July 2/97 23:51 pm - Rocky Mountain Sold, UCI Rankings

Posted by Editor on 07/2/97
 

Rocky Mountain Sold!  We first heard about this last week, but didn‚t want to say anything until we had a chance to check it out some more. However, bar something unexpected occurring, it looks to be true that Rocky Mountain Bicycles will be sold to Procycle. Procycle is one of Canada‚s largest domestic bicycle manufacturers, producing the Peugeot, Oryx, CCM and Mikado lines, plus a host of private label bikes for chain stores. The details are sketchy, but the most likely scenario that we can see will be for the lower end Rocky‚s currently being produced overseas to be shifted to Procycle‚s St George de Beauce (1 hour south of Quebec City) factory, while the high end handbuilts will stay in Vancouver. In Rocky Mountain, Procycle will get one of the most prestigious name brands in the world, synonymous with quality. Rocky will receive access to Procycle‚s greater buying power and all models will now be built in Canada. Comments from industry people see it as a potentially good fit, and a great feather in the cap of Procycle. The only concern that is being expressed is that Procycle needs to be careful not to dilute the reputation for quality associated with Rocky.   The Flirt In The Dirt MTB race (sponsored in part by Canadian Cyclist) will take place on Sunday, July 6 at the Range Road Diner, northwest of Meaford, Ont. (between Owen Sound and Collingwood). Registration is from 12PM until 1:30PM, and the race starts at 2PM. Entry is $10 and includes a free T-Shirt and Swag Bag for the first 100 entrants. For further information please call the race hotline at 519-376-5303.    The 1997 Nova Scotia Mountain Bike Championships will be held July 5th and 6th at Ski Martock(Windsor). This is the final selection event for the provincial team. For more info contact Mark Kazimirski at (902)798-9501 (thanks to Randy Gray for this info).   UCI Road Rankings (as of July 2nd)  1 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 2003 points  2 Michele Bartoli (Ita) 1801  3 Alex Zulle (Swi) 1745  4 Bjarne Riis (Den) 1663  5 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 1584  6 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 1320  7 Richard Virenque (Fra) 1196  8 Pavel Tonkow (Rus) 1188  9 Andrei Tchmil (Ukr) 1156  10 Abraham Olano (Spa) 1148   Canadians to follow   UCI Mountain Bike Rankings (after Mont Ste Anne)  Downhill - Men  1. Corrado Herrin ITA 584 points 2. Shaun Palmer USA 551 3. Marcus Klausmann GER 520 4. Jurgen Beneke GER 516 5. Steve Peat GBR 504  Canadians  42. Andrew Shandro CAN 188 85. David Watson CAN 82 124. Frederic Poulin CAN 45 213. Duane Nickull CAN 14 227. Antoine Natali CAN 12  Downhill - Women  1. Missy Giove USA 713 2. Anne Caroline Chausson FRA 705 3. Giovanna Bonazzi ITA 620 4. Mercedes Gonzalez ESP 608 5. Leigh Donovan USA 584  Canadians  14. Elladee Brown CAN 321 100. Catherine Heggtveit CAN 44 102. Chantal Boulianne CAN 43 103. Fiona Donnan CAN 42 105. Marie Claude Letarte CAN 41 108. Damiaan Skelton CAN 39  Cross-Country - Women  1. Paola Pezzo ITA 980 2. Alison Sydor CAN 908 3. Chantal Daucourt SUI 706 4. Nadia De Negri ITA 702 5. Ruthie Matthes USA 670 6. Lesley Tomlinson CAN 666  Other Canadians  11. Chrissy Redden CAN 566 21. Melanie McQuaid CAN 451 44. Trish Sinclair CAN 198 51. Melanie Dorion CAN 179 66. Leslie Greene CAN 129 88. Lisa McGilvray CAN 87 99. Jeanie Dwyer CAN 76 125. Erin McGann CAN 58 131. Christine Platt CAN 53 139. Marg Fedyna CAN 50 151. Suzan Padua CAN 47 173. Nadine Petit CAN 42 207. Jill Smith CAN 30 234. Marie Helene Premont CAN 25 250. Leslie Hunter CAN 22 250. Linda Robichaud CAN 22 263. Jessica Stoner CAN 19 279. Kim Haagimans-Hawk CAN 17 279. Kathleen Millar CAN 17 315. Jane McKeown CAN 13 315. Stacey Spencer CAN 13 335. Karen Mogg CAN 11 348. Diane Kilby CAN 9 366. Catherine Heggtveit CAN 7 366. Edith Viens CAN 7 366. Karey Hovind CAN 7 366. Ivana Bisaro CAN 7 388. Allison MacDonald CAN 6 403. Vanessa Phillips CAN 5 403. Phyllis Delleney CAN 5 423. Kris Ongman CAN 4  Men tomorrow!