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Álvaro Duarte
Álvaro Raul Duarte Sandoval (born 12 January 1991) is a Colombian professional road cyclist. His brother Fabio is also a professional cyclist. Major results ;2011 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cundinamarca : 5th Overall Vuelta a Bolivia ::1st Stage 9b ;2015 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 9 Clásico RCN : 6th Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ::1st Stages 5 & 6 ;2016 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cundinamarca ;2017 : 1st Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá ;2018 : 1st Overall Tour de Lombok : 9th Overall Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ... ::1st Mountains classification References External links * * 1991 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Cundinamarca Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funza
Funza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, of the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Funza is situated on the Bogotá savanna, the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of . In Funza the La Florida (wetland), La Florida wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá, a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Humboldt, Colombia, Lake Humboldt, still exists. The town is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Madrid, Cundinamarca, Madrid and Tenjo in the north, Mosquera, Cundinamarca, Mosquera in the south, Madrid in the west and Cota, Cundinamarca, Cota and the locality Engativá of the capital Bogotá in the east. The eastern boundary is formed by the Bogotá River. Funza is the site of the former main settlement Bacatá of the Muisca Confederation. Modern Funza was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada during the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual UCI Road World Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Duarte
Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo (born 11 June 1986 in Facatativá, Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca) is a Colombian Track cycling, track and road bicycle racing, road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is best known for winning the 2008 World Under-23 Road Race Championships, and has twice finished in second place during Giro d'Italia stages – in 2013 Giro d'Italia, 2013, behind Vincenzo Nibali on 2013 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 20, stage 20 and 2014 Giro d'Italia, 2014, behind Julián Arredondo on 2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 18, stage 18. Personal life He has a younger brother, Álvaro Duarte, who is also a professional cyclist. Major results ;2003 : National Junior Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Madison ;2005 : 1st Vuelta a la Sabana : 1st Overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia ::1st Prologue, Stages 3 & 4 ;2006 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Colombian National Time Trial Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Cundinamarca
The Vuelta a Cundinamarca is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race held annually in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia. The race was first held in 1974, when it was known as the Clásica de Cundinamarca. It was renamed the ''Vuelta a Cundinamarca'' in 1996. A women's race, the ''Vuelta a Cundinamarca Femenina'', was created in 2010. Winners Men Women Notes References {{reflist Cycle races in Colombia Recurring sporting events established in 1974 Men's road bicycle races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Bolivia
The Vuelta a Bolivia is the most important road bicycle race in the State of Bolivia. The first edition of the race, in 2008, replaced an historical Bolivian race, the "Doble Copacabana de Ciclismo". It is now organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI America 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 .... Winners External links * UCI America Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2008 2008 establishments in Bolivia Spring (season) in Bolivia Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Bolivia Defunct cycling races in Bolivia {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Vuelta A Colombia
The 65th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from 2 to 15 August 2015. The race was won by Óscar Sevilla. Teams Eighteen teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of ten riders. Route References Vuelta a Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ... Vuelta Colombia {{Colombia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored by Radio Cadena Nacional, which is one of the oldest and largest radio networks in Colombia, and by a network of Colombian business in Medellín "Empresas Públicas de Medellín". The Clásico RCN and the Vuelta a Colombia are the most important stage races in Colombia. History The first event was held in 1961 and was won by Rubén Darío Gómez. Many well-known Colombian cyclists have won the event, including Martín Emilio Rodríguez, Fabio Parra, Luis Herrera and Rafael Antonio Niño. During the 1980s, the Clásico RCN held several "open" events in which professional cycling teams from Europe came and competed in the race. It has been written that the reason for this was for Elite professionals in Europe to get altitude training in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Guatemala
The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI rating of 2.2 (having also been rated 2.5 from 2002 to 2004) and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's international governing body. The race is organized by the ''Federacion Nacional de Ciclismo de Guatemala''. History The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'', which has become the largest sporting event in the country in terms of spectator affluence, was first held in 1957. The winner of the first edition was local racer Jorge Surqué, and during the first four years, the competition was dominated by Guatemalan and Colombian participants. As of 2007, Colombia is the nation with the most wins all-time, with 21 general classification individual wins. From 1992 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Lombok
The Tour de Lombok Mandalika (abbreviated TDLM) is a multi-day cycling race on the Indonesian island of Lombok. It is part of UCI Asia 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 ... in category 2.2. The tour covers routes that include cultural and tourist spots in Kuta, Mandalika, and Mataram in Lombok. Winners 2017 Tour de Lombok Cyclists from 19 countriesincluding Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain participated in the Tour De Lombok (TDLM) 2017, which was held from April 13 to 16. It was divided into four stages in 485.6 kilometers. *The first leg of the race took riders from the governor's office in Mataram, the capital city of West Nusa Tenggara, to Kuta Beach in Central Lombok with a total distance of 126.3 kilometers. *The second leg had the cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually consists of 10 day-long segments (stages) over 10 days, but has been reduced to eight stages over recent years. While the route changes each year, the Genting Highlands climb, the toughest in the tour, is always included. Tour de Langkawi is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale, International Cycling Union (UCI) as a UCI race classifications#Road racing, 2.HC Road bicycle racing, road race in the UCI Continental Circuits#UCI Asia Tour, UCI Asia Tour calendar. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. For 2023 edition, the race will be held on 23 September to 30 September 2023. This year the National Sport Council (MSN) will be the organiser of the event. The race involves eight stages of racing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Births
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive Economic liberalisation in India, liberalisation to its economy. This increased Economy of India, GDP but also increased income inequality in India, income inequality over the next two decades. A United Nations, UN-authorized coalition of the Gulf War, coalition force from 34 nations fought against Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq, which had Invasion of Kuwait, invaded and Kuwait Governorate, annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Republic of Serbia (1990–2006), Serbia and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
