Standings after Fourth night, Sunday
1 Robert Slippens - Danny Stam (NED), 209 Points
2 Andreas Kappes - Andreas Beikirch (GER), 204 Points
Down 2 laps:
3 Scott McGrory (AUS) - Matthew Gilmore (BEL), 190 Points
4 Bruno Risi - Kurt Betschart (SUI), 151 Points
Down 4 laps:
5 Robert Bartko (GER) - Franco Marvulli (SUI), 151 Points
Down 7 laps:
6 Lars Teutenberg - Christian Lademann (GER), 88 Points
Down 11 laps:
7 Marco Villa (ITA) - Thorsten Rund (GER), 86 Points
Down 13 laps:
8 Luke Roberts (AUS) - Jimmi Madsen (DEN), 62 Points
Down 20 laps:
9 Leif Lampater (GER) - Alexander Aeschbach (SUI), 72 Points
Down 21 laps:
10 Franz Stocher (AUT) - Christian Grasmann (GER), 52 Points
Down 22 laps:
11 Stefan Löffler - Andreas Müller (GER), 63 Points
Down 24 laps:
13 Wouter van Mechelen - Iljo Keisse (BEL), 104 Points
Down 25 laps:
12 Gerd Dörich - Frank Kowatschitsch (GER), 30 Points
Down 27 laps:
15 Ronny Lauke - Erik Weisspfennig (GER), 17 Points
Down 28 laps:
14 Mikhail Ignatiev - Alexei Markov (RUS), 31 Points
(Source: SixDay Staff)
Doble Copacabana-GP Fides - Bolivia - Cat. 2.5 Stage 6a & 6b
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:51:58 -0500
14 Nov: Stage 6a Plaza Copacabana - Yunguyo(Peru) - San Pedro De Tiquena 69 Kms.
Pl Time Name No. Averg Delay Squad
1 01:40:24 PEREZ, Jairo 14 41.235 00:00:00 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
2 01:40:26 ROJAS, Alexis 104 41.221 00:00:02 POLLITO RICO
3 01:40:53 NIÑO, Libardo 11 41.038 00:00:29 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
4 01:40:53 ZAPATA, Javier 22 41.038 00:00:29 ORBITEL O5
5 01:40:53 HENAO, Mauricio 26 41.038 00:00:29 ORBITEL O5
6 01:40:53 PEDRAZA, Walter 23 41.038 00:00:29 ORBITEL O5
7 01:40:53 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 24 41.038 00:00:29 ORBITEL O5
8 01:40:53 NIÑO, Victor 13 41.038 00:00:29 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
9 01:40:53 NEISA, Mauricio 15 41.038 00:00:29 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
10 01:40:56 OCHOA, Israel 16 41.017 00:00:32 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
11 01:40:56 COTUMBA, Juan 53 41.017 00:00:32 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
12 01:40:56 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge 43 41.017 00:00:32 INCA AREQUIPA
13 01:40:58 RIOS, Gustavo 41 41.004 00:00:34 INCA AREQUIPA
14 01:40:58 RODRIGUEZ, José 74 41.004 00:00:34 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
15 01:40:58 MARTINEZ, Jorge 21 41.004 00:00:34 ORBITEL O5
16 01:41:07 GALLEGOS, Jorge 5 40.943 00:00:43 CLUB ESPOLI
17 01:41:09 CHILES, Hector 1 40.929 00:00:45 CLUB ESPOLI
18 01:41:21 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos 3 40.849 00:00:57 CLUB ESPOLI
19 01:41:25 VELASQUEZ, Rubén 75 40.822 00:01:01 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
20 01:41:25 SOLIZ, Oscar 102 40.822 00:01:01 POLLITO RICO
Overall after Stage 6a
Pl No. Name Squad Time Averge Delay
1 22 ZAPATA, Javier ORBITEL O5 18:41:14 38.636 00:00:00
2 16 OCHOA, Israel LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 18:42:37 38.588 00:01:23
3 23 PEDRAZA, Walter ORBITEL O5 18:46:20 38.461 00:05:06
4 24 HERNANDEZ, Jairo ORBITEL O5 18:47:06 38.435 00:05:52
5 11 NIÑO, Libardo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 18:47:15 38.430 00:06:01
6 14 PEREZ, Jairo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 18:49:16 38.361 00:08:02
7 53 COTUMBA, Juan MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 18:52:31 38.251 00:11:17
8 15 NEISA, Mauricio LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 18:52:50 38.240 00:11:36
9 1 CHILES, Hector CLUB ESPOLI 18:53:50 38.207 00:12:36
10 3 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos CLUB ESPOLI 18:58:43 38.043 00:17:29
11 104 ROJAS, Alexis POLLITO RICO 18:59:03 38.032 00:17:49
12 41 RIOS, Gustavo INCA AREQUIPA 18:59:48 38.007 00:18:34
13 102 SOLIZ, Oscar POLLITO RICO 19:01:59 37.934 00:20:45
14 5 GALLEGOS, Jorge CLUB ESPOLI 19:02:02 37.932 00:20:48
15 26 HENAO, Mauricio ORBITEL O5 19:02:09 37.928 00:20:55
16 101 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro POLLITO RICO 19:05:06 37.831 00:23:52
17 43 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge INCA AREQUIPA 19:06:04 37.799 00:24:50
18 74 RODRIGUEZ, José GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL 19:06:26 37.787 00:25:12
19 51 CONITZER, Ariel MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 19:07:46 37.743 00:26:32
20 12 BECERRA, Victor LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 19:09:02 37.701 00:27:48
14 Nov: Stage 6b San Pablo De Tiquena - La Paz Calacoto 121
Pl Time Name No Averg Delay Squad
1 02:40:56 ZAPATA, Javier 22 45.112 00:00:00 ORBITEL O5
2 02:40:56 OCHOA, Israel 16 45.112 00:00:00 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
