Road and Track Bicycle Racing News

Monday, October 18, 2004

Amsterdam Six Day
Posted Mon Oct 18 23:07:32 2004 (EDT in North America)

1.  	Robert Slippens / Danny Stam           71 p.
2. 	Scott McGrory / Franco Marvulli        67 p.
3. 	Bruno Risi / Kurt Betschart            58 p.
4. 	Max van Heeswijk / Jimmi Madsen        34 p.
Down One Lap
5. 	Marco Villa / Giovanni Lombardi        45 p.
6. 	Matthe Pronk / Jos Pronk               35 p.
7. 	Aart Vierhouten / Andreas Beikirch     32 p.
8. 	Matthew Gilmore / Frank Vandenbroucke  32 p.
Down Two Laps
9. 	Francis de Jager / Jens Mouris         27 p.
10. 	Iljo Keisse / Wouter van Mechelen      23 p.
11. 	Stefan van Dijk / Franz Stocher         9 p.
12. 	Peter Schep / Steven Deneef             7 p.
13. 	Gerd Dorich / Christian Grassmann       3 p.


(Source: Amsterdam Official Site)

Amsterdam Official Site (Dutch)

Amsterdam Six Day: First news (unofficial)
Posted Mon Oct 18 22:46:35 2004 (EDT in North America)

Leading placings after Night 1 
   1. S.McGrory/F.Marvulli (Aus/Zwi)   57   
   2. R.Slippens/D.Stam (Ned)          53  
   3. B.Risi/K.Betschart (Zwi)         50  
   4. M.van Heeswijk/J.Madsen (Ne/De)  25  
Down One Lap:
   5. M.Pronk/J.Pronk (Ned)            28  
      A.Vierhouten/A.Beikirch (Ne/Du)  28  
      M.GILMORE/F.VANDENBROUCKE        28   

(Source: VRT)

VRT (Flemish)

2004 World Cup
Posted Mon Oct 18 22:12:23 2004 (EDT in North America)

Full Listing - Qualified Riders Only 

UCI Rule 2.11.010 requires riders to compete in at least 6 of the World Cup 
events to Qualify

Rank Rider Squad Points
         1 BETTINI Paolo QSD 340
2 REBELLIN Davide GST 327
3 FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar RAB 252
4 DEKKER Erik RAB 251
5 FLECHA G. Juan Antonio FAS 140
6 WESEMANN Steffen TMO 131
7 VAN PETEGEM Peter LOT 105
8 ASTARLOA ASCASIBAR Igor LAM 96
9 CELESTINO Mirko SAE 72
10 VAN BON Leon LOT 68
11 NARDELLO Daniele TMO 47
12 CANCELLARA Fabian FAS 40
13 HOJ Frank CSC 40
14 IVANOV Serguei TMO 40
15 GILBERT Philippe FDJ 39
16 ZBERG Marcus GST 39
17 KLIER Andreas TMO 37
18 SCARPONI Michele DVE 32
19 MORENI Cristian ALB 30
20 BROCHARD Laurent A2R 30
21 ALDAG Rolf TMO 28
22 CARUSO Giampaolo LST 27
23 CAMENZIND Oscar 25
24 MURN Uros PHO 24
25 HAUPTMAN Andrej LAM 23
26 MERCKX Axel LOT 19
27 BARTOLI Michele CSC 18
28 BOSSONI Paolo LAM 16
29 MARICHAL Thierry LOT 15
30 PAOLINI Luca QSD 14
31 KOLOBNEV Alexandr DVE 12
32 BALDATO Fabio ALB 12
33 PETITO Roberto FAS 7
34 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo IBB 6
35 WEGMANN Fabian GST 4
36 ELMIGER Martin PHO 3
37 KROON Karsten RAB 1

				

(Source: UCI)

