Sport in Short: Cycling
BCF NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS (Leicester): Professional omnium, Match A, 2km sprint: 1 R Williams (Butler-Wolber); 2 G Coltman (Raleigh); 3 J Walshaw (Saracen). Match B, 10 lap points race: 1 Coltman; 2 Walshaw; 3 Williams. Match C, elimination race: 1 Coltman; 2 Walshaw; 3 Williams. Final placings: 1 Coltman 5pts; 2 Walshaw 9; 3 Williams 12. Amateur 50k points race (final): 1 S Lillistone (Team Haverhill) 53pts; 2 B Steel (Team Haverhill) 46; 3 A Allen (Team Haverhill) 38. Time: 1hr 2min 13.5sec (record). Junior 1,000m sprint: A Palmer (VC St Raphael) bt S Sanders (Team Sabre) 2-0. Bronze medal: M Osman (CC Eclipse) bt G Day (CC Abergavenny) 2-0.
TOUR DU LIMOUSIN First stage (157km, St Yrieix): 1 E Boyer (Fr) 4hr 0min 11sec; 2 J Gonzales (Col) same time; 3 S Baguet (Bel) +31sec; 4 T Claveyrolat (Fr); 5 R Virenque (Fr); 6 J L Otalvaro (Col) all s/t. Overall: 1 W Nelissen (Bel) 5hr 11min 51sec; 2 W Veenstra (Neth); 3 U Raab (Ger); 4 J Koerts (Neth); 5 J Capiot (Bel); 6 A Baffi (It).
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