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CYCLE SPORT: MAY 2000
AN UNLIKELY SPORTING HERO
After his convincing victory in the 1996 Tour, Bjarne Riis' popularity dropped steadily; troubled by rumours about his personal life, his ethics, his attitude, and latterly injury, the Dane has finally decided to call it a day
BALDATO BOUNCES BACK
Fabio Baldato is a renowned fastman, but he wants to win more than just furious bunch sprints -- Baldato talks about satisfying his ambition to be a complete rider by bettering his second place in a spring Classic
SIGNOR SAN REMO
Erik Zabel proved the pundits right at La Primavera -- unlike the world champion, he had all the help he needed to win the World Cup opener for the third time in four years
TWO HEADS
An air of indestructibility has surrounded ONCE during the early season, and nowhere was this more in evidence than at Tirreno-Adriatico; hardly surprising when racewinner Abraham Olano has Laurent Jalabert for company
PREPARING FOR THE BEST
Vini Caldirola's new directeur sportif Giosue Zenoni, reflects on his time with the Squadra Azzurra and the troubled lot of cycling trainers
TOUCHDOWN
Written off before they had even arrived in Europe, the American Mercury team showed at Criterium International that it would be unwise to treat John Wordin and his squad lightly
MILLAR'S CROSSING
Scotland, Buckinghamshire, Hong Kong, Biarritz -- David Millar's itinerant childhood has given the Scotsman the perfect grounding to be an itinerant bike rider
WONG CAN DO
Another continent, another champion; meet Hong Kong's Kam Po Wong, the latest addition to the UCI's top 100 and star in the making
CLASSIC TOM
In an exclusive extract from his biography of Tom Simpson, Chris Sidwells examines Simpson's classical education during the spring of 1961
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
After victory at last year's Tour of Flanders, Peter Van Petegem knows that two in a row would make him undisputed heavyweight champion of Belgium
KLÖDEN PLAYS IT COOL
Telekom's blushing star, Andreas Klöden, got a well deserved confidence boost by winning Paris-Nice. Likewise, new race directeur Laurent Fignon was quietly pleased with his week's work
WHERE THERE'S A WILL...
Marty Jemison made it as pro cyclist the hard way and since signing his first contract he hasn't let up; he may have missed out on a Tour ride in 1999, but he has plenty to do in 2000
GAMBLING WITH EXPERIENCE
Lotto's management team has seen as many changes as its riding squad this year; a near-retirement-age directeur sportif and his part-time assistant look forward to running Belgium's number-one team
CHECKPOINT CHIASSO
The second in our A Race Apart series: just over the Swiss-Italian border is a race just emerging from its amateur status to become a fully-fledged professional event: the GP Chiasso is so laid back it's almost horizontal
THE NEXT IN LINE
Former world under-23 champion Giuliano Figueras is a small rider with impressive vital statistics and the makings of a Classics hero
MIND OVER MATTER
For Bernard Thévenet, overwhelming Eddy Merckx and winning the Tour in 1975 was not enough; after a morale-breaking setback the following year he dug deep and came back to take La Grande Boucle for a second time
NEWS
Pantani's open letter; Scott Sunderland's comeback stack; Fuenlabrada tragedy in Argentina; that old sex and racing chestnut again
INTRODUCING
The first American to sign for Festina, David Clinger, talks bikes and bagels
RAINBOW WARRIOR
Oscar Freire, back at home to recover from injury ruminates over San Remo
LIFE ON THE ROAD
Dave Millar has been feeling decidedly under the weather of late
FULL BEAM
Jonathan Vaughters reveals some alarming Imelda Marcos-like tendencies
LETTERS
Cycling idols; moments in yellow; BCF bites back; defending Freire and tubing traumas
DISPATCHES
Second time lucky for Baguet; Marco Pantani out for ever?
CALENDAR
Late spring Classics Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Amstel Gold will sort out who goes into the summer as World Cup leader. Plus, the build-up for the grand tours starts here
RESULTS
Rounding up the races of the last month
BROOMWAGON
Vintage pics, legal troubles and an old pro remembers
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