WC final and season ending notes
10-20-03, 09:57 PM
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WC final and season ending notes
Bartoli wins his second Tour of Lombardy in a row.
Bettini wins the WC. What a great season for the #1 rider in the world.
Final WC rankings:
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 365 pts
2 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 220
3 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo 219
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 187
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 186
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team Saeco 140
7 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco 139
8 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 124
9 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 124
10 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 123
UCI Rankings:
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2,266.75 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 2,087.75
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1,989.00
4 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco 1,715.00
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1,656.00
6 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 1,640.50
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1,611.00
8 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 1,521.00
9 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 1,441.00
10 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1,425.00
And iBanesto has new sponsorship! They are now Illes Baleares.
Bettini wins the WC. What a great season for the #1 rider in the world.
Final WC rankings:
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 365 pts
2 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 220
3 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo 219
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 187
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 186
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team Saeco 140
7 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco 139
8 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom 124
9 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 124
10 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 123
UCI Rankings:
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2,266.75 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 2,087.75
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1,989.00
4 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco 1,715.00
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1,656.00
6 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 1,640.50
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1,611.00
8 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 1,521.00
9 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 1,441.00
10 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1,425.00
And iBanesto has new sponsorship! They are now Illes Baleares.
10-21-03, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Laggard
And iBanesto has new sponsorship! They are now Illes Baleares.
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10-22-03, 12:09 PM
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I don't understand UCI rankings. They seem to reward riders too much for doing well in the grand tours. I mean, besides the TDF and the Dauphine, what did Lance really do? This isn't meant to discount his Tour win but I'd like it if the rankings really showed who is consistently a good rider. Someone like Bettini who raced from February to October and raced well deserves a #1 ranking.