Rank	Rider	Squad	Points
1	BETTINI Paolo	QSD	340
2	REBELLIN Davide	GST	327
3	FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar	RAB	252
4	DEKKER Erik	RAB	251
5	FLECHA G. Juan Antonio	FAS	140
6	WESEMANN Steffen	TMO	131
7	VAN PETEGEM Peter	LOT	105
8	ASTARLOA ASCASIBAR Igor	LAM	96
9	CELESTINO Mirko	SAE	72
10	VAN BON Leon	LOT	68
11	NARDELLO Daniele	TMO	47
12	CANCELLARA Fabian	FAS	40
13	HOJ Frank	CSC	40
14	IVANOV Serguei	TMO	40
15	GILBERT Philippe	FDJ	39
16	ZBERG Marcus	GST	39
17	KLIER Andreas	TMO	37
18	SCARPONI Michele	DVE	32
19	MORENI Cristian	ALB	30
20	BROCHARD Laurent	A2R	30
21	ALDAG Rolf	TMO	28
22	CARUSO Giampaolo	LST	27
23	CAMENZIND Oscar		25
24	MURN Uros	PHO	24
25	HAUPTMAN Andrej	LAM	23
26	MERCKX Axel	LOT	19
27	BARTOLI Michele	CSC	18
28	BOSSONI Paolo	LAM	16
29	MARICHAL Thierry	LOT	15
30	PAOLINI Luca	QSD	14
31	KOLOBNEV Alexandr	DVE	12
32	BALDATO Fabio	ALB	12
33	PETITO Roberto	FAS	7
34	LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo	IBB	6
35	WEGMANN Fabian	GST	4
36	ELMIGER Martin	PHO	3
37	KROON Karsten	RAB	1

UCI Calendars: Track Road Women UCI Home Page (Multilingual)

Rankings: Men 17 October, 2004
Posted Mon Oct 18 21:29:02 2004 (EDT in North America)

