Source : L'Equipe (French)
Scott McGrory-Matthew Gilmore continued their blitzkreig and beat the Slippens-Stam pair by
eleven points as the other pairs lost three or more laps in the blistering final night action.
Up until the end of night four Slippens-Stam had looked like sure fire winners and their loss
on the final night must have been a bitter pill to swallow for the 2003 victors. But the
McGrory-Gilmore win was justice in a way as they won the 2002 event and were denied back to
back wins last year by the Risi-Betschart duo who were relegated to fourth spot, and
Matthew Gilmore now has one more win than his dad who won with Sigi Renz in 1974.
There is now a one week respite before battle is joined again a week from tonight in Ghent on
November 23 and it is a certainty that Slippens-Stam will be out for revenge.
Standings after Sixth and Final night, Tuesday
1 Scott McGrory (AUS) - Matthew Gilmore (BEL) 311 Points
2 Robert Slippens - Danny Stam (NED) 300 Points
Down 1 lap :
3 Andreas Kappes - Andreas Beikirch (GER) 308 Points
4 Bruno Risi - Kurt Betschart (SUI) 225 Points
Down 8 laps:
5 Robert Bartko (GER) - Franco Marvulli (SUI) 214 Points
Down 11 laps:
6 Lars Teutenberg - Christian Lademann (GER) 103 Points
Down 16 laps:
7 Marco Villa (ITA) - Thorsten Rund (GER) 112 Points
Down 19 laps:
8 Luke Roberts (AUS) - Jimmi Madsen (DEN) 82 Points
Down 26 laps:
9 Leif Lampater (GER) - Alexander Aeschbach (SUI) 87 Points
Down 29 laps:
10 Franz Stocher (AUT) - Christian Grasmann (GER) 63 Points
Down 32 laps:
11 Stefan Löffler - Andreas Müller (GER) 71 Points
Down 33 laps:
12 Wouter van Mechelen - Iljo Keisse (BEL) 129 Points
Down 39 laps:
13 Mikhail Ignatiev - Alexei Markov (RUS) 36 Points
14 Ronny Lauke - Erik Weisspfennig (GER) 25 Points
Previous Nights Action Previous Winners
(Source: SixDay Staff)
Bernard Hinault "Le Blaireau"
Tue Nov 16 17:10:25 2004
Recently turned 50, here is the "Badger" in his prime.. Paris - Vimoutiers, 1976
Tyler Hamilton : Athens Olympic Gold in Double Jeopardy
Tue Nov 16 12:29:16 2004
Australian Olympic Committee petitions IOC to award the Bronze Medal in the Road Cycling Time Trial to Australian Michael Rogers who placed Fourth. Already petitioned by the Russian Olympic Federation to strip American doper, Tyler Hamilton, of the Gold Medal he was awarded before a doping control test found him positive for blood transfusion, the Australian Olympic Committee have now petitioned the IOC on behalf of their rider, Michael Rogers. The petitions actually work in tandem and will probably be considered as a single petition since the success of either one would have the effect of moving the currently placed second to fourth riders one place up the rankings. Hamilton's second, or "B" sample at the Athens Olympics could not be analysed according to the laboratory since the sample was frozen thereby rendering it incapable of being definitively analyzed. But later at the recently concluded Tour of Spain, both his "A" and "B" sample did in fact test positive for blood transfusion. Hamilton denies any wrongdoing, but in the face of the scientific evidence against him, many believe that his denials do not ring true and Hamilton is currently under suspension by his Swiss hearing aid manufacturer sponsor, Phonak. Two of Hamilton's team mates have also recently tested positive for doping. Oscar Camenzind of Switzerland admitted the offence; Spaniard Santiago Perez, like Hamilton, is questioning the validity of the testing process. Source : Sydney Morning Herald (English)
Armstrong : May ride Tour of Flanders
Tue Nov 16 12:29:03 2004
Criticized in the past for being a "One Race" specialist on account of his preoccupation with the Tour de France, Armstrong may try his hand at the Classics. Six-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is planning to compete in next year's one-day Tour of Flanders. "I want to prove that I can do this," the American was quoted as saying in Belgian newspaper Het Volk. Armstrong has been criticised in the past for being too much of a one-event specialist, and has spoken about broadening his horizons in 2005. The 257km Tour of Flanders from Bruges to Meerbeke takes place on 3 April and is partly on cobbled roads. Germany's Steffen Wesemann won the 88th Tour of Flanders World Cup race last April. Armstrong's comment was made during an interview to be broadcast on Dutch television in January. The Texan is the only rider in history to win July's Tour de France six times. He suggested earlier this month, though, that he may skip next year's race to chase other ambitions. His team director said a decision would be made on the Tour de France early in 2005. (Source : BBC (English))
Happy Birthday - Men
Tue Nov 16 02:33:13 2004
Martial Gayant (1962) France. 2nd 1988 World Championship Road (1st Maurizio Fondriest, Italy) (The one in Ronsse/Renaix, Belgium where Bauer and Criquelion tangled) (Source: Six Day staff)
Men Only
Tue Nov 16 01:43:26 2004
Here's Moldavia's 2001 Midi Libre winner Andrei Teteriouk (Source : Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy : Cyclisme féminin (French))
Ladies Only
Tue Nov 16 01:22:37 2004
Here's the website of Holland's Debby Mansveld Riding in 2004 Vlaanderen T-Interim, this is Debby :(Source : Six Day staff)
Happy Birthday - Women
Tue Nov 16 00:50:38 2004
None Today, Sorry (Source : Six Day staff)
Today's Menu
Tue Nov 16 00:37:46 2004
Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Main Events:
MEN:
Stage Races : None
Single Day races :None
Six Day and Other Track Races :
Munich Six Day - Night Six
WOMEN :
Stage Races : None
Single Day races :None
(Source: UCI)
UCI Calendars: Track Road Women UCI Home Page (Multilingual)