Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 1, 1994                   TAG: 9405030059
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: TDP5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

RIDER PROFILES

TEAM: Motorola.

AGE: 22.

HOMETOWN: Austin, Texas.

TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: Second overall; Stage 6 winner; second in Stage 9; third in Prologue; voted Best Young Racer. 1992: 12th overall. 1991: third in Stage 5.

FAST FACTS: Member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. . . . Won Stage 8 of the Tour de France, the World Championship road race and the U.S. National Championship in 1993, his first full year as a pro. . . . In 1993, earned $1 million - the top prize ever offered in pro cycling - for a three-race sweep of the Thrift Drug Triple Crown of Racing. . . . Is a former triathlete. . . . Known as a premier climber and strong all-around rider.

\ SCOTT MERCIER RIDER PROFILE

TEAM: Saturn Cycling Team.

AGE: 26.

HOMETOWN: Telluride, Colo.

TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: King of the Mountains jersey winner.

FAST FACTS: Specializes in climbing and time trials. . . . Was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Time Trial Team. . . . Placed third this year in the individual time trial of the Redlands Bicycle Classic. . . . Took up cycling four years ago.