Oudenaarde proposal rejected. Meerbeke will retain, at least until 2008, the finish line for the Tour of Flanders. The contract between the city of Ninove and the Flemish publishing company which sponsors the Ronde expires in 2005, but has been extended for another three years. Burgomaster Durant said "We are extremely satisfied with this new agreement. The arrival of the Tour of Flanders puts Ninove on the World Map." Oudenaarde, a stong candidate to take over the finish, was finally rejected in favour of Ninove-Meerbeke the East Flanders location where the Ronde has finished since 1972. (Source: VRT)VRT (Flemish)
18 Year old Australian prodigy off to Holland
Posted Thu Oct 28 21:33:50 2004 (EDT in North America)
William Walker, the revelation of the late 2004 season, contracted to prestigous Rabobank Espoir TT3 18 year old William Walker, who burst onto the Australian scene with a dramatic win in the final stage of the Malaysian Airlines - Herald Sun Tour last Sunday following closely after his win in the 300 km. Australian classic, Melbourne-Warrnambool, has signed to ride for the prestigous Rabobank development team for the 2005 season. (Source: SixDay Staff)
Dave Zabriskie Inks with CSC/Riis Cycling
Posted Thu Oct 28 21:10:40 2004 (EDT in North America)
After four years and an up and down 2004 season, Zabriskie is leaving the Posties. Dave Zabriskie has signed a two year contract with CSC/Riis Cycling effective January 1 of 2005. His 2004 season saw his second serious crash in under a year, and at one stage his career was in jeopardy. But Dave fiught back to take the US National Time Trial Championships, the 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, and 5th spot in the World Time Trial Championships. (Source: SixDay Staff)
Vuelta a Guatemala - Cat. 2.5 Results, Stage Eight
Posted Thu Oct 28 20:07:52 2004 (EDT in North America)
28 Oct - Stage 8 - Circuito Quetzaltenango - 115 km 1 PENA Jose (Col) Cyclers World 2 ALCEDO Tomy A. (Ven) Loteria Tachira 3 MUNOZ Federico (Col) Cafe Quetzal 4 LOPEZ Carlos (Mex) Canel's Turbo 5 aJCU Lisandro (Gua) La Red 106.1 Overall after Stage 8 1 DELGADO Yeisson R. (Ven) Loteria Tachira 2 VELASQUEZ Nery F. (Gua) Mineravit-Racan 3 AJCU Lisandro (Gua) La Red 106.1 4 LADINO Gregorio (Col) Canel's Turbo 5 VASQUEZ Noel A. (Ven) Loteria Tachira Sorry: No other details available. The Stages: 20 Oct - Stage 1 - Guatemala-Zacapa 150 km 21 Oct - Stage 2 - Santa Cruz-Mayuelas-Río Hondo-Esquipulas 155 km 22 Oct - Stage 3 - Esquipulas Río Hondo-Valle Dorado-Santa Cruz 152 km 23 Oct - Stage 4 - Santa Cruz-El Rancho-Cobán 170 km 24 Oct - Stage 5 - Cobán-Guatemala 150 km 25 Oct - Restday 26 Oct - Stage 6 - Guatemala-Retalhuleu-Quetzaltenango 187 km 27 Oct - Stage 7 - Retalhuleu-Mazatenango-Quetzaltenango 105 km 28 Oct - Stage 8 - Circuito Quetzaltenango 115 km (7 laps) 29 Oct - Stage 9 - San Pedro-San Marcos-Huehuetenango 140 km 30 Oct - Stage 10 - Huehuetenango-Sololá 139 km 31 Oct - Stage 11 - Panajachel-Guatemala 140 km 01 Nov - Stage 12 - Circuito Anillo Periférico 120 km (Source: Cycle Racing)Cycle Racing Site (English)
18th. Tour de Burkina Faso: Stage two
Posted Thu Oct 28 17:11:57 2004 (EDT in North America)
The stage, originally scheduled to cover a 74 km. route between Boromo and Hounde, was rearranged due to road conditions. 27 Oct - Stage 2 - Oasi-Hounde - 52 km: Place No. Name Nat Team Time 1 105 DAVID Thierry FRA MIX 1h 18m 04sec 2 134 FLAHAUT Denis FRA PHA 00m 00sec 3 001 ROUAMBA Saidou BUR ASF 00m 00sec 4 056 SANFO Seydou BUR SIF 00m 00sec 5 076 WALGIEN Jorry NED RTP 00m 00sec 6 072 VAN LOON Patrick NED RTP 00m 00sec 7 155 ROOSEN Stefan BEL VAM 00m 00sec 8 104 CHEVALIER Pierre FRA MIX 00m 00sec 9 143 MANUEL Osvaldo ANG ANG 00m 00sec 10 035 LEBAUD Thierry FRA YVE 00m 00sec 11 053 OUEDRAOGO Tidiane BUR SIF 00m 00sec 12 132 DEBRABANT Fabrice FRA PHA 00m 00sec 13 041 KEITA Olivier SEN SEN 00m 00sec 14 005 KABORE Karim BUR ASF 00m 00sec 15 052 SAWADOGO A.Wahab BUR SIF 00m 00sec 16 156 VAN MECHELEN Joris BEL VAM 00m 00sec 17 111 LOKOSSUE Kouame COI COI 00m 00sec 18 123 KONDOH Komi TOG TOG 00m 00sec 19 061 GADO Adamou NIG NIG 00m 00sec 20 102 FUKUHARA Dai JPN MIX 00m 00sec 21 151 CUYLITS Gunter BEL VAM 00m 00sec 22 002 ZONGO Laurent BUR ASF 00m 00sec 23 054 SAWADOGO Mahamadi BUR SIF 00m 00sec 24 011 BAGAYOKO Adama MLI MAL 00m 00sec 25 081 ILBOUDO L.Jean BUR SOF 00m 00sec Overall after Stage Two: Place No. Name Nat Team Time 1 104 CHEVALIER Pierre FRA MIX 4h 38m 19sec 2 001 ROUAMBA Saidou BUR ASF 01m 31sec 3 105 DAVID Thierry FRA MIX 01m 37sec 4 132 DEBRABANT Fabrice FRA PHA 01m 42sec 5 052 SAWADOGO A.Wahab BUR SIF 01m 43sec 6 051 OUEDRAOGO R.Jeremie BUR SIF 01m 43sec 7 154 PATTYN Karel BEL VAM 01m 45sec 8 053 OUEDRAOGO Tidiane BUR SIF 01m 47sec 9 143 MANUEL Osvaldo ANG ANG 01m 47sec 10 002 ZONGO Laurent BUR ASF 01m 47sec 11 115 OUEDRAOGO Ahmed COI COI 01m 47sec 12 043 THIAM Malick SEN SEN 01m 47sec 13 135 LELIEVRE Michel FRA PHA 02m 21sec 14 134 FLAHAUT Denis FRA PHA 02m 41sec 15 151 CUYLITS Gunter BEL VAM 02m 42sec 16 011 BAGAYOKO Adama MLI MAL 02m 49sec 17 054 SAWADOGO Mahamadi BUR SIF 02m 49sec 18 003 TALL Saidou BUR ASF 02m 49sec 19 094 GNANSOUNOU Dona BEN BEN 02m 49sec 20 004 ZONGO Lucien BUR ASF 02m 55sec 21 131 BAEFCOP Yann FRA PHA 03m 05sec 22 152 SOUDRE Issa BUR VAM 03m 16sec 23 144 PIRES Jose ANG ANG 04m 17sec 24 086 KIBA S.Pierre BUR SOF 05m 23sec 25 084 SAWADOGO Houdo BUR SOF 05m 23sec The Stages: 27 Oct - Stage 1 - Kokologo-Boromo 136.0 km 28 Oct - Stage 2 - Boromo-Hounde (scheduled) 74.0 km Stage 2 - Oasi - Hounde (raced) 52.0 km 29 Oct - Stage 3 - Orodara-Sikasso 121.0 km 30 Oct - Stage 4 - Sikasso-Orodara 96.5 km 31 Oct - Stage 5 - Bobo Dioulasso-Bobo Dioulasso 121.0 km 01 Nov - Stage 6 - Pa (Sabou)-Koudougou 156.5 km 02 Nov - Restday 03 Nov - Stage 7 - Ouagadougou-Yako 100.5 km 04 Nov - Stage 8 - Yako-Ouahigouya 74.0 km 05 Nov - Stage 9 - Gourcy-Ziniare 180.0 km 06 Nov - Stage 10 - Linoghin-Pouytenga 96.0 km 07 Nov - Stage 11 - Kombissiri-Ouagadougou 85.0 km (Source: Le Tour)Le Tour Website (Multilingual)
Tour de Burkina Faso: First News
Posted Thu Oct 28 14:10:50 2004 (EDT in North America)
Stage 2 - Oasi a Hounde - 52 km Frenchman David Thierry won the second stage of the Tour of Burkina Faso today. The stage, originally scheduled to cover a 74 km. route between Boromo e Hounde was rearranged due to road conditions. Pierre Chevalier, winner of Stage One, retained the Leader's jersey. (Source: la Gazzetta dello Sport)la Gazzetta (Italian)
Cipollini: Retirement Announcement Friday?
Posted Thu Oct 28 13:29:21 2004 (EDT in North America)
Italy's prolific sprinter seems set to hang up his wheels... Italian Mario Cipollini, one of the most celebrated sprinters ever, has called a Press Conference for tomorrow (Friday) in Milan where it is widely expected that he will announce his retirement. Over a 15 year period Cipollini has been a prolific winner. World Champion in 2002, 42 stage wins at the Giro d'Italia (the record) and twelve stage wins in the Tour de France as well as innumerable wins in one day races stand to his credit. This year Cipollini had to abandon the Giro d'Italia after a high speed crash and was forced to abandon the Tour de France as well. He has announced his retirement before but reconsidered. However, this time it seems that he is serious about retirement and is rumoured to be considering a post as a director of his Domina Vacanze Elitron team. Mario Cipollini's Scoreboard (Source: L'Equipe)L'Equipe (French)
Tour de France 2005 - Route unveiled
Posted Thu Oct 28 13:01:04 2004 (EDT in North America)
The 2005 Tour de France will start on the tiny Atlantic island of Noirmoutier and will feature just three mountain finishes and one individual time-trial. Tour organisers unveiled the route on Thursday for the 3,600km race, which starts on 2 July. The time-trial takes place on 23 July, just 24 hours before the final Paris stage, ensuring a nervous finish. American Lance Armstrong is expected to seek to win his seventh straight title on the Champs-Elysees. The 33-year-old, however, has still not committed himself to next year's Tour. His US Postal team chief Johan Bruyneel said: "He'll race if he is motivated but he has been motivating himself for the last six years. "When I saw him he was very laid back about it." A decision is expected next February or March. "When he starts racing next year he'll discover how motivated he is," added another of his team officials, Dirk DeMol. The route should give Armstrong's rivals hope, as the Texan's stranglehold on the event has been based on his time-trialling ability and increasingly dominant performances in the mountains. With a single individual time-trial and fewer finishes at high altitude, the 2005 Tour could be a little less demanding than in recent years and give the likes of Jan Ullrich and Joseba Beloki more recovery time. The organisers, however, are not holding their breath over a fight to the finish. "Don't count on me to make any predictions about the winner. We have been far too disappointed by Lance Armstrong's rivals in 2004," said Tour director Jean-Marie Leblanc. The 21 stages will take 200 riders from Noirmoutier, just off Nantes, to Paris on a clockwise route with a short visit to Germany. This means Armstrong and the rest of the bunch will tackle the Alps before the Pyrenees. Despite a tough stage to Courchevel, in which the peloton will tackle the Cornet de Roselend climb that ended Miguel Indurain's reign in 1996, the Alps stages look less gruelling with two valley finishes, in Briancon and Digne. The Briancon stage will, however, include the famous Galibier and Madeleines passes. That last time-trial in St Etienne will decide the final positions in the race - and I can tell you it'll be a tough one The Pyrenees look set to be more decisive with two finishes at high altitude in Ax Trois Domaines and a gruesome 17th stage to Le Pla d'Adet. Climbers will also be able to shine before the Alps , as the route passes through the Vosges mountains, with a stage up the Ballon d'Alsace. And from the Pyrenees to Paris, riders will have to tackle the hilly roads of the Massif Central with an exacting finish in Mende. As a result, the 2005 is a more balanced route than usual and will suit neither climbers or sprinters, who have only five flat stages in which to display their pace. Time-trial specialists