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2004 Tour De Suisse
The 2004 Tour de Suisse was the 68th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 12 June to 20 June 2004. The race started in Sursee and finished in Lugano. The race was won by Jan Ullrich of the T-Mobile team. Teams Eighteen teams of eight riders started the race: * * * * Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Route Stages Stage 1 12 June 2004 - Sursee to Beromünster, Stage 2 13 June 2004 - Dürrenroth to Rheinfelden, Stage 3 14 June 2004 - Rheinfelden to Juraparc-Vallorbe, Stage 4 15 June 2004 - Vallée de Joux to Bätterkinden, Stage 5 16 June 2004 - Bätterkinden to Adelboden, Stage 6 17 June 2004 - Frutigen to Linthal, Stage 7 18 June 2004 - Linthal to Malbun, Stage 8 19 June 2004 - Buchs to Bellinzone, Stage 9 20 June 2004 - Lugano to Lugano, (ITT) General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour De Suisse, 2004 2004 Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich (; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home crowd in Hamburg in 1997. He had podium finishes in the hilly classic Clásica de San Sebastián. His victorious ride in the 1997 Tour de France led to a bicycle boom in Germany. He retired in February 2007. In 2006, Ullrich was barred from the Tour de France amid speculation of having doping (sport), doped. In February 2012, Ullrich was found guilty of a doping offence by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He was retroactively banned from 22 August 2011, and all results gained since May 2005 were removed from his palmarès. In 2013 he admitted to blood doping, and in 2023 to using performance enhancing substances. Biography Early life and amateur career At a young age, Ullrich joined SG Dynamo Rostock (:de:Polizei SV Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Hunter (cyclist)
Robert "Robbie" Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a retired South African professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1999 and 2013. Hunter competed with UCI ProTeam during his final professional season. Career Hunter became the first South African to compete in the Tour de France, when he did so in 2001. In 2006, Hunter rode for in the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits team for 2007. His achievements include winning stages at the 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a Españas, the 2007 Tour de France, and the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, as well as the points classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse. In 2007, Hunter returned to the Tour de France as team captain of . Hunter won sprint stage 11, the first stage won by an African. Following the 2013 season, Hunter retired from professional cycling. Hunter was a directeur sportif for in 2014 and 2015. In November 2015 he announced that he was leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Bettini
Paolo Bettini (born 1 April 1974) is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the former coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classic cycle races, classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006 UCI Road World Championships, 2006 and 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, 2007 World Road Race Championships. He is nicknamed ''Il Grillo'' ("the cricket") for his repeated sudden attacks and his Sprinting specialist (cycling), sprinting style. He gained prominence by winning Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2000 and 2002. He set the record for World Cup wins in a season in 2003, winning the Milan–San Remo, HEW Cyclassics and Clásica de San Sebastián. He won the Giro di Lombardia in 2005 and 2006, the Züri-Metzgete in 2001 and 2005 and Tirreno–Adriatico in 2004. Career Early career Paolo Bettini lived with his family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellinzone
Bellinzona ( , ; ; is a municipality, a List of towns in Switzerland, historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its Three Castles of Bellinzona, three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the river Ticino (river), Ticino, at the foot of the Swiss Alps, Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south. Name and coat of arms The toponym is first attested in 590 in Latin as ''Belitio'' or ''Bilitio'' (in the accusative, ''Bilitionem''), by Gregory of Tours. The name is Lepontic in origin, possibly from ''belitio'' ("juniper") or ''belitione'' ("juniper bushes"). During the medieval period, the name is found as ''Berinzona'' (721, 762, 803, 1002), ''Birrinzona'' (1004), ''Birizona'' (1168), ''Beliciona'' (901, 977) and ''Belin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Totschnig
