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Karsten Kroon
Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for , a UCI ProTeam. He retired at the end of the 2014 season. Career Born in Dalen, Kroon showed his talent as an amateur by winning the professional Ronde van Drenthe in 1996. He joined the youth squad in 1997 and won a number of amateur races in two years. In 1999, he moved to the senior squad. His few wins included stage 8, on Bastille Day, of the 2002 Tour de France The 2002 Tour de France was a multiple-stage bicycle race held from 6 to 28 July, and the 89th edition of the Tour de France. The event started in Luxembourg and ended in Paris. The Tour circled France counter-clockwise, visiting the Pyrenees b .... Kroon and his teammate, Erik Dekker, finished in a seven-man group, and Kroon won a stage in his first Tour de France with the help of the more experienced Dekker. Kroon led the King of the Mountains, mountains classification in each of the three Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Tour De France
The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 stages, including an opening prologue, and covered a total distance of . As well as the prologue, the first two stages took place in Belgium, and one stage finished in Switzerland. Bradley Wiggins () won the overall general classification, and became the first British rider to win the Tour. Wiggins's teammate Chris Froome placed second, and Vincenzo Nibali () was third. The general classification leader's yellow jersey was worn for the first week by Fabian Cancellara (), who won the prologue. Wiggins, second in the prologue, took the leadership of the race on stage seven, the first mountainous stage, which was won by Froome, and maintained his lead for the remainder of the race, winning the two longest time trials, and not losing time to his main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fränk Schleck
Fränk René Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a Luxembourgish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016, for and . Schleck is the older brother of Andy, winner of the 2010 Tour de France. Their father, Johny Schleck, was a professional road bicycle racer between 1965 and 1974, as was their grandfather, Gustave Schleck, who contested events in the 1930s. Schleck's greatest achievements include five national road race championships, winning the Queen stage of the 2006 Tour de France, which finished on the Alpe d'Huez, the 2006 edition of the Amstel Gold Race classic, and an alpine stage of the 2009 Tour de France, finishing in the sole company of his brother Andy and Alberto Contador. On 30 January 2013, Schleck was suspended for 12 months following a positive test for xipamide at the 2012 Tour de France. The ban, backdated to the date of the positive test, expired on 13 July 2013. Career After riding for the Luxembourg military spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Green
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. 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. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwars Door Gendringen
Dwars door Gendringen was a cycling race held annually in Gendringen, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... It was disbanded in 2004. Winners References Recurring sporting events established in 1937 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004 Cycle races in the Netherlands Defunct cycling races in the Netherlands 1937 establishments in the Netherlands 2004 disestablishments in the Netherlands {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clásica De Almería
The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1992, it became fully professional. From 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and became part of the new UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Development In December 2018, the UCI ann ... in 2020 as a 1.Pro event. Winners Notes References External linksOfficial site(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Clasica De Almeria UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1986 1986 establishments in Spain Cycle races in Spain Sport in Andalusia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A León
Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts: Cycling races * Vuelta a Andalucía * Vuelta a Aragón, Spain * Vuelta a Asturias, Spain * Vuelta a Bolivia * Vuelta a Burgos, Spain * Vuelta a Cantabria, Spain * Vuelta a Castilla y León, Spain * Vuelta a Chihuahua, Mexico * Vuelta a Colombia * Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz * Vuelta a Cuba * Vuelta a El Salvador * Vuelta a España * Vuelta a Extremadura, Spain * Vuelta a Guatemala * Vuelta a la Argentina * Vuelta a La Rioja, Spain * Vuelta a Mallorca * Vuelta a Murcia, Spain * Vuelta a Navarra, Spain * Vuelta a Paraguay * Vuelta a Perú * Vuelta a San Juan, Argentina * Vuelta a Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain * Vuelta a Venezuela * Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, Spain * Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Dominican Republic * Vuelta al Ecuador * Vuelta al Táchira, Venezuela * Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit Des Mines
The Circuit de Lorraine is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held annually in Lorraine, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the .... Between 1956 and 1994 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race called Circuit des Mines in 199 Winners External links Conseil Régional de Lorraine site Palmarès by Memoire-du-cyclisme.net UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1956 1956 establishments in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Navarra
The Vuelta a Navarra is a road cycling stage race held annually since 1941 in the Autonomous community of Navarra, Spain. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of ... in category 2.2 from 2005 to 2008, and has been reserved for amateurs since 2009. Winners References UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1941 1941 establishments in Spain {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit Franco-Belge
Circuit may refer to: Science and technology Electrical engineering * Electrical circuit, a complete electrical network with a closed-loop giving a return path for current ** Analog circuit, uses continuous signal levels ** Balanced circuit, paths are impedance-matched ** Circuit analysis, the process of finding the voltages across, and the currents through, every component in an electrical circuit ** Circuit diagram, a graphical representation of an electrical circuit ** Digital circuit, uses discrete signal levels ** Electronic circuit, contains "active" (nonlinear) electronic components capable of performing amplification, computation, and data transfer *** Asynchronous circuit, or self-timed circuit, a sequential digital logic circuit that is not governed by a clock circuit or global clock signal *** Integrated circuit, a set of electronic circuits on a small "chip" of semiconductor material **** Mixed-signal integrated circuit, contains both analog and digital signa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlaamse Pijl
De Vlaamse Pijl ( en, Flemish Arrow) is a Belgian road bicycle race held annually since 1968. The race starts and ends in Harelbeke. From 2005 until 2012, it was rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour, however in 2013 the race was no longer held separately but became part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders. History The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (''English'': Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day ... stage race. Winners References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlaamse Pijl UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1968 1968 establishments in Belgium Sport in Harelbeke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serguei Ivanov
Sergei Valeryevich Ivanov () (born 5 March 1975 in Chuvashia, Soviet Union) is a former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 1996 and 2011. Ivanov had been a member of six different teams, competing for CSKA Lada–Samara, TVM–Farm Frites, Fassa Bortolo, T-Mobile Team, and . In this time he completed in five Grand Tours, and also won six national championship titles. He also won the Tour de Pologne 1998. He now lives in Bekkevoort, Belgium. Major results ;1995 : 1st Overall Tour de Hongrie : 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra ;1996 : 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountain classification ::1st Stages 5 & 10 : 3rd Overall Course de la Paix : 3rd Route Adélie de Vitré : 4th Overall Tour de Normandie ;1997 : 6th Brussels–Ingooigem : 9th Tour de Berne : 10th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire ;1998 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour de Pologne ::1st Stages 5 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
