Ebensee, Austria, July 6, 1997
by Dave Dunham

Here are the results of the European Cup held in Ebensee Austria on July 6. The European cup alternates between and up-down race and a down-up race. This year, they ran up, then down. Easey-peasy! The picture on the right is courtesy the youth hostel in Ebensee. Ebensee is in the red-marked area on the little map.

1. Helmut Schmuck    Austria  49:46

2. Antonio Molinari, Italy    50:48

3. Peter Schatz      Austria  50:56

4. Richard Findlow   England  51:05

5. Marcel Matanin    Slovakia 51:07

Schmuck and Schatz are former world champions.

There were 66 runners.

Team Results (3 runners score) 16 teams

1. Italy 17

2. Austria 18

3. Slovakia 27

Women

1. Eroica Speiss       Switzerland  49:26

2. Carol Greenwood,    England      50:06

3. Isabella Crettenand Switzerland  50:22

4. Angela Mudge        Switzerland  50:27

5. Gudrun Pfluger      Austria 51:21

Pfluger was last year's world champion.

Team Results (2 runners score) 16 teams

1. Switzerland 13

2. England 16

3. France 19

revd September 16, 1997, barry