Road and Track Bicycle Racing News

Wednesday, September 29 Main Events: 
MEN: 
Stage Races: None

Single Day races: 
World Championship, Time Trial, Elite

WOMEN: 
Stage Races: None

Single Day races: None


(Source: UCI)

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Worlds Junior Mens Time Trial
Gold to Patrick Gretsch (ALL)
Tue Sep 28 16:27:47 2004

Results:
 1. Patrick Gretsch      (ALL) 30'29" (24.050 km. average: 47,328 km/h)
 2. Roman Kreuziger      (TCH)  + 15"
 3. Stefan Schaefer      (ALL)    16"
 4. Michael Schaer       (SUI)    17"
 5. Viktor Renang        (SUE)    18"
 6. Aleksandr Pliuschin  (RUS)    28"
 7. Anders Hansen        (DAN)    37"
 8. Robert Gesink        (PBS)    37"
 9. Alexander Slivkin    (RUS)    43"
10. Jérôme Coppel        (FRA)    49"
 

(Source: L'Equipe)

Worlds Elite Womens Time Trial
Gold to Karen Thurig (Swi)
Tue Sep 28 16:07:08 2004

Switzerland's Karen Thurig won the Womens World Championship time trial today in bardolino, Italy.

Third in the recent Athens Olympic time trial, Thurig bested Germany's Judith Arndt and Russia's 
Zoulfia Zabirova, troisième. 

Defending champion, Joane Somarriba of Spain finished fourth.

Jeannie Longo of France, expected by some to avenge her Athens Olympics defeat disappointed, finishing
15th, well over 2 minutes off the pace although she did have the satisfaction of being the highest placed
French Rider.

Results over 24.050 km.:
 1  K. THURIG         (SUI)    30'53" 
 2  J. ARNDT          (ALL)   +   51"  
 3  Z. ZABIROVA       (RUS)       56"  
 4  J. SOMARRIBA      (ESP)     1'15"  
 5  E. PUCINSKAITE    (LIT)     1'32"  
 6  M. MELCHERS       (HOL)     1'41"  
 7  C. THORBURN       (USA)     1'44"  
 8  P. DOPPMANN       (SUI)     1'54"  
 9  O. WOOD           (AUS)     2'07"  
10  T. GUDERZO        (ITA)     2'11"  
15  J. LONGO-CIPRELLI (FRA)     2'29"  
20  E. PITEL          (FRA)     3'03" 


(Source: L'Equipe)

Tyler Hamilton:
Olympic Gold still in Jeopardy
Tue Sep 28 15:54:39 2004

Russia are to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after American cyclist 
Tyler Hamilton was last week cleared of doping violations by the International Olympic 
Committee (IOC) in their bid to get the American's medal rescinded so that Russia will 
take the Individual Time Trial Gold.

Hamilton twice tested positive for a blood transfusion, first in Athens on August 18 after 
winning the Olympic time trial gold medal, and then following his victory in a time trial in 
this month's Tour of Spain.

However, the IOC said the result of the B sample in Athens was "non-conclusive" because the 
sample had been destroyed by being deep-frozen.

Hamilton would have lost his gold medal if his B test was positive with Russia's Vyacheslav Ekimov, 
who won the event at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 but was second in Athens, being promoted to gold.

Alexander Gusyatnikov, president of the Russian Cycling Federation, said Russia would appeal to the 
Lausanne-based CAS and criticised the IOC for letting the American off the hook.


(Source: L'Equipe)

Belgian BrouHaHa
Tue Sep 28 10:50:26 2004

The Ligue Royale Vélocipédique Belge (LRVB) asked ASO, organiser of the Tour de France yesteday (Monday)
to withdraw its opposition to the inclusion of the Tour de France in the controversial Pro Tour which
is slated to start next year.

The reason behind the request is that the LRVB believe that the UCI might also drop two Belgian Flagship
Classics, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne, as well as the Tour de France from the Pro Tour roster.

Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne are both organized by Amoury Sports Organization, the organizer
of the Tour de France.


(Source: L'Equipe)

Men Only
Tue Sep 28 07:29:41 2004

Here's Marzio Bruseghin in the 2001 Giro.........


(Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Cycle Info Site) 

Ladies Only
Tue Sep 28 07:25:25 2004

Here's Annie Gariepy.........


(Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Cycle Info Site) 

Happy Birthday - Women
Tue Sep 28 06:49:29 2004

 Trixi Worrack (1981) Germany 
12th UCI Ranking
15th Olympic Time Trial 2004
25th Olympic Road Race 2004

Visit her site
 

 Brei Gudsell (1982) New Zealand
205th UCI Ranking

Brei At the Track


(Source: Six Day staff; Brei Photo Courtesy: Track Cycling NZ) 

Happy Birthday - Men
Tue Sep 28 06:45:58 2004

Jean Brun (1926) Switzerland - Died on September 30, 1993
1st Championship of Zurich in 1951

Guido De Rosso (1940) Italy
3rd 1964 Giro (1 Jacques Anquetil, France; 2 Italo Zilioli, Italy)


(Source:SixDay Staff)