04.11.04 - Stage 5 - Miriam Vale-Town of 1770 - 90.2 km
1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 2h13m24
2 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 0.02
3 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar
4 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM
5 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Bendigo Bank 0.06
6 Corey Sweet (Aus) Lysaght
7 Mathew Rex (Aus) Lysaght
8 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks
9 Jorge Libonatti (Uru) Europcar 0.08
10 Kristian House (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM
Overall after Stage 5
1 Jaaron Poad (NZl) Argon 18 Bikes - Caravello 6h49m45
2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Subaru 0.02
3 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Bundaberg Sugar 0.07
4 David Harrigan (Aus) Europcar 0.29
5 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bendigo Bank 0.33
6 Russell Downing (GBr) Radio 4BU-KIX FM 0.36
7 David McKenzie (Aus) Jayco 0.40
8 Rob Sharman (GBr) Centracks 0.41
9 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) Mirvac 0.45
10 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Malaysia Airlines 0.46
The Stages
01.11.04 - Stage 1 - Maryborough Criterium - 27.0 km
02.11.04 - Stage 2 - Hervey Bay Kermesse - 72.0 km
03.11.04 - Stage 3 - Oakhurst Canefields - 70.3 km
03.11.04 - Stage 4 - Bundaberg Criterium - 33.0 km
04.11.04 - Stage 5 - Miriam Vale-Town of 1770 - 90.2 km
05.11.04 - Stage 6 - Gin Gin-Mount Perry - 63.3 km
05.11.04 - Stage 7 - Mount Perry - (ITT) 4.1 km
06.11.04 - Stage 8 - Bundaberg Criterium - 42.0 km
(Source: Cycle Racing)
Cycle Racing Site (English)
49th. Tour of Southland - New Zealand - Cat. 2.5
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:31:10 -0500
Stage 6 - Balfour-Riversdale - 15 km (ITT) :
1 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank 19.04 sec.
2 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 0.07
3 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times 0.23
4 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 0.26
5 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 0.27
6 Marc Ryan (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe 0.39
7 Curtis Gunn (USA) Share The Road 0.41
8 Matthew Haydock (NZl) Winton's Middle Pub 0.45
9 Fraser McMaster (NZl) Meadow Fresh 0.45
10 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 0.45
Stage 7 - Riversdale-Invercargill - 127.3 km :
1 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 2h50m33 sec.
2 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Zookeepers Cafe
3 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times
4 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles
5 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank
6 Colby Pearce (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees
7 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart
8 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees
9 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times
10 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times all same time
Overall after Stage 7:
1 John Lieswyn (USA) The Southland Times 13h51m10 sec.
2 Glen Mitchell (NZl) The Southland Times 0.48
3 Scott Guyton (NZl) The Southland Times 1.40
4 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Calder Stewart 2.21
5 Aaron Strong (NZl) Hot Cycles 2.23
6 Peter Latham (NZl) Rabobank 3.03
7 Robin Reid (NZl) Meadow Fresh 4.37
8 Eddy Hilger (USA) Meadow Fresh 4.49
9 Matt Dubberley (USA) S.I.T. Zero Fees 6.57
10 James Elverey (NZl) S.I.T. Zero Fees 7.37
Teams
1 The Southland Times 41.36.21
2 Rabobank 13.05
3 Meadow Fresh 14.13
4 S.I.T. Zero Fees 19.28
5 Sycamore Print 25.39
6 Hot Cycles 32.20
7 Calder Stewart 35.35
8 Creation Signs 36.03
9 Winton's Middle Pub 36.43
10 Zookeepers Cafe 38.33
(Source: New Zealand Herald News Agency)
