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Kurt Bogaerts
Kurt Bogaerts (born 8 July 1977) is a Belgium, Belgian cycling coach, team director and retired professional road racing cyclist. He currently works for Switzerland, Swiss UCI ProSeries team Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Q36.5 Pro Cycling as Head of Technical Performance. After competing in road racing from 1999 to 2005 as an independent rider, in 2006 he joined the squad. He retired from racing after the season and began his managerial and coaching career with the team in 2007. In 2021 he joined UCI World Tour team Ineos Grenadiers as an assistant directeur sportif before following his protegé Tom Pidcock to Q36.5 for the 2025 season. Cycling career As an independent rider, Bogaerts competed primarily in one-day races in his native Belgium. His highest placings were 22nd in the 2002 Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo, and 23rd in the 2000 GP Stad Vilvoorde. After joining in 2006, he competed in his first and only professional stage race at Rás Tailteann, known that year as FBD Insu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directeur Sportif
A ''directeur sportif'' (, ) is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event. It is seen as the equivalent to a field manager in baseball, or a head coach in football. At professional level, a directeur sportif follows the team in a car and communicates with riders, personnel and race officials by radio. The directeur sportif warns of obstacles or challenging terrain, updates the team on the situation in the race, and provides mechanical help. The car carrying the directeur sportif also usually carries a bicycle mechanic with spare bikes, wheels and parts. It also carries spare water bottles, food and medical equipment. Since the late 1990s, the role has increased, in keeping with better team cohesion, tactics and communication and telemetry equipment. The directeur sportif can have split times, find where riders from other teams are in the race, and dictate orders to riders. This has made teamwork and tactics more important. A directeur sportif c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Post–Chain Reaction
An Post–Chain Reaction () was an Republic of Ireland, Irish-Belgium, Belgian professional cycling team that competed at UCI Continental Circuits, UCI Continental level. The squad was managed by Sean Kelly (cyclist), Sean Kelly and Kurt Bogaerts. It contested one-day and stage races at events across Europe, with riders taking overall victories on the UCI Europe Tour at races including Vuelta a Extremadura in Spain, Rás Tailteann in Ireland and Ronde de l'Oise in France. There were also successes in higher-category races including the one-day Schaal Sels in Belgium and two stage wins at the Tour of Britain. Six elite national road and time trial championships were won by riders contracted to the team. The squad was based in Belgium at the Sean Kelly Academy in the Flanders town of Merchtem. It was originally registered as an Irish team before switching to Belgian registration in 2010 to gain access to more races in that country. The team became Irish-registered again in 2014 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (born 10 February 1992) is a French multi-discipline bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Women's World Tour team Visma–Lease a Bike Ferrand-Prévot has also competed in Mountain Biking and cyclo-cross during her career, winning the world title in each discipline. During the 2015 season, aged just 23, she became the first person in the history of cycling to simultaneously hold the World road title, World cyclo-cross title and World cross-country mountain bike title. Ferrand-Prévot has been an elite national, world and Olympic champion across the various disciplines in which she competes. She was the youngest competitor in the Women's road race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in which she finished eighth. Twelve years later, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the cross-country mountain biking event. Career 2009–2010: Triple Junior World Champion In July 2009, Ferrand-Prévot took part in the European Road Championships as a first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Paris–Roubaix ...
