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2006 Clásico RCN
The 46th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 15 to October 22, 2006, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.3 started in Buenaventura and finished in Cali. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. Stages 2006-10-15: Buenaventura – Cali (123 km) 2006-10-16: Cali – Buga (116 km) 2006-10-17: Tuluá – Villamaría (188 km) 2006-10-18: Manizales – Sabaneta (180 km) 2006-10-19: Itagüí – Pereira (196.9 km) 2006-10-20: Pereira – Armenia (44.8 km) 2006-10-21: Calarcá – Ibagué (156.4 km) 2006-10-22: Espinal – Bogotá (157.7 km) Final classification Teams ;Lotería de Boyacá — Coordinadora * ''Director Deportivo'': José Alfonso "El Pollo" López ;EPM — Orbitel * ''Director Técnico'': José Raúl Mesa ;Colombia es Pasión — Coldeportes * ''Director Deportivo'': Jairo Monroy Gutiérrez ;Secretaría de Hacienda — Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Alberto González
Javier Alberto González Barrera (born 13 November 1979 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian former professional cyclist, best known for winning the 2006 Clásico RCN. Major results ;2003 :1st Stage 2 Clásico RCN ;2006 :1st Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 3 :1st Stage 3 Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa : Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stages 3 & 10 :1st Stage 5 Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides ;2007 :2nd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 3 ;2008 :1st Stage 3 Clásico RCN ;2010 :1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ... References External links * 1979 births Living people Colombian male cyclists People from Sogamoso Cyclists from Boyacá Department 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismael Sarmiento
José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño (born July 15, 1973 in Cómbita, Boyacá) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career. Major results ;1995 :2nd in Stage 8 Clásico RCN, Tunja (COL) ;1996 :3rd in Stage 3 Clásico RCN, Leona en Tocancipa (COL) ;1998 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) :1st in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;1999 :3rd in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia, Zipaquirá (COL) ;2000 :3rd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Boyacà, El Humilladero (COL) ;2001 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) :2nd in Prologue Vuelta a Colombia, Popayan (COL) :2nd in Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, Viacha (BOL) ;2002 : in Pan American Championships, Road, Elite :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Chiquinquirá (COL) :3rd in Stage 4 Vuelta a Boyacà, Jenesano (COL) :3rd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia, Socorro (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Clásica Nacional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trial are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia, Colombia
Armenia () is the capital of Quindio Department. Armenia is a medium-sized city and part of the " coffee axis" along with Pereira and Manizales. It is one of the main centers of the national economy and of the Colombian coffee growing axis. As a result, the historic center of Armenia was named as part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. History The city was founded on October 14, 1889, by Jesús María Ocampo, also known as "Tigrero" (translates to "tiger killer") due to his love of hunting jaguars, known locally as tigers. Ocampo came from Anaime, Tolima, looking for shelter in the mountains of Quindío because he was running away from General Gallo. He paid one hundred pesos in gold coins to Antonio Herrera for the land on which to build a fonda, or trade center, not only for himself but also for other colonists who came from Salento, Antioquia, Manizales, and areas surrounding the Quindío River and La Vieja River. Ocampo then pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pereira, Colombia
Pereira () is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially known as the " Coffee Axis". Pereira, alongside the rest of the Coffee Axis, form part of UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia"."Colombia green guide Michelin 2012-2013." Michelin. 2012. Accessed at Google Books 29 December 2013. It is the most populated city in the Coffee Axis. Pereira is also part of the Central West Metropolitan Area, which has 709,322 residents and is composed of Pereira and the neighboring cities of and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itagüí
Itagüí () is a city of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. Demographics The population at the 2005 census was 230,272. Its density is 17 km2. History Founded in 1743, Itagüí was declared a municipality in 1832. Its name comes some historians of an indigenous chief named ''Bitagüí''. Two of its most representative Diego Echavarría Misas and Eladio Vélez. There were two chapels in Itagüí in colonial times. One in the place of the Tablaza that had been owned by Bruno Saldarriaga, built thanks to the permission that the Bishop of Popayán Francisco José de Figueredo granted December 19, 1743. Francisco Riaza and Bruno Saldarriaga who Lot more to the small temple, gave an extension of thirty blocks for the drawing of a population. This chapel was what later came to be elevated to the status of parish. In 1774, the priest of Medellin Juan Salvador de Villa call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Álvarez (cyclist)
Oscar Álvarez may refer to: * Óscar Álvarez (footballer, 1948–2016), Argentine football striker *Óscar Álvarez (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist *Óscar Álvarez (footballer, born 1977) Óscar Álvarez Sanjuán (born 9 June 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently assistant manager of UE Costa Brava. Playing career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Álvarez finished his youth career with lo ..., Spanish football manager and former centre-back * Óscar David Álvarez (born 1983), Colombian professional golfer * Oscar Álvarez (politician), Honduras Nationalist politician {{hndis, Alvarez, Oscar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ibáñez (cyclist)
José Audelio Ibáñez (born March 14, 1968) is a retired racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1997 to 1998. Born in Tunja, Boyacá, he was nicknamed "El Barón Gallero" during his career, because he was born in a Tunja's vereda called "El Barón Gallero". Career ;1992 :1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ;2006 :3rd overall, Vuelta a los Santanderes :1st Stage 5 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 ... References * 1968 births Living people People from Tunja Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Cyclists from Boyacá Department 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graciano Fonseca
Graciano Fonseca Fuken (born September 4, 1974 in Soracá, Boyacá) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2001 :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Tunja (COL) ;2003 :1st in Stage 2 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Alto de San Miguel-Sibaté-Canoas-Soacha (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clásica de Fusagasugá (COL) ;2004 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;2005 :1st in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Circuito de Fusagasugá (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Sogamoso (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Medellin (Alto de Santa Helena) (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Tunja (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, TTT, La Paz (BOL) ::alongside Libardo Niño, Víctor Niño, Freddy Montaña, Iván Casas, and Israel Ochoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Ortega (cyclist)
Mauricio Alberto Ortega Ramírez (born October 22, 1980, in Salgar) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the . Major results ;2002 : 1st Time trial, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships ;2003 : 1st Young rider classification Vuelta a Colombia : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ::1st Stage 5 : 7th Overall Clásico RCN ;2004 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ;2006 : 1st Stage 4 Clásico RCN ;2007 : 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2008 : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2009 : 1st Overall Clásico RCN : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2011 : 1st Stage 4 Clásico RCN ;2012 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ;2013 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 7 ;2014 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia : 6th Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ;2015 : 1st Mountains classification Tour de Beauce : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2016 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabaneta, Antioquia
Sabaneta is a municipality of Colombia, located in the Aburrá Valley of the Antioquia department. It is bordered on the north by the municipalities of La Estrella, Itagüí and Envigado, on the east by the municipality of Envigado, on the south by the municipality of Caldas, and on the west by the municipality of La Estrella. It is the smallest municipality in Colombia, with only 15 km². It is known as the ''Municipio Modelo de Colombia'' ("Model Municipality of Colombia") or the ''Vallecito de Encanto'' ("Charming little Valley"). The municipality owes its name to the diminutive "sabana," a Spanish word meaning "savannah". The population receives an influx of visitors on the weekends because of its reputation for having outstanding entertainment venues. History Sabaneta was initially inhabited by the Anacona indigenous peoples (aboriginals from the other side of the Aná), who settled the eastern slope, starting from the hill of Pan de Azucar. In 1750, Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher educational institutions. History Manizales was founded on October 12, 1849. The city was founded by a group of twenty Antioquians (''The Expedition of the 20''), who came from Neira and Salamina. Geography Manizales is the capital city of one of the smallest Colombian departments. The city is described as having an "abrupt topography", and lies on the Colombian Central Mountain Range (part of the longest continental mountain range, the Andes), with a great deal of ridgelines and steep slopes, which, combined with the seismic instability of the area, has required architectural adaptations and public works to make the city safer. Even though Manizales has this very difficult topography, there are many coffee plantations in its fertil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
