| 08/11/2001 | Racing News for 8/10/01+ RACING
08.08.2001 12.08.2001 Regio-Tour International GER 2.3 MEL
STAGE 3, Neuenburg to Guebwiller, 180 km:
1 S. RUSKIS (LIT - GST) 4h18'06"
2 G. BALDUCCI (ITA - TAC) s.t.
3 M. URBAN (GER - COA) s.t.
4 D. HONDO (GER - TEL) s.t.
5 B. CONTE (ITA - SAE) s.t.
6 G. TRENTI (USA - CTA) s.t.
7 A. HAUPTMAN (SLO - TAC) s.t.
8 M. MULLER (GER - TCL) s.t.
9 G. BOUVARD (FRA - DEL) s.t.
10 P. HALGAND (FRA - DEL) s.t.
G.C.
1 R. IVANOV (MOL - ALE) 10h25'28"
2 P. HALGAND (FRA - DEL) at 14"
3 G. BOUVARD (FRA - DEL) at 41"
4 J. NUTTLI (SWI - PHO) at 42"
5 M. COTAR (CRO - POS) at 48"
6 R. ALDAG (GER - TEL) at 49"
7 A. GUERRA (ITA - ALX) at 51"
8 A. HAUPTMAN (SLO - TAC) at 52"
9 R. FERRARA (ITA - ALE) at 58"
10 D. CIONI (ITA - MAP) s.t.
02.08.2001 15.08.2001 Volta a Portugal POR 2.3 MEL
STAGE 9, 206.6 km:
1. Salvatore Commesso (ITA-Saeco) 4:48:51
2. Angel Edo (ESP-Maia Milaneza) s.t.
3. Stefano Veturini (ITA-Barbot) s.t.
4. Orlando Rodrigues (POR-La Pecol) s.t.
5. José Rodigues (POR-Jodofer) s.t.
6. Luca Mazzanti (ITA-Fassa Bototolo) s.t.
7. Pedro Soeiro (POR-Boavista) s.t.
8. Iñaki Isasi (ESP-Euskaltel Euskadi) s.t.
9. Iván Herrero (ESP-Cantanhede) s.t.
10. Gabriele Missaglia (ITA-Lampre) s.t.
G.C.
1. Fabian Jeker (SWI-Milaneza) 33:01.12
2. Juan M. Mercado (ESP-iBanesto.com) at 14 secs
3. Andrei Zintchenko (RUS-LA/Pecol) at 40
4. Joaquim Gomes (POR-Boavista) at 01:36
5. Vítor Gamito (POR-P. Ravessa) at 01:46
6. Rui Sousa (POR-P. Ravessa) at 02:00
7. Nuno Alves (POR-P. Ravessa) at 02:54
8. Oscar Pereiro at 02:54
9. Cándido Barbosa (POR-iBanesto.com) at 03:24
10. Claus Moller (DEN-Milaneza) at 03:41
05.08.2001 19.08.2001 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale FRA 2.9.1
STAGE 6, La Roche to Yon Bressuire, 84 km:
1.Zinaida STAHURSKAYA (BLR/GAS SPORT TEAM) 2h 0'38"
2. Olga SLIOUSSAREVA (RUS/CARPE DIEM ITERA) at 1
3. Judith ARNDT (ALE/JUNKERS-NOJA) s.t
4. Regina SCHLEICHER (SC MICHELA FANINI) s.t
5. Alessandra CAPPELLOTTO (GAS SPORT TEAM) s.t
6. Yvonne BRUNEN (FARM FRITES) s.t
7. Susanne LJUNGSKOG (MIXTE ALIVERTI) at 5
8. Magali LE FLOCH (CA MANTES-LA-VILLE) at 6
9. Chantal BELTMAN (BIK TOSCANY SPORT) s.t
10. Elena TCHALYKH (CARPE DIEM ITERA) at 9
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15. Joane Somarriba (ESP/ALFA LUM) at 9
G.C.
