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2007 Clásico RCN
The 47th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 13 to October 21, 2007 in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rating of 2.3 started with a prologue in Yopal and finished in Popayán. Stages 2007-10-13: Yopal – Yopal (6.7 km) 2007-10-14: Yopal – Villanueva (145.3 km) 2007-10-15: Villavicencio – Bogotá (120.2 km) 2007-10-16: Honda – Villamaría (130 km) 2007-10-17: Manizales – Envigado (189.3 km) 2007-10-18: Caldas – Pereira (180.3 km) 2007-10-19: Pereira – Cali (214.4 km) 2007-10-20: Cali – Popayán (123.8 km) 2007-10-21: Circuito Urbano en Popayán (28.9 km) Final classification See also * 2007 Vuelta a Colombia The 57th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from July 28 to August 12, 2007. Stages 2007-07-28: Barranquilla — Barranquilla (6.6 km) 2007-07-29: Barranquilla — Aracataca (122.4 km) 2007-07-31: Aguachica — Barrancabermeja ... References Clásico RCN 2007 { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libardo Niño
Libardo Niño Corredor (born 26 September 1968) is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the individual road race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles (49th) and Héctor Palacio (52nd). Major results ;1993 :Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Prologue & Stages 8 & 14 ;1994 :3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stages 4, 5 & 6 ;1995 :5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 :1st Stage 7 Clásico RCN ;1997 :9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 :1st Stage 9 Ruta Mexico :3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2001 :1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 :1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 :1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Guatemala ;2004 :1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2005 :1st Overall Vuelta a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villavicencio
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. Capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The city had an urban population of approximately 531,275 inhabitants in 2018.https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacion-capital-DANE-2019.pdf The city is located at 4°08'N, 73°40'W, 75 km (about 45 mi) southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá (DC) by the Guatiquía River. It is the most important commercial center in the Llanos Orientales (Eastern plains). It has a warm and humid climate, with average daily temperatures ranging from 21 °C to 30 °2It is affectionately called "Villavo" la bella. Lying in a rural zone of tropical climate, Villavicencio is on the great Colombian-Venezuelan plain called the Llanos, which is situated to the east of the Andes mountains. Villavicencio is also called "La Puerta al Llano", or "The Gateway to the Plains", due to its location on the historical path from the Colombian interior to the ... [...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] |
Caldas, Antioquia
Caldas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Caldas is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas The Diocese of Caldas ( la, Caldensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Colombia. The episcopal see is the city of Caldas. The Diocese of Caldas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolita .... Climate Caldas has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with abundant rainfall year-round. Notables Caldeños * Luis Fernando Montoya professional soccer coach * Ciro Mendía poet and playwright References Municipalities of Antioquia Department The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley {{Antioquia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elder Herrera
An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority. Elder or elders may refer to: Positions Administrative * Elder (administrative title), a position of authority Cultural * North American Indigenous elder, a person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge * Australian Aboriginal elder, one who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and lore, often a leader in administrative matters Religious * "The elder", author of the Johannine epistles 2 John and 3 John in the New Testament * Elder (Christianity), a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role ** Elder (Methodist), an ordained minister with responsibilities to preach and teach ** Elder (Anglican), a learned minister with responsibilities to teach and/or innovate ** Elder (Latter Day Saints), a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood * Thero or Elder, an honorific term for senior Buddhist nuns and monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Pérez (cyclist)
Jairo Pérez Suárez (born March 24, 1973 in Iza, Boyacá) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Career ;1998 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia, Circuito del Llano (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Alto de Santa Helena (COL) ;1999 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Barrancabermeja (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Clásico RCN, Tocancipá (COL) ;2000 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta al Táchira, Bramón (VEN) :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia, Villa de Leyva (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Villa de Leyva (COL) :1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Venezuela, Calabozo circuit (VEN) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN) :1st in General Classificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbelino Mesa
Uberlino Mesa Estepa (born June 12, 1971 in Nobsa, Boyacá) is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He is the older brother of Ubaldo Mesa. Career ;1997 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriquí (PAN) ;2000 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) :7th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;2003 :2nd in Tuta (COL) :3rd in Circuito de Combita (COL) :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Cali (COL) ;2004 :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Sabaneta (COL) ;2005 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Mariquita (COL) ;2007 :1st in Circuito de Combita (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Boyacà, Paipa (COL) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) :1st in Stage 4 Clásico RCN, Envigado (COL) :10th in General Classification 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 Cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Envigado
Envigado () is a town southeast of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta to the south, El Retiro and Caldas to the east, and Itagüí to the west. Envigado is known for maintaining the traditions of the Paisa Region and for its architecture. It also has one of the highest standards of living in Colombia and according to the Colombian magazine Semana, it has the lowest rate in the country of, what the magazine calls, “people with unmet basic needs”. Its recent history is closely associated with Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel. Despite its connection with Escobar, the Aburrá Valley now has one of the lowest homicide rates in Colombia: 6 for every 100,000 people, Envigado is the hometown of the Colombian writer and philosopher Fernando González. His house, ''Otraparte'', today is a cultural center and museum dedicated to his memory ... [...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] |
Hernán Buenahora
Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez (born 18 March 1967) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed ''El Cabrito de Barichara'' during his career. He turned professional in 1990 and placed 18th in the 1994 Tour de France, 10th in the 1995 Tour, 22nd in the 1997 Tour, and 64th in the 1999 Tour. Riding in the 2006–07 UCI America Tour events, Buenahora won the overall titles of the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and the Vuelta al Táchira, riding for the Gobernación del Zulia – Alcaldía de Cabimas cycling team. In the prior season, he had been disqualified in the Vuelta al Colombia when, whilst leading the race, he had a non-negative doping control. However, Buenahora still managed to finish second overall. Major results ;1989 : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Mexico : 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard ;1990 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Táchira : 5th Overall Clásico RCN : 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 7 ;1991 : 8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ;1992 : 6th Overall Vu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda, Tolima
Honda is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 23,616 as of the census 2018. Along with Líbano, Honda is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Líbano-Honda. The main industries of Honda are tourism, fishing, and cattle-ranching. Toponymy (name origin) Honda takes its name from the Ondaimas, the indigenous people that inhabited the banks of the Magdalena river and the region where the city lies today. Honda is called "the City of Bridges" with more than 40 of them on the rivers Magdalena, Gualí, Guarinó, and Quebrada Seca. It is also called the "City of Peace" as it escaped most of the violence of the 1950s. History Honda was founded on August 24, 1539 by Francisco Nuñez Pedroso. The "golden age" of the city was between 1850 and 1910 when the Magdalena river constituted the only means of transportation between the Caribbean coast and the inland city of Bogotá. The city was the main river port of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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