New Zealand Herald - (English)
CycloCross - UCI Rankings
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:11:31 -0500
Belgium's Vanthourenhout Leads Current rankings : Cur Prev Rider Nation Points 1 (2) S.Vanthourenhout (Bel) 695 2 (1) Z.Mlynar (Cze) 555 3 (4) S.Nys (Bel) 525 4 (7) K.Ausbuher (Tsj) 493 5 (3) B.Berden (Bel) 484 6 (6) T.Vannoppen (Bel) 460 7 (37) E.Vervecken (Bel) 271 8 (5) M.De Clercq (Bel) 259 9 (10) R.Groenendaal (Ned) 241 10 (9) P.Dlask (Cze) 230 (Source: VRT)VRT (Flemish)
Merckx - Maertens : A handshake in France
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 00:00:01 -0500
Long standing Feud ended Eddy Merckx and Freddy Maertens have never been friends. There just was no chemistry between the two. But the notorious World Championship in Barcelona in 1973 fueled a Feud that was to last 31 years. Merckx always blamed Maertens for that defeat when Merckx finished fourth, out of the Medals altogether as Felice Gimondi swept by Maertens for the win with Luis Ocana taking third. At a reunion of Old Timers in France last weekend, however, the two finally came face to face after all those years and shook hands. "We were both wrong. With a hanshake we buried the Hatchet", said Maertens. (Source: VRT)VRT (Flemish)
18th. Tour de Burkina Faso: Stage 8 (Thursday)
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:24:49 -0500
Keita in every attack
On a short course, it was important to hurry up in order to manage a real breakaway. But a lot of riders
having aimed at a long break, the peloton leaving Yako took off at very high speed. Immediately in the
first kilometre, the peloton stretches and unsuccessful attacks take place. At kilometre 12, a group of
8 takes off, but loses two riders due to punctures including Olivier Keita. Not too many regrets for
the Senegal leader, the group is indeed eventually caught back three kilometres later.
Burkina controls
Another attempt, led by Keita, who really deserves his red combativity jersey, is finally caught just
before the intermediate sprint of Gourcy (km 27). Abdoulaye Thiam (Sen), Karel Pattyn (Bel),
Michel Duvigneau or Gunter Cuylits all give it a go but it looks like attacks are forbidden today.
The Burkina riders ride a tactical race to protect their leader and chase every single attempt.
Flahaut preserves his green jersey
Kris Heremans (Bel) and Fabrice Debrabant (Fra) eventually try to break clear a last time, just under
the last kilometre mark. The truth is actually that Debrabant's mission is to chase the Belgian rider
in order to prepare the final sprint for his "Porte du Hainault" team sprinter. And it all works out!
Denis Flahaut flies off for the final effort and wins the stage with a comfortable lead ahead of Jorry
Walgien (Hol) and Saidou Rouamba (Bur), who has to settle, again, for third spot.
04 Nov - Stage 8 - Yako-Ouahigouya - 74.0 km :
Place No. Name Nat Team Time
1 134 FLAHAUT Denis FRA PHA 1h 45' 02"
2 076 WALGIEN Jorry NED RTP 00' 00"
3 001 ROUAMBA Saidou BUR ASF 00' 00"
4 135 LELIEVRE Michel FRA PHA 00' 00"
5 072 VAN LOON Patrick NED RTP 00' 00"
6 104 CHEVALIER Pierre FRA MIX 00' 00"
7 056 SANFO Seydou BUR SIF 00' 00"
8 132 DEBRABANT Fabrice FRA PHA 00' 00"
9 041 KEITA Olivier SEN SEN 00' 00"
10 052 SAWADOGO A.Wahab BUR SIF 00' 00"
11 111 LOKOSSUE Kouame COI COI 00' 00"
12 155 ROOSEN Stefan BEL VAM 00' 00"
13 143 Z.DANIEL Léonardo ANG ANG 00' 00"
14 144 ZIETOSO Benvindo ANG ANG 00' 00"
15 073 VAN STRIEN Leon NED RTP 00' 00"
16 043 THIAM Malick SEN SEN 00' 00"
17 005 KABORE Karim BUR ASF 00' 00"
18 081 ILBOUDO L.Jean BUR SOF 00' 00"
19 092 AMOUSSOUVI Augustin BEN BEN 00' 00"
20 106 PERRET Alexandre FRA MIX 00' 05"
21 034 GOULARD Youenn FRA YVE 00' 05"
22 153 HEREMANS Kris BEL VAM 00' 05"
23 156 VAN MECHELEN Joris BEL VAM 00' 05"
24 151 CUYLITS Gunter BEL VAM 00' 05"
25 141 G.S.MUCANZA Marcio ANG ANG 00' 05"
