News for September 16, 1997

Great Britain Under 23 Road Race Championships, September 14, 1997

 1. H. Pritchard
 2. R. Downing
 3. P. West

Thanks to Paul Curran

Track Results from the Netherlands

Alkmaar. GP Alkmaar, 40 km:

 1. Pieters (Zwanenburg) 43 punten
 2. Slippens (Opmeer) 26.

Nijmegen. Baan, Grote Stayersprijs:

 1. Rol (Broek op Langedijk) behind gangmaker Mooy 44 km in 37.40
 2. Podlesch (Ger)/Walrave 		at 10 m
 3. Brand (Swi) Aeby 			at 15 m

Weekend Criteriums:

Amersfoort - Groeistad klassieker

 1. Goos
 2. De Lange
 3. Van der Reep

Berkel en Rodenrijs:

Men:

 1. Van Schalen (Bakel) 100 km in 2.19.01
 2. Farenhout (Hekelingen)
 3. Castein (Meerkerk)

Women: 

 1. Teutenberg (Ger) 70 km in 1.40.59
 2. Vos (Kockengen)
 3. Mansveld (Gasselternijeveen)

Rotterdam:

 1. Roos (Zoetermeer) 100 km in 2.18.47
 2. Van der Tang (Voorhout)
 3. Farenhout (Hekelingen)

Purmerend:

 1. Degeling (Hoogkarspel) 100 km in 2.17.57
 2. Visbeek (Krommenie)
 3. Rijkens ('t Zand)

Uden:

 1. Van Leyen (Wageningen) 100 km in 2.19.01
 2. Jan de Leeuw (Ermelo)
 3. Strijbosch (Helmond)

Oudenbosch, Women:

 1. Mansveld (Gasselternijeveen) 60 km in 1.29.40
 2. Kelderhuis (Alphen aan den Rijn)
 3. Wekema (Roden)

Ullrich will sign till 2000

Tour-de-France winner Jan Ullrich has lengthened his contract with Team Telekom to the year 2000, sports director Walter Godefroot stated during the GP Breitling in Karlsruhe on Sunday. "There are no financial problems, Jan will sign the contract within the next weeks", Godefroot said. Ullrich will earn much more than one Million german marks a year.

Italian Track Championships, San Francesco al Campo (Torino), September 9-13

September 9:

Kilo Time Trial (Men)

 1 Gianluca Capitano
 2 Mario Benetton
 3 Venanzio De Panfilis

September 10

500 m. Time Trial (Women)
 1 Antonella Bellutti
 2 Giovanna Troldi
 3 Bufalini

September 11

Sprint (Women)

 1 Antonella Bellutti
 2 Giovanna Troldi

Sprint (Men)

 1 Roberto Chiappa
 2 Leonardo Branchi

Pursuit (Women)

 1 Antonella Bellutti
 2 Ferrero

Team Pursuit (Men)

 1 Team Lazio (Mario Benetton, Cristiano Citton, Andrea Collinelli, Contri)
 2 Team Piemonte
 3 Team Lombardia

September 12

Points Race (Men)

 1 Silvio Martinello

Keirin (Men)

 1 Federico Paris

Points Race (Women)

 1 Antonella Bellutti
 2 Giovanna Troldi

September 13

Pursuit (Men)
 
 1 Michele Canevarolo
 2 Edoardo Ghioni
 3 Pizzocri

Olimpic Sprint (Men)

 1 Team Lazio (Mario Benetton, Roberto Chiappa, Federico Paris)
 2 Team Abruzzo (Gianluca Capitano, Venanzio De Panfilis, Gabriele Gentile)
 3 Team Veneto

Madison (Men)

 1 Adriano Baffi / Marco Villa
 2 Mario Benetton / Cristiano Citton
 3 Ivan Cerioli / Mauro Trentini

Incredible record for Antonella Bellutti, Olympic champion in Atlanta: 
She won all women titles!


Italian News from Andrea Mandiroli