SAN DIEGO DAY IN SPORTS : Parenteu Gets Win in Time Trial
San Diego’s Roger Parenteu narrowly defeated Harvey Nitz in the 35-39 1,000-meter time trial final in Atlas Hotels Masters World Cup of Cycling, Thursday at the Velodrome in Balboa Park’s Morley Field.
Parenteu’s time of 1:10.59 in his second ride edged Nitz’s 1:10.77. They will square off again tonight at the Velodrome in the 3,000 pursuit final.
In the 6-mile points race, German Manfred Nepp prevailed in a strong 50-older division. Nepp, who now has 780 international cycling victories, defeated a field which included Pan American gold medalist Nick Van Male of San Francisco and former World Cup champion Dan Wolbert of San Diego, who finished second and third.
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