The 2022 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 17 April 2022 in France. It was the 119th edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 15th event of the 2022 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Dutch rider Dylan van Baarle of Ineos Grenadiers. Teams All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams took part in the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * Result References {{DEFAULTSORT:2022 Paris-Roubaix Paris-Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Van Baarle
Dylan van Baarle (born 21 May 1992) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Biography Born in Voorburg, Van Baarle resides in Veenendaal, Netherlands. Van Baarle is the son of former road and track cyclist, Mario van Baarle, and Renate Greupink-de Haas. Following a three-year stint with the , Van Baarle signed with , for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In 2014, Van Baarle won the 2014 Tour of Britain, Tour of Britain; he gained the yellow jersey on the seventh stage, and successfully defended the jersey on the eighth and final stage. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. Between 2015 and 2020 Van Baarle had some high places, consistently in the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, but no major wins aside from the ITT in the 2018 National Championships. In early 2021 he won Dwars door Vlaanderen and late in the year took 2nd in the UCI World Championships. A week later he entered 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpe D'Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez () is a ski resort in Southeastern France at . It is a mountain pasture in the central French Western Alps, in the Communes of France, commune of Huez, which is part of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region. It is part of the Grandes Rousses massif, over the Oisans, and is from Grenoble. The Alpe d'Huez resort is accessible from Grenoble by the , which runs along the Romanche Valley passing through the communes of Livet-et-Gavet and Le Bourg-d'Oisans as well as Haut-Oisans via the Col de Sarenne. Alpe d'Huez is known internationally as an iconic cycling venue, as it is used regularly in the Tour de France cycle race, including twice on the same day in 2013 Tour de France, 2013. In 2019, it became the site of the first Tomorrowland (festival)#Tomorrowland Winter, Tomorrowland Winter festival. History The site of the Alpe has been permanently occupied since the Middle Ages. East of ''L'Alpe veti'', a med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Tour De France
The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 July 2022 and ended with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 July 2022. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard () won the General classification in the Tour de France, general classification for the first time. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar () finished in second place, and former winner Geraint Thomas () finished third. This was the first Tour since 1989 Tour de France, 1989 in which each of the three podium finishers had made the podium on a previous occasion. The race began in Copenhagen before returning to France. Wout van Aert of controlled the lead for much of the first week until Pogačar seized control of the race and won two consecutive stages. In the Alps, attacked Pogačar, and Vingegaard became the first rider to take serious time from Pogačar. Vingegaard defended and increased his lead through the Pyrenees and the final individual time trial t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Amstel Gold Race
The 2024 Amstel Gold Race was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 14 April in the Netherlands. It was the 58th edition of the Amstel Gold Race and the 17th event of the 2024 UCI World Tour. Teams All eighteen UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road bicycle racing, road cycling, the UCI World Tou ...s and seven UCI ProTeams took part in the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * Result References 2024 in Dutch sport 2024 UCI World Tour April 2024 sports events in the Netherlands Amstel Gold Race {{cycling-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Strade Bianche
The 17th edition of Strade Bianche was held on 4 March 2023. It was the fifth event of the 2023 UCI World Tour. Teams Twenty-five teams participated in the race, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * Result References Strade Bianche Strade Bianche Strade Bianche The Strade Bianche (; ) is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name stems from the historic white gravel roads in ... Strade Bianche {{Italy-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2024 Summer Olympics
The cycle sport, cycling competitions of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris occurred at four different venues (Pont d'Iéna for road and time trial races; Vélodrome National, Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines for track cycling and BMX racing; Colline d'Élancourt, Élancourt Hill for mountain biking; and Place de la Concorde for the BMX freestyle), from 27 July to 11 August, featuring twenty-two events across five disciplines. Cycling at the Summer Olympics, Cycling competitions have been contested in every Summer Olympics edition since the 1896 Summer Olympics, modern Olympiad revived in 1896, along with Athletics at the Summer Olympics, athletics, Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, artistic gymnastics, Fencing at the Summer Olympics, fencing and Swimming at the Summer Olympics, swimming. A total of 514 cyclists have competed at Paris 2024 with an equal split between men and women for the first time in the sport's history, attaining the goal of gender equality as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merchtem
Merchtem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages of Brussegem and Hamme, the hamlets of Ossel and Peizegem, and Merchtem proper. On July 9, 2009, Merchtem had a total population of 15,298. The total area is 36.72 km2 which gives a population density of 416 inhabitants per km2. Folklore Merchtem is known for 'de steltenlopers', people walking on stilts (up to several meters above ground). Langevelde, a part of the municipality, was frequently flooded after heavy rain. In order to reach the centre, people were using sticks to walk. After an internal struggle, the group split up in two parts, 'stichting Langevelde' and 'stichting Jan Vaderhasselt'. Language controversy On August 28, 2006 mayor Eddie de Block introduced a ban on speaking French in the town's schools. Mayor de Block said that the measure did not violate human rights and that it would help integration. A previous ban on signs in language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the Second World War. Since then, various different events have been described as the Tour of Britain, including the Milk Race, the Kellogg's Tour of Britain and the PruTour. The most recent version of the Tour of Britain began in 2004 as part of the UCI Europe Tour. From 2014, the race was rated 2.HC by the UCI. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. Tour of Britain (1945–1999) Origins The Tour of Britain has its origins in a dispute between cyclists during the Second World War. The British administrative body, the National Cyclists' Union (NCU), had feared since the 19th century that massed racing on the roads would endanger all racing, including early-morning time trials and, originally, the very place of cyclists o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
