Road and Track Bicycle Racing News

Friday evening, Frank signed a new contract with MrBookmaker.com. 

In effect, according to UCI rules, any contract entered into after July 1 in any year can only be effective 
until the end of that year.

So Frank really had only a contract with his new employer for a couple of months or so, having regard to the
fast approaching close of the racing season.

But M. Hilaire Van Der Schuern has resolved that problem and Frank now has a contract until the end of 2005 
which is acceptable to all parties.

Frank has been Royally treated by Mr. Bookmaker, more particularly so as his new contract states that if he 
can get a better offer with another squad, he is free to leave anytime.

(Source: Frank Vandenbroucke)

Espoirs - 23rd Vuelta a la Comunidad Aragonesa
Sun Sep 19 17:24:29 2004

Fianl Overall:
1. GUTIERREZ, David ESP CAJA CAST.LA MANCHA 17:13:51
2. RUIZ, Javier ESP CAJA RURAL mt.
3. NOZAL, Carlos ESP WURTH-Liberty Seguro a 02


(Source: Todociclismo)

Tour de Bulgarie - Bulgaria - Cat. 2.5
Sun Sep 19 17:06:22 2004

Updating this event....


(Source: Cycle Racing)

Tour de Hokkaido - Japan - Cat. 2.5
Sun Sep 19 16:57:05 2004

Updating this event.

Lots of USA, CAN, IRL riders


(Source: Cycle Racing)

Ladies Only
Sun Sep 19 14:18:24 2004

Here's Lyne Bessette

(Source: Six-Day Staff)

Rhineland Palatinate - Final
Sun Sep 19 14:05:13 2004

Bjoern Glasner (Ger - Lamonta) took the Overall in the Tour of the Rhineland Palatinate (Germany) after stage 5
between Kaiserslautern and Pirmasens won by his countryman André Korff (T-Mobile). 

Glasner's 18th spot on stage 5 was good enough for him to keep the Maillot Jaune he took over yesterday. 

« C'est le plus grand triomphe de ma carrière  », s'est exclamé le vainqueur. 
« Je suis fou de joie d'avoir remporter une telle course par étapes dans mon propre pays. »

Stage 5:
1. André Korff (ALL/T-Mobile) les 159,2 km en 3h54'48
2. Thomas Ziegler (ALL) m.t.
3. Bjoern Schroeder (ALL) m.t.
4. Luke Roberts (AUS) m.t.
5. Jonas Owczarek (ALL) m.t.
6. Marco Bos (PBS) m.t.

Final GC:
1. Bjoern Glasner (ALL/Lamonta) 21 h 33:24.
2. Mauricio Ardila (COL) à 07"
3. Ronny Scholz (ALL) 14"
4. Christian Werner (ALL) 26"
5. Marc Wauters (BEL) 31"


(Source: L'Equipe)

GP de Prato
Sun Sep 19 13:51:01 2004

Nick Nuyens (Bel -Quick Step) won the 59th edition of the Grand Prix de l'Industrie et du Commerce 
run today over 177 km in Tuscany (Italy).

That makes it Three in Eight Days.

Nuyens won Paris-Bruxelles and the GP de Wallonie as well as today's 59th edition of the
GP Industria e Commercio di Prato. 
	 
Prato Results:	 
1 	N. NUYENS  (BEL - QSD)      4h11'49"  
2 	F. BELLOTTI  (ITA)              
3 	M. CELESTINO  (ITA - SAE)       
4 	D. NARDELLO  (ITA - TMO)    
5 	B. HAMBURGER  (DAN - ACQ)   
6 	S. BARBERO  (ITA - LAM) 	  
7 	F. SIMEONI  (ITA - DVE) 	 
8 	I. PUGACI  (MOL - DEN) 	    
9 	G. FARESIN  (ITA - GST)   [all same time] 

(Source: L'Equipe)

58th. Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Belgium's Capelle
Sun Sep 19 13:34:37 2004

Belgian Ludovic Capelle (Landbouwkrediet)  took the sprint in the 16th leg of the Coupe de France, beating
Frédéric Guesdon (Fdjeux.com) and Poland's Cézary Zamana (Chocolat Jacques)

No report on Frank Vandenbroucke yet but stay tuned.....
	 

(Source: L'Equipe)

GP Des Nations - Rich wins Back to Back
Sun Sep 19 13:02:47 2004

Germany's Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) has won the 68th and final Grand Prix des Nations, run at 
Elbeuf (France) over 54 km giving the defending champion back-to-back wins in the event's Swan Song.

Rich bested his compatriot and co-equipier Uwe Peschel by 9 seconds and Spain's Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Iles Baléares) 
by 36 seconds. 

First Home Turf Frenchman: Eddy Seigneur (RAGT), finishing 5th.

Women:
1. Priska Doppmann (SUI), les 27 km en 38"03 (42,563 km/h)
2. Edwige Pitel (FRA) à 1'36
3. Catherine Marsal (FRA) 2'02
4. Natacha Maes (BEL) 2'03
5. Emma James (AUS) 2'09

Epoirs:
1. Dominique Cornu (BEL), les 27 km en 34'32 (46,903 km/h)
2. Peter Mazur (POL) à 03"
3. Lukasz Bodnar (POL) 09"
4. Kai Reus (PBS) 34"
5. Tyler Farrar (USA) 46"

Juniors:
1. Michel Van Aelbroeck (BEL), les 27 km en 37'07 (43,639 km/h)
2. Blel Kadri (FRA) à 10"
3. Maxime Bouet (FRA) 18"
4. Ben Hermans (BEL) 27"
5. Pierre Quillere (FRA) 47"

Point of interest:
1986 1. KELLY Sean (Irl) 2. FIGNON Laurent (Fra) 3. BERNARD Jean-François (Fra)


(Source: L'Equipe)

Vuelta - Stage 15 - Santiago Perez
Sun Sep 19 11:27:28 2004

Heras 3rd. but will keep the yellow jersey today finishing 1:51 behind Perez.

Valverde 2nd. on the line at 1:07


(Source: EuroSport)

Vuelta - Stage 15 - Heras in Trouble
Sun Sep 19 10:28:06 2004

Heras had a mechanical problem and is now 15 seconds down on Alejandro Valverde


(Source: EuroSport)

Vuelta - Petacchi Puts a foot down
Sun Sep 19 09:17:41 2004

Alessandro Petacchi waved goodbye to Vuelta this morning (Sunday). 

Winner of four stages, the Fassa Bortolo sprinter decided not to start the 15th stage, 
a mountain time trial, Granada-Sierra Nevada (29.6 km)


(Source: La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Six-Days of Namangan
Sun Sep 19 00:20:37 2004