msw@drux3.UUCP (Mike Walpole) (08/07/85)
The racers finally got a hard stage in the Nevada City - Trukee Road Race. This race had a lot of breakaways that were caught. In the remaining miles a break formed with Davis Phinney, Bernard Hinault and Steve Speaks. Davis did most of the work as Hinault was ordered to sit on. As they came in the the finish there were no markers for 1K, 500M, 200M. Also about a block before the finish there was a Rodeo Days banner across the road. Davis sprinted for the wrong banner. Hinault came around and won the stage. Understandably Davis was not happy with the results and felt he could have won the stage. Hinault said that he liked this stage. Wednesday's stages are the Tahoe to Reno Road Race and the Reno Twilight Criterium. Thursday is a travel day for the men and the women start with a twilight criterium in Grand Junction. Friday is the Colorado National Monument "Tour of the Moon" Road Race. Nevada City - Truckee Road Race 1. Bernard Hinault (Red Zinger) 102 miles in 4:36:39 2. Davis Phinney (7-Eleven) @ st. 3. Steve Speaks (Schwinn) @ :06 4. Jaanus Kuum (Schwinn) @ 1:21 5. Ron Kiefel (7-Eleven) @ 1:21 General Clasification 1. Steve Bauer (Red Zinger) 9:59:49 2. Davis Phinney (7-Eleven) @ :57 3. Steve Speaks (Schwinn) @ 1:43 4. Greg Lemond (Red Zinger) @ 1:44 5. Bernard Hinault (Red Zinger) @ 1:53 6. Doug Shapiro (7-Eleven) @ 2:28 7. Ron Kiefel (7-Eleven) @ 2:54 8. Andy Hampsten (Levis/Raliegh) @ 2:59 9. Alex Stedia (7-Eleven) @ 3:02 10. Alan McCormack (Killian's) @ 3:05 Mike Walpole
fred@varian.UUCP (Fred Klink) (08/13/85)
> As they came in the the finish there were no markers for > 1K, 500M, 200M. Also about a block before the finish there was a > Rodeo Days banner across the road. Davis sprinted for the wrong > banner. Hinault came around and won the stage. Understandably Davis > was not happy with the results and felt he could have won the stage. Being in one of the first cars to drive down Commercial in Truckee after the race gave me an interesting perspective on this. One, there was a 1K marker although it was on a fast downhill, thus easy to miss. There was no 500 or 200M markers, however, the rodeo banner was a dull brown affair that said nothing about the bike race. The race banner (Davis had seen four of these by Tuesday), was about 200 meters down the road, visible from the end of the street, and was the usual colorful Coors banner with the AT&T timer and stage town name banner hanging beneath it. A somewhat lame excuse, but I guess an understand- able error, especially in the absence of a 200m sign and in the presence of Bernard Hinault.