Overall after Stage Eight :
Place No. Name Nat Team Time
1 052 SAWADOGO A.Wahab BUR SIF 20h 13' 11"
2 105 DAVID Thierry FRA MIX 01' 20"
3 135 LELIEVRE Michel FRA PHA 01' 45"
4 104 CHEVALIER Pierre FRA MIX 01' 52"
5 051 OUEDRAOGO R.Jérémie BUR SIF 02' 06"
6 132 DEBRABANT Fabrice FRA PHA 02' 45"
7 043 THIAM Malick SEN SEN 04' 58"
8 134 FLAHAUT Denis FRA PHA 05' 33"
9 151 CUYLITS Gunter BEL VAM 06' 04"
10 154 PATTYN Karel BEL VAM 06' 19"
11 001 ROUAMBA Saidou BUR ASF 07' 06"
12 032 DUVIGNEAU Michel FRA YVE 09' 02"
13 054 SAWADOGO Mahamadi BUR SIF 10' 56"
14 076 WALGIEN Jorry NED RTP 11' 01"
15 094 GNANSOUNOU Dona BEN BEN 11' 58"
16 053 OUEDRAOGO Tidiane BUR SIF 12' 21"
17 152 SOUDRE Issa BUR VAM 13' 03"
18 141 G.S.MUCANZA Marcio ANG ANG 14' 04"
19 041 KEITA Olivier SEN SEN 14' 55"
20 156 VAN MECHELEN Joris BEL VAM 15' 45"
21 143 Z.DANIEL Léonardo ANG ANG 15' 54"
22 004 ZONGO Lucien BUR ASF 16' 15"
23 042 THIAM Abdoulaye SEN SEN 16' 46"
24 056 SANFO Seydou BUR SIF 16' 50"
25 081 ILBOUDO L.Jean BUR SOF 18' 30"
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 (actually 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)
Moscow - Track World Cup Opener tomorrow (Friday)
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:48:45 -0500
From Moscow to Sydney Starting tomorrow in Russia with the Grande Finale in Sydney, Australia towards the end of February, there will be some exciting racing along the way as the Trackies hone their form for the World Championships in Los Angeles at the end of March. And with the Aussies lacking a win in the entire history of the World Cup (see below), in what so far has been mostly a Franco-Germanic benefit, the Down Under Brigade will be pulling out all the stops to rectify this with the Final Event on their Home Turf. In Moscow: Le programme des finales Friday : scratch, keirin, pursuit, kilo, womens points race and sprints. Saturday : Team pursuit, individual sprint, points race, 500 meters and womens pursuit. Sunday : Madison, team sprint, womens scratch and keirin. Fixtures: 5 - 7 November : 1st Leg - Moscow (Russia) 10 - 12 December : 2nd Leg - Los Angeles (United States) 7 - 9 January : 3rd Leg - Manchester (England) 18 - 20 February : 4th leg - Sydney (Australia) Previous Winners : 2004 : Germany (France 2nd) 2003 : Germany (France 3rd) 2002 : United States (France 5th) 2001 : Germany (France 2nd) 2000 : France 1999 : Germany (France 2nd) 1998 : Germany (France 2nd) 1997 : France 1996 : France 1995 : France 1994 : Germany (France 2nd) 1993 : France (Source: L'Equipe)L'Equipe (French)
31 Year Old Roman Vainsteins (Lampre) Retiring
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:18:55 -0500
Money troubles with his team and Pro Tour problems cited He will work with his brother in a Real Estate enterprize Lithuanian all round Rouleur and Sprinter par excellence, Vainsteins catapaulted to prominence when he won the World Championship in 2000 at Plouay, France. Seven years in the professional peleton have seen him notch up 24 wins; Paris-Brussels and a stage in the Giro d'italia in 1999, Coppa Bernocchi in 2000 along with four stages of Tirreno-Adriatico stand to his credit. Injuries have sidelined him for much of the last three seasons with his sole recent win coming with a stage of the Giro della Provincia di Lucca in 2003. (Source: BBC)BBC Site - (English)
Happy Birthday - Men
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 3:17:16 -0500
Nicolas Frantz (1899) Luxembourg - died January 1, 1985. 1st 1927 Tour de France 1st 1928 Tour de France 2nd 1924 Tour de France 2nd 1926 Tour de France 1st 1929 Paris-Tours 2nd 1929 World Championship 3rd 1932 World Championship Carlos Echeverria (1940) Spain. 3rd 1966 Vuelta a Espana Dirk Demol (1959) Belgium. 1st 1988 Paris-Roubaix (Source: Six Day staff)
Men Only
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 1:39:14 -0500