Top 100 Ranked Riders 
Rank License Rider Squad Nation Age Points
 1 ITA19810919 CUNEGO Damiano SAE ITA 23 2224.40
 2 GER19700707 ZABEL Erik TMO GER 34 2011.00
 3 ITA19740401 BETTINI Paolo QSD ITA 30 1959.00
 4 ESP19800425 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro KEL ESP 24 1892.00
 5 ESP19760215 FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar RAB ESP 28 1818.00
 6 USA19710918 ARMSTRONG Lance USP USA 33 1726.00
 7 AUS19730806 O'GRADY Stuart COF AUS 31 1701.00
 8 ITA19710809 REBELLIN Davide GST ITA 33 1673.00
 9 ITA19740103 PETACCHI Alessandro FAS ITA 30 1464.00
10 BEL19801015 BOONEN Tom QSD BEL 24 1449.00
11 ITA19771126 BASSO Ivan CSC ITA 27 1415.50
12 GER19740104 HONDO Danilo GST GER 30 1374.75
13 ESP19721014 MARTIN PERDIGUERO Miguel Angel SDV ESP 32 1351.00
14 ESP19760309 MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco IBB ESP 28 1322.00
15 GER19731202 ULLRICH Jan TMO GER 31 1318.00
16 AUS19720624 MCEWEN Robbie LOT AUS 32 1305.00
17 ESP19740221 HERAS HERNANDEZ Roberto LST ESP 30 1303.60
18 GER19710917 VOIGT Jens CSC GER 33 1276.00
19 NED19700821 DEKKER Erik RAB NED 34 1163.45
20 NOR19780118 HUSHOVD Thor C.A NOR 26 1084.00
21 USA19710301 HAMILTON Tyler PHO USA 33 1070.00
22 ITA19710825 SIMONI Gilberto SAE ITA 33 1034.00
23 ESP19770819 MAYO DIEZ Iban EUS ESP 27 1033.60
24 GER19750622 KLODEN Andreas TMO GER 29 990.00
25 NED19720528 BOOGERD Michael RAB NED 32 946.00
26 RUS19780125 MENCHOV Denis IBB RUS 26 937.00
27 AUS19800727 DAVIS Allan LST AUS 24 904.25
28 ESP19770805 PEREZ FERNANDEZ Santiago PHO ESP 27 872.00
29 USA19711118 JULICH Bobby CSC USA 33 860.00
29 NED19730302 VAN HEESWIJK Max USP NED 31 860.00
31 AUS19760224 MCGEE Bradley FDJ AUS 28 856.50
32 ESP19770917 FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio FAS ESP 27 851.00
33 ITA19760102 DI LUCA Danilo SAE ITA 28 843.40
34 ITA19710929 PIEPOLI Leonardo SDV ITA 33 842.00
35 FRA19800102 PINEAU Jérôme BLB FRA 24 819.00
36 FRA19790630 CHAVANEL Sylvain BLB FRA 25 818.00
37 ESP19781127 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan IBB ESP 26 810.00
38 KAZ19730916 VINOKOUROV Alexandre TMO KAZ 31 803.00
39 ITA19730716 GARZELLI Stefano VIN ITA 31 792.00
40 FRA19680326 BROCHARD Laurent A2R FRA 36 748.00
41 EST19690717 KIRSIPUU Jaan A2R EST 35 746.00
42 FRA19790622 VOECKLER Thomas BLB FRA 25 741.00
43 ITA19741202 CIONI Dario David FAS ITA 30 733.00
44 ITA19780115 PELLIZOTTI Franco ALB ITA 26 727.00
45 UKR19700703 HONCHAR Serhiy DEN UKR 34 724.00
46 BEL19800505 NUYENS Nick QSD BEL 24 716.00
47 BEL19820705 GILBERT Philippe FDJ BEL 22 710.00
48 USA19730629 HINCAPIE George USP USA 31 706.00
49 ESP19780205 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel EUS ESP 26 704.00
50 AUS19791220 ROGERS Michael QSD AUS 25 691.00
51 GER19760723 JAKSCHE Jorg CSC GER 28 662.00
52 RUS19800920 KARPETS Vladimir IBB RUS 24 651.75
53 AUT19710525 TOTSCHNIG Georg GST AUT 33 642.00
54 GER19690923 RICH Michael GST GER 35 637.00
54 GER19800620 WEGMANN Fabian GST GER 24 637.00
56 ITA19790925 SCARPONI Michele DVE ITA 25 634.00
57 ESP19750422 SASTRE CANDIL Carlos CSC ESP 29 633.00
58 ESP19720908 SERRANO RODRIGUEZ Marcos Antonio LST ESP 32 627.60
59 SUI19681128 JEKER Fabian SDV SUI 36 627.00
60 ITA19780108 BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo SAE ITA 26 619.00
61 GBR19740130 HAMMOND Roger MRB GBR 30 610.00
62 USA19751014 LANDIS Floyd USP USA 29 608.00
63 SUI19810318 CANCELLARA Fabian FAS SUI 23 602.00
64 GER19790516 KESSLER Matthias TMO GER 25 583.00
65 NOR19750209 ARVESEN Kurt-Asle CSC NOR 29 582.00
66 SUI19740627 ZBERG Marcus GST SUI 30 581.00
67 ESP19760329 ASTARLOA ASCASIBAR Igor LAM ESP 28 579.00
68 UKR19800104 POPOVYCH Yaroslav LAN UKR 24 575.00
69 DEN19730104 HOJ Frank CSC DEN 31 564.00
70 RUS19660204 EKIMOV Viatcheslav USP RUS 38 556.00
71 ITA19721121 MORENI Cristian ALB ITA 32 553.00
72 NED19760122 VAN DIJCK Stefan LOT NED 28 551.00
73 ITA19740204 MAZZANTI Luca PAN ITA 30 547.00
74 NED19770629 LOWIK Gerben CHO NED 27 532.45
75 ESP19760310 JIMENEZ SANCHEZ Eladio KEL ESP 28 528.00
76 FRA19710412 MOREAU Christophe C.A FRA 33 524.50
77 FRA19790202 CASAR Sandy FDJ FRA 25 514.00
77 ESP19740618 GUTIERREZ CATALUNA José Enrique PHO ESP 30 514.00
79 SLO19770314 VALJAVEC Tadej PHO SLO 27 512.00
80 ITA19730729 MAZZOLENI Eddy SAE ITA 31 511.40
81 BEL19690223 WAUTERS Marc RAB BEL 35 511.00
82 LUX19780703 KIRCHEN Kim FAS LUX 26 508.00
83 KAZ19760815 FOFONOV Dmitriy COF KAZ 28 507.00
84 ITA19740514 TOSATTO Matteo FAS ITA 30 506.00
85 AUS19770214 EVANS Cadel TMO AUS 27 503.00
85 USA19731024 LEIPHEIMER Levi RAB USA 31 503.00
87 FRA19780528 CASPER Jimmy COF FRA 26 502.00
88 ESP19780116 GIL PEREZ Koldo LST ESP 26 501.60
89 ITA19740729 GIUNTI Massimo DVE ITA 30 498.00
90 ESP19770803 PEREIRO SIO Oscar	 PHO ESP 27 491.00
91 FRA19781130 FEDRIGO Pierrick C.A FRA 26 488.00
92 FRA19750430 MONCOUTIE David COF FRA 29 484.00
93 ESP19800530 GOMEZ MARCHANTE José Angel ALM ESP 24 479.00
93 GER19730920 POLLACK Olaf GST GER 31 479.00
95 ESP19780418 GARCIA QUESADA Carlos KEL ESP 26 473.00
96 POR19730919 AZEVEDO José USP POR 31 472.00
97 SWE19750130 BACKSTEDT Magnus ALB SWE 29 471.00
98 ITA19770117 PAOLINI Luca QSD ITA 27 466.00
99 GER19680825 ALDAG Rolf TMO GER 36 465.00
100 KAZ19800321 KASHECHKIN Andrey C.A KAZ 24 464.00



