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2012 Tour Of Norway
The 2012 Glava Tour of Norway was the second edition of the Glava Tour of Norway cycle race. It forms part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour. Teams Stages Classification Leadership Top ten Webpages * {{Tour of Norway Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ma ... Tour of Norway 2012 in Norwegian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UCI Europe Tour
The 2012 UCI Europe Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2012 season began on 29 January 2012 with the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise and ended on 21 October 2012 with the Chrono des Nations. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Giovanni Visconti of Italy was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour. John Degenkolb of Germany was crowned as the 2012 UCI Europe Tour. Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows: * Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2 * One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2 Events Final stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Kreder
Raymond Kreder (born 26 November 1989) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Kreder's older brother Michel Kreder and their cousin Wesley Kreder have also competed professionally as cyclists. Kreder was born, raised, and resides in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. Major results Sources: ;2006 : 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2008 : 2nd Scratch race, National Track Championships ;2009 : 1st Points classification, Cascade Cycling Classic : 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Beauce : 8th Overall Olympia's Tour ;2010 : 1st Points race, National Track Championships : 1st Stage 3 Cascade Cycling Classic : 7th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften : 7th Binche–Tournai–Binche : 10th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs ;2011 : 7th Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;2012 : National Track Championships ::1st Madison (with Michel Kreder) ::2nd Points race : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Norway : 3rd ProRace Berlin ;2013 : 6th ProRace Berlin : 7th Rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Firsanov
Sergey Nikolayevich Firsanov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Фирсанов; born 3 July 1982) is a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team . Career Born in Velikiye Luki, Firsanov has competed as a professional since 2005, competing for the squad during two separate spells, as well as the Premier, and squads before signing for the newly formed team for the 2012 season. Firsanov achieved the team's first overall victory at the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid; after a third-place finish in the race-opening individual time trial, Firsanov won the race's second and final stage by almost two minutes from his nearest competitors, to comfortably take the general classification victory. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2001 : 9th Tour du Jura ;2004 : 9th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;2005 : 1st Overall Giro della Toscana : 4th Overall Grand Prix of Sochi ;2006 : 1st St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sander Armee
A sander is a power tool used to smooth surfaces by abrasion with sandpaper. Sanders have a means to attach the sandpaper and a mechanism to move it rapidly contained within a housing with means to hand-hold it or fix it to a workbench. Woodworking sanders are usually powered electrically, and those used in auto-body repair work by compressed air. There are many different types of sanders for different purposes. Multi-purpose power tools and electric drills may have sander attachments. Types Types of power sanders include: * Flap sander or sanding flap wheel: A sanding attachment shaped like a Rolodex and used on a hand-held drill or mounted on a bench grinder for finishing curved surfaces. * Belt sander (hand-held or stationary) * Disc sander: A disc sander is most commonly implemented as a stationary machine that consists of a replaceable circular shaped sandpaper attached to a wheel turned by an electric motor or compressed air. The usually wooden work piece, (although o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cardoso
André Fernando Cardoso Santos Martins (born 3 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In 2018, he was suspended for four years – backdated to June 2017 – after failing a drugs test for erythropoietin (EPO). Career Following a two-year stint with , Cardoso signed with for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Born in Porto, Portugal, Cardoso resides in Andorra la Vella, Andorra and Gondomar, Portugal. In September 2016, announced that Cardoso would join them for the 2017 season with a role as a mountain domestique for Alberto Contador and Bauke Mollema. On 27 June 2017, the UCI announced Cardoso tested positive for Erythropoietin in an out-of-competition control nine days earlier and had been provisionally suspended. He was given a four-year ban in November 2018, backdated to June 2017. Following the conclusion of his ban, Cardoso joined the team for the remainder of the 2021 season, riding the Troféu Joa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2015. A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 48 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010. He also won the classics Milan – San Remo in 2005 and Paris-Tours in 2007. His career spanned over 18 years during which he earned 183 victories. In 2007, Petacchi was banned from cycling and had his results achieved disqualified for doping. The court later said that he had not cheated on purpose but had not taken enough care when consuming his legal asthma drug. He announced his retirement as a lead sprinter on 23 April 2013, and terminated his contract at ,. He rejoined the professional peloton in August 2013, joining the squad as a lead-out man. In 2015, he joined the Southeast team, where he retired from cycling for good after that year's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Bohlin Borgersen
