February 25/00 9:54 am - Valencia, Powerbar Sold, Women's Road Rankings
Posted by Editor on 02/25/00
Tour of Valencia, Spain
Stage 3 - Calpe to Xativa 186 km
1 Oscar Freire (Esp) Mapei-Quick Step 4:34:30
2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service
4 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
5 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
6 Ruben Galvan (Esp) Kelme-Costa Blanca
7 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8 Oscar Camenzind (Sui) Lampre-Daikin
9 Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Banesto
10 Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno
17 Laurent Dufaux (Sui) Saeco-Valli & Valli
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
21 Abraham Olano (Esp) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
40 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service
44 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti all s.t.
50 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 0:21
51 Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service s.t.
55 Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti 1:28
75 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 5:28
79 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli 5:34
82 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal Service
83 David Clinger (USA) Festina
86 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
96 Jonathan Hall (Aus) Festina all 5:34
125 Alex Zuelle (Sui) Banesto 8:20
141 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 14:58
GC
1 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina 13:35:38
2 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank at 0:02
3 Pascual Javier Llorente (Esp) Kelme-Costa Blanca
4 Jose Alberto Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
5 Abraham Olano (Esp) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
6 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Esp) Vitalicio Seguros
7 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance
8 Antonio Tauler (Esp) Kelme-Costa Blanca
9 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
10 Ruben Galvan (Esp) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0:27
14 Oscar Camenzind (Sui) Lampre-Daikin 0:29
17 Laurent Dufaux (Sui) Saeco-Valli & Valli
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank both s.t.
30 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service 3:36
59 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service 9:43
60 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 10:04
67 Jonathan Hall (Aus) Festina 12:04
68 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal Service s.t.
71 Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti 12:37
76 Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti 14:05
82 Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service 14:37
85 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 15:15
86 David Clinger (USA) Festina 15:17
95 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 18:05
98 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli 18:11
126 Alex Zuelle (Sui) Banesto 20:57
137 Fernando Escartin (Esp) Kelme-Costa Blanca 24.46
148 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 29:14
Powerbar Sold
Nestle USA has reached an agreement to purchase nutritional supplement manufacturer Powerbar. The deal will include the Canadian and European divisions. No price for the deal was disclosed.
UCI Road Rankings - Women (as of February 20, 2000)
| Ranking | Name | Team | Country | Points |
| 1 | KUPFERNAGEL Hanka | GER | 772 | |
| 2 | WILSON Anna | SAT | AUS | 741 |
| 3 | ZILIUTE Diana | ADO | LTU | 486 |
| 4 | PUCINSKAITE Edita | ALF | LTU | 470 |
| 5 | GAUDRY Tracey | AUS | 389 | |
| 6 | ROSSNER Petra | SAT | GER | 330 |
| 7 | ZABIROVA Zoulfia | ADO | RUS | 309 |
| 8 | STIAJKINA Tatiana | ADO | UKR | 256 |
| 9 | DAHLE Gunn-Rita | NOR | 219 | |
| 10 | BESSETTE Lyne | SAT | CAN | 218 |
| 11 | SOMARRIBA ARROLA Joane | ALF | ESP | 207 |
| 12 | LONGO-CIPRELLI Jeannie | FRA | 205 | |
| 13 | ARNDT Judith | GER | 204 | |
| 14 | ZIJLAARD - VAN MOORSEL Leontien | FAR | NED | 184 |
| 15 | HOLDEN Mari | TIM | USA | 181 |
| 15 | POLIKEVICIUTE Rasa | ADO | LTU | 181 |
| 17 | POLKHANOVA Valentina | EDI | RUS | 174 |
| 18 | VERONESI Daniela | ALF | SMR | 160 |
| 19 | PRYDE Susy | SAT | NZL | 159 |
| 20 | BOUBNENKOVA Svetlana | EDI | RUS | 155 |
| 29 | KURRECK Karen | EDI | USA | 121 |
| 44 | DUNNE Karen | ELI | USA | 77 |
| 49 | WATT Kathryn | AUS | 68 | |
| 54 | EMERY Elizabeth | USA | 52 | |
| 57 | SAMPLONIUS Anne | CAN | 47 | |
| 59 | HUGHES Clara | SAT | CAN | 46 |
| 62 | ROBBINS Emily | SAT | USA | 45 |
| 65 | JACKSON Linda | CAN | 41 | |
| 66 | TADICH Elisabeth | AUS | 35 | |
| 68 | YOUNG Julie | ATC | USA | 34 |
| 72 | SCHUSTER Pamela | ATC | USA | 33 |
| 75 | DUNLAP Alison | USA | 30 | |
| 85 | CARRIGAN Sara | AUS | 20 | |
| 85 | HOBSON Leigh | CAN | 20 | |
| 88 | VANGILDER Laura | USA | 18 | |
| 92 | SHIRLEY Kim | AUS | 17 | |
| 100 | SYDOR Alison | CAN | 10 | |
| 100 | WENZEL Kendra | USA | 10 | |
| 107 | BRUCKNER Kimberly | ATC | USA | 9 |
| 115 | DEMET Deirdre | SAT | USA | 8 |
| 120 | FELDHAHN Juanita | AUS | 6 | |
| 120 | BLACKWELDER Brooke | USA | 6 | |
| 120 | EVANS Jennifer | USA | 6 | |
| 129 | WRIGHT Alison | AUS | 5 | |
| 135 | PALMER Susan | CAN | 4 | |
| 135 | REINHART Nicole | SAT | USA | 4 |
| 145 | SCRYMGEOUR Kristy | AUS | 3 | |
| 145 | MAYOLO Tina | ATC | USA | 3 |
| 157 | EVANS Bridget | MAS | AUS | 2 |
| 157 | GRIGSON Mary | AUS | 2 | |
| 157 | DI GUISTINI Cybil | ELI | CAN | 2 |
| 157 | GARIEPY Annie | ELI | CAN | 2 |
| 180 | ROBINSON Joanne | AUS | 1 | |
| 180 | COMPTON Katie | USA | 1 | |
| 180 | GLEASON Kathleen | USA | 1 | |
| 180 | HELLMUTH Karry Ellen | MAS | USA | 1 |
| 180 | SMITH Kimberly | TIM | USA | 1 |
| 180 | TIMMS Tracy | USA | 1 |
Trade Team Rankings
1 SATURN CYCLING TEAM USA 1,448.00 points
2 ACCA DUE O - LORENA CAMICIE LTU 1,232.00
3 TEAM ALFA LUM R.S.M. SMR 984.00
4 EDILSAVINO ITA 573.00
5 GAS SPORT TEAM ITA 470.00
8 TIMEX WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM USA 229.00
10 TEAM ELITA CAN 111.00
11 AUTOTRADER.COM CYCLING TEAM USA 98.00
Country Rankings
1 GERMANY 1,492.00 points
2 LITHUANIA 1,273.00
3 AUSTRALIA 1,253.00
4 RUSSIA 703.00
5 NETHERLANDS 634.00
6 ITALY 621.00
7 FRANCE 497.00
8 U.S.A. 476.00
9 CANADA 372.00
10 UKRAINE 366
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