Georg Totschnig (born 25 May 1971) is an Austrian former road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1993 and 2006. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 1997 and 2003. He also rode at three Olympic Games. Career In 1989, Totschnig became the Junior Austrian National Time Trial Champion. He turned professional with the Italian Lampre – Polti team in 1993, remaining with the team in 1994 when Polti became the main sponsor for the first time. He finished 5th in the 1994 edition of the Tour DuPont and a few weeks later entered his first Grand Tour, which was the 1994 Giro where he finished 13th overall helped by a top 10 on the final ITT. The following year he rode the Giro again where he finished in the top 10 on five stages ending up in 9th overall. He finished 37th in his first Tour entry and was 4th in the Young Rider Classification. The following year he abandoned the Giro prior to the final ITT and missed the Tour but had a very strong perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malbun
Malbun () is a ski-resort village in an exclave of the municipality of Triesenberg, in Liechtenstein. Geography Malbun is the only resort for skiing in Liechtenstein. It is located at above sea level in the Alps, on a road to Steg and Vaduz, and less than two kilometers from the Austrian border. In 1968, five Swiss artillery shells accidentally hit it, damaging a few chairs that were sitting outdoors. Bergbahnen Malbun Bergbahnen Malbun is the actual ski area of Malbun village and is serviced by three chair lifts: two on the western slope area and one on the eastern slope area. At the top of Bergbahn Malbun's eastern lift, the alpine ridges of Switzerland and Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ... can be seen. At the slope area's base are two children's ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Aebersold
Niki Aebersold (born 5 July 1972 in Freimettigen) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Phonak Hearing Systems from May 2003 to 2005. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1998. Major results ;1995 : 1st Stage 5 Regio-Tour : 1st Stage 9 Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt ;1997 : 1st Overall Ostschweizer Rundfahrt ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 : 1st Stausee Rundfahrt : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse : 2nd Overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1998 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Milano–Torino : 1st Overall OBV Classic ::1st Points classification : 1st Schynberg Rundfahrt : 1st Stages 7 & 9 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria : 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 5th Japan Cup : 7th Overall À travers Lausanne ;1999 : 2nd Tour de Berne : 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linthal, Glarus
Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. It is the terminus of the railway line that traverses the length of Glarus. History Linthal is first mentioned in 1289 as ''Lintal''. In 1879, Linthal was connected to the Swiss railway network by the opening of the Swiss Northeastern Railway line from Weesen. The road over the Klausen Pass was built between 1895 and 1900. Construction of the Linth–Limmern Power Stations, Linth–Limmern hydro-electric power scheme, in the mountains above Linthal, commenced in 1957, and was fully operational by 1968. In 2011, the municipality of Linthal was merged into the new municipality of Glarus Süd. Geography The village Linthal lies at the head of the valley of the Linth river, at an altitude of approximately . It is surrounded by mountains, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frutigen
Frutigen is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district. History The area around Frutigen may have been settled since possibly the Bronze Age or Roman Empire times. It is first mentioned in 1234 as ''Frutingen''. During the Middle Ages there were three castles in the modern municipal border; Halten Castle, Halten, Tellenburg Castle, Tellenburg and Bürg Castle (Frutigen), Bürg. By 1260 the scattered farmers of the valley floor had formed a political and business association. The association had its own Seal (emblem), seal in 1263 and in 1340 it negotiated a peace with an association in the Obersimmental District, Obersimmental. In 1391, the village of Frutigen gained the right to hold the High, middle and low justice, low court in the village. In 1400, the expanding city-state of Bern ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelboden
Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands. Geography Adelboden lies in the west of the Bernese Highlands, at the end of the valley of the river Entschlige (High German: ''Engstlige''), which flows in Frutigen into the Kander (Switzerland), Kander. Adelboden is a traditional Swiss mountain village on a terrace looking south to the Engstligen waterfalls. Also part of the village are the inhabited valleys of Gilbach, Stigelschwand, Boden, Hirzboden, and Ausserschwand. The church and main street are at , the highest point of the area is the Wildstrubel, Grossstrubel with , and the lowest point is at in the Engstligen valley. The vegetation is alpine tundra, alpine and sub-alpine, partially wooded, the slopes, the plateaus, and terraces usually alp meadows. The most salient mountains a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
