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Alinghi sets up base in New Zealand

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 All the members of the team, their two Class America yachts and ten tons of equipment have arrived in Auckland, and training in the Gulf of Hauraki is already begun. The team is training six days a week at the specially constructed base, which was designed by the Swiss architect Ugo Brunoni “This is an…

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Swiss solar cyclists pop open the bubbly

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 “It’s an incredible relief,” organiser Andrea Vezzini told swissinfo. “These six days spent crossing the Australian desert were the culmination of more than a year’s work.” The Swiss team of 10 cyclists rotated pedalling duty on the two Intellibikes. The bikes were created by a group of professors, assistants and students from the Bernese city’s…

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Saving youngsters from suicide

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 A taboo still remains around the issue of suicide. But there is a pressing need to address it, since, in Switzerland, as in many western countries, suicide is the main cause of death among young people. The three-day international gathering, which will be attended by Swiss Interior Minister Ruth Dreifuss and French Health Minister Bernard…

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Gölä calls it quits with third album

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 The band, which carries the lead singer’s nickname, has planned only two concerts in Switzerland to promote its new album and bid farewell to its fans. Both concerts, scheduled for next year, are already sold out. Ironically, Gölä has become the first Swiss band ever to fill Zurich’s Hallenstadion, which can host 24,000 spectators. Old…

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Swiss focus on legal cooperation in talks with Italy

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 The high-level delegation, headed by the Swiss justice ministry director, Heinrich Koller, was seeking to determine the status of a landmark 1998 cross-border judicial agreement between Italy and Switzerland. Under new Italian laws, Rome can now dismiss the findings of investigations carried out by other countries, if their procedures do not correspond with those of…

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Grasshoppers lose to depleted Leeds

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 The locals got off to a good start on Thursday, when veteran Swiss international striker, Stéphane Chapuisat, opened the scoring in the 18th minute from 25 metres out. Grasshoppers, feeding off this first goal, kept the pressure up for the rest of the first half. Richard Nunez saw a free kick turned away by Leeds’…

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Nef crashes out of Copper Mountain slalom

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 Nef failed to reach the finish line after posting the second time on the first run, behind France’s Laure Pequenot.The Swiss didn’t seem particularly concerned about her elimination though. “I had more slalom practice than for giant slalom this summer in New Zealand and later on glaciers closer to home,” said Nef. “If I can…

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Servette draw with Berlin

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 In a chilly, but full Charmilles stadium, the Swiss Cup holders put the pressure on the visitors from the beginning. Alex Frei forced the Berlin keeper, Fiedler, to make two good saves in the first four minutes. The international striker was his team’s main and in fact only attacking option though. Servette’s aim was first…

Intellibike breaks 100 kilometre per hour barrier

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 Despite instructions to stay below 80 kilometres per hour, the riders of the Biel-designed Intellibike decided on the fifth day of the World Solar Challenge to throw restraint overboard and to push the sun-powered bicycle to its limits. “I told them not to ride too fast, otherwise it wears out the batteries,” said Andrea Vezzini,…

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Intellibike proves its pedalling power

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 The ten cyclists headed out from Alice Springs on Wednesday morning, confident after beating all of Intellibike’s previous records. With a steady average speed of 71km/per hour, the Swiss team made their way to Coober Pedy, a small mining village in southern Australia. The Swiss continued on although Dutch team Nuna were declared the winners…

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