will start the Tour with a longer prologue than usual over 19km, but will have to wait until the penultimate day for a second chance over 55km in St Etienne. "That last time trial in St Etienne will decide the final positions in the race. And I can tell you it'll be a tough one," said Leblanc. The organisers have yet to decide whether 21 or 22 teams will contest the race. LE TOUR DE FRANCE 2005 Stage 1 Time-trial: Fromentine-Noirmoutier (19km) Stage 2 Challans-Les Essarts (182km) Stage 3 La Chataigneraie-Tours (208km) Stage 4 Team time-trial: Tours-Blois (66km) Stage 5 Chambord-Montargis (179km) Stage 6 Troyes-Nancy (187km) Stage 7 Etape Luneville-Karlsruhe (225km) Stage 8 Pforzheim-Gerardmer (235km) Stage 9 Gerardmer-Mulhouse (170km) Stage 10 Grenoble-Courchevel (192km) Stage 11 Courchevel-Briancon (173km) Stage 12 Briancon-Digne les Bains (187km) Stage 13 Miramas-Montpellier (162km) Stage 14 Agde-Ax Trois Domaines (220km) Stage 15 Lezat/Leze-Saint Lary Soulan (205km) Stage 16 Mourenx-Pau (177km) Stage 17 Pau-Revel (239km) Stage 18 Albi-Mende (189km) Stage 19 Issoire-Le Puy en Velay (154km) Stage 20 Time trial: Saint-Etienne (55km) Stage 21 Corbeil-Paris (160km) (Source: BBC)BBC Site - (English)
PowerNet Tour of Southland, New Zealand
Posted Thu Oct 28 07:12:33 2004 (EDT in North America)
Starting Monday, November 1st., is the 49th. Tour of Southland, a major event on the Kiwi Calendar. Run every year since 1956, this short stage race packs ten challenging stages into six days of racing. The Stages: Monday 1 November 2004 Stage 1 8.3 Km Computerland NZ (Southland) Team Time Trial (2 circuits of Queens Park) Stage 2 78.3 Km Amalgamated Builders (ABL) Limited Tuesday 2 November 2004 Stage 3 113.8 Km Waiau Hotel, Tuatapere Stage 4 88.3 Km Winton Hotel, Winton Wednesday 3 November 2004 Stage 5 132.8 Km New Orleans Hotel, Arrowtown Thursday 4 November 2004 Stage 6 15.0 Km Mataura Licensing Trust Stage 7 127.3 Km Southern Paints - Ameron Friday 5 November 2004 Stage 8 163.6 Km Pub Charity Inc Saturday 6 November 2004 Stage 9 79.0 Km Southland District Council Stage 10 64.4 Km Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill The Startlist: 1 Scott Guyton Rotorua The Southland Times 2 John Lieswyn United States The Southland Times 3 Greg Henderson Dunedin The Southland Times 4 Glen Mitchell Hamilton The Southland Times 5 Tim Gudsell Te Awamutu The Southland Times 6 Hayden Roulston Ashburton Zookeepers Cafe 7 Heath Blackgrove Waimate Zookeepers Cafe 8 Marc Ryan Timaru Zookeepers Cafe 9 Craig Thomson Dunedin Zookeepers Cafe 10 Gordon Macaulay Auckland Zookeepers Cafe 11 Aaron Strong Auckland Hot Cycles 12 Richard Bowker Auckland Hot Cycles 13 Justin Kerr Hamilton Hot Cycles 14 Stephen Blair Australia Hot Cycles 15 Brendon McGrath Auckland Hot Cycles 16 Peter Latham Te Awamutu Rabobank 17 Ryan Russell Te Awamutu Rabobank 18 Karl Moore Te Awamutu Rabobank 19 Geoffrey Burndred Hamilton Rabobank 20 Ross Simmonds Hamilton Rabobank 21 Hayden Godfrey Christchurch Winton's Middle Pub 22 Charles Coyle United States Winton's Middle Pub 23 Matt King Invercargill Winton's Middle Pub 24 Matthew Haydock Auckland Winton's Middle Pub 25 Ross Machejefski Christchurch Winton's Middle Pub 26 Fraser McMaster Christchurch Meadow Fresh 27 Pascal Hungerbuhler Switzerland Meadow Fresh 28 Robin Reid Nelson Meadow Fresh 29 Ben Robson Nelson Meadow Fresh 30 Eddy Higler United States Meadow Fresh 31 Colby Pearce United States SIT - ZERO FEES 32 Matt Dubberley United States SIT - ZERO FEES 33 Troy White United States SIT - ZERO FEES 34 Danny Hillary Dunedin SIT - ZERO FEES 35 James Elverey Auckland SIT - ZERO FEES 36 Robert Coble United States Hilo Decorating 37 Ryan Yee United States Hilo Decorating 38 Steve Tilford United States Hilo Decorating 39 Bill Stolte United States Hilo Decorating 40 Jeffrey Theis