3 02:40:56 PEREZ, Jairo 14 45.112 00:00:00 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
4 02:40:58 ROJAS, Alexis 104 45.103 00:00:02 POLLITO RICO
5 02:41:08 NEISA, Mauricio 15 45.056 00:00:12 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
6 02:41:08 PEDRAZA, Walter 23 45.056 00:00:12 ORBITEL O5
7 02:41:08 VELASQUEZ, Rubén 75 45.056 00:00:12 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
8 02:41:08 SOLIZ, Oscar 102 45.056 00:00:12 POLLITO RICO
9 02:41:08 COTUMBA, Juan 53 45.056 00:00:12 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
10 02:41:08 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 24 45.056 00:00:12 ORBITEL O5
11 02:41:08 NIÑO, Libardo 11 45.056 00:00:12 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
12 02:41:15 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge 43 45.023 00:00:19 INCA AREQUIPA
13 02:41:28 MUÑOZ, Hernan 25 44.963 00:00:32 ORBITEL O5
14 02:41:28 HENAO, Mauricio 26 44.963 00:00:32 ORBITEL O5
15 02:41:28 BECERRA, Victor 12 44.963 00:00:32 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
16 02:41:41 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos 3 44.903 00:00:45 CLUB ESPOLI
17 02:41:54 CORTEZ, Alejandro 56 44.842 00:00:58 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
18 02:41:54 CHILES, Hector 1 44.842 00:00:58 CLUB ESPOLI
19 02:41:54 RIOS, Gustavo 41 44.842 00:00:58 INCA AREQUIPA
20 02:41:59 NIÑO, Victor 13 44.819 00:01:03 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
Final Overall after Stage 6b
Pl No Name Squad Time Averge Delay
1 22 ZAPATA, Javier ORBITEL O5 21:22:02 39.453 00:00:00
2 16 OCHOA, Israel LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 21:23:29 39.408 00:01:27
3 23 PEDRAZA, Walter ORBITEL O5 21:27:28 39.286 00:05:26
4 24 HERNANDEZ, Jairo ORBITEL O5 21:28:14 39.263 00:06:12
5 11 NIÑO, Libardo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 21:28:23 39.259 00:06:21
6 14 PEREZ, Jairo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 21:30:10 39.204 00:08:08
7 53 COTUMBA, Juan MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 21:33:39 39.099 00:11:37
8 15 NEISA, Mauricio LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 21:33:58 39.089 00:11:56
9 1 CHILES, Hector CLUB ESPOLI 21:35:44 39.036 00:13:42
10 104 ROJAS, Alexis POLLITO RICO 21:40:01 38.907 00:17:59
11 3 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos CLUB ESPOLI 21:40:24 38.896 00:18:22
12 41 RIOS, Gustavo INCA AREQUIPA 21:41:42 38.857 00:19:40
13 102 SOLIZ, Oscar POLLITO RICO 21:43:04 38.816 00:21:02
14 26 HENAO, Mauricio ORBITEL O5 21:43:37 38.800 00:21:35
15 43 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge INCA AREQUIPA 21:47:18 38.690 00:25:16
16 74 RODRIGUEZ, José GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL 21:48:25 38.657 00:26:23
17 12 BECERRA, Victor LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 21:50:30 38.596 00:28:28
18 5 GALLEGOS, Jorge CLUB ESPOLI 21:52:06 38.549 00:30:04
19 101 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro POLLITO RICO 21:55:10 38.459 00:33:08
20 21 MARTINEZ, Jorge ORBITEL O5 21:56:51 38.410 00:34:49
Final Mountains Classification after Stage 6b
Pl No. Name Points Team
1 16 OCHOA, Israel 67 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
2 22 ZAPATA, Javier 47 ORBITEL O5
3 11 NIÑO, Libardo 47 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
4 24 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 46 ORBITEL O5
5 104 ROJAS, Alexis 44 POLLITO RICO
6 74 RODRIGUEZ, José 29 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
7 14 PEREZ, Jairo 18 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
8 23 PEDRAZA, Walter 16 ORBITEL O5
9 5 GALLEGOS, Jorge 12 CLUB ESPOLI
10 33 SARTASOV, Andrei 10 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR
11 26 HENAO, Mauricio 8 ORBITEL O5
12 13 NIÑO, Victor 8 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
13 1 CHILES, Hector 8 CLUB ESPOLI
14 75 VELASQUEZ, Rubén 6 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
15 12 BECERRA, Victor 6 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
16 53 COTUMBA, Juan 5 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
17 43 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge 5 INCA AREQUIPA
18 41 RIOS, Gustavo 5 INCA AREQUIPA
19 15 NEISA, Mauricio 5 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
20 62 TORRICO, Marco 4 PIO RICO
Final Points Classification after Stage 6b
Pl Name No. Points Team
1 ZAPATA, Javier 22 144 ORBITEL O5
2 PEREZ, Jairo 14 132 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
3 OCHOA, Israel 16 117 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
4 PEDRAZA, Walter 23 114 ORBITEL O5
5 NIÑO, Libardo 11 112 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
6 ROJAS, Alexis 104 101 POLLITO RICO