Reidar Bohlin Borgersen (born 10 April 1980) is a Norwegian former racing cyclist, and speed skater. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, and was the 2012 and 2014 winner of the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships. Major results ;2010 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2011 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2012 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Mountains classification Ronde de l'Oise ;2013 : 1st Ringerike GP : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne : 7th Destination Thy ;2014 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Okolo Jižních Čech ::1st Stage 2 (ITT) : 1st Duo Normand (with Truls Korsæth) : 2nd Chrono Champenois : 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie : 3rd Chrono des Nations : 8th Overall Ronde de l'Oise ;2015 : 6th Chrono des Nations : 10th Gooikse Pijl ;2016 : 2nd Chrono Champenois : 3rd Overall Circuit des Ardennes : 4th Time trial, National Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Downing
Russell Downing (born 23 August 1978) is an English former professional cyclist, who rode competitively between 1999 and 2019 for numerous teams, such as and . He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing, and both brothers competed largely on the UCI Continental Tour and in British Premier Calendar races. Career Downing was born into a bike racing family: as well as his older brother, his father was also a bicycle racer. He was also a talented football player, playing with Rotherham United F.C.'s under-16s team, but Downing was convinced to become a professional cyclist by Milk Race winner Chris Walker, who Downing trained with during his late teens. He was the winner of the British National Road Race Championships in 2005. In addition to his national championships, he was also successful in some multi-stage races. His biggest victories came in the 2010 Tour de Wallonie, a 2.HC class event, as well as the 2009 Tour of Ireland. For 2010 he signed a one-year con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hønefoss
__NOTOC__ Hønefoss is a List of cities in Norway, town and the administrative center of the municipalities of Norway, municipality of Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2008, Hønefoss has 14,177 inhabitants. In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. In 1964, Hønefoss ceased being a separate municipality and became part of Ringerike. Etymology The town is named after Hønefossen, a waterfall on the Begna River. The first element is the name of the old farm ''Hønen'' (Norse language, Old Norse ''*Hœnvin''), the last element is ''foss'' meaning 'waterfall'. The name of the farm is a compound of a word ''*hœn-'' (with an unknown meaning) and ''vin'' f 'meadow'. Location Hønefoss is located 63 kilometres northwest by road from the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Hønefoss is situated north of Lake Tyrifjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjøvik
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The municipality is the 169th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjøvik is the 35th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 30,267. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information Historically, the village of Gjøvik was part of the parish and municipality of Vardal. On 1 January 1861, the village was granted kjøpstad (town) status. At that time, the village was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality given its new status as a town. Initially, the new town and municipality of Gjøvik had 626 residents. On 1 July 1921, a part of Vardal municipality located just outside the town of Gjøvik (populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municipality include Fåberg, Hunderfossen, Jørstadmoen, Vingnes, and Vingrom. The municipality is the 211th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lillehammer is the 38th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 28,425. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period. The town of Lillehammer is the largest urban centre in the municipality. It lies in the central part of the municipality and it is surrounded by more rural areas. The town centre is a late nineteenth-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamar
Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Historically, it was the principal city of the former Hedmark county which is now part of the larger Innlandet county. The town of Hamar lies in the southwestern part of the municipality, and the urban area of the town actually extends over the municipal borders into both Ringsaker and Stange municipalities. The town has a population (2021) of 28,535 and a population density of . About and 2,109 residents within the town are actually located in Ringsaker Municipality and another and 305 residents of the town are located within Stange Municipality. General information Name The municipality (originally the town) is named after the old farm ( non, Hamarr). The medieval market was first built on this farm and that market eventually beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