United States Hilo Decorating 41 Steven Harcourt Australia Sycamore Print 42 Hilton McMurdo Australia Sycamore Print 43 Jason Rigg Australia Sycamore Print 44 Paul Millar Australia Sycamore Print 45 Mark Petterson Australia Sycamore Print 46 Karl Murray Auckland Calder Stewart 47 Jeremy Vennell Hastings Calder Stewart 48 TBA Australia Calder Stewart 49 Andrew Small Auckland Calder Stewart 50 Paul Richards Australia Calder Stewart 51 Eddie Monnier United States Share The Road 52 Blake Caldwell United States Share The Road 53 Curtis Gunn United States Share The Road 54 Sheldon Denny United States Share The Road 55 Jeremiah Wiscovitch United States Share The Road 56 Anthony Chapman Dunedin Creation Signs 57 Joseph Chapman Dunedin Creation Signs 58 Scott Allen Blenheim Creation Signs 59 Ryan Kiesonowski Christchurch Creation Signs 60 Michael McGee Australia Creation Signs 61 Fabian Mathes Germany Team Ultimo 62 Hans Fischer Germany Team Ultimo 63 Christian Brockhoff Germany Team Ultimo 64 Josh Akarsu Australia Team Ultimo 65 Olivier Fesque France Team Ultimo 66 Stuart Lowe Christchurch Philips Smiths City 67 Darreell Kircher Christchurch Philips Smiths City 68 Lester Settle Christchurch Philips Smiths City 69 Steve Scott Christchurch Philips Smiths City 70 Corey Winder Christchurch Philips Smiths City 71 Garry Smith Invercargill Southwest Helicopters 72 David Beadle Invercargill Southwest Helicopters 73 Jerard Stock Invercargill Southwest Helicopters 74 Travis Kane Invercargill Southwest Helicopters 75 Daryl Cleghorn Gore Southwest Helicopters 76 Matt Randall Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 77 John Alabaster Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 78 Paul Billing Whangarei Ascot Park Hotel 79 Jason Allen Blenheim Ascot Park Hotel 80 Andrew Thomas Invercargill Ascot Park Hotel 81 Ben Oleson Morronsville Riverside Rentals 82 Heath Turnbull Christchurch Riverside Rentals 83 Michael Crowther Christchurch Riverside Rentals 84 Steven Hands Ashburton Riverside Rentals 85 Andrew Ellis Dunedin Riverside Rentals 86 Scott Lyttle Masterton Jackson & Wills 87 Joseph Cooper Wellington Jackson & Wills 88 Jamie Thynne Wellington Jackson & Wills 89 Graham Stone Wellington Jackson & Wills 90 Jamie Miller Wellington Jackson & Wills 91 Chris Carson Australia Cycling Southland 92 Cameron Holt Cambridge Cycling Southland 93 Hayden Lawrence Wellington Cycling Southland 94 Donald Oakly Masterton Cycling Southland 95 Aaron Tuckerman Blenheim Cycling Southland (Source: PowerNet Tour of Southland)PowerNet Tour of Southland Site (English)
Men Only
Posted Thu Oct 28 06:34:23 2004 (EDT in North America)
Here's another famous Doper, Davey Millar (Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Cyclinfo Site (French))
Ladies Only
Posted Thu Oct 28 06:26:45 2004 (EDT in North America)
Here's Anouska van der Zee Leontien Zijlaard Van Moorsel's Farm Frites Hartol teammate. (Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Cyclinfo Site (French))
Happy Birthday - Men
Posted Thu Oct 28 06:21:29 2004 (EDT in North America)
Jef Jansen (1919) Holland 3rd 1947 World Championship (1st Theo Midelkamp, Holland; 2nd Albert Sercu, Belgium) (Source: Six Day staff)
Happy Birthday - Women
Posted Thu Oct 28 06:18:33 2004 (EDT in North America)
Veronika Jeger (1969) Hungary - 35 today 180th UCI Classification (Source: Six Day staff)
Today's Menu
Posted Thu Oct 28 05:52:18 2004 (EDT in North America)
Thursday, October 28 Main Events: MEN: Stage Races: Vuelta a Guatemala - Cat. 2.5 (Stage 8 - Circuito Quetzaltenango - 115 km (7 laps)) Tour du Faso - Burkina Faso - Cat. 2.5 (Stage 2 - Boromo-Hounde - 74.0 km) Single Day races: None Six Day Races: Grenoble - Night One Dortmund - Night One WOMEN: Stage Races: None Single Day races: None (Source: UCI)
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