(Source: UCI)

Rank	License	Rider	Squad	Nation	Age	Points
1	ITA19810919	CUNEGO Damiano	SAE	ITA	23	2224.40
2	GER19700707	ZABEL Erik	TMO	GER	34	2011.00
3	ITA19740401	BETTINI Paolo	QSD	ITA	30	1959.00
4	ESP19800425	VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro	KEL	ESP	24	1892.00
5	ESP19760215	FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar	RAB	ESP	28	1818.00
6	USA19710918	ARMSTRONG Lance	USP	USA	33	1726.00
7	AUS19730806	O'GRADY Stuart	COF	AUS	31	1701.00
8	ITA19710809	REBELLIN Davide	GST	ITA	33	1673.00
9	ITA19740103	PETACCHI Alessandro	FAS	ITA	30	1464.00
10	BEL19801015	BOONEN Tom	QSD	BEL	24	1449.00
11	ITA19771126	BASSO Ivan	CSC	ITA	27	1415.50
12	GER19740104	HONDO Danilo	GST	GER	30	1374.75
13	ESP19721014	MARTIN PERDIGUERO Miguel Angel	SDV	ESP	32	1351.00
14	ESP19760309	MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco	IBB	ESP	28	1322.00
15	GER19731202	ULLRICH Jan	TMO	GER	31	1318.00
16	AUS19720624	MCEWEN Robbie	LOT	AUS	32	1305.00
17	ESP19740221	HERAS HERNANDEZ Roberto	LST	ESP	30	1303.60
18	GER19710917	VOIGT Jens	CSC	GER	33	1276.00
19	NED19700821	DEKKER Erik	RAB	NED	34	1163.45
20	NOR19780118	HUSHOVD Thor	C.A	NOR	26	1084.00
21	USA19710301	HAMILTON Tyler	PHO	USA	33	1070.00
22	ITA19710825	SIMONI Gilberto	SAE	ITA	33	1034.00
23	ESP19770819	MAYO DIEZ Iban	EUS	ESP	27	1033.60
24	GER19750622	KLODEN Andreas	TMO	GER	29	990.00
25	NED19720528	BOOGERD Michael	RAB	NED	32	946.00
26	RUS19780125	MENCHOV Denis	IBB	RUS	26	937.00
27	AUS19800727	DAVIS Allan	LST	AUS	24	904.25
28	ESP19770805	PEREZ FERNANDEZ Santiago	PHO	ESP	27	872.00
29	USA19711118	JULICH Bobby	CSC	USA	33	860.00
29	NED19730302	VAN HEESWIJK Max	USP	NED	31	860.00
31	AUS19760224	MCGEE Bradley	FDJ	AUS	28	856.50
32	ESP19770917	FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio	FAS	ESP	27	851.00
33	ITA19760102	DI LUCA Danilo	SAE	ITA	28	843.40
34	ITA19710929	PIEPOLI Leonardo	SDV	ITA	33	842.00
35	FRA19800102	PINEAU Jérôme	BLB	FRA	24	819.00
36	FRA19790630	CHAVANEL Sylvain	BLB	FRA	25	818.00
37	ESP19781127	GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan	IBB	ESP	26	810.00
38	KAZ19730916	VINOKOUROV Alexandre	TMO	KAZ	31	803.00
39	ITA19730716	GARZELLI Stefano	VIN	ITA	31	792.00
40	FRA19680326	BROCHARD Laurent	A2R	FRA	36	748.00
41	EST19690717	KIRSIPUU Jaan	A2R	EST	35	746.00
42	FRA19790622	VOECKLER Thomas	BLB	FRA	25	741.00
43	ITA19741202	CIONI Dario David	FAS	ITA	30	733.00
44	ITA19780115	PELLIZOTTI Franco	ALB	ITA	26	727.00
45	UKR19700703	HONCHAR Serhiy	DEN	UKR	34	724.00
46	BEL19800505	NUYENS Nick	QSD	BEL	24	716.00
47	BEL19820705	GILBERT Philippe	FDJ	BEL	22	710.00
48	USA19730629	HINCAPIE George	USP	USA	31	706.00