Here's Fraser MacMaster (Source: Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy: Alexandra Born (English, German))
Ladies Only
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 1:35:17 -0500
Here's Canada's Annie Gariépy - Looking proud of her Website... (Source: Six Day staff)
Happy Birthday - Women
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 1:26:2 -0500
Sorry - None today (Source: Six Day staff)
Looking to 2008: Chinese cooperate with Australian Sports Associations
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 0:53:49 -0500
China will cooperate with Australia for the next four years in sports as well as sports-related fields and learn valuable experiences from the 2000 Olympics host, said Chinese Olympic Committee president Yuan Weimin Monday in Beijing. China will cooperate with Australia for the next four years in sports as well as sports-related fields and learn valuable experiences from the 2000 Olympics host, said Chinese Olympic Committee president Yuan Weimin Monday in Beijing. "Australia boasts its strength in equestrian, swimming, tennis, cycling, athletics and aquatic events, allowing for a large room for exchange and mutual complementary with China," said Yuan, who also heads the General Administration of Sport of China. Australia claimed seven gold, five silver and three bronze from swimming at the Athens Olympic Games where they finished fourth in the medals tally with 17 gold, 16 silver and 16 bronze. Cycling was their second gold mine as they bagged six gold plus two silver and two bronze. Whereas China, second with 32 gold behind the United States in Athens, has been known for its prowess in table tennis, badminton, shooting, diving and weightlifting. "As the 2008 Olympic Games is drawing near, it is high time that we set up the framework of sports cooperation in the form of agreement signing," Yuan said at the signing ceremony of Agreement of Cooperation between Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Chinese Olympic Committee (COC). "We will carry out more extensive cooperation in fields like doping control and sports marketing," Yuan said. "And their experiences on hosting the Olympic Games are valuable for us," he added. AOC president John Coates echoed Yuan's view. "Our teams will train together... And our coaches, trainers, judges, officials, experts and scientists will attend seminars and courses and exchange ideas beneficial to both countries," he said. "We will take benefits from the cooperation in developing our sport events that are not strong such as badminton," he said. "We have six training exchange programs next year and hope they can help our performance in badminton." According to the Agreement, the 2008 Olympics host city of Beijing will be encouraged to invite Australian athletes participate in the Olympic test events planned for 2007-2008 while Australia will provide advice to the COC on its experience as host NOC for the Sydney Olympic Games. Both will invite each other to take part in the national and international competitions being held in respective countries. (Source: People's Daily)People's Daily Online (English, Chinese)
Today's Menu
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 0:40:58 -0500
Thursday, November 4 Main Events:
MEN:
Stage Races:
18th. Tour du Faso - Burkina Faso - Cat. 2.5 (Stage 8 - Yako-Ouahigouya - 74.0 km)
2nd. Jayco Tour of Queensland - Australia - Cat. 2.5 (Stage 5 - Miriam Vale-Town of 1770 - 90.2 km)
49th. Tour of Southland - New Zealand - Cat. 2.5 (Stage 6 - Balfour-Riversdale - 15 km (ITT))
49th. Tour of Southland - New Zealand - Cat. 2.5 (Stage 7 - Riversdale-Invercargill - 127.3 km)
Single Day races: None
Six Day Races: None
WOMEN:
Stage Races: None
Single Day races: None
(Source: UCI)
UCI Calendars: Track Road Women UCI Home Page (Multilingual)