Indoor cycling world championships 1997

Indoor bike world championship 1997
date		November 14-16, 1997
Host country		Switzerland
venue		Winterthur
winner
Bike ball		Switzerland
Artistic bike 1 series women		Germany
Artificial bike 1 series men		Germany
Artificial bike 2-person women		Germany
Artificial bike 2 men		Germany
Medal table
space	country	G	S.	B.	total
1	Germany	4th	2	1	7th
2	Switzerland	1	0	1	2
3	Czech Republic	0	2	0	2
4th	Portugal	0	1	0	1
5	Austria	0	0	3	3
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The 1997 World Indoor Cycling Championships took place from November 14th to 16th, 1997 in Winterthur , Switzerland . The World Cup took place in the Eulachhalle . There were competitions in bike ball and artificial cycling .

The 1997 World Championships are still considered to be the flagship World Championships in indoor cycling.

organization

After it was held, the World Cup was considered a showcase World Cup. This is due to the perfect organization, a sold out Eulachhalle and the good atmosphere during the World Cup. The President of the World Cup was Martin Zinser - who later became head of the live sports department at Swiss television . Other OC members were Jürg Stahl , Andy Kern and Marianne Kern (list not complete). The World Cup was held with a budget of around CHF 550,000 - the main sponsor was Winterthur Insurance .

Venue

The whole event was held in the Eulachhalle in Winterthur. The Eulachhalle, which held 3,150 spectators during this event, was sold out during the entire event.

The actual home team in the stadium, the handball club Pfadi Winterthur , had to be on November 16. take place EHF Champions League game against Drammen HK during the World Cup in Zurich.

Bike ball

A two-man team competition was held for the men.

Medalist

rank	country	Player 1	Player 2
1.	Switzerland	Peter Kern	Marcel Bosshart
2.	Czech Republic	Pavel Smid	Oldrich Groch
3.	Austria	Gernot Fontain	Andreas Boesch

Artistic cycling

There were competitions in 1-man and 2-man artificial cycling for women and men.

Women

singles

The winner Sandra Schlosser set a new world record in individual art cycling with 324.17 points - she improved Martina Stepankova's record, which had set just a few minutes earlier.

Medalist

rank	country	driver
1.	Germany	Sandra Schlosser
2.	Czech Republic	Martina Stepankova
3.	Germany	Sonja Bissinger

Double

Medalist

rank	country	Driver 1	Driver 2
1.	Germany	Yvonne Hunter	Katja Schelshorn
2.	Portugal	Carmen Carvalho	Ivonne Carvalho
3.	Austria	Heike Müller	Marika Mueller

Men's

singles

Medalist

rank	country	driver
1.	Germany	Martin Rominger
2.	Germany	Jens Schmitt
3.	Austria	Hannes Mähr

Double

Medalist

rank	country	Driver 1	Driver 2
1.	Germany	Michael Rauch	Heiko Rauch
2.	Germany	Stefan Raaf	Michael Roth
3.	Switzerland	Ralf Zellweger	Marcel Schilt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gäubote: Big indoor cycling world championship preview. November 18, 2006, accessed on July 19, 2010 : “This World Cup clearly stood out from the others for the first time. The hall was packed, the organization was great, the process was perfect, the atmosphere was great. "  (Quote from Sonja Bissinger)
2. ↑ Article «New edition ten years later», page 31, Der Landbote from May 11, 2004
3. ↑ Article «World Cup successes only as a national coach» by Urs Stanger, Der Landbote from November 7, 2010
4. ↑ Locksmith with a record. In: Berliner Kurier . November 17, 1997, accessed August 14, 2015 . 
5. ^ RV Gärtringen - Chronicles: Association chronicle 1904-2004. Retrieved April 18, 2013 .