49	ESP19780205	SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel	EUS	ESP	26	704.00
50	AUS19791220	ROGERS Michael	QSD	AUS	25	691.00
51	GER19760723	JAKSCHE Jorg	CSC	GER	28	662.00
52	RUS19800920	KARPETS Vladimir	IBB	RUS	24	651.75
53	AUT19710525	TOTSCHNIG Georg	GST	AUT	33	642.00
54	GER19690923	RICH Michael	GST	GER	35	637.00
54	GER19800620	WEGMANN Fabian	GST	GER	24	637.00
56	ITA19790925	SCARPONI Michele	DVE	ITA	25	634.00
57	ESP19750422	SASTRE CANDIL Carlos	CSC	ESP	29	633.00
58	ESP19720908	SERRANO RODRIGUEZ Marcos Antonio	LST	ESP	32	627.60
59	SUI19681128	JEKER Fabian	SDV	SUI	36	627.00
60	ITA19780108	BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo	SAE	ITA	26	619.00
61	GBR19740130	HAMMOND Roger	MRB	GBR	30	610.00
62	USA19751014	LANDIS Floyd	USP	USA	29	608.00
63	SUI19810318	CANCELLARA Fabian	FAS	SUI	23	602.00
64	GER19790516	KESSLER Matthias	TMO	GER	25	583.00
65	NOR19750209	ARVESEN Kurt-Asle	CSC	NOR	29	582.00
66	SUI19740627	ZBERG Marcus	GST	SUI	30	581.00
67	ESP19760329	ASTARLOA ASCASIBAR Igor	LAM	ESP	28	579.00
68	UKR19800104	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	LAN	UKR	24	575.00
69	DEN19730104	HOJ Frank	CSC	DEN	31	564.00
70	RUS19660204	EKIMOV Viatcheslav	USP	RUS	38	556.00
71	ITA19721121	MORENI Cristian	ALB	ITA	32	553.00
72	NED19760122	VAN DIJCK Stefan	LOT	NED	28	551.00
73	ITA19740204	MAZZANTI Luca	PAN	ITA	30	547.00
74	NED19770629	LOWIK Gerben	CHO	NED	27	532.45
75	ESP19760310	JIMENEZ SANCHEZ Eladio	KEL	ESP	28	528.00
76	FRA19710412	MOREAU Christophe	C.A	FRA	33	524.50
77	FRA19790202	CASAR Sandy	FDJ	FRA	25	514.00
77	ESP19740618	GUTIERREZ CATALUNA José Enrique	PHO	ESP	30	514.00
79	SLO19770314	VALJAVEC Tadej	PHO	SLO	27	512.00
80	ITA19730729	MAZZOLENI Eddy	SAE	ITA	31	511.40
81	BEL19690223	WAUTERS Marc	RAB	BEL	35	511.00
82	LUX19780703	KIRCHEN Kim	FAS	LUX	26	508.00
83	KAZ19760815	FOFONOV Dmitriy	COF	KAZ	28	507.00
84	ITA19740514	TOSATTO Matteo	FAS	ITA	30	506.00
85	AUS19770214	EVANS Cadel	TMO	AUS	27	503.00
85	USA19731024	LEIPHEIMER Levi	RAB	USA	31	503.00
87	FRA19780528	CASPER Jimmy	COF	FRA	26	502.00
88	ESP19780116	GIL PEREZ Koldo	LST	ESP	26	501.60
89	ITA19740729	GIUNTI Massimo	DVE	ITA	30	498.00
90	ESP19770803	PEREIRO SIO Oscar	PHO	ESP	27	491.00
91	FRA19781130	FEDRIGO Pierrick	C.A	FRA	26	488.00
92	FRA19750430	MONCOUTIE David	COF	FRA	29	484.00
93	ESP19800530	GOMEZ MARCHANTE José Angel	ALM	ESP	24	479.00
93	GER19730920	POLLACK Olaf	GST	GER	31	479.00
95	ESP19780418	GARCIA QUESADA Carlos	KEL	ESP	26	473.00
96	POR19730919	AZEVEDO José	USP	POR	31	472.00
97	SWE19750130	BACKSTEDT Magnus	ALB	SWE	29	471.00
98	ITA19770117	PAOLINI Luca	QSD	ITA	27	466.00
99	GER19680825	ALDAG Rolf	TMO	GER	36	465.00
100	KAZ19800321	KASHECHKIN Andrey	C.A	KAZ	24	464.00

