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Millar and Armstrong set target for Zülle

This content was published on Jul 2, 2000 With a time of 19.03, Millar, who rides for France’s Cofidis, faced strong competition from US Postal’s veteran, Lance Armstrong, who clocked up a time just two seconds behind the debutant to take the second spot. Armstrong, who has battled against cancer, won the tour in 1999. Switzerland’s Alex Zülle, of Spanish team Banesto, has…

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Bezzola elected Swiss Ski boss

This content was published on Jul 2, 2000 The 58 year-old Bezzola replaces outgoing president Edi Engelberger, who came to the end of an eight-year term of office. He presented himself as a mover and shaker, ready to bring Swiss Ski into a new era. The organisation is expected to undergo major changes later this year, with a new name and new structure,…

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Zülle hard on the tail of Tour leaders

This content was published on Jul 2, 2000 Millar, a tour debutant, scooped the yellow jersey for his victory in Saturday’s 16-kilometre prologue time trial at the Poitiers theme park. He also grabbed the green jersey on points and the white jersey for best young rider. After the unexpected victory, Millar’s Cofidis teammates decided to push to hold onto the yellow in Sunday’s…

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South Africa helps Switzerland in apartheid links investigation

This content was published on Jul 2, 2000 The South African prosecutor, Anton Ackermann, was responding to a Swiss request for help in uncovering Basson’s links in the country, and handed over the documents last week, a Swiss justice ministry spokesman said. Viktor Schlumpf told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper that Switzerland had asked South Africa for legal assistance several months ago. Basson is the…

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Rosset passes Wimbledon milestone

This content was published on Jul 1, 2000 Rosset survived an epic struggle against Germany’s Tommy Haas to win in five sets. The Swiss player twice went a set up, winning the first and third sets, but on each occasion was pegged back by Haas. The two players were just as hard to separate in the final set, which at Wimbledon cannot be…

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Holbrooke not optimistic about Cyprus talks

This content was published on Jul 1, 2000 The UN-sponsored talks, which begin in Geneva on July 5, will attempt to find common ground between the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. The UN has already passed a resolution calling for a bizonal, bi-communal federation, something that is opposed by the Turkish Cypriot leadership. Holbrooke, who is attending the Crans Montana…

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Swiss dig deeper for charity

This content was published on Jul 1, 2000 The Central bureau for charitable works said SFr1.2 billion was collected for a variety of good causes, SFr200 million more than the previous year, and almost double what was given ten years ago. Between 1998 and 1999 there was a 14 per cent rise in donations to charities working in Switzerland, and an increase of…

Switzerland ponders controls on fighting dogs

This content was published on Jul 1, 2000 A working group in the Federal Veterinary Office is devising a strategy that will be proposed to the federal parliament in the autumn. “All measures are being considered”, says group co-ordinator Hans Wyss, “including a ban on certain breeds and a character test on owners of dangerous dogs.” A ban on dangerous breeds was proposed…

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The Swiss countryside….but where exactly?

This content was published on Jul 1, 2000 Join Richard in our monthly feature, the Name Game. This month, he travels to a village quite unlike one of its better-known neighbours. Listen in and guess the name of our mystery location and you could win a Swiss watch and other prizes.

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Athletics: Bucher takes second at Golden League meeting

This content was published on Jun 30, 2000 However, the Swiss athelete, who crossed the finish line in a time of one minute, 44.44 seconds, was a little disappointed with his own performance. “I imagined the race to have been much quicker,” said the Swiss record-holder. He said he had actually hoped to have finished the race in one minute, 43 seconds. During…

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