European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday july 23, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 bicycling buddies Hove Sef High goals for Competition by Ron Bureau Erlanger Germany two soldiers stationed a Ferris Barracks have High expectations for the euro Pean military cycling championships beginning today Sembach a Germany. Breen Lowman and John Downs both of hic 1stbn, 30th inf Hope to improve on their third and fourth place finishes respectively last year. Our goal is to win our age groups and then finish first and second Overall said Downs. It does t matter Lowman said which one of the two bicycling buddies finishes first. The Competition with about 40 participants kicks offal noon today with 30-Kilometer tune trials. On sat urday racers compete in a 50-Kitometer race around Aone Kilometre track. A 100-Kilometer race finishes the Competition on sunday. Downs 30, a California native and Lowman 23, Oflas vegas have been Riding competitively for three years. They Are both class a amateurs in Germany the highest level for amateurs and Are on a German Bicy Cle team from Nornberg. The two race with the team every weekend an sometimes during the week for training they May ride 70 to 120 Miles each Day. Since february they hiked More than 10,000 Miles which is still about 6,000 Miles behind their German teammates. To be competitive in the a category you have to Goat least 120 to 200 Kilometres a Day said Downs a scout. That of course takes time. And the two soldiers said that the support of their command has allowed them to Doit. We be been Lucky at this unit said Lowman combat medic. They be been very supportive. They give us time to capt. Danny Cole their company commander said he allows them the time to train because he. Thinks it is important to the soldiers the unit and the army. Plus he said because the battalion is deactivating apart of the draw Down the soldiers will soon be moving to new units that might not allow them the time to properly train. It s a once in a lifetime thing for them he said. Coie shares the Confidence of his soldiers. They compete against the very Best he said. Think they la do very soul Eringen soldiers John Downs left and Brcin Low Manwill compete at Sembach a Germany this weekend. . Nip Costa Rica to gain final from wire report Dallas defender cute Kooiman scored in the 13th minute of overtime wednesday night giving the United states a 1-0 Victory Over Costa Rica and spot in the finals of the Gold cup soccer tournament Kooiman set up seven Yard sin front of the goal took Roy Wegerle s Cross in the air and sent a right footed she Over the head of goalkeeper Erie United states the defending Champion will meet the Winner of thurs Day s semifinal Between Mexico and Jamaica in Mexico City on s goal before a Cotton bowl crowd of 14,826, was his first this year insight games with the . National team. The United states improved to 4-0 inthe Gold cup and 8-8-10 for the season. Indurai nears title Pau France Miguel Indurai moved one Day closer to his third consecutive tour de France title with the race leaving the pyrenees thursday. Audio Chiapp cd of Italy won the stage in a sprint Over another italian Massimo Girotto and Spain s Jon Unzaga. With a Lead of More than four minutes Over Anaro Mejia of Colombia Indurai has All but clinched his third race ends in Paris on sunday completing a Loop of 3,720 Kilometres 2,312 Miles around the country. World notes lakers release Scott Inglewood Calif. Byron Scott the backcourt mate of magic Johnson when the los Angeles lakers were then a s dominant team in the 1980s, will not be re signed by the team making Himan unrestricted free agent it is very difficult to leave a team after sharing so Many memories with them but the lakers Ana i both have to think of the future Scott said wednesday. Tarpley stays in Greece Dallas Roy Tarpley who struggled with drug and alcohol problems before being banned from the Aba in1991, has signed with a greek basketball club for this season. The 7-foot Cente signed a one year contract with Olympia Kos the league Champion. Last year tar Pley played for Aris in the greek league. Olympia Kos reportedly paid a $1 million Transfer fee. Weiss knocks off Lendl Washington former inca singles Champion Robbie Weiss knocked out top seeded Ivan Lendl 2-6, 7-5, 6-4wednesday in the second round of the Newsweek Tennis classic. Weiss seven year pro is ranked 138th in the world. Lendl is ranked sixth. Andre Agassi and Mulivai Washington celebrated their selection to the . Davis cup team with easy victories. Agassi seeded second downed Sweden s Johan Carlsson 6-3, 6-2. The third seeded Washington breezed past Luiz Mattar of Brazil 6-2,6-2. Bruguera faces probe Stuttgart Germany Albert Berasategui of Spain upset top seeded compatriot Sergi bruguera 4-6, 6-4, 6-1wednesday in the second round of the Mercedes cup. At tour supervisor Edward misty said bruguera the French open Champion would be investigated for alack of Effort after appearing to give up in the third set. . Women Advance Frankfurt Germany Lindsay Davenport and Lori Mcneil beat Lichen and Jing Qian i 6-3, 6-0 late wednesday to give the fifth seeded United states a 2-1 Victory Over China in the second round of the federation cup. In singles Davenport beat Ying by 6-1,6-3 and Fang i upset Mcneil 2-6,7-6 8-66-0. Lewis Bruno bout set London barring last minute hitches Lennox Lewis will defend his wac heavyweight title against fellow briton Frank Bruno on oct. 1 at Cardiff Wales. Lewis manager Frank Maloney confirmed the fight wednesday. Bubka soars 19-5 v2 Nice France Sergei Bubka of Ukraine returned to form winning the pole vault at 19 feet 5v4 inches wednes Day night in the Nikatia grand prix. Bubka who had won just one of his Las four meets missed on three tries at a world record 20-1%. Weekend sports on an Central european time television baseball Oakland at Boston 1 30 . And 8 55 . Saturday Milwaukee at Chicago 1 . Sunday Toronto at Texas 2 . Monday. 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