UCI Calendars: Track Road Women UCI Home Page (Multilingual)

Rogge: More Positives to come?
Posted Mon Oct 18 16:51:47 2004 (EDT in North America)

Olympics chief Jacques Rogge heaped praise on Greek organisers and
declared the Athens Games an all-round success.

Television ratings are 15% up from the 2000 Games in Sydney, while ticket sales have topped
figures from the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics.

The organisation was outstanding and we had competitions in state-of-the-art venues,''
said Rogge, who described the security precautions asflawless''.

They really did a fantastic job. I am very, very happy about the Games.''

We have discovered a new Greece. Greece was great for the Games.''

Greece bids Games farewell:

These have been unforgettable dream Games. These Games were held in peace and brotherhood.
These were the Games where it became increasingly difficult to cheat and where clean athletes
were better protected.''

Rogge's predecessor Juan Antonio Samaranch had hailed the 2000 Games in Sydney as the greatest
Olympiad ever.

But Rogge gave a diplomatic response when asked whether the Athens Games were better.

The people, the city, the history, the volunteers and the ancient, pure, athletic spirit
made these Olympics the best ever

He said:You cannot compare Games that are held at different times and in different
countries.''

But despite all the praise, Rogge sent a chilling warning there could be more positive
drug tests than the 22 recorded so far in Athens.

The list is probably not over,'' said the Belgian.You have 10,500 athletes in the Olympic
village, you do not have 10,500 saints. You will always have cheats.''

The combined performances of China, Japan and South Korea also impressed Rogge, who described
their efforts as theawakening of Asia'' and an ominous sign for the rest of the world ahead
of the 2008 Games in Beijing.

(Source: BBC)

BBC Site - (English)

Malaysia Airlines Herald Sun Tour: Canadian win on Stage Six
Posted Mon Oct 18 12:46:50 2004 (EDT in North America)

Stage 6: Colac Tour of the Otways - 178.7 km 

KENNEALLY HAS A GO
By Shane Stokes
Oct 18, 2004,

Irish rider Brian Kenneally went on the attack on the sixth stage of the Malaysian Airlines 
Herald Sun Tour earlier today. The Sungold Mile Warrnambool rider was part of a fifteen man 
group which initially went clear shortly after the start in Colac, then made it into a four 
man split with Dominique Perras (Active For Life), Karl Menzies (Bicycle Superstore) and 
Phillip Thuaux (Jayco).

This quartet was eventually joined by Luke Roberts (Latrobe City) and Simon Gerrans (Jayco), 
who helped extend the lead to almost three minutes.

Kenneally eventually lost his place in the break, being caught and passed by the bunch. Thuaux 
also fell off the pace but despite the loss of horsepower, the four leaders managed to stay 
clear to the finish.

There, Canadian rider Perras won the sprint for stage honours, crossing the line ahead of 
Menzies, Roberts and Gerrans. Australians David McKenzie (Bicycle Superstore) and Baden 
Cooke (Subaru) led home the main field 21 seconds later. Irishman Dermot Nally also finished 
in the peloton, losing three seconds due to a small split in the bunch.

