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2009 Tour Of Flanders
The 2009 Tour of Flanders cycle race is the 93rd edition of the monument classic and took place on 5 April. The course is 259.7 km long and goes from Bruges to Meerbeke. The weather during the race was sunny and warm at 12 °C. The race was the fifth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. Pre-race favorites included Filippo Pozzato (winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and a stage in the Three Days of De Panne), Tom Boonen (winner in 2005 and 2006), Stijn Devolder (winner in 2008), Nick Nuyens (2nd in 2008) and Heinrich Haussler (2nd in Milan–San Remo, 4th in Dwars door Vlaanderen, several other impressive results in 2009). In a victory highly similar to the 2008 Tour of Flanders, Stijn Devolder powered away late to the win. With what pundits called the strongest team in the race behind him, the QuickStep rider was able to ride away, while other teams marked teammates Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel. With riders such as favorite Pozzato watching Boonen, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruges
Bruges ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country. The area of the whole city amounts to more than 14,099 hectares (140.99 km2; 54.44 sq. miles), including 1,075 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge (from , meaning 'Bruges by the Sea'). The historic city center is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval and about 430 hectares in size. The city's total population is 117,073 (1 January 2008),Statistics Belgium; ''Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2008'' (excel-file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, as of 1 January 2008. Retrieved on 19 October 2008. of who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Milan–San Remo
The 2009 Milan–San Remo cycling race took place on 21 March 2009. It was the 100th edition of the Milan–San Remo monument classic, and followed the same route as the previous year. Manx sprint specialist Mark Cavendish won by a narrow margin. Heinrich Haussler made a late attack with 250 metres to the finish and rode away but Cavendish made up Haussler's 10m lead with 100m to go. The race was the fourth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking. Team List Results References External links Milan–San Remo March 2009 sports events in Europe Milan - San Remo, 2009 Milan - San Remo Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ... 2009 in road cycling {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert De Waele
Bert De Waele (born 21 July 1975) is a Belgian people, Belgian retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2012. He spent his entire career with the team through various iterations of team names. Palmarès ;1999 :6th Flèche Namuroise :10th Zellik–Galmaