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25.09.2006/ Speaking about the World championchips part 2, UCI and Swiss cycling federation: war of words
over Ullrich case, Steven de Jongh wins Delta profronde, Hoj leaves Gerolsteiner to join Cofidis, Khatuntsev
and Kolesnikov sign with Unibet.com
Speaking about the World championchips part 2
Paolo Bettini (Quickstep, Italy): „Beating Erik Zabel is a great feeling. We are friends since years and
have done so many races together. He is the personification of professional cycing.“
Erik Zabel (Milram, Germany): „Maybe I was working too much to close the gap to the leading riders. But
I had to try all or nothing. It´s hard to see that you are leading 50 meters ahead of the finishing line but being beaten
in the end. Anyway, being second in a world championship is also great."
Michael Boogerd (Rabobank, Netherlands): “We were able to prove ourselves
as we didn’t have the best team but still three of us were able to play an important role in the final. Unfortunately
the track wasn’t suited for us to stay ahead and speaking of Bettini he was just the best man today and he made a real
effort and therefore I am happy for him as he is a wonderful champion. The best man in one day races becomes Champion of the
World on the road: that is how it’s supposed to be.”
Tomorrow we will publish a picture gallery of the 2006 world champion ships in Salzburg
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| Michael Boogerd during yesterdays world championships (picture: Cyclingheroes) |
UCI and Swiss cycling federation: war of words over Ullrich case
The UCI and the Swiss cycling federation are in a war of words about the Ullrich case. Swiss cycling president
Lorenz Schäfli told reporters of German newsagency DPA that his organisation is still waiting for notarised documents of the
Puerto investigation. Swiss cycling asked the UCI more than a month ago to notarise the documnets but UCI
president Pat McQuaid said that only the Spanis judge who is leading the Puerto investigation could notarize the Puerto papers.
Schäfli told Swiss daily Neue Züricher zeitung: "We need the original documents and not translations, otherwise the disciplinary
committee will throw us out," UCI lawyer Philippe Verbiest responded: "The Swiss received the original documents - just
like all the other federations."
Steven de Jongh wins Delta profronde
Dutchman Steven De Jongh (Quickstep-Innergetic) has won the Delta Profronde
on saturday. De Jongh was the fastest in a bunch sprint and beat Simone Cadamuro (Team Milram) and Graeme Brown (Rabobank).
Hoi leaves Gerolsteiner to join Cofidis
Danish rider Frank Hoj will join Cofidis next year. The 33 year old will support another new signing of
the French squad, Nick Nuyens as a domestique for the classic one day races.
Khatuntsev and Kolesnikov sign with Unibet.com
Alexander Khatuntsev and Sergey Kolesnikov are
racing for Unibet.com the next two seasons. Both Russian youngsters come from the Omnibike Dynamo Moscow team and signed a
contract for two years with the ProTour team of Unibet.com.
“Kolesnikov and Khatuntsev are definitely two wins
for the team. Both riders are very young and have proven to be excellent competitors in the continental circuit this year.
We will however take it easy with them in the ProTour races”, says sports manager Jacques Hanegraaf.
The 21
year old Alexander Khatuntsev finished third last weekend in the U 23 Men’s road race in the World Championships. The
Russian Champion was caught by the lead group after he jumped on the final climb and eventually managed to take the bronze
medal.
Sergey Kolesnikov is twenty years old and finished eighth in the U 23 Men’s road race. Earlier this year,
Kolesnikov was the best in the Tour du Finistère, the Classic Loire Atlantique and the Circuit des Ardennes. He ‘s currently
third in the individual rankings of the European Continental Tour.
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| Sergey Kolesnikov during this years Tour de l'Avenir (Picture: Cyclingheroes) |
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