Road and Track Bicycle Racing News

Friday, October 1 Main Events: 

MEN: 
Stage Races: 
Stage 1, Tour du Sénégal (Senegal) Cat   2.5

Single Day races:  
Worlds Road Race - Under 23

Six Day Races:  None

WOMEN: 
Stage Races:  None

Single Day races:  
Worlds Road Race - Juniors

(Source: UCI)

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Today's Menu
Thu Sep 30 07:44:45 2004 (EDT in North America)

Thursday, September 30 Main Events: 

MEN: 
Stage Races: 
Prologue, Tour du Sénégal (Senegal) Cat   2.5

Single Day races: 
Omloop van het Houtland-Lichtervelde (Belgium) Cat 1.5

Six Day Races: None

WOMEN: 
Stage Races: None

Single Day races: None


(Source: UCI)

UCI Calendars:     Track     Road     Women     UCI Home Page (Multilingual)
Official World Championships Site (Multilingual)

20 Teams for Pro Tour?
Thu Sep 30 17:22:30 2004 (EDT in North America)

There are rumours that The UCI intends to beef up their stillborn infant Pro Tour by bringing
more teams into play.

Lampre-Saeco (said to be merging with) Domina Vacanze_De Nardi bossed by Gianliugi Stanga and 
Bouygues Telekom managed by Jean-René Bernaudeau are now said to be serious candidates for
inclusion in the new series commencing January 1, 2005.

The decision will be made when the UCI Pro Council meets tomorrow (Friday) in Verona.


(Source: Rumour Mill)

Omloop van het Houtland-Lichtervelde (Belgium)
Thu Sep 30 16:42:49 2004 (EDT in North America)

175 km. Thursday, Sept 30 - Results 
  1.B.De Waele  (Bel)    3h50'00"  
  2.D.Haueisen  (Ger)   +     11"  
  3.J.Roelandts (Bel)                        
  4.J.Renders   (Bel)                        
  5.L.Lucassen  (Ned)   (all same time)                 


(Source: VRT)

Rebellin: Awaiting UCI decision
Thu Sep 30 16:33:59 2004 (EDT in North America)

Davide Rebellin, recently granted Argentinian citizenship, must await the decision of the UCI to
learn whether or not he can ride the Worlds Road Race for Argentina on Sunday.

Apparently all the necessary paperwork has not been completed but a decision should be reached by
12h30 loacl Italian time tomorrow (Friday).


(Source: la Gazzetta dello Sport)

Wegelius to Liquigas
Thu Sep 30 16:23:44 2004 (EDT in North America)

British cyclist Charly Wegelius will ride for Italian team Liquigas next season when they return 
to the peloton after a three-year absence.

Wegelius joins Italian duo Stefano Garzelli and Danilo Di Luca, the team leaders, among 24 riders 
signed up. 


(Source: BBC)

Speicher: First French World Champion
(EDT in North America)

The Worlds Road Race was first contested in 1927 when Alfredo Binda led home Costante Girardengo 
and Domenico Piemontesi for an all Italian podium.

French riders were always in the running in the early years of the Worlds but it wasn't until 1933
that they got onto the podium with Georges Speicher  as Gold Medallist and Antonin Magne with Silver.

Magne went on to win Gold in 1936.


(Source: SixDay Staff; Speicher photo: L'Equipe)

Men Only
Thu Sep 30 07:42:51 2004 (EDT in North America)

Here's France's Sandy Casar.........


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

Ladies Only
Thu Sep 30 07:40:08 2004 (EDT in North America)

Here's Australia's Rochelle Gilmore.........


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

Happy Birthday - Women
Thu Sep 30 07:34:54 2004 (EDT in North America)

Jaccolien Wallaard (1982) Nederlands - 22 today  
162 UCI Ranked

Sinead Jennings  (1976) Ireland - 28 today 
264 UCI Ranked


(Source: Six Day staff) 

Happy Birthday - Men
Thu Sep 30 07:29:34 2004 (EDT in North America)

Jose Manuel Fuente (1945) Spain 
Died on July 18, 1996 after a long battle with Kidney Disease.
Two Vuelta a Espana
One second place Giro
One third place Tour de France 
Four mountains jerseys Giro

Jose-Luis Laguia (1959) Spain
Mountains jersey, Vuelta 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1986. (recordman)

Jean-Paul Van Poppel (1962) Nederlands
Points jersey 1987 Tour de France.

Rolf Golz (1962) Germany
1st Championship of Zurich 1987 
1st Fleche Wallone 1988. 
4th Worlds 1987 Worlds (1 Stephen Roche, Ireland; 2 Moreno Argentin, Italy 3.Juan Fernandez, Spain)


(Source:SixDay Staff)