7 NEISA, Mauricio 15 96 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
8 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 24 94 ORBITEL O5
9 COTUMBA, Juan 53 73 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
10 HENAO, Mauricio 26 72 ORBITEL O5
11 BECERRA, Victor 12 65 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
12 SOLIZ, Oscar 102 38 POLLITO RICO
13 RIOS, Gustavo 41 38 INCA AREQUIPA
14 CONITZER, Ariel 51 37 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
15 NIÑO, Victor 13 37 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
16 GALLEGOS, Jorge 5 36 CLUB ESPOLI
17 CHILES, Hector 1 33 CLUB ESPOLI
18 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos 3 32 CLUB ESPOLI
19 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge 43 31 INCA AREQUIPA
20 VELASQUEZ, Rubén 75 29 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
Final Team Ranking after Stage 6b
Rank Team Time Average
1 ORBITEL O5 62:50:25 40.245
2 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 62:53:58 40.207
3 CLUB ESPOLI 63:40:27 39.718
4 POLLITO RICO 63:54:55 39.568
5 INCA AREQUIPA 64:06:38 39.447
6 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 64:37:19 39.135
7 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL 64:46:08 39.047
8 PIO RICO 65:59:24 38.324
9 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR 66:04:46 38.272
10 ACERGAL - CALAMINAS ACESCO 66:31:49 38.013
The Stages:
09 Nov: Stage 1 El Alto - Viscachani - El Alto 170 Kms.
10 Nov: Stage 2 El Alto - Titijoni - La Paz 199 Kms.
11 Nov: Stage 3 Viacha - La Paz (TTT) 33 Kms.
12 Nov: Stage 4 La Paz - Viacha 72 Kms. Aprox.
13 Nov: Stage 5a El Alto - Achacachi - San Pablo De Tiquena 140 Kms.
13 Nov: Stage 5b San Pedro De Tiquena - Plaza Copacabana 39 Kms.
14 Nov: Stage 6a Plaza Copacabana - Yunguyo(Peru) - San Pedro De Tiquena 69 Kms.
14 Nov: Stage 6a San Pablo De Tiquena - La Paz Calacoto 121
(Source: SixDay Staff)
Young Brasilian Woman dies after Heart Attack
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:51:58 -0500
Was crossing a desert region in the Brazilian Bike Race Across 2004 event Brazilian cyclist Daiana Rita de Moura, 20 years old, died shortly after abandoning a cross country endurance event from an apparent heart attack. The event was the difficult Bike Race Across 2004, organized in the Brazilian state of Piauí, and the unfortunate event happened when Daiana was crossing a desert zone in the region of Sao Raimundo Nonato. (Source : Marca)
Now that's an Iron Man
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:28:58 -0500
Cannondale Rewards Unusually Determined Ironman KONA, Hawaii -- After a full year of training for the 2004 Ironman, Christian Sadowski had his bike and nearly his body crushed by a motorcycle 105 miles into the Ironman World Championships. His hopes, however, remained unscathed. The former Army Sergeant got up, brushed himself off, and ran the remaining 7 miles of the bike leg--in socks, with his mangled bike slung over his shoulder. Without water or shoes, Sadowski made it to the transition area one minute before the time cutoff. All he had to do after that was run a mere 26.2-mile marathon. Sadowski wrapped his raw and blistered feet, and set off. Earlier in the week he had overheard comments about Kona lottery winners--which he was--are not real Triathletes and shouldn't be allowed to compete with the elite and pro athletes. Sadowski made it to the finish line in 16 hours 9 minutes and 48 seconds. Cannondale Bicycles, official bike sponsor of the Kona Ironman, although previously unaffiliated with Sadowski, presented him with the Ironman "Dedication" Award and a new Ironman 2000 bike at the closing ceremonies. (Source : Bicycle Retailer)
Critical Mass on a Roll in Chile
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:15:58 -0500
400 Cyclists take to the Streets Santiago, Chile -- On the first Tuesday evening of every month, a cacophony of whistles, chants and bicycle bells competes with the noise of rush-hour traffic as the Furiosos Ciclistas snake through the downtown of Chile's capital city. The 400-odd "Raging Cyclists" -- a hodgepodge of naturalists, environmental activists and cycling aficionados -- are patterned after Critical Mass, the Bay Area group that has sent bicyclists riding through downtown San Francisco on the last Friday of the month since 1992. Like their California counterparts, Chile's Raging Cyclists put their passion on two wheels to promote nonpolluting transportation in this smoggy, congested South American city of 6 million. "Everyone comes for a different reason," said Jesus Montealegre, who wears a reflective first-aid outfit to identify himself as one of the group's paramedics. "But we all come to promote the safe use of the bicycle and all of its advantages. It's healthy, economical. It reduces