101.   Jan Ullrich of Germany, who won the road race Wednesday, took the silver, seven seconds behind Ekimov.

102.   Kenyan runner Paul Tergat on Saturday set the best world performance in the half-marathon as he captured his fifth consecutive victory in the Stramilano road race.

103.   Marathon runner Josia Thugwane, the first black South African to win an Olympic gold medal, angered organizers Thursday by pulling out of a road race in England.

104.   Michele Bartoli on Tuesday became the first Italian in eight years to win the Laigueglia Trophy, the opening road race of the Italian cycling season.

105.   On Sunday, the men will have their road race, with Jalabert favored to achieve the gold.

106.   Right after the road race, Armstrong began thinking of the time trial.

107.   She also won the road race at the Olympics but came in second in the time trial.

108.   Stephens has been chosen for the road race despite testing positive for excessive EPO as a member of the Festina team.

109.   She said the Canadian teamwork was excellent for the road race.

110.   She won the Olympic road race and the world championship time trial.