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	Saturday, 19 October 2002

Brilliant Bartoli wins Tour of Lombardy [Eurosport: Cycling] 11:45:26 PM    comment []

	Thursday, 17 October 2002

Bettini & Museeuw take race down to wire [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:09:51 AM    comment []

	Monday, 14 October 2002

Australians did well in the mens' world championship road race. Details soon, but from memory O'Grady was 12th, Baden Cooke was 9th and Robbie McEwen came in 2nd to the mighty Cippo. 7:57:51 AM    comment []

	Sunday, 13 October 2002

Aussies in good shape for world title [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:58:35 AM    comment []

Ljungskog dashes on slick surface to win women's title. [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:51:19 AM    comment []

Frenchman Arnaud Gerard has claimed the Under 18 road race at the World Championships after out-sprinting a late six-rider breakaway in Zolder on Saturday. Finland's Jukka Vastaranta claimed second with Australia's Nicolas Sanderson taking third. [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:38:41 AM    comment []

	Saturday, 12 October 2002

Zabirova flies to time trial title. In a women's field that boasted some heavy duty resumes, a virtual unknown almost walked off with the top prize on another calm sunny day in Zolder, Belgium. [VeloNews] 2:06:56 AM    comment []

Botero takes top spot in time trial. Santiago Botero must be relieved he decided to go to Zolder. The Colombian suffered through much of the 2002 "Vuelta" despite winning a stage and wondered out loud if he would compete in the world championships. [2:02:59 AM    comment []

	Friday, 11 October 2002

Edita Rumsas was freed from a French jail Friday after posting 20,000 euros bail. The wife of Lithuanian rider Raimondas Rumsas, was arrested on July 28th on the last day of the Tour de France, with a carload of illicit drugs. [Eurosport: Cycling] 4:48:58 PM    comment []

Suzanne de Goede, of the Netherlands, came from behind in a sprint to line to claim the Womens Junior Road Race at the cycling world championships in Zolder, Belgium on Friday. The winner profited from a superb team performance from the Dutch who dictated the tempo throughout the 76km race. [Eurosport: Cycling] 4:43:12 PM    comment []

Italian Francesco Chicchi claimed gold in the Men's Under 23 Road Race at the World Cycling Championships in Zolder, Belgium on Friday with a barnstorming sprint to the line. Dutchman Hans Dekkers crossed the line second, but was disqualified for his part in a pile up just metres from the finish. [Eurosport: Cycling] 4:37:46 PM    comment []

Botero powers to World Time Trial title [Eurosport: Cycling] 7:13:48 AM    comment []

Zabirova adds World title to Olympic gold Russia's Zoulfia Zabirova added the World time-trial title she was dreamiing of to the Olympic gold she had claimed back in 1996. The Russian beat Swiss riders Brandli and Thurig. [Eurosport: Cycling] 7:10:18 AM    comment []

	Tuesday, 8 October 2002

Italy's Anna Zugno clinched the first gold medal of the Zolder road cycling World Championships when she won the Women's junior time-trial. Zugno beat her compatriot Tatiana Guderzo by six seconds. Germany's Claudia Hecht claimed bronze. [Eurosport: Cycling] 6:04:21 PM    comment []

The World Championships return to Belgium on Tuesday, with Spanish sprinter Oscar Freire out to defend his crown in Zolder. [Eurosport: Cycling] 5:57:44 PM    comment []

	Monday, 7 October 2002

Lampre team members released [Eurosport: Cycling] 2:35:17 PM    comment []

Frank Vandenbroucke's short season has come to a hasty end following a dangerous crash during Paris-Tours on Sunday. The Belgian rider, who rides for Domo-Farm Frites, broke his collarbone and right elbow. [Eurosport: Cycling] 2:31:37 PM    comment []

	Sunday, 6 October 2002

Lampre riders detained after Paris-Tours. It's all related to the ongoing Rumsas saga. [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:14:57 PM    comment []

Denmark's Jakob Piil outsprinted Jacky Durand of France to win the 96th Paris-Tours classic, penultimate World Cup race of the season. Paolo Bettini retains a slim 2-point overall lead on Johan Museeuw. [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:12:39 PM    comment []

Today's Paris-Tour was the final race on French soil for Laurent Jalabert. At 34, the Panda is hanging up his bike after next week's World Championships. [Eurosport: Cycling] 8:09:55 PM    comment []

TEAMS: Sound Swiss rock solid [Eurosport: Cycling] 7:46:38 PM    comment []

TEAMS: The Russians are coming... [Eurosport: Cycling] 7:43:53 PM    comment []

	Friday, 4 October 2002

Australian sprinter Baden Cooke previews the WCHs. [Eurosport: Cycling] 3:41:54 PM    comment []

"Kelme" rider Santiago Botero will be the leader of the Colombian team for the World Champs. Winner of two stages on the 2002 Tour, Botero will ride both the road race and the time-trial alongside Victor-Hugo Pena ("Postal"). [Eurosport: Cycling] 3:22:15 PM    comment []

In the last few months of his career (he plans to quit in 2003), Johan Museeuw will be the one to watch on the Belgian team, especially on the day of his 37th birthday. [Eurosport: Cycling] 3:05:19 PM    comment []

	Tuesday, 1 October 2002

TEAMS: Jalabert's last stand [Eurosport: Cycling] 6:40:57 PM    comment []

TEAMS: Zabel hoping to lead from front [Eurosport: Cycling] 6:35:25 PM    comment []

TEAMS: Cipollini to lead Italian challenge [Eurosport: Cycling] 11:20:12 AM    comment []

TEAMS: Spain ready to defend title [Eurosport: Cycling] 11:06:58 AM    comment []

Zolder World Championships: the teams [Eurosport: Cycling] 10:16:03 AM    comment []

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