traffic and air pollution, and when you ride a bike, you get to relate to others on the road better and get to know people." Raging Cyclists was founded in 1996. When Montealegre first joined four years ago, he says they were lucky to get 50 riders on the monthly jaunt. There are now more than 3,000 participants, though the group has no formal head and has grown largely through word-of-mouth and the Internet. Similar groups have sprung up in more than 200 U.S. and Canadian cities as well as in Europe, Australia, Asia and South America. In Chile, the club's popularity has contributed to an upsurge in cycling -- 5 percent of Santiago residents now use a bicycle as their primary means of transportation -- a rate that has doubled in the past decade, according to the ministry of transportation. "Cyclists used to be seen as blue-collar workers who would take their bike to save bus fare," Montealegre said. "But today, you see executives, government workers, lawyers, students, everyone riding. This is changing the way cycling is seen, from being a lower-class necessity to a classless means of transportation and recreation." Guillermo Diaz, subsecretary for transportation with the Ministry of Public Works, has been pushing the national government to support this kind of green transportation. "Santiago has a population of 6 million people, of which more than a million have their own car -- an incredibly high rate that's bringing this city to a standstill," said Diaz, an avid cyclist. "If we can convince more people to go to the supermarket or drop their kids off at school on a bike instead of a car, we'll help create better health conditions, a better quality of life and less contamination." Santiago, which sits in a valley surrounded by two mountain ranges, is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Residents are frequently subjected to air-quality alerts and pollution emergencies. Respiratory diseases are common. On their monthly rides, the Raging Cyclists chant demands for "ciclovias" or "bike paths" as they pass the presidential palace and government offices. And they're getting what they want. There is already a 2.8-mile path in the works to run along the Alameda, Santiago's main drag. It's a huge victory given its $500,000 price tag, a significant sum even for this prosperous South American country. The World Bank's Global Environment Fund has donated $7 million to Chile to encourage the use of public transit and nonmotorized transportation by expanding the Alameda bike path to neighboring municipalities and outlying communities. The nearby coastal port of Valparaiso will also get new bike paths. And there's a $1 million plan to build 6 miles of bike paths in the southern city of Concepcion, which will be integrated with the train system and other means of public transit. Diaz, of the public works ministry, credits the persistence of the Raging Cyclists for these successes. "I have the best opinion of them," he said. "They have made an important effort to force this issue into a political and public arena." The Raging Cyclists also have a socially conscious side -- working to promote cycling in poor communities, where they donate bicycles and give lessons in how to maintain them properly. "I've always been attracted to groups that fight for change, like Greenpeace and that sort of thing," said 23-year-old Iris Lopez, a new member who bicycles four hours a day. "But this group was much easier to access because there's no hierarchy to it, so there's no discrimination. We're all equal participants. And that's why we're making waves." (Source : San Francisco Chronicle)
Whither the Pro Tour?
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:15:58 -0500
With Amaury Sports Organization (ASO), Rizzoli Corriere della Sera (RCS) and Unipublic, organizers
respectively of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, along with numerous other
first rate races on the professional cycling calendar, opting out of the new UCI Pro Tour, the
events available for the fledgling Pro Tour are somewhat limited.
ASO organizes the DOHA International GP, Tour of Qatar, Classique Haribo, Paris-Nice,
Critérium International, Paris-Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège,
Tour de Picardie, Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon and Classique des Alpes.
RCS organizes the Giro d'Italia, Milano-San Remo and Giro di Lombardia.
Unipublic Organizes la Vuelta a España, Vuelta a Aragón, la Clásica Alcobendas-Collado Villalba,
la Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana, la Vuelta a Murcia, la Semana Catalana, el Trofeo Luis Puig and
la Escalada a Montjuic.
That doesn't leave very much.
And the question is already being asked: How long will it be before the three main organizers
launch their own Pro Tour?
