phone: (+32) 56-62.02.11
Fax  : (+32) 56-62.02.02

UCI Ranking: 31, Points: 718

Sponsor:

PALMANS is an international transport society.

Directeur Sportif: Walter Planckaert, Roger De Vlaeminck and Charles Palmans.


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Backstedt        Magnus         30.01.75    Swe       73.00         414
Daelman          Danny          23.10.71    Bel       40.00         599
De Clerq         Mario          5.03.66     Bel       45.00         566
De Clerq         Hans           3.03.69     Bel       37.00         628
De Geyter        Johan          15.04.72    Bel       -             -
De Meester       Hans           7.08.70     Bel       67.00         443
Hendryckx        Christ         4.06.72     Bel       16.00         979
Janssens         Marc           13.11.68    Bel       -             -
Nelissen         Wilfried       5.05.70     Bel       272.00        124
Omloop           Wim            5.10.71     Bel       68.00         438
Pauwels          Karl           11.05.72    Bel       -             -
Rubrecht         Pedro          13.05.73    Bel       8.00          1220
Spaenhoven       Peter          18.03.63    Bel       12.00         1094
Van Malderghem   Steven         20.01.77    Bel       -             -
Vanderaerden     Gert           23.01.73    Bel       28.00         757
Verheyden        Gino           15.02.72    Bel       -             -


Departures:

Koerts (Rabobank)
Van Daele (Ipso)
Ardeel, Moreels, Van Camp, Van der Meer (?)

Arrivals:
W. Nelissen (Lotto)
Backstedt, Omloop, Daelman (Collstrop)
Verheyden, Van Malderghem, Rubrecht (Neo-Pros)

MROZ

Address:

5A, rue Kozminska
PL-63810 BOREK Wielkopolski
(Poland)

Phone: (+48) 657.164.40
Fax  : (+48) 657.164.40

UCI Ranking: 34, Points: 639

Sponsor:

MROZ does meat exportation.

Manager: Karolina Mroz
Directeur Sportif: Piotr Kosmala
Deputy directeur sportif: Luc Schuddnick


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bocian           Bernard        26.01.74    Pol       25.00         790
German           Viatcheslav    12.07.72    Blr       -             -
Mickiewicz       Jacek          17.07.70    Pol       66.00         447
Mierzejewski     Andrzej        17.12.60    Pol       7.00          1246
Ozols            Dainis         9.11.66     Let       92.00         340
Rosolinski       Grzegorz       21.05.72    Pol       -             -
Rumsas           Raimundas      14.01.72    Lit       99.00         320
Rycchlicki       Oawel          5.06.71     Pol       -             -
Sharapov         Alexander      31.5.71     Blr       -             -
Sypytkowski      Andrzej        14.10.63    Pol       112.00        287
Wojciechowski    Dariusz        13.07.68    Pol       79.00         387
Zamana           Cezary         14.01.67    Pol       129.00        252


Departures:

Krzyzostaniak, Piwowarski (?).

Arrivals:

Ozols
German, Sharapov, Rosolinski (Neo-Pros).

TONISSTEINER-SAXON

Address:

Torhoutsesteenweg 277
B-8210 ZEDELGEM
(Belgium)

Phone: (+32) 50-20.86.10,
Fax  : (+32) 50.20.56.16


UCI Ranking: 46, Points: 230    (23.2.97)

Sponsor:

TONISSTEINER is a mark of soda water. SAXON is a mark of watch and battery.

Manager: Gerard Bulens
Directeur Sportif: Willy Geukens



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coudray          Nicolas        3.06.67     Sui       -             -
De Buyst         Franky         22.07.67    Bel       16.00         979
De Raedt         Rino           20.02.69    Bel       -             -
Dierickxsens     Ludo           14.10.64    Bel       68.00         438
Hashikawa        Ken            8.05.70     Jap       -             -
Hennebert        Stephane       2.06.69     Bel       69.00         432
Herijgers        Paul           22.11.62    Bel       -             -
Hopmans          Caes           31.10.64    Ned       -             -
Miura            Kioshi         1.01.61     Jap       -             -
Petersen         Soeren         7.10.67     Den       -             -
Schoellens       Gregory        19.08.74    Bel       -             -
Torrekens        Eddy           9.04.70     Bel       28.00         757
Van Hullebusch   Koen           5.02.70     Bel       -             -
Willems          Willy          17.11.63    Bel       5.00          1'292


Departures:

Streel (Casino)
Missotten, Pankov (Tonissteiner)
Daelmans, Wuyts (?)

Arrivals:

Debuyst (Vlaanderen 2002), Hennebert (Cedico)

KRKA TELEKOM/SLOVENIJE

Address:

Topliska c.4
8000 NOVO MESTO
(Sloveny)

Phone: (+386) 68-322-839
Fax  : (+386) 68-322-839

UCI Ranking: 49, Points: 175  (23.2.97)

Sponsor:

Created on the base of the amateur team Kolesarski Klub (Nuova Mesto)
and financed by the sloven Telecom.

Directeur Sportif: Mirko Fifolt and Glivar Srecko



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chumanov         Pavel          14.11.68    Bul       -             -
Erzen            Milan          17.03.71    Slo       -             -
Filip            Branko         18.03.75    Slo       -             -
Fink             Bogdan         18.03.75    Slo       18.00         934
Mervar           Bostjan        22.09.73    Slo       10.00         1'116
Miholjevic       Vladimir       18.01.74    Cro       -             -
Murn             Uros           9.02.75     Slo       -             -
Papez            Sandi          25.02.65    Slo       36.00         638
Ravbar           Bogdan         22.08.69    Slo       50.00         529
Stangelj         Gorazd         27.01.73    Slo       10.00         1'116
Zatti            Andrea         19.04.73    Ita       14.00         1'060


Departures:

New Team!

Arrivals:

All Neo-Pros.

RDM-ASFRA

Address:

RDM (Remie Demoor, Vosschimie)
Mechelsesteenweg 303 A
B-2500 LIER
(Belgium)

Phone: (+32) 3-489.28.28
Fax  : (+32) 3-828.09.29

UCI Ranking: 51, Points: 132  (23.2.97)

Sponsor:

Vosschimie produces synthetic materials and ASFRA bikes.

Directeur Sportif: Willy Tierlinck
Deputy directeur sportif: Remi Demoor



Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Allan            Matthew        5.12.74     Aus       -             -
Assez            Ronny          16.02.70    Bel       5.00          1'292
Engels           Marco          12.02.73    Ned       8.00          1'220
Gilmore          Matthew        11.09.72    Aus       -             -
Missotten        Andy           4.10.71     Bel       12.00         1'094
Pankov           Oleg           2.08.67     Ukr       75.00         401
Piil             Jakop          12.02.73    Den       -             -
Schoefs          Erik           4.01.60     Bel       -             -
Timmermans       Vital          21.01.69    Ned       32.00         693
Van Drome        Werner         15.03.72    Bel       -             -
Van Slijcke      Rik            3.02.73     Bel       -             -


Departures:

Nelubine (Roslotto)
Van Haecke (Ipso)
Van Roosbroeck (Stops racing)

Arrivals:

Assez, Engels (Ipso)
Missotten, Pankov (Tonissteiner)
Piil, Van Drome, Allan, Van Slijcke (neo-Pros)