1. Joane Somarriba (ESP/ALFA LUM) 16h.50.23
2. Zinaida Stahurskaya (BLR/GAS SPORT) at 31
3. Rasa Polikeviciute (LIT/ACCA DUE) at 1.19
4. Fabiana Luperini (EDILSAVINO) at 2.14
5. Alessandra Cappellotto (GAS SPORT) at 2.22
6. Jeannie Longo (SWAM SLOVAKIA) at 2.37
7. Marianna Lorenzoni (MIXTE ALIVERTI) at 3.47
8. Dori Ruano (ESP/JUNKERS NOJA) at 4.16
9. Judith Arndt (JUNKERS NOJA) at 4.40
10. Mari Holden (USA/ALFA LUM) at 4.47
+ NEWS
LA CLASICA SAN SEBASTIAN: It has been announced that neither Lance Armstrong nor Jan Ullrich will be at the start of the Clasica San Sebastian tomorrow. Even with their absence, the field will have plenty of classic-maniacs, like Erik Dekker, Francesco Casagrande, Gianluca Bortolami, Davide Rebellin and Johan Musseuw, to list a few. Also Joseba Beloki, who finished third at the Tour, behind Armstrong and Ullrich will be present, along with Igor González
de Galdeano, who finish fifth. The top riders in the World Cup competition before the race are: Dekker 199 points, Bortolami 121, Musseuw 116, Vainsteins 116 & Camenzind 112.
IÑIGO CHAURREAU SIGNS WITH AG2R: Spanish cyclist Iñigo Chaurreau (Euskaltel-Euskadi), has signed for the next two seasons with French Team AG2R. Chaurreau will go to the French team together with his cousin Mikel Astarloza, who will start as a neo pro. Charreau, who finished 12th overall at the last Tour de France, rode for Euskaltel-Euskadi, after coming from Italian Team Polti where he rode for 2 years.
NEW BOSSES AT TEAM COAST: German Team Coast of Alex Zulle and Fernando Escartin will have new directors next year. The team will be under the orders of ex-Festina sprinter, German Marcel Wust, who retired after he injured his eye in a sprint. Wust will be joined by Festina director Juan Fernandez as his assistant. Fernandez has been sport director at Clas and Mapei.
[Ed: It will be great to see him at the helm of a German team. I saw him in my Tour trip and I could tell how well liked he is by everyone. He was interviewed on separate occasions and on one of those occasions I witnessed
how he switched between German, French, English and Spanish. At least the Spanish and English I heard him speak were perfect. Best of luck for Marcel from InfoCiclismo.]
DRUG TEST CONSIDERED UNRELIABLE: The new drug test to detect EPO has been deemed unreliable by Danish authorities. The Danish Doping Board acquitted cyclist Bo Hamburger of charges that he used EPO. The test approved by the UCI was designed to provide a fast and reliable method of detecting the hormone EPO. The Sports Confederation of Denmark's three-member drug panel said the A-sample and one of the B-samples were positive but the second B-sample was negative, causing reasonable doubt. Bjarne Riis, manager of Hamburger's team CSC Tiscali, immediately lifted the team suspension imposed on the cyclist. Hamburger insists he never used banned drugs. In April, Hamburger was the first cyclist with positive results from the new test, which uses a urine sample to detect the drug. The previous method examined red blood cells.
+ PRESS RELEASES
MAPEI-QUICK STEP
YOUNG RACERS ON TRIAL WITH MAPEI-QUICK STEP
The MAPEI-Quick Step Professional Cycling team will be enriching themselves with three racers that will be on trial with them and taking part in September and October in various races of the UCI professional calendar.
The racers are: Allan Davis, 21 year-old of the Australian National Team. Allan was already World Team’s Pursuit Junior Champion in 1997 and this year he won the Special Classification at the Mountain Grand Prix-Tour of Japan
Open. To complete his palmares are the following: 7th place at the World In Line Under 23 Championships of 2000 and two 2nd places in two stages at the Under 23 Tour of Italy in 2001. he two Belgian boys Stijn Devolder and
Frederick Willems come from the Eddy Merckx Boys-Mapei of Valerio Piva. Both of the boys were born in 1979.
In the year 2001 Devolder, a Classic specialist, won the “Vlaamse Pjl”, the “Grand Prix Waregem” and the “Grand Prix Harelbeke” under 23 races. Willems won the “Seraing-Aix-Seraing” and the “Triptyque des Mont et Chateaux”.
The races that these young cyclists will be taking part in at the end of the season will give them the chance to have a glance at the professional cycling world ready for any eventual stepping-up to the Professional level in the year 2002 as part of the MAPEI-Quick Step Team.
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