The current Pro Tour Events
Tour des Flandres (Belgique)
Tour du Pays Basque (Espagne)
Gand-Wevelgem (Belgique)
Amstel Gold Race (Pays-Bas)
Tour de Romandie (Suisse)
Tour de Catalogne (Espagne)
Critérium du Dauphiné libéré (France)
Tour de Suisse
Contre-la-montre par équipes à Eindhoven (Pays-Bas)
HEW-Cyclassics à Hambourg (Allemagne)
Tour du Benelux
Clasica San Sebastian (Espagne)
Tour d'Allemagne
GP Ouest-France à Plouay (France)
Tour de Pologne
Championnat de Zurich (Suisse)
(Source: SixDay Staff)
Famous Attorney faces hopeless Suit
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:15:58 -0500
But Portland attorney Ray Thomas presses Wrongful Death Suit anyway By : Ashbel S. Green Portland attorney Ray Thomas has won some big verdicts in his career, most notably an $80 million judgment against tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris in 1999. But Thomas expects to collect nothing from his latest lawsuit -- a wrongful death complaint against an indigent drunken driver who ran over and killed two bicyclists and severely injured another in 2003. "I told the family we'll do what can we do. So I'll take his deposition and try to get some kind of a judgment against him," said Thomas, an avid bicyclist and author of a book on bicycle law. "Then at least I did something." Thomas filed suit earlier this week against Lindsey Lyle Llaneza, a 50-year-old alcoholic who is serving a 20- year prison sentence in connection with the deaths of Angela Leazenby, 26, and Orion Satushek, 27, and the injuring of Caroline Buchalter. Llaneza, who pleaded guilty to various felony charges earlier this year, ran over Leazenby, Satushek and Buchalter while they were on a midnight summer bike ride in Southeast Portland. When police stopped Llaneza, his blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. When Llaneza's van struck the bicyclists, it was traveling 60 to 70 mph, according to estimates, at least twice the posted limit. Llaneza hadn't had a valid Oregon driver's license in nearly 17 years but had continued to drive despite repeated traffic infractions and a DUII citation three months before. Thomas, who has represented dozens of injured bicyclists, filed the suit on behalf of Kenneth Franken, Leazenby's stepfather. The suit seeks $7,454.41 for medical, burial and memorial services plus an unspecified amount of non-economic damages. Thomas, who only gets paid if he collects money for his clients, does not expect to earn a dime for his work. Still, he said, he intends to drive out to Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton, where Llaneza is being held, and interview him under oath. "I sure do want to hear what he has to say about what the heck happened. Because it's just terrible what happened to those kids," Thomas said. "I hope this case also reminds people in cars that you've got to be careful. One little negligent mistake where you're not hitting someone who's encased in sheet metal and you can really damage someone." (Source: The Oregonian)
Munich Six Day - Night 3 - Saturday
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:44:58 -0500
Standings after Third night, Saturday
1 Robert Slippens - Danny Stam (NED), 145 Points
Down 1 lap:
2 Andreas Kappes - Andreas Beikirch (GER), 149 Points
3 Scott McGrory (AUS) - Matthew Gilmore (BEL), 133 Points
4 Bruno Risi - Kurt Betschart (SUI), 112 Points
Down 4 laps:
5 Robert Bartko (GER) - Franco Marvulli (SUI), 116 Points
Down 7 laps:
6 Lars Teutenberg - Christian Lademann (GER), 62 Points
Down 10 laps:
7 Marco Villa (ITA) - Thorsten Rund (GER), 79 Points
Down 12 laps:
8 Luke Roberts (AUS) - Jimmi Madsen (DEN), 51 Points
Down 17 laps:
9 Leif Lampater (GER) - Alexander Aeschbach (SUI), 60 Points
10 Franz Stocher (AUT) - Christian Grasmann (GER), 42 Points
Down 18 laps:
11 Stefan Löffler - Andreas Müller (GER), 57 Points
Down 20 laps:
12 Gerd Dörich - Frank Kowatschitsch (GER), 19 Points
Down 21 laps:
13 Wouter van Mechelen - Iljo Keisse (BEL), 81 Points
Down 23 laps:
14 Mikhail Ignatiev - Alexei Markov (RUS), 31 Points
15 Ronny Lauke - Erik Weisspfennig (GER), 14 Points
(Source: SixDay Staff)
Hamilton: A Mountain too High to Climb
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:25:58 -0500
Saving his Olympic Medal and assuring a Tour de France start in 2005
may prove a lost cause for this Phonak rider...
By JULIET MACUR From the living room of his Colorado dream house, Tyler Hamilton sees miles of rolling hills covered with evergreens. In the distance, snow-capped mountains form the Continental Divide. The sky is muted orange, promising another magnificent sunset. Behind him, around the neck of a grinning carved wood moose, hangs the Olympic gold medal he won in the cycling time trial at the Athens Games. On the walls are photographs of his golden retriever, Tugboat, who died in July and whose tag Hamilton wore inside his helmet on that winning ride. Next to the couch, a wood box holds Tugboat's ashes, a long lock of his pale tail curling around the lid. Cycling jerseys stitched for the Swiss team built for Hamilton to win the Tour de France sit neatly stacked in the laundry room. Nine custom bicycles line the walls of his garage. When he turns away from the windows, he frowns. "This is the lowest point of my whole life," he says. "I could lose all of this." Hamilton, the American considered the heir apparent to Lance Armstrong, learned in September that he had tested positive for endurance-boosting blood transfusions at the Olympics and at the Vuelta a España. At 33, just as he seemed ready to claim center stage, Hamilton is facing a two-year suspension from competition. His lawyers expect the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which has jurisdiction over the case, to make a formal charge against him soon, and they anticipate going to arbitration in January. Hamilton's goal of winning the 2005 Tour de France is slipping away. He stands a good chance of missing the Tour, a race Armstrong has won six