34 year-old World hour record falls Today (Thursday) in Alkmaar, Holland, Matthé Pronk raised the World one hour Derny record behind gangmakker Joop Zijlaard. Pronk covered 66.114 km in the hour, besting by 1.568 km the ride of Belgium's Theo Verschueren which has stood since 1970. The Derny paced record has been largely ignored since the early 1950's when it was a popular target after the record was first set by Jean Bobet in 1953. Previous Record distances : 1953 Paris J.Bobet (Fra) 54,884 km 1954 Paris G.Decaux (Fra) 54,915 km 1954 Paris R.Queugnet (Fr) 55,338 km 1954 Antwerp D.Verschueren (Bel) 58,686 km 1955 Antwerp G.French (Aus) 59,875 km 1956 Antwerp S.Ockers (Bel) 61,745 km 1965 Antwerp P.Post (Ned) 63,783 km 1970 Antwerp T.Verschueren (Bel) 64,546 km 2004 Alkmaar M.Pronk (Ned) 66,114 km Source : VRT (Flemish)
UK's Wiggins to lead Credit Agricole in Australia
Thu Nov 18 16:19:09 2004
But will miss Manchester leg of the track World Cup Britain's triple Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins will lead the Credit Agricole team at the Tour Down Under in January. The commitment means the 24-year-old will not be able to compete in the Manchester leg of the track World Cup. Wiggins won gold in the individual pursuit, silver in the team pursuit and bronze in the Madison event in Athens. The Tour Down Under, the southern hemisphere's highest-ranking race, takes place from 18-23 January. Source : BBC (English)
Australian Junior cycling champion banned
Thu Nov 18 15:53:54 2004
Triple world junior cycling champion Shane Perkins has been banned by the Australian Court of Arbitration for six months for using a banned substance. The court heard Perkins, 18, had inadvertently used a stimulant at the junior world championships in Los Angeles in the United States in July. Cycling Australia said Perkins tested positive after using a nasal inhaler of the same brand he used in Australia. The American version contained the banned substance methamphetamine. "Perkins tested positive to the substance after his gold medal ride in the keirin, a medal which is now expected to be taken from him," said Cycling Australia. "However in a subsequent test two days later his result was negative." The teenager, who won gold in the men's sprint, keirin and team sprint at the junior world championships, began his suspension on 16 November. Source : Reuters
Happy Birthday - Men
Thu Nov 18 09:13:50 2004
Georges Passerieu (1885) France - Died May 5, 1928 2nd 1906 Tour de France (1st Rene Pottier, France) 3rd 1908 Tour de France (1st Lucien Mazan [Petit-Breton], France; 2nd Francois Faber, Luxembourg) 1st 1907 Paris-Roubaix (2nd Cyrille Van Hauwaert, Belgium; 3rd Louis Trousselier, France) 1st 1907 Paris-Tours Geert Van Bondt (1970) Holland 1st 2000 Ghent-Wevelgem Bobby Julich (1971) USA 3rd 1998 Tour de France (1st Marco Pantani, Italy; 2nd Jan Ullrich, Germany) Source : Six Day staff
Men Only
Thu Nov 18 09:07:47 2004
Here's Germany's Tour de France specialist, Jan Ullrich Source : Six Day staff; Photo Courtesy : Cyclisme féminin (French)
Ladies Only
Thu Nov 18 08:57:58 2004
Here's the website of Lithuania's Diana Ziliute And here she is at the the World Cup event, Milan-Sanremo :Source : Six Day staff
Happy Birthday - Women
Thu Nov 18 08:53:18 2004
Sorry, None today Source : Six Day staff
Today's Menu
Thu Nov 18 08:42:56 2004
Thursday, November 18, 2004 Main Events:
MEN:
Stage Races : None
Single Day races : None
Six Day and Other Track Races : None
WOMEN :
Stage Races : None
Single Day races : None
Source : UCI
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