Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 1, 1994 TAG: 9405030042
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: TDP8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE:
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
TEAM: WordPerfect
AGE: 30.
HOME COUNTRY: Norway.
TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: third overall. 1992: second overall; Stage 6 winner. 1991: second overall; Stage 5 winner. 1990: second overall.
FAST FACTS: The second most successful cyclist to race in the Tour DuPont behind two-time winner Raul Alcala. . . . Specializes in climbs. . . . Won the Tour of Sweden in 1989.
\ JEAN-FRANCOIS BERNARD RIDER PROFILE
TEAM: Banesto.
HOME COUNTRY: Francei
TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: None.
FAST FACTS: A strong climber, time trialist and all-around rider. . . . Races under the shadow of Miguel Indurain, the strongman of the Spanish team. . . . Eighth this season in the Paris-Nice race.
\ MIKE ENGLEMAN RIDER PROFILE
TEAM: Coors Light
AGE: 35
HOMETOWN: Celina, Texasi
TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: eighth overall. 1992: ninth overall
FAST FACTS: Won USPRO Criterium Championship in 1993. . . . A premier climber who owns two mountain records. . . . Was the winningest professional rider in 1991. . . . Has been victorious at least once in every stage race he has entered except the Tour DuPont.
\ VIATCHESLAV EKIMOV RIDER PROFILE
TEAM: WordPerfect
AGE: 28
HOMETOWN: Vyborg, Russia
TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: None
FAST FACTS: Finished 35th overall in the 1993 Tour de France. . . . Was 16th at the 1993 World Championship road race. . . . Won the world title in 1990, his first year as a professional. . . . Specializes in time trials and short stage races.
\ MALCOLM ELLIOTT RIDER PROFILE
TEAM: Chevrolet-LA Sheriff
AGE: 32 HOMETOWN: Sheffield, England
TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: Sixth overall; Stage 6 winner; team winner
FAST FACTS: No. 1-ranked pro in America. . . . Was the British Pro Road champion in 1993. . . . Has stage victories in the Tour of Spain and Tour of Ireland and an overall victory in the Tour of Britain (1988). . . . Specializes in sprints. . . . Has written his autobiography about life in the pro peloton.
\ BART BOWEN RIDER PROFILE
TEAM: Saturn Cycling Team
AGE: 27
HOMETOWN: Albuquerque, N.M.
TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: seventh overall
FAST FACTS: Was the USPRO Champion in 1992. . . . Specializes in time trials and climbs. . . . Won the 1992 Herald-Sun Tour in Australia. . . . An aspiring architect with a degree from the University of New Mexico. . . . Went to New Mexico on a skiing scholarship.
by CNB