[vph] Compte-rendu des championnats du monde de VPH � Tilburg aux Pays-Bas

[Jean-Charles Gosselin]

Bonjour � tous,
Voici le compte-rendu de Jack Dekker. Barbara a r�cup�r� son titre de
Championne du Monde. J'esp�re que c'est un bon signe avant la tentative de
record � bord du Varna.

Jean-Charles Gosselin
France-HPV


Fierce Fight for the Title in Tilburg
Slade remains the recumbent world champion

Reigning recumbent world champion Steven Slade (GB) has successfully
defended his title in Tilburg.  In a fierce three-day battle, Belgian
challenger Erik Marynissen fell a few points short of unseating the speedy
Brit.

In the women’s races, 2007 champion Barbara Buatois won back the title which
British rider Claire King had taken last year in the World Championships in
England.

About two hundred racers competed in the Recumbent World Championships,
which were held from July 3 through 5 in the Reeshof district of Tilburg,
re-christened “Race-Hof” for the event.

The Cycle Vision exposition, taking place at the same time as the World
Championships, was a great success.   Visitors were struck by the many
innovative bikes from Dutch manufacturers as well as the four-person
Quattrocycle, and a foldable trike from Challenge.   In addition, there were
many diverse prototypes of new bikes in the races, such as the Strada from
Velomobiel.nl, a new M5 racer, and the Zockra carbon racer.

Schwalbe was this year’s chief sponsor of the World Championships/Cycle
Vision.  The Dutch recumbent association, NVHPV, received support from the
co-sponsor Schwalbe.

Cycle Vision is an annual event, a combination of exposition, test-track,
and races.  This year the Netherlands was also the host of the Recumbent
World Championships, which are held each year in a different country.  Other
countries in this rotation are the U.S., England, Belgium, Germany, France,
Denmark, and Austria.  The Netherlands ordinarily host the event one year
out of fourteen.

The championships took place in Tilburg as part of the 200th anniversary
celebration of the city.  “Despite some problems that arose when not all of
the promises were honored, we were happy with the facilities that were
available to us in the city.  It is unique to be able to hold this kind of
recumbent event on the public streets,” according to a spokesman for the
organization.

Not for publication:

Complete list, with champions:*
**http://www.ligfiets.net/nieuws/bericht.php3?id=2989&volledig=1*<http://www.ligfiets.net/nieuws/bericht.php3?id=2989&volledig=1>

All information can be found on the NVHPV Dutch recumbent association’s
website: *www.ligfiets.net* <http://www.ligfiets.net/>

You can e-mail the organization.  Your e-mail will be answered by J. Dekker,
manager and press-agent for the event.
E. *cyclevisionorganisatie at ligfiets.net*<cyclevisionorganisatie at ligfiets.net><
* mailto:cyclevisionorganisatie at ligfiets.net*<cyclevisionorganisatie at ligfiets.net>
>

Internet: *http://www.cyclevision.nl* <http://www.cyclevision.nl/>/

We have photos which are available free for use in promotion of the event,
with a by-line.  In addition to the attached photo of the new women’s world
champion (by-line B. de Meijer), we suggest the following high-res pictures
for general promotional use:

Men’s winner Steven Slade (by-line B. de Meijer)*
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http://downloads.ligfiets.net/cyclevision/2009documenten/fotos/bdm-20090703-1234.jpg
*<http://downloads.ligfiets.net/cyclevision/2009documenten/fotos/bdm-20090703-1234.jpg>

Prize distribution for the women (by-line B. de Meijer)*
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http://downloads.ligfiets.net/cyclevision/2009documenten/fotos/bdm-20090705-1713.jpg
*<http://downloads.ligfiets.net/cyclevision/2009documenten/fotos/bdm-20090705-1713.jpg>

Exposition (by-line R. van Ophem)*
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http://fotos.ligfiets.net/v/cyclevision/promo/rene-beurs.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=2
*<http://fotos.ligfiets.net/v/cyclevision/promo/rene-beurs.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=2>