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2009 Tour Du Haut Var
The 2009 Tour du Haut Var was the 41st edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 21–22 February 2009. The race started in Saint-Raphaël and finished in Callian. The race was won by Thomas Voeckler. General classification References 2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ... 2009 in road cycling February 2009 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Voeckler
Thomas Voeckler (; born 22 June 1979) is a French former road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2017, for the team and its previous iterations. One of the most prominent French riders of his generation, Voeckler has been described as a "national hero", due to strong performances over several years in the Tour de France. Early life Born in Schiltigheim, Bas-Rhin, Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He comes from the Alsace region of France but later moved to Martinique, where he was nicknamed ''"Ti-Blanc"'' (a contraction of ''petit blanc'', the literal translation of which is "little white") due to his small stature and pale complexion. Career Early years In 2003, Voeckler won two stages and the overall title in the Tour de Luxembourg. The following year, he suddenly rose to international prominence in the world of cycling. After seizing the French National Road Race Championships, the lightly regarded Voeckler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Moncoutié
David Moncoutié (born 30 April 1975) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist, who rode with the French team , for his entire professional career. He was a climbing specialist, climber, and won his first professional race in a mountain stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He won the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España, Mountains Classification in Vuelta a España four times, one short of the record of five held by José Luis Laguía. Origins David Moncoutié had no familial connection to cycling – he was raised in a football (soccer) loving family in which nobody had raced a bike.Procycling, UK, May 2004 Moncoutié played association football, football until he was 16 before being introduced to cycling by a friend. He gained his baccalauréat in biology. His father, mother and two sisters worked for the post office and wanted him to work there as well.Vélo, France, September 2002, p43 Friends suggested he join them for a ride. He said: "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Veikkanen
Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the and teams. He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014. Career Born in Riihimäki, Veikkanen started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with . After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it. He signed with for the 2011 season, but rejoined for the 2012 season. Veikkanen announced ahead of the 2015 edition of the Tour de Vendée that the race would be his last as a professional, and that he would remain with as a member of staff after retiring from the road. Major results ;2002 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial ;2003 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Tour Du Haut Var
The 2008 Tour du Haut Var was the 40th edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 24 February 2008. The race started and finished in Draguignan. The race was won by Davide Rebellin. General classification References 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... 2008 in road cycling February 2008 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Tour Du Haut Var
The 2010 Tour du Haut Var was the 42nd edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 20–21 February 2010. The race started in La Croix-Valmer and finished in Montauroux. The race was won by Christophe Le Mével. General classification References 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... 2010 in road cycling February 2010 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Haut Var
The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, formerly known as the Tour du Haut Var, () is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk and France's Arthur Vichot hold the record with three wins. The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes is one of several stage races held in the hilly Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in February, alongside the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour La Provence. These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ..., the first European World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Raphaël, Var
Saint-Raphaël (; ) is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France. Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies a larger and older town, Fréjus; together they form an urban agglomeration known as Var Estérel Méditerranée, which also encompasses the smaller communes of Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Puget-sur-Argens and Roquebrune-sur-Argens. In the second half of the 19th century, the township came under the influence of Mayor Felix Martin and writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr; owing to their efforts and its beneficial climate the commune developed into a seaside resort popular with artists, sportsmen and politicians. It is the seat of the canton of Saint-Raphaël, also encompassing Fréjus and Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, which is the economic and cultural centre of Eastern Var, within the arrondissement of Draguignan. Its inhabitants are called ''Raphaëlois'' in French generally, or ''Rafelencs'' in Provençal Occitan. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callian, Var
Callian (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Population Notable persons * Michel Darluc (1717-1783), doctor and naturalist, lived in Callian * Catherine Dior (1917-2008), resistance fighter, flower trader, farmer and sister of Christian Dior, lived and cultivated roses in Callian Twin towns Callian is twinned with: * Calliano, Piedmont, Italy * Calliano, Trentino, Italy See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 Communes of France, communes of the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025 ...Official Website of the Village of Callian (French) References Communes of Var (department) {{Var-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Ladagnous
Matthieu Ladagnous (born 12 December 1984) is a French former road and track racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023, spending his entire career with UCI WorldTeam . Riding entirely for the team and its succeeding iterations since his début in 2006, Ladagnous has taken eleven victories during his professional career, including victories in the 2007 Four Days of Dunkirk and 2009 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo stage races. Career Born in Pau, Ladagnous became junior world champion at the madison in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 with his partner Tom Thiblier. In 2003 he won the French national title at the points race for the under-23 level. He also won a bronze medal at the individual sprint (under-23) and a silver medal at the madison with Fabien Patanchon in the elite class. Later that year he and Patanchon became European champions at the under-23 track cycling championships. A year later he won the bronze medal at the scratch in the 2003 under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anker Sørensen
Chris Anker Sørensen (; 5 September 1984 – 18 September 2021) was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. Sørensen then worked as a directeur sportif (and co-owner) for his final professional team, . Career Born in Hammel, Sørensen had a promising performance in the 2008 Tour of Austria, finishing fourth overall. A few weeks later, he competed for Denmark (along with Nicki Sørensen and Brian Vandborg) in the 2008 Olympic road race, finishing 12th overall. Starting with the 2010 season, Sørensen, who lived in Luxembourg, rode under a Luxembourg license, since the UCI no longer allowed the Danish federation to grant Danish licenses to riders living abroad. During the season, he won Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia. In the 2012 Tour de France, Sørensen finished 14th overall and was awarded the super-combativity award after an attacking performance in several mountain stages. In September 2015, it was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Pineau
Jérôme Pineau (born 2 January 1980) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the , and squads. Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Pineau now works as the general manager for UCI ProSeries team . Major results ;2000 : 5th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton : 9th La Côte Picarde ;2001 : 1st Stage 1 Ronde de l'Isard : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 : 5th La Côte Picarde ;2002 : 1st Overall Tour de Normandie : 4th Route Adélie : 7th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers : 7th Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts : 9th Trophée des Grimpeurs ;2003 : 1st Polynormande : 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Tour de Vendée : 3rd Trophée des Grimpeurs : 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges : 5th Gran Premio di Lugano : 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan : 7th Grand Prix de Denain : 7th Boucles de l'Aulne ;2004 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Ain ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Paris–Bourge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Simon
Julien Simon (born 4 October 1985) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2024. In his career, Simon competed for (2008), (2009–2013), (2014–2019), and (2020–2024). He took thirteen professional victories, including a record three victories at both the Grand Prix du Morbihan and the Tour du Finistère, and two stage victories at the 2012 Volta a Catalunya. Major results Source: ;2007 : 8th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou ;2008 : 9th Tour du Doubs ;2009 : 2nd Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon : 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var : 7th Paris–Camembert : 10th Tour du Finistère ;2010 : 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie : 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie : 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne : 5th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche : 5th Route Adélie de Vitré ;2011 : 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie : 3rd Overall Circuit de Lorraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
