Oct 8 - Stage 7 - Louga-Thiès - 133.2 km. 1 SOSNOVTCHENKO, Denis (Rus) Colombia-Selle Italia 3h0m26sec. Oct 9 - Stage 8 - Mbour-Dakar - 120 km. 1 ILLIANO, Raffaele (Ita) Colombia-Selle Italia 3h3m42sec. No details of GC leadership are available, but fuller lisings are available on the Cycle Racing site. (Source: Cycle Racing)Cycle Racing Site (English)
Walter Planckaert to head new Squad?
Posted Tue Oct 12 16:06:10 2004 (EDT in North America)
With many Belgian riders still without a team for next season, rumours abound that Walter Planckaert will head up a new squad next year. The team is rumoured to be Fondriest-Spenco. Planckaert is not denying the rumours but says that he is currently involved with Chocolate Jacques and that he has no commitments yet for the 2005 season. (Source: VRT)VRT (Flemish)
Putte-Kapellen - Belgium 1.3
Posted Tue Oct 12 15:52:44 2004 (EDT in North America)
Nationale Sluitingprijs - Putte-Kapellen Belgium 1.3: 177km. 1.M.van Heeswijk (Ned) 177 km in 3h42''08" (avg. 47.900 km/h) 2.S.de Jongh (Ned) 3.H.Dekkers (Ned) 4.B.DE SCHROODER (Bel) 5.T.VAN DE GEHUCHTE (Bel) 6.M.Pronk (Ned) 7.R.Sentjens (Ned) 8.A.Vierhouten (Ned) 9.R.Reinerink (Ned) 10.R.van der Ven (Ned) 11.W.CRETSKENS (Bel) 12.A.DE SMET (Bel) 14.J.VAN GOOLEN (Bel) 15.E.THIJS (Bel) 16.B.ROESEMS (Bel) All same time. (Source: VRT)VRT (Flemish)
Traditional Italian Season Closers
Posted Tue Oct 12 12:55:01 2004 (EDT in North America)
It's easy to tell when the Italian road racing season is ending because along comes ``il trittico rosa'''', the three races which, excepting the lesser ranked Firenze-Pistoia, close the book for the year. The first is tomorrow's Milano-Torino, the oldest race on any calendar having been first run in 1876, which starts in the Novate Milanese and finishes 199 kilometers later in the Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi. Ivan Basso and Damiano Cunego are slated to be on the start line along with Bartoli, Frigo, Scarponi, Sella and Pellizotti from the Italian peloton and Dekker, the Paris-Tours winner, Vinoukurov, Popovych, Boogerd and Astarloa heading up the International Brigade. Thursday comes the 91st edition of the Giro del Piemonte: starting in Alba (10.50 local time), and crossing the finish line after 190 kilometers of hard racing. Then Saturday comes the final leg of the World Cup, the Giro di Lombardia, starting this year in Switzerland for the first time, with the main climbs of Ghisallo, Civiglio and San Fermo della Battaglia, coming in the final 60 kilometers. The gloves will be off in this year's Lombardia as Bettini-Rebellin battle for overall victory in the World Cup. (Source: la Gazzetta dello Sport)la Gazzetta (Italian)
Garzelli: No Lombardia
Posted Tue Oct 12 12:27:21 2004 (EDT in North America)
VARESE - Stefano Garzelli will not participate in Saturday's final World Cup Leg, the Giro di Lombardia. Garzelli has been suffering from acute bronchitis since the Worlds event in Verona. (Source: la Gazzetta dello Sport)la Gazzetta (Italian)
Vandenbroucke: Should start today's Putte-Capellen
Posted Tue Oct 12 11:33:36 2004 (EDT in North America)
Vandenbroucke did not ride Sunday's Paris-Tours World Cup event as he was insufficiently recovered from his recent fall in the Circuit Belge. But he should be on the start line of the traditional Belgian Season closer, the Putte-Capellen which takes place today. Winnaars 14 oktober 2003 1. Nuyens Nick 2. Van Heeswijck Max 3. Van Der Ven Remco (Source: Frank Vandenbroucke)Frank Vandenbroucke Official Site (French, Flemish)
Men Only
Posted Tue Oct 12 10:50:01 2004 (EDT in North America)
Here's France's Philippe Gaumont
(Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Cyclinfo Site (French))
Ladies Only
Posted Tue Oct 12 10:49:01 2004 (EDT in North America)
Here's Worlds 2002 Champion, Suzanne Ljungskog
(Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Cyclinfo Site (French))
Happy Birthday - Women
Posted Tue Oct 12 10:46:40 2004 (EDT in North America)
Sorry, None today. (Source: Six Day staff)
Happy Birthday - Men
Posted Tue Oct 12 10:44:05 2004 (EDT in North America)
Albert Depreitre (1915) Belgium 1st Ghent-Wevelgem Classic 1935 Baden Cooke (1978) Australia 1st Points Jersey 2003 Tour de France. (Source: Six Day staff)
Today's Menu
Posted Tue Oct 12 10:39:40 2004 (EDT in North America)
Tuesday, October 12 Main Events: MEN: Stage Races: None Single Day races: Nationale Sluitingprijs - Putte-Kapellen Belgium 1.3 Six Day Races: None WOMEN: Stage Races: None Single Day races: None (Source: UCI)
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