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2008 Clásico RCN
The 48th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 19 to October 26, 2008, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.3 started with a time trial on the island San Andrés and finished in Cali. Stages 2008-10-19: San Andrés – San Andrés (30.9 km) 2008-10-19: Circuito en San Andrés (90 km) 2008-10-20: Zipaquirá – Arcabuco (168 km) 2008-10-21: Ventaquemada – Girardot (238.9 km) 2008-10-22: Girardot – Armenia (162.2 km) 2008-10-23: Santa Rosa de Cabal – Bello (206.8 km) 2008-10-24: Sabaneta – Manizales (177.2 km) 2008-10-25: Manizales – Buga (223.3 km) 2008-10-26: Palmira – Cali (35.7 km) Final classification See also * 2008 Vuelta a Colombia References Clásico RCN 2008cyclingwebsite {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Clasico Rcn Clásico RCN Clasico RCN Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Sevilla
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times. Biography Kelme–Costa Blanca (1998–2003) Born in Ossa de Montiel, Albacete Province, Sevilla turned professional in 1998 for Spanish team , and his big breakthrough came in the 2001 Tour de France. Here, he showed himself as a great climber, ranking 7th in the overall General classification, and winning the young rider classification as the rider of 25 years of age or younger with the highest position in the general classification. After the Tour de France, he continued his great form in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He wore the leader's jersey until the final uphill time trial stage in Madrid, which he lost to winner Ángel Casero. In the 2002 Vuelta a Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tocancipá to the east; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49 kilometers from the national capital Bogotá. It is part of the Greater Bogotá Metropolitan Area, and is the capital of the Sabana Centro province. It is also the headquarters of the diocese of the same name and that includes much of the Department of Cundinamarca, extending to the centre of Bogotá, the region of Rionegro, the Ubaté Valley, and the region of Guavio. The town is primarily known for its Salt Cathedral, an underground church built inside a salt mine in a tunnel made as result of the excavation of the ''salinas''. Zipaquirá has an original architecture, and the old city centre is a tourist attraction. Its main square is surrounded by old buildings in the Spanish Coloni ... [...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] |
Alex Caño
Alex Alberto Cano Ardila (born March 13, 1983) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport, after a biological passport violation. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2003 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Uraba ;2006 : 1st Coppa Penna : 1st Stage 9 Girobio ;2007 : 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 3 & 6 : 2nd Overall Giro delle Valli Cuneesi ::1st Stage 4 : 5th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin : 10th Giro del Belvedere ;2008 : 2nd Overall Clasica Marinilla ::1st Stage 3 : 10th Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 6 ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Antioquia : 10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;2010 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2012 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Stage 7 Vuelta Internacional de Higuito : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN : 6th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 4 & 7 (ITT) : 7th Overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bello, Antioquia
Bello (, ) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia and is a suburb of Medellín, the department capital. Bello is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley in the department of Antioquia. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of San Pedro de los Milagros, on the east by the municipality of Copacabana, on the south by the municipality of Medellín and on the west by the municipalities of Medellín and San Jerónimo. It is the center of the development in the north of the Aburrá Valley (), and as a member of the Metropolitan Area of Aburrá Valley, or AMVA (), some public services are regulated for the Metropolitan Area. There are several nicknames for the municipality: Imperio del Cacique Niquia (Cacique Niquia's Empire), Cuna de Marco Fidel Suárez ("Marco Fidel Suárez's cradle"), "Ciudad de los artistas" ("Artist's city"). History Meaning "Beautiful" in English, Bello was founded in 1676 as "Hato Viejo" to later change its name in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa De Cabal
Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, of west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland. Silkworms The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of '' Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically i ... are raised in the vicinity. There are silver, gold, and mercury mines nearby. A thermal pool called "Termales" is open for visitors. Symbols Flag: ''Rectangle of proportions 1:2 terciated by fess white, green and white.'' Alternatively: ''On a field Argent 1:2 a fess Vert.'' Coat of arms: ''Party per pale and per chevron reduced engrailed Argent, Vert and Gules. In saltire over the first two fields, a Latin cross bendwise Gules surmounted by an axe bendwise sinister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanny Báez
Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez (born April 9, 1981 in Nobsa) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive drugs test for a continuous erythropoietin receptor activator. Major results ;2004 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Venezuela ;2005 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Vuelta a León ;2009 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;2010 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Santa Catarina ;2011 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ::1st Stages 7 & 9 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ;2012 : 3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ... References External links * * 1981 births Living people People from Nobsa Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Vuelta a Venezuela stage winners Cyclists from B ... [...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] |
Jhon García
Jhon Freddy García Fería (born May 25, 1974 in Buga, Valle del Cauca) is a former professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;2000 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca : 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stages 3 & 4 Clásico RCN ;2001 : 1st Stage 2 Tour du Maroc ;2002 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca ;2004 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Boyacà : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Stages 10 & 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Antioquia ::1st Stages 1, 2, 5 & 6 ;2006 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca, (COL) : 3rd National Road Race Championships : 2nd Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games : 1st Stages 4 & 10 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 1 Clásico RCN : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Chiriquí ;2007 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Tolima : 1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pablo Forero
Juan Pablo Forero Carreño (born August 3, 1983) is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He has represented Colombia at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he won a silver medal in team pursuit with team mates Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He was born in Cota, Cundinamarca. Career ;2003 :1st Stage 3 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima :1st Aguascalientes World Cup – Team Pursuit :: :2nd National Track Championships – Madison : Pan American Games – Team Pursuit :: ;2004 :1st Prologue & Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 ;2005 :1st National Under-23 Road Championships :1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca :1st Prologue Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador :2nd National Track Championships – Scratch ;2006 :1st Stages 6, 11 & 15 Vuelta a Colombia ;2007 : Pan American Track Championships – Team Pursuit :: :1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girardot, Cundinamarca
Girardot is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is the second most important city of Cundinamarca according to its production. It is home to a number of recreational and vacational spots, mainly visited by people from Bogotá, as it is located at two hours drive from the city but enjoys a tropical climate (compared to the cold and rainy climate of Bogotá). History In Pre Colombian times the municipality of Girardot was inhabited by a tribe of Indians called the “Panches” whose origins are unknown. The municipality began with the hamlet of “La Chivatera” (the goat farm) because it was very common in the area to raise goats. The hamlet was located in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Tocaima, of which documents exist dated 1840 calling it “paso de Flandes” (step of Flanders). Through the aforementioned hamlet runs the Magdalena river moving southwest towards the center of the country. Due to its strategic position the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventaquemada
Ventaquemada is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Ventaquemada is located at a distance of from the capital Bogotá and from the departmental capital Tunja. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Ventaquemada borders Tunja and Samacá in the north, Boyacá, Boyacá, Jenesano and Nuevo Colón in the east, Turmequé and Villapinzón in the south and Guachetá, Lenguazaque and Villapinzón in the west. Etymology Former names of Ventaquemada are Padua and La Venta, indicating the commercial centre at a strategical location along the road between Bogotá and Tunja, historically the most important cities of the Altiplano. After the burning of the properties of Albarracín, the name Ventaquemada ("burnt sale") was given to the town. History The area of Ventaquemada before the Spanish conquest was populated by the Muisca, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
