July 16/99 4:21 am - 1999 Tour de l'Abitibi Information
Posted by Editoress on 07/16/99
1999 -31st Tour de l'Abitibi
Press Conference Report
Montreal, July 15,1999.
At the Tour de l'Abitibi press conference, the 31th edition of the Tour was launched. This year 9 countries, 3 Canadian provinces and a few states will take part in this edition.
| Countries: | Canada |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Hungaria | |
| Japan | |
| Mexico | |
| Nederlands | |
| South Africa | |
| United States | |
| Provinces: | Alberta |
| British Columbia | |
| Quebec | |
| States: | Arizona 1 |
| Arizona 2 | |
| Eastern Regional | |
| Massachusetts | |
| Team: | Saeco-V.B. Cycles Jr. |
| The race schedule is as follows | |
| Monday, July 19,1999 | Prologue in Val D'Or (22km) Criterium 10 laps Prize Money on even laps and elimination of 5 last riders on odd laps |
| Tuesday, July 20,1999 | Team Time Trial (50km) LaSarre/Taschereau |
| Wednesday, July 21, 1999- | Road (115km) Rouyn-Noranda/Val D'Or |
| Thursday, July 22, 1999 | Road (82.7km) Senneterre/Louvicourt/Val D'Or |
| Friday, July 23, 1999 | Individual Time Trial (15km) Val D'Or |
| Friday, July 23, 1999 | Road (111.2km) Preissac/Val D'Or |
| Saturday, July 24, 1999 | Road (111.2km) |
| Amos/Val D'Or | |
| Sunday, July 25, 1999¨ | Criterium (77km) Val D'Or |
The 31th Tour de l'Abitibi will be the longest one ever, with a total of 639.10km.
This year a new jersey will be given the the best first year rider doing a first appearance at the Tour. The blue jersey or maillot de la rel&3232;ve will then be introduce for the first time at the tour. Naturally the brown jersey for the leader remain and the orange jersey for the point leader also remain.
| Participating Teams | |
| SOUTH AFRICA: | Scheepers, Alwyn |
| Van der Merwe, Anton | |
| Cole, Wesley | |
| Odendaal, Jaco | |
| St-Jones, Michael | |
| Easton, Geoff | |
| Boshoff, Bosseau,coach | |
| Wheller, Peter, mec. | |
| Bosman, Sarel, manager | |
| ALBERTA: | Utting, Nicholas |
| Jendzjowsky, Nicholas | |
| McKnight, Cameron | |
| Davis, Zauh | |
| Blick, Desmond | |
| Jones, David | |
| Proulx, Dan, coach | |
| Becker, Ray, mec. | |
| GERMANY: | Meyrer, Sven |
| Wieczorek, Jens | |
| Wilczek, Kai | |
| Larem, Frank | |
| Schirrmann, Robin | |
| Husan, Carl Veit | |
| Bauriedl, Andreas, coach | |
| Palmen, Jens, mec. | |
| Arizona 1: | Chevett, Mike |
| Erdely, Jonathan | |
| Wei, Albert | |
| Yost, Robert | |
| Kotch, Dave | |
| Driscoll, Pat, coach | |
| Wood, Scott, mec. | |
| Erdyle, Ken, mass. | |
| ARIZONA 2: | Buccambuso, Brad |
| Winn, Mike | |
| Steinbrecher, Cory | |
| Mraz, Gregor | |
| Carver, Robbie | |
| King, Austin | |
| King, Barney, coach | |
| Achterberg, Gary, mec. | |
| CANADA: | Rollin, Dominique |
| Gilbert, Martin | |
| Bullock, Rod | |
| Dube, Eric | |
| Beliveau, Mathieu | |
| Gorman, Charles | |
| Landry, Jacques, coach | |
| Fournier, Simon, mec. | |
| Roy, Bruno, mass. | |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA:Cook, Paul | Prachnau, Ryan |
| Errington, Angus | |
| Flater, Graham | |
| Drew, Jeff | |
| Vunic, Dave | |
| UNITED STATES: | McCarthy, Patrick |
| Gandara, Jaime | |
| Houston, Charlie | |
| Suttle, Dale | |
| Brant, John | |
| Castille, Joe | |
| Mayer-Oakes, David, coach | |
| Parnell, Matt , mec. | |
| Karthauser, James, mass. | |
| MASSACHUSETTS:Stuart, Ian | Rademacher, Dustin |
| Babati, Rahsaan | |
| Magell, Sterling | |
| Wolfson, Daniel | |
| Regiimbalt, Joel | |
| Stanton, Toby, coach | |
| Buckley, Ben, mec. | |
| Magor, Mike, manager | |
| FRANCE: | Dangel, Laurent |
| Receveur, Nicolas | |
| Scolanacchi, Nicolas | |
| Jeannin, Yohan | |
| Fusier, Vivien | |
| Vuilledin, Nicolas | |
| Chanteau, Philippe, coach | |
| Jacques, Michel, mec. | |
| Bertrix, Curille, mass. | |
| NEDERLANDS: | Traksel, Bobbie |
| Weening, Pieter | |
| Pronk, Fabrice | |
| Malerboom, Leon | |
| Van Hummel, Kenny | |
| Mohlmann, Peter | |
| Maassen, Frans, coach | |
| Arts, Tony, mec. | |
| Van Engelen, Sjef, mass. | |
| HUNGARIA | Abrok, Norbert |
| Marosi, Norbert | |
| Kiss, Gergely | |
| Gyepes, Zsolt | |
| Sandor, Benedek | |
| Csomor, Zoltan | |
| Herneczsky, Frigyes, coach | |
| Torzsok, Zsolt, mec. | |
| Nagy, Eva, mass. | |
| JAPAN: | Shimizu, Miyataka |
| Ishida, Tetsuya | |
| Takezawa, Koji | |
| Matsuoka, Koumei | |
| Izumikawa, Yoshinori | |
| Ando, Hirotaka | |
| Kuwa, Masataka, coach | |
| Kihara, Tsumoru, mec. | |
| Sato, Toshimi, mass. | |
| MEXICO: | Macias, Luis Fernando |
| Aldape-Chavez, Moises | |
| Tapia-Rodriguez, Ricardo Samuel | |
| Sanchez Sotelo, Jose | |
| De la Rosa-Monsivais, Juan Jose | |
| Magallanes-Aranda, Juan Pablo | |
| Miranda-Mancera, Alberto, coach | |
| Lugo-Hernandez, Tito, mec. | |
| SAECO-V.B. (QC): | Penarroya, Mathieu |
| Provencher, Guillaume | |
| Boily, Pierre-Olivier | |
| Viens, Daniel | |
| Olivier, Jeremy | |
| Viau, Philippe | |
| Penarroya, Gerard, coach | |
| Beliveau, Daniel, mec. | |
| QUEBEC : | Maheu, Benoit |
| Simard, Pierre-Laurence | |
| Giliaka, Nikolai | |
| Bedard, Mathieu | |
| Houle-Paradis, J. Philippe | |
| Parisien, Francois | |
| Jourdain, Vincent, coach | |
| Mailhot, J. Sebastien, mec. | |
| EASTERN REGIONAL: | Lawler, Peter D. |
| Friedman, Michael S. | |
| Wilson, Matthew | |
| Vails, J. Terrence | |
| Oday, Sean | |
| Milne, Shawn | |
| Strieff, Marc, coach | |
| Hodges-Myerson, Adam, mec. |
All information courtesy of Michel Bourgault, Montreal correspondant
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