Road and Track Bicycle Racing News

Saturday, October 2, 2004

Sunday, October 3 Main Events: 

MEN: 
Stage Races: 
Stage 3, Tour du Sénégal (Senegal) Cat   2.5

Single Day races:  
Worlds Road Race - Elite

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)

Tour du Sénégal - Cat. 2.5
Sat Oct 2 23:15:09 2004 (EDT in North America)

Stage 1 - Oct. 1, 2004 - Dakar-Thies - 92.8 km: 

Peter Van Agtmaal of Holland won stage 1 and now has taken over the overall lead from
Raffaele Illiano of Italy who won the Prologue.

See the Cycle Racing website for fuller results.


(Source: Cycle Racing)

Worlds Elite Women
Sat Oct 2 22:35:00 2004 (EDT in North America)

Verona, Italy, 133 km - Results: 
  1. J.Arndt          (Dui)         3u44'38"   (avg. 37.71 km/h)                     
  2. T.Guderzo        (Ita)       +      10" 
  3. A.Valen          (Noo)       +      12" 
  4. T.Worrack        (Dui)            s.t. 
  5. M.Vzesniauskaite (Lit)              
  ..                                        
  9. M.Melchers       (Ned)                    
 10. E.Pucinskaite    (Lit)                 
 12. Z.Zabirova       (Rus)                    
 21. J.Longo          (Fra)        +    1'07" 
 75. P.Brzezna        (Pol) (last) +   28'08"
 
 
(Source: VRT)

Worlds Junior Men
Sat Oct 2 22:24:04 2004 (EDT in North America)

Verona, Italy, 133 km - Results: 
  1. R.Kreuziger  (Tsj) 3h25'39"  (ave. 38.731 km/h)                     
  2. R.Chtioui    (Tun)    s.t. 
  3. S.Spilak     (Svn) +     6"  
  4. E.Capecchi   (Ita)         
  5. P.Jacobs     (Bel)         
  6. R.Gesink     (Ned)         
  7. B.Hermans    (Bel) (all same time)
  8. A.Binet      (Fra) +    32"  
  9. I.Rovny      (Rus)             
 10. C.Gautier    (Fra) (all same time)    


(Source: VRT)

Rumour: UCI and Grand Tours reconciled
(EDT in North America)

Rumours are circulating that an agreement had been reached between the organizers of the Tours of 
Italy France and Spain and the UCI whereby the three Tours will be included in the controversial
new UCI Pro Tour for the coming 2005 season.


(Source: Rumour Mill)

Euskaltel-Euskadi squad for Memorial Galera
Sat Oct 2 12:36:52 2004 (EDT in North America)

The Euskaltel-Euskadi will be contesting a local event tomorrow, the Memorial Galera-Ciudad de Armilla
which is to be run over a hilly 145.5 km. around Armilla, in the Basque region of Spain.

Gorka Gerrikagoitia, the Euskaltel-Euskadi squad Director, advises that Koldo Fernández de Larrea,
Roberto Laiseka, Alberto López de Munain, Antton Luengo, Aketza Peña, Josu Sillóniz, Joseba Zubeldia 
and Joseba Albizu will be on the start line for his squad.


(Source: TodoCiclismo )

Worlds Junior Mens Road race to Roman Kreuziger
(EDT in North America)

Czech Roman Kreuziger is the new Worlds Junior Road race Champion.

In Verona today (Saturday) he bested Tunisia's Rafaa Chtioui, with Slovenia's Simon Spilak
rounding out the podium in third spot with bronze. 

Italy's Eros Capecchi finished fourth.


(Source: la Gazzetta dello Sport)

Worlds Womens Road Race to Arndt
Sat Oct 2 11:27:14 2004 (EDT in North America)

Germany's Judith Arndt just won the Womens World Road title.

Second, Tatiana Guderzo (ITA); Anita Valen (NOR) brings in the bronze.

Veteran french legend, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, finished a somewhat disappointing 21st., but
as in the Time Trial, had the satisfaction of being the best placed Frenchwoman.

Full results to follow later....


(Source: Eurosport)

Men Only
Sat Oct 2 08:30:05 2004 (EDT in North America)

Here's Baden Cooke

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

Ladies Only
Sat Oct 2 08:30:29 2004 (EDT in North America)

Here's Odessa Gunn

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

Happy Birthday - Women
2004 (EDT in North America)

Sharon Dromme (1983) 21 today
73rd UCI Ranked

Erinne Willock (1980) Canada - 24 today  
110th UCI ranked


(Source: Six Day staff) 

Happy Birthday - Men
Sat Oct 2 04:36:57 2004 (EDT in North America)

Michele Mara (1903) Italy
1st Primavera 1930.
1st Tour of Lombardy 1930.

Johan Lammerts (1960) Holland
1st Ronde 1984


(Source: Six Day staff) 

Today's Menu
Sat Oct 2 04:30:34 2004 (EDT in North America)

Saturday, October 2 Main Events: 

MEN: 
Stage Races: 
Stage 2, Tour du Sénégal (Senegal) Cat   2.5

Single Day races:  
Worlds Road Race - Junior

Six Day Races:  None

WOMEN: 
Stage Races:  None

Single Day races:  
Worlds Road Race - Elite


(Source: UCI)

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