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1997 Vuelta A España
The 52nd edition of the ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 1997. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of , and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team. Route Final General Classification Standings References External linksLa Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta a Espana, 1997 1997 in road cycling 1997
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Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Switzerland, Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 Tour de France, 1995 and the 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Lugano in 1996. Biography Early career Zülle was born and brought up in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen, son of a Swiss father, Walter Zülle and Wilhelmine, from North Brabant, Brabant, Netherlands. As a child he wanted to be a skier but at 18 he was injured in an accident. He began cycling in the Netherlands for rehabilitation before giving up because it was too windy. His father, having bought cycling equipment, persuaded him to give cycling another go when they returned to Switzerland. After several years as a successful amateur, Zülle turned professional in 1991. He approached the former sporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évora
Évora ( , ), officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora (), is a city and a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of . It is the historic capital of the Alentejo region and serves as the seat of the Évora District. Due to its well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and many monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple of Évora, Roman Temple, Évora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Due to its inland position, Évora is one of Portugal's hottest cities in the summer, frequently subject to heatwaves. Évora is ranked number two in the Portuguese most livable cities survey of quality of life, living conditions published yearly by ''Expresso (newspaper), Expresso''. It was ranked first in a study concerning competitiveness of the Districts of Portugal, 18 Portuguese district capitals, according to a 2006 study made by University of Minho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Ledanois
Yvon Ledanois (born 5 July 1969 in Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a French former professional road cyclist. After retiring from racing he embarked on a career in team management, joining as a ''directeur sportif'' in 2008 and staying there for five seasons before joining the BMC Racing Team. He subsequently took up a DS role at ahead of the 2018 season. He is the father of fellow racing cyclist Kévin Ledanois. Major results ;1989 : 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard ;1990 : 1st Châteauroux–Limoges : 10th GP de Denain ;1992 : 8th Overall Tour de l'Oise ;1993 : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1994 : 4th GP du canton d'Argovie : 8th Tour de Berne : 10th Overall Tour de l'Oise ;1995 : 4th Tour du Haut Var : 5th Trofeo Laigueglia : 9th Overall Paris–Nice : 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ;1997 : 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise : 9th Züri-Metzgete : 10th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 7 ;1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
Sierra Nevada (; meaning "snow-covered mountain range") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain:The highest peak in Spanish territory is Teide on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, which is outside of continental Spain. Mulhacén, at AMSL, above sea level. It is a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing possible in one of Europe's most southerly ski resorts, in an area along the Mediterranean Sea predominantly known for its high temperatures and abundant sunshine. At its foothills is found the city of Granada, and a little further south, AlmerÃa and Motril. Parts of the range have been included in the Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), Sierra Nevada National Park. The range has also been declared a biosphere reserve. The Sierra Nevada Observatory, the Calar Alto Observatory, and the IRAM 30m telescope are located on the northern slopes at an elevation of . Formation S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadix
Guadix (, ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in southern Spain, in the Granada (province), province of Granada. The city lies at an altitude of 913 metres, in the centre of the Hoya of Guadix, a high plain at the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada. It is located on the Linares Baeza–AlmerÃa railway. The city was built in the vicinity of gullies and badlands. History Early history Evidence of human settlement in the area surrounding Guadix goes back to at least the Bronze Age. Ancient Guadix el Viejo, 6 km northwest, was the Roman Acci (also ''Accitum'') mentioned in Pliny's Natural History and as Akki by Ptolemy, who placed it among the Bastetani, whose capital was Baza, Granada, Basti. It is not known for certain whether it is of Phoenician or of early Spanish origin. The existence of an ''oppidum'' with a well-defined urban plan from the 6th century BC has been documented; archeological excavations have revealed complex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro (river), Darro, the Genil, the Monachil (river), Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada ''comarca'', the city sits at an average elevation of Above mean sea level, above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. In the 2021 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 227,383, and the population of the entire municipal area was estimated to be 231,775, ranking as the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, 20th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Málaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, sixth most populous in the country. It lies in Southern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Costa del Sol ("Coast of the Sun") of the Mediterranean, primarily in the left bank of the Guadalhorce. The urban core originally developed in the space between the Gibralfaro, Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina. Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation#Europe, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians from Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre as ''Malaka''. From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Cartha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Guidi
Fabrizio Guidi (born 13 April 1972 in Pontedera, Province of Pisa) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Guidi won over 40 races since he turned professional in 1995, including two stages in Giro d'Italia and three stages of 1998 Vuelta a España. He also won the Intergiro competition of Giro d'Italia in 1996, 1999 and 2000. He retired at the end of 2007 season, riding for the British team Barloworld. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;1995 : 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse : 1st Stage 8 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne : 9th Firenze–Pistoia : 10th Overall Hofbrau Cup ;1996 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Points classification ::1st Intergiro classification : 1st Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Giro di Puglia ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse ::1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 : 1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi : 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton : 1st Tre Valli Varesine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleuterio Anguita
Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (born 31 March 1969 in Madrid) is a former Spanish cyclist. He rode in 10 editions of the Vuelta a España and 2 editions of the Giro d'Italia. Palmares ;1991 :1st Stage 4 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;1993 :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Galicia ;1995 :1st Stage 7 Volta ao Alentejo ;1997 :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España ;1998 :1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos :2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama ;2001 :2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo :9th Clásica de AlmerÃa The Clásica de AlmerÃa () is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in AlmerÃa, Spain, starting and finishing in AlmerÃa itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1 ... References 1969 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from Madrid 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerez De La Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera () or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as , is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland low-land plain crossed by the Guadalete river, midway between the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System. , with 213,105 inhabitants, Jerez is the most-populated municipality in the province of Cádiz. Its municipality covers an area of and includes Los Alcornocales Natural Park. Winegrowing has long been, particularly upon the transition to modern Agribusiness, agro-extractivism in the mid 18th century, the main drive of the economy of Jerez. During the 19th century, the local wine Sherry was overwhelmingly produced for foreign export, catering to the British market in the first place. Throughout this century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huelva
Huelva ( , , ) is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the Huelva (province), province of Huelva, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. Located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits between the estuaries of the Odiel and Rio Tinto (river), Tinto rivers on the Atlantic coast of the Gulf of Cádiz. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,410. While the existence of an earlier pre-Phoenician settlement within the current urban limits since has been tentatively defended by scholars, Phoenicians established a stable colony roughly by the 9th century BC. Modern economic activity conformed to copper and pyrite extraction upstream funded by British capital and to the role of Port of Huelva, its port, as well as with the later development of a petrochemical industry. Huelva is home to Recreativo de Huelva, the oldest football club in Spain. History Protohistory At least up to the 1980s and 1990s, the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
