msw@drux3.UUCP (Mike Walpole) (08/19/85)
Hinault wins the Niwot Time Trial. Using an aero-bike with a disk rear wheel Bernard Hinault won the Niwot Time Trial stage. 1. Bernard Hinault (Red Zinger) 11.2 miles in 24:20.1 2. Andy Hampsten (Levi's Raliegh) @ :10 3. Greg Lemond (Red Zinger) @ :14 Women 1. Inga Thompson (7-Eleven) 11.2 miles in 27:36.6 2. Jeannie Longo (France) @ :02 3. Ute Enzenaur (West Germany) @ :06 Rebecca Twigg withdrew before the start of this stage to prepare for the world championships. At the Tivoli Criterium there were $100 and $200 primes every lap. The field stayed together and kept the speed close to or over 30 mph the whole race. At the end it was Davis Phinney. Lemond was almost knocked down went Ron Kiefel gave Davis a handsling in the sprint. 1. Davis Phinney (7-Eleven) 1:29:34 2. Stephane Guay (France) st. 3. Jaanus Kuum (Schwinn) st. In the womens race Jeannie Longo won her fifth stage of the Coors. 1. Jeannie Longo (France) 59:45 2. Valerie Simonet (France) st. 3. Susan Golder (Buccaneer) st. At this point the race got very tactical. Teams were riding for the team standing. Riders high up in the G.C. were watching each other. So at the Morgal Bismark Road Race, Alan McCormack went almost from the gun. Since He was so far down in G.C., no one chased. The break that formed with Alan were riders who were down in G.C. In the field nothing moved without someone covering it. At the end the field was reeling in the break but Alan McCormack just beat the rush to the finish. Morgul Bismark Road Race 1. Alan McCormack (Killian's) 93 miles in 3:42:39 2. Chris Carmichael (7-Eleven) @ :05 3. Bob Roll (Suntour Composite) @ :05 In the Womens race the field stayed together for the 39 miles 1. Sandra Schumacher (W. Germany) 39 miles in 1:44:03 2. Jeannie Longo (France) st. 3. Rebecca Daughton (Centurion) st. North Boulder Park, the last stage of the Coors, was changed to a Circuit course this year. 90% of the old Criteruim course was used. However, the additions to the course made it alot harder. There were two climbs, one steep, the other short, and 12 turns to break things up. On just about every lap there were $100 and $200 primes to keep things fast. With 11 laps to go Steve Bauer put the hammer down and rode away from everyone to the finish. Olaf Jentzsch gave chase, but finished alone in 2nd. The last few stages Greg Lemond, Andy Hampsten and Doug Shipiro were never more than a few riders apart. North Boulder Park 1. Steve Bauer (Red Zinger) 2:22:56 2. Olaf Jentzsch (E. Germany) @ 1:24 3. Ron Kiefel (7-Eleven) @ 1:49 In the womens race Jeannie Longo had a flat and lost contact from the pack. However, she stayed close enough to protect her overall lead. The real race was for second with Inga Thompson winning to protect second place over Madonna Harris. 1. Inga Thompson (7-Eleven) 1:25:01 2. Madonna Harris (Fitness Unlimited) st 3. Eria Oomen (Holland) @ :18 Final Standings Men: General Classification 1. Greg Lemond (Red Zinger) 35:21:41 2. Andy Hampsten (Levi's Raleigh) @ 1:51 3. Doug Shapiro (7-Eleven) @ 4:44 4. Jeff Pierce (Schwinn) @ 8:35 5. Ronan Pensac (Peugeot Pro) @ 9:33 6. Glen Sanders (McDonald's Dia Compe) @ 9:47 7. Roy Knickman (Levi's Raleigh) @ 10:14 8. Bruce Whitesel (Schwinn) @ 10:37 9. Bernard Hinault (Red Zinger) @ 11:02 10. Bob Roll (Suntour Composite) @ 16:45 71. Dominique LeCrouq (France) @ 3:24:53 Team Standings 1. Red Zinger (Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault, Steve Bauer, Guido Winterberg, Charley Berard, Eric Soloman) 2. Levi's Raleigh 3. Schwinn Points Leader 1. Davis Phinney (7-Eleven) 2. Greg Lemond (Red Zinger) King of the Mountains 1. Andy Hampsten (Levis Raleigh) 2. Jeff Pierce (Schwinn) Best young rider under 22 1. Ronan Pensac (Peugeot Pro) 2. Roy Knickman (Levi's Raleigh) Final Standings for the women: General Classification 1. Jeannie Longo (France) 14:13:27 2. Inga Thompson (7-Eleven) @ 3:04 3. Madonna Harris (Fitness Unlimited) @ 3:21 4. Ute Enzenauer (W. Germany) @ 7:14 5. Valerie Simonnet (France) @ 7:35 6. Virginia LaFargue (France) @ 8:59 7. Peggy Mass (Centurion) @ 9:57 8. Janelle Parks (Winning) @ 10:36 9. Barbara Dolan (McDonald's Dia Compe) @ 10:53 10. Heleen Hage (Holland) @ 10:58 47. Sydney Ludvigson (North of the Border Velo) Points Leader 1. Jeannie Longo Queen of the Mountains 1. Jeannie Longo Team Standings 1. France 2. 7-Eleven 3. Centurion And that's it for another year. Mike Walpole
tom@nbires.UUCP (Tom Nelson) (08/22/85)
> At the Tivoli Criterium there were $100 and $200 primes every lap. > The field stayed together and kept the speed close to or over 30 mph > the whole race. At the end it was Davis Phinney. Lemond was almost > knocked down went Ron Kiefel gave Davis a handsling in the sprint. There's no way you're going to convince me that Kiefel gave Phinney a handsling. To begin with its blatantly illegal, secondly it wouldn't have helped, and thirdly its just never done.
msw@drux3.UUCP (Mike Walpole) (08/27/85)
>> At the Tivoli Criterium there were $100 and $200 primes every lap. >> The field stayed together and kept the speed close to or over 30 mph >> the whole race. At the end it was Davis Phinney. Lemond was almost >> knocked down when Ron Kiefel gave Davis a handsling in the sprint. >There's no way you're going to convince me that Kiefel gave Phinney >a handsling. To begin with its blatantly illegal, secondly it wouldn't >have helped, and thirdly its just never done. I tried to send mail, but it didn't make it. My source for that information was Mike Melton. (You know, the guy that builds the Olympic bikes and Greg Lemonds bike.) Handslings help quite a bit (ever watch a Madison on the track ?) and are more common than you might think. BTW its not illegal if an offical does not see it and no one protests. :-) Also look in this months Winning, there is a good picture of Hinault pushing Lemond on a desent so they both will go faster. Mike Walpole