Overnight leader Dean Downing finished at the rear of this group and lost his race lead to 
Menzies, with McKenzie also moving ahead of the Englishman in the general classification.

Nally is now best placed of the Irish overall in 66th place. Paul Healion (70th), 
Dermot Finegan (71st) and Kenneally (79th) are further back going into tomorrow's seventh 
stage, a 154.8 kilometre road race from Creswick to Dayleford.

Fuller listings available on theCycle Racing Site.

The Stages: 
Thu 14 Oct - Stage  1 - Melbourne Criterium      -  33.0 km (30 laps x 1.1 km)
Fri 15 Oct - Stage  2 - Werribee Criterium       -  36.0 km (30 laps x 1.2 km)
Fri 15 Oct - Stage  3 - Werribee-You Yangs       -  77.7 km
Sat 16 Oct - Stage  4 - Portarlington Circuit    - 117.0 km (10 x 11.7 km)
Sun 17 Oct - Stage  5 - Geelong Kermesse         -  77.0 km (35 x  2.2 km)
Mon 18 Oct - Stage  6 - Colac Tour of the Otways - 178.7 km
Tue 19 Oct - Stage  7 - Creswick-Daylesford      - 154.8 km
Wed 20 Oct - Stage  8 - Bendigo Kermesse         -  69.0 km (30 x 2.3 km)
Thu 21 Oct - Stage  9 - Nagambie-Mansfield       - 151.8 km
Fri 22 Oct - Stage 10 - Mansfield Criterium      -  33.0 km (30 x 1.1 km)
Fri 22 Oct - Stage 11 - Mansfield-Jamieson       -  38.0 km
Sat 23 Oct - Stage 12 - Warragul-Mt Baw Baw      -  87.7 km
Sun 24 Oct - Stage 13 - Traralgon Kermesse       -  57.0 km (20 x 2.85 km)


(Source: Irish Cycling)

Irish Cycling (English)

UIV CUP: Round One in Amsterdam
Posted Mon Oct 18 12:10:26 2004 (EDT in North America)

		Last year's successful innovation, The UIV (Union International des Vélodromes)  
		Madison Cup for Under 23, will continue this coming season, with the first round being 
		contested at the Amsterdam Six.

(Source: SixDay Staff)

Amsterdam Startlist

Happy Birthday - Men
Posted Mon Oct 18 02:58:31 2004 (EDT in North America)

Lucien Mazan* (1882) France - Died on December 20, 1917
1st. 1907 Tour de France (2nd. Gustave Garrigou;           3rd Emile Georget, both French)
1st. 1908 Tour de France (2nd. Francois Faber, Luxembourg, 3rd Georges Passerieu, France)
1st. 1906 Paris Tours
1st. 1907 Milan- Sanremo
* Lucien was better known by his nicknamePetit-Breton'' 
Picture + Prolific Palmares

Isidro Nozal (1977) Spain
2nd. 2003 Vuelta à España (1st. Roberto Heras, Spain)

(Source: Six Day staff)

Men Only
Posted Mon Oct 18 01:40:03 2004 (EDT in North America)

Here'sMoldavia's Ruslan Ivanov

(Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy:Cyclinfo Site (French))

Ladies Only
Posted Mon Oct 18 01:39:36 2004 (EDT in North America)

Here'sLithuania's Edita Pucinskaite (1999 World Champion)

(Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy:Cyclinfo Site (French))

Happy Birthday - Women
Posted Mon Oct 18 01:23:50 2004 2004 (EDT in North America)

Ana Paola Madrinan Villegas (1973) Colombia - 31 today
205th. UCI Ranking
27th. 2004 Worlds Time Trial
74th. 2004 Worlds Road Race

(Source: Six Day staff)

Today's Menu
Posted Mon Oct 18 01:16:32 2004 (EDT in North America)

Monday, October 18 Main Events: 

MEN: 
Stage Races:
     Stage 6 - Malaysia Airlines Herald Sun Tour - Australia - Cat. 2.3

Single Day races: None

Six Day Races:  
    Night 1 - Amsterdam 

WOMEN: 
Stage Races:      None

Single Day races: None

(Source: UCI)

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