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OLSON TOP AMERICAN AT CIRCUIT DES ARDENNES (AO's Resume Below)



COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 10, 2000) --- Aaron Olson (Eugene, Ore.) was

the top finishing U.S. cyclist at the Circuit Des Ardennes in France. Olson

placed seventh in the individual time trial in the opening stage. He

eventually finished 26th in the final general classification standings.



Josh Thornton (Draper, Utah) was among the top 10 during the second stage

but was involved in a crash and did not finish the race. Olson was the top

finishing U.S. rider in that stage. The third stage involved a breakaway,

where Olson stayed with the leaders. Brice Jones (Fort Smith, Ark.) won the

group sprint. Olson and Jones were 10th and 13th, respectively. In the

fourth and final stage, Derek Wilkerson (San Antonio, Fla.) finished in

fifth place,



There were participants from the Untied States, Belgium, Finland, Denmark,

Sweden, Russia, Holland, Poland, Great Britain and Japan. Overall, 188

cyclists started the event and 83 riders finished the event.

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AARON OLSON

Height: 6-1 Weight: 164

Born: Jan. 11, 1978 in Eugene, Ore.

Hometown: Eugene, Ore.

Residence: Eugene, Ore.

Discipline: track, road

Team: Nutra-Fig



World Under-23 World Cycling Championships: 1999

Junior World Road Cycling Championships: 1996

Junior National Track Cycling champion: 1996 (team pursuit)

2000 {as of 10 April}

Circuit des Ardennes (France - road): 26th (top U.S. rider)

Des Monts et Chateaux (Belgium - road): 57th



1999

World Under-23 Road Cycling Championships (Treviso, Italy): 37th, individual

time trial

USCF National Under-23 Road Cycling Championships (Cincinnati, Ohio): 11th,

road race

Tour de L'Avenir (France); 12th, individual time trial

Fleche de Sud (Luxembourg): won sprinters jersey

Tour de l'Avenir (France): 93rd



1998

Boucels Gouzzaines (France): first, individual time trial

GP St. Yriex La Perche (France): third



1996

Junior World Road Cycling Championships: 131st, road race

EDS Junior National Track Cycling Championships: first, team pursuit

(17-18); third, points race



Tour de L'Abitibi (Canada): 72nd

Best of the West Junior Stage Race: second (17-18)



1995

EDS Junior National Track Cycling Championships: third, team pursuit

(17-18), points race

U.S. Olympic Festival-'95 (Boulder, Colo.): second, individual time trial;

fourth, road race



1994

EDS Junior National Track Cycling Championships: second, individual time

trial (15-16); third, points race; fourth, 2km time trial



1996 graduate of South Eugene (Ore.) High School ... 1996 Junior National

Team member ... 1995 Regional Team member ... began cycling in 1992.