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Albert Timmer
Albert Timmer (born 13 June 1985) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2017, exclusively for and its previous squad iterations. During his career, Timmer competed in – and finished all – eleven Grand Tours between 2009 and 2017, but did not win any professional races as an individual. Since retiring as a rider, he has worked as a coach and directeur sportif for , and the women's squad. Major results Source: ;2006 : 9th Overall Flèche du Sud ;2007 : 6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake ;2008 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT) Brixia Tour ;2010 : 8th Hel van het Mergelland ;2012 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Luxembourg ;2013 : 6th Münsterland Giro ;2014 : 4th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem : 7th Overall Ster ZLM Toer The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road bicycle racer, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3-Länder-Tour
The 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung was a multi-stage road bicycle race held around three Länder of Germany: Hessen, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg. From 2005 until 2007 it was part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as a 2.1 race. The race was previously known as Hessen-Rundfahrt, taking place in the Bundesland of Hessen Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Da ..., but in 2006 it expanded its territory to take place in the states of Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg. Winners References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:3-Lander-Tour UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1982 1982 establishments in West Germany Defunct cycling races in Germany Recurring sportin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volta Limburg Classic
The Volta Limburg Classic is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in late March or early April in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Prior to 2012, the race was known as Hel van het Mergelland. Winners Men's race Source: Women's race References External links * Volta Limburg Classic, Cycle races in the Netherlands UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1973 1973 establishments in the Netherlands Cycling in Limburg (Netherlands) South Limburg (Netherlands) {{Netherlands-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Tour De France
The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a individual time trial which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco. The race visited six countries: Monaco, France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy, and finished on 26 July on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The total length was , including in time-trials. There were seven mountain stages, three of which had mountaintop finishes, and one medium-mountain stage. The race had a team time trial for the first time since 2005, the shortest distance in individual time trials since 1967, and the first penultimate-day mountain stage in the Tour's history. 2007 winner Alberto Contador won the race by a margin of 4′11″, having won both a mountain and time trial stage. His team also took the team classification. and supplied the initial third-place finisher, Lance Armstrong. Armstrong's achievement was later voided by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Classification In The Tour De France
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919 Tour de France, 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ). History For the first two Tour de France races, the general classification standings were decided based on the lowest cumulative time. The winner of the first several Tour de France races wore a green armband instead of a yellow jersey. After the 1904 Tour de France, second Tour de France, the rules were changed, and the general classification was no longer calculated by time, but by points. This points system was kept until 1912, after which it changed back to the time classification. There is doubt over when the yellow jersey began. The Belgian rider Philippe Thys (cyclist), Philippe Thys, who won the Tour in 1913 Tour de France, 1913, 1914 Tour de France, 1914 and 1920 Tour de France, 1920, recalled in the Belgian magazine ''Champions et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Yellow
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a microstate, small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose Duke of Normandy, dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Giro D'Italia
The 2016 Giro d'Italia was the 99th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Apeldoorn on 6 May with a individual time trial, followed by two other stages in the Netherlands, both between Nijmegen and Arnhem. After a rest day, there were 18 further stages to reach the finish on 29 May. These stages were principally in Italy, although two stages partly took place in France. The overall winner was Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali of team Astana, who won his second Giro. Teams All 18 List of 2016 UCI WorldTeams and riders, UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. The first wildcard (sport), wildcard invitation was secured at the end of the 2015 cycling season by . While riding as , they won the season-long ''Coppa Italia'' series; the winners of the series are automatically awarded an entry into the following year's Giro d'Italia. Two of the remaining three wildcard places were aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Giro D'Italia
The 2014 Giro d'Italia was the 97th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour races. The race started off in Belfast, on 9 May, with a team time trial and concluded in Trieste, on 1 June, with a flat stage. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Colombian Nairo Quintana of the team. The second and third places were taken by Colombian Rigoberto Urán and Italian Fabio Aru, respectively. Quintana became the first Colombian to win the Giro. He won the secondary Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia, young rider classification. In the other classifications, rider Nacer Bouhanni was the winner of the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia, points classification and 's Julián Arredondo won the Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification. finished as the winners of the Team classification in the Giro d'Italia, team classification, while won the team points c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Giro D'Italia
The 2013 Giro d'Italia was the 96th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started in Naples and finished in Brescia. Vincenzo Nibali of team Astana (cycling team), Astana won the General classification in the Giro d'Italia, general classification. Teams As a UCI World Tour race, the Giro was obliged to invite all teams in the UCI's top division—the ProTour teams—and these teams were obliged to take part. At the beginning of the season, there were, as in recent years, 18 ProTour teams, and the race organisers issued four wildcard invitations to fill the usual quota of 22 teams for the event. However, successfully appealed against its loss of ProTour status to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the UCI decided against demoting any of the other teams; meaning that 23 teams took part in the Giro, as happened under a special dispensation in 2011 Giro d'Italia, 2011. The participating teams were: *: Pro Continental teams given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Classification In The Giro D'Italia
The general classification in the Giro d'Italia is the most important classification of the Giro d'Italia, which determines who is the overall winner. It is therefore considered more important than secondary classifications as the points classification or the mountains classification. Since 1931, the leader of the general classification has been identified by a pink jersey ( ). Prior to that year and since the creation of the race, no colour was used to distinguish the winner at the top of the classification. The first rider to wear the maglia rosa was Learco Guerra following the first stage of the 1931 Giro d'Italia. The first jersey was entirely pink and made from wool. It had a roll-neck collar and front pockets. As Italy was under Fascist Party rule there was a gray shield stitched onto the shirt, a symbol for the party. This initial jersey and many of the first pink jerseys were designed by Vittore Gianni who had created jerseys for AC Milan and Juventus. Castelli has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Pink
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)
The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road bicycle racer, road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020 UCI ProSeries, 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Devel .... The race started in 1987 as an amateur race, and became a race for professional cyclists in 1996. Name of the race * 1987–1989 : Rondom Schijndel * 1990–1997 : Teleflex Tour * 1998–2000 : Ster der Beloften * 2001–2010 : Ster Elekrotoer * 2011–2017 : Ster ZLM Toer - GP Jan van Heeswijk * 2019–present: ZLM Tour Winners Wins per country References External links * {{in lang, nl UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Belgium Cycle races in the Netherlands Recurring sporting events established in 1987 1987 establishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
The GP Impanis-Van Petegem (also known as the Super 8 Classic) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually since 1982 in the region of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The race was originally organized as a tribute to Raymond Impanis in and around Kampenhout and known as the GP Impanis. Between 1995 and 2004, the race was no longer organized, only to be reinstated in 2005 as a race only for juniors (under 21). In 2011, the race was again organised for professional cyclists and upgraded to a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was also renamed to GP Impanis-Van Petegem in honor of Peter Van Petegem. Since then, the race has started near Brakel, the birthplace of Van Petegem, and has finished close to Kampenhout, namely in Haacht. The race became a 1.1 event in 2012 and was upgraded to 1.HC in 2015. In 2020, the race was upgraded to 1.Pro and added to the inaugural UCI ProSeries; however, the cancellation of the 2020 edition meant that the race made its UCI ProSeries debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