consecutive times but is expected to skip. Anti-doping experts involved in the case say Hamilton is guilty, and Olympic officials are not convinced of his innocence. That keeps Hamilton and his wife, Haven, awake at night. They read arcane scientific data on blood doping to learn what they will be up against when he presents his case. If he loses, he plans to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest court of international athletics. He has a lot at stake. His Swiss team, Phonak, pays him a high-six-figure salary. He also has endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Clif Bar and Oakley, putting his yearly income well above $1 million. Now sponsors are wary. Some fellow competitors are retreating. And recently, a World Anti-Doping Agency spokesman said Hamilton had kept his Olympic medal only because of a laboratory error. "After the Olympics, my life was really secure, my career was really on track because the gold medal can bring you a lot, you know?" Hamilton says. "Now my life is on hold." Hamilton, a sliver of a man at 5 feet 8 inches and 130 pounds, makes eye contact as he says: "I would be happier without everything I have, with nothing, if I could just clear my name. If I had to, I'd give up everything, down to my last penny, to have my name back." A Test Failed Hamilton, the first American to win a road racing Olympic gold in 20 years, left Athens in late August and headed for the Vuelta a España. On Sept. 11, he won an individual time trial. Five nights later, he rose from a massage table to be met by Alvaro Pino, the director of his Phonak team. "You've been accused of transfusing blood from a different person," in the Vuelta, Hamilton said Pino told him. Homologous blood doping, the practice of transfusing another person's blood to increase the amount of oxygen-carrying red blood cells, has been against the rules in cycling since the late 1980's. It improves athletes' endurance but can spread disease and even cause death. Hamilton, the first athlete with a positive result since the test's introduction this year, said he was stunned. His requests for additional screening and a DNA test were denied. "This can't be right," he said he told Pino. "Stay calm. We'll work this out, don't worry." Hamilton dropped out of the Vuelta that day and headed to his condominium in Girona, Spain. Haven, his wife, was in Massachusetts with her family. Tugboat was gone. He opened the door to an empty, painful feeling. (Source: New York Times)
Doble Copacabana-GP Fides - Bolivia - Cat. 2.5 Stage 5a & 5b
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:45:58 -0500
13 Nov: Stage 5a El Alto - Achacachi - San Pablo De Tiquena 140 Kms
Pl Time Name No. Averg Delay Squad
1 03:35:44 GALLEGOS, Jorge 5 38,937 00:00:00 CLUB ESPOLI
2 03:35:44 RODRIGUEZ, José 74 38,937 00:00:00 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
3 03:36:07 SARTASOV, Andrei 33 38,868 00:00:23 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR
4 03:39:43 HENAO, Mauricio 26 38,231 00:03:59 ORBITEL O5
5 03:39:43 BECERRA, Victor 12 38,231 00:03:59 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
6 03:39:43 RIOS, Gustavo 41 38,231 00:03:59 INCA AREQUIPA
7 03:40:42 TORRICO, Marco 62 38,061 00:04:58 PIO RICO
8 03:40:49 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro 101 38,041 00:05:05 POLLITO RICO
9 03:40:49 SALAS, Gonzalo 32 38,041 00:05:05 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR
10 03:40:49 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge 43 38,041 00:05:05 INCA AREQUIPA
11 03:40:57 SOLIZ, Oscar 102 38,018 00:05:13 POLLITO RICO
12 03:40:57 MENA, Abraham 85 38,018 00:05:13 ACERGAL - CALAMINAS ACESCO
13 03:41:12 ZENTENO, Klay 86 37,975 00:05:28 ACERGAL - CALAMINAS ACESCO
14 03:42:02 CONITZER, Ariel 51 37,832 00:06:18 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
15 03:42:04 HANSEN, Rasmus 46 37,826 00:06:20 INCA AREQUIPA
16 03:45:32 NEISA, Mauricio 15 37,245 00:09:48 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
17 03:45:32 PEREZ, Jairo 14 37,245 00:09:48 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
18 03:45:32 ROJAS, Alexis 104 37,245 00:09:48 POLLITO RICO
19 03:45:32 NIÑO, Libardo 11 37,245 00:09:48 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
20 03:45:32 ZAPATA, Javier 22 37,245 00:09:48 ORBITEL O5
Overall after Stage 5a
Pl No Name Squad Time Averge Delay
1 22 ZAPATA, Javier ORBITEL O5 15:59:38 38,390 00:00:00
2 16 OCHOA, Israel LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 16:00:59 38,336 00:01:21
3 23 PEDRAZA, Walter ORBITEL O5 16:04:51 38,182 00:05:13
4 24 HERNANDEZ, Jairo ORBITEL O5 16:05:51 38,143 00:06:13
5 11 NIÑO, Libardo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 16:06:00 38,137 00:06:22
6 14 PEREZ, Jairo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 16:08:29 38,039 00:08:51
7 53 COTUMBA, Juan MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 16:10:26 37,962 00:10:48
8 1 CHILES, Hector CLUB ESPOLI 16:11:07 37,936 00:11:29
9 15 NEISA, Mauricio LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 16:11:10 37,934 00:11:32
10 3 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos CLUB ESPOLI 16:15:48 37,754 00:16:10
11 41 RIOS, Gustavo INCA AREQUIPA 16:17:16 37,697 00:17:38
12 104 ROJAS, Alexis POLLITO RICO 16:17:57 37,671 00:18:19
13 36 BRETI, Jaime EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR 16:18:18 37,657 00:18:40
14 102 SOLIZ, Oscar POLLITO RICO 16:19:00 37,630 00:19:22
15 101 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro POLLITO RICO 16:19:12 37,623 00:19:34
16 5 GALLEGOS, Jorge CLUB ESPOLI 16:19:21 37,617 00:19:43
17 26 HENAO, Mauricio ORBITEL O5 16:19:42 37,603 00:20:04
18 51 CONITZER, Ariel MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 16:20:07 37,587 00:20:29
19 12 BECERRA, Victor LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 16:21:10 37,547 00:21:32
20 74 RODRIGUEZ, José GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL 16:23:09 37,471 00:23:31
13 Nov: Stage 5b San Pedro De Tiquena - Plaza Copacabana 39 Kms.
Pl Time Name No Averg Delay Squad
1 01:00:28 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 24 38,699 00:00:00 ORBITEL O5
2 01:00:28 NIÑO, Libardo 11 38,699 00:00:00 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
3 01:00:36 PEREZ, Jairo 14 38,614 00:00:08 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
4 01:00:36 PEDRAZA, Walter 23 38,614 00:00:08 ORBITEL O5
5 01:00:45 ZAPATA, Javier 22 38,519 00:00:17 ORBITEL O5
6 01:00:47 NEISA, Mauricio 15 38,497 00:00:19 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
7 01:00:47 ROJAS, Alexis 104 38,497 00:00:19 POLLITO RICO
8 01:00:47 OCHOA, Israel 16 38,497 00:00:19 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
9 01:01:10 COTUMBA, Juan 53 38,256 00:00:42 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
10 01:01:24 CONITZER, Ariel 51 38,111 00:00:56 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
11 01:01:34 BECERRA, Victor 12 38,008 00:01:06 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
12 01:01:34 HENAO, Mauricio 26 38,008 00:01:06 ORBITEL O5
13 01:01:34 VELASQUEZ, Rubén 75 38,008 00:01:06 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
14 01:01:34 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge 43 38,008 00:01:06 INCA AREQUIPA
15 01:01:34 CHILES, Hector 1 38,008 00:01:06 CLUB ESPOLI
16 01:01:34 RIOS, Gustavo 41 38,008 00:01:06 INCA AREQUIPA
17 01:01:34 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro 101 38,008 00:01:06 POLLITO RICO
18 01:01:34 MARTINEZ, Jorge 21 38,008 00:01:06 ORBITEL O5
19 01:01:34 MUÑOZ, Hernan 25 38,008 00:01:06 ORBITEL O5
20 01:01:34 GALLEGOS, Jorge 5 38,008 00:01:06 CLUB ESPOLI
Overall after Stage 5b
Pl No Name Squad Time Averge Delay
1 22 ZAPATA, Javier ORBITEL O5 17:00:21 38,399 00:00:00
2 16 OCHOA, Israel LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 17:01:43 38,347 00:01:22
3 23 PEDRAZA, Walter ORBITEL O5 17:05:27 38,208 00:05:06
4 24 HERNANDEZ, Jairo ORBITEL O5 17:06:13 38,179 00:05:52
5 11 NIÑO, Libardo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 17:06:24 38,172 00:06:03
6 14 PEREZ, Jairo LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 17:09:03 38,074 00:08:42
7 53 COTUMBA, Juan MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 17:11:35 37,980 00:11:14
8 15 NEISA, Mauricio LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 17:11:57 37,967 00:11:36
9 1 CHILES, Hector CLUB ESPOLI 17:12:41 37,940 00:12:20
10 3 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos CLUB ESPOLI 17:17:22 37,769 00:17:01
11 104 ROJAS, Alexis POLLITO RICO 17:18:44 37,719 00:18:23
12 41 RIOS, Gustavo INCA AREQUIPA 17:18:50 37,715 00:18:29
13 102 SOLIZ, Oscar POLLITO RICO 17:20:34 37,653 00:20:13
14 101 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro POLLITO RICO 17:20:46 37,645 00:20:25
15 5 GALLEGOS, Jorge CLUB ESPOLI 17:20:55 37,640 00:20:34
16 26 HENAO, Mauricio ORBITEL O5 17:21:16 37,627 00:20:55
17 51 CONITZER, Ariel MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 17:21:31 37,618 00:21:10
18 12 BECERRA, Victor LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 17:22:44 37,574 00:22:23
19 43 BUSTAMANATE, Jorge INCA AREQUIPA 17:25:08 37,488 00:24:47
20 74 RODRIGUEZ, José GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL 17:25:29 37,475 00:25:08
Mountains Classification after Stage 5b
Pl No.Name Points Team
1 16 OCHOA, Israel 64 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
2 11 NIÑO, Libardo 41 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
3 22 ZAPATA, Javier 38 ORBITEL O5
4 24 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 31 ORBITEL O5
5 104 ROJAS, Alexis 23 POLLITO RICO
6 74 RODRIGUEZ, José 19 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL
7 23 PEDRAZA, Walter 13 ORBITEL O5
8 5 GALLEGOS, Jorge 12 CLUB ESPOLI
9 33 SARTASOV, Andrei 10 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR
10 26 HENAO, Mauricio 8 ORBITEL O5
11 1 CHILES, Hector 8 CLUB ESPOLI
12 12 BECERRA, Victor 6 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
13 53 COTUMBA, Juan 5 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
14 41 RIOS, Gustavo 5 INCA AREQUIPA
15 21 MARTINEZ, Jorge 5 ORBITEL O5
16 15 NEISA, Mauricio 5 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
17 62 TORRICO, Marco 4 PIO RICO
18 101 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro 3 POLLITO RICO
19 56 CORTEZ, Alejandro 2 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
20 32 SALAS, Gonzalo 2 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR
Points Classification after Stage 5b
Pl Name No. Points Team
1 ZAPATA, Javier 22 94 ORBITEL O5
2 PEREZ, Jairo 14 81 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
3 NIÑO, Libardo 11 81 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
4 OCHOA, Israel 16 78 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
5 PEDRAZA, Walter 23 77 ORBITEL O5
6 HERNANDEZ, Jairo 24 68 ORBITEL O5
7 NEISA, Mauricio 15 62 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
8 ROJAS, Alexis 104 54 POLLITO RICO
9 BECERRA, Victor 12 54 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
10 COTUMBA, Juan 53 50 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
11 HENAO, Mauricio 26 46 ORBITEL O5
12 CONITZER, Ariel 51 36 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM
13 GALLEGOS, Jorge 5 36 CLUB ESPOLI
14 RIOS, Gustavo 41 28 INCA AREQUIPA
15 CHILES, Hector 1 25 CLUB ESPOLI
16 NIÑO, Victor 13 23 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE
17 BRETI, Jaime 36 22 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR
18 MONTENEGRO, Juan Carlos 3 22 CLUB ESPOLI
19 RODRIGUEZ, Sandro 101 21 POLLITO RICO
20 SOLIZ, Oscar 102 18 POLLITO RICO
Team Ranking after Stage 5b
Rank Team Time Average
1 ORBITEL O5 49:44:34 39,383
2 LOTERIA DE BOYACA - SERVIENTRE 49:48:48 39,327
3 CLUB ESPOLI 50:23:11 38,880
4 POLLITO RICO 50:36:34 38,708
5 INCA AREQUIPA 50:54:51 38,477
6 MACA SPIRIT - OPEN SYSTEM 51:04:17 38,358
7 EQUIPO LIDER - LA POLAR 51:17:45 38,190
8 GLAS CASA REAL - CAMPOS DE SOL 51:19:03 38,174
9 PIO RICO 51:48:27 37,813
10 ACERGAL - CALAMINAS ACESCO 52:06:58 37,589
The Stages:
09 Nov: Stage 1 El Alto - Viscachani - El Alto 170 Kms.
10 Nov: Stage 2 El Alto - Titijoni - La Paz 199 Kms.
11 Nov: Stage 3 Viacha - La Paz (TTT) 33 Kms.
12 Nov: Stage 4 La Paz - Viacha 72 Kms. Aprox.
13 Nov: Stage 5a El Alto - Achacachi - San Pablo De Tiquena 140 Kms.
13 Nov: Stage 5b San Pedro De Tiquena - Plaza Copacabana 39 Kms.
14 Nov: Stage 6a Plaza Copacabana - Yunguyo(Peru) - San Pedro De Tiquena 69 Kms.
14 Nov: Stage 6a San Pablo De Tiquena - La Paz Calacoto 121
(Source: SixDay Staff)
Men Only
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Here's Italy's Sprinter Massimo Strazzer (Source : Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy : Cyclisme féminin (French))
Ladies Only
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Here's Canada's Clara Hughes Here's Clara on a paced training session :(Source : Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy : Rudie Ottens)
Happy Birthday - Men
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Vittorio Adorni (1937) Italy 1st 1965 Tour of Italy (2nd Italo Zilioli; 3rd Felice Gimondi - Both Italian) 2nd 1963 Tour of Italy (1st Franco Balmanion, Italy) 1st 1968 World Championship Road Race (2nd Herman Van Springel, Belgium; 3rd Michele Dancelli, Italy) 2nd 1964 World Championship Road Race (1st Jan Janssen, Holland.) But perhaps Vittorio's main claim to fame was that he was mentor to a young Eddy Merckx who learned much of what he knew from Adorni. Bernard Hinault (1954) France. 2nd only to Merckx in the number and quality of races won 5 Tours 3 Giros 2 Vuelta 1 (1980) World Championship Road Race Numerous Classics (Source: Six Day staff)
Happy Birthday - Women
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Petra Rossner (1966) Germany - 38 today 20th UCI RankingPetra Winning her 7th Wachovia Liberty Classic Title Francis Linthorst (1974) Holland 240th UCI Ranking Source: Six Day staff
Today's Menu
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Sunday, November 14, 2004 Main Events:
MEN:
Stage Races :
Doble Copacabana-GP Fides - Bolivia - Cat. 2.5 Stage 6a
Doble Copacabana-GP Fides - Bolivia - Cat. 2.5 Stage 6b
Single Day races :
Tour de Okinawa - Japan - Cat. 1.5
Tour de Okinawa - Japan - Cat. Junior
Six Day and Other Track Races :
Munich Six Day - Night Four
WOMEN :
Stage Races : None
Single Day races :
Tour de Okinawa - Japan
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