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Tour Of Portugal
The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, although its second edition only occurred in 1931. In 1936 and 1937 the tour did not take place. During World War II the race was cancelled between 1942 and 1945. In 1975 the competition was skipped due to the Carnation Revolution. In the period 1940-1980 the competition was staged over three weeks. Since the 1980s it was reduced to the period of two weeks. As of 2005 the race consisted only of ten stages. In the last years the race consisted of ten stages and a prologue (a short time trial that starts the race). It is still the longest competition in cycling after the three grand Tours. It is one of the oldest stage races in the world. Although not as important as the three Grand Tours, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Luís
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Manuel Rodríguez Barros
Manuel Rodríguez Barros (13 August 1926 – 20 October 1997) was a Spanish racing cyclist. He rode in the 1951 Tour de France Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United K .... References External links * 1926 births 1997 deaths Spanish male cyclists Place of birth missing People from Ponteareas Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) {{Spain-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alves Barbosa
António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018), commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional road cyclist. He won the Volta a Portugal in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the Tour de France from 1956 until 1958 and again in 1960. He also won a stage of the 1961 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1950 : 1st Junior National Road Race Championships ;1951 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Prologue & Stages 2 & 3 ;1952 : 1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho : 1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc ;1954 : 1st National Road Race Championships ;1955 : 1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho : 1st Stages 4, 7, 8b, 9, 10 & 12a Volta a Portugal ;1956 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 2a, 4a, 7, 8b, 9b, 10b, 12, 14 & 15 : 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 10th Overall Tour de France ;1958 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 1b, 8, 12, 17, 21, 22a & 23 ;1959 : 1st Stages 5a, 5b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreira De Sá
Moreira may refer to: Places * Moreira (Maia), a parish in Maia Municipality, northern Portugal * , a parish in Monção Municipality, northern Portugal * , a parish in Nelas Nelas () is a municipality located in the Centro Region of continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,037, in an area of 125.71 km². History Settlement of the territory of Nelas dates back to the settlement by Neolithic and Stone a ... Municipality, central Portugal People * Moreira (name), given name and surname, including a list of people with the name {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Fazzio
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in List of video games featuring Mario, over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italians, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa Troopa, Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's Twin, fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attilio Lambertini
Attilio Lambertini (3 June 1920 – 25 December 2002) was an Italian racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s .... He rode in three editions of Tour de France between 1948 and 1951. References External links * 1920 births 2002 deaths Italian male cyclists Sportspeople from Ferrara Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dias Dos Santos
Dias or DIAS may refer to: * Desmoteplase In Acute Stroke, a series of clinical trials investigating the clinical efficacy of desmoteplase, a thrombolytic agent, in treating acute ischaemic stroke * Destruction in Art Symposium * '' Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă'' (Special Actions and Interventions Detachment), a former name of Romanian police rapid response units * Dias (surname), a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname ''Díaz'' * Dias (Диас), a Soviet first name, which became widespread in honour to Spanish communist politician José Díaz * Dias (Lycia), a city of ancient Lycia * Direct Internet Access System * Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies * Viola (trawler), a steam trawler built in 1906 as the ''Viola'' and renamed ''Dias'' * Dias (Δίας), the Modern Greek name for god Zeus * Dias (ΔΙ.ΑΣ), a police motorcycle unit of the Hellenic Police * Reversal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)
Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923, Ponteareas, Spain – 21 February 1984, Ponteareas, Spain) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España. Rodríguez's two brothers were also professional cyclists - his older brother Delio won the 1945 Vuelta a España and in total won 39 stages at the Vuelta a España. Emilio's other brother Manolo finished second in the general classification of the edition that Emilio won. Major results ;1946 : 1st Overall Tour of Galicia : 8th Overall Vuelta a España :: 1st Mountains classification ;1947 : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya :: 1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 1st Overall Tour of Galicia : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos : 4th Overall Vuelta a España :: 1st Mountains classification :: 1st Stage 2 ;1948 : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya : 1st Overall Volta a la Comu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Moreira
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". First name * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon A * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist * Fernando de Araújo (other), multiple people B * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court * Fernando Botero, Colombian artist * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer C * Fernando Cabrera (bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Martins (cyclist, Born 1917)
José Martins may refer to: * José Martins (boxer) (born 1931), Brazilian Olympic boxer * José Saraiva Martins José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. GCC (born 6 January 1932) is a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints from 1998 to 2008. Born in Gagos de Jarmelo in Guarda, Portugal, to ... (born 1932), Portuguese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * José Gouveia Martins (1930–2015), Portuguese football half-back * José Martins (footballer, born 1906), Portuguese football forward {{hndis, Martins, Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 September 1893, Porto is one of the " Big Three" (Portuguese: ''Os Três Grandes'') teams in Portugal – together with Lisbon-based rivals Benfica and Sporting CP, that have appeared in every season of the Primeira Liga since its establishment in 1934. They are nicknamed ''Dragões'' (Dragons), for the mythical creature atop the club's crest, and ''Azuis e brancos'' (Blue-and-whites), for the shirt colours. Those colours are in stripes with blue shorts. The club supporters are called ''portistas''. Since 2003, Porto have played their home matches at the Estádio do Dragão, which replaced the previous 51-year-old ground, the Estádio das Antas. Porto is honoured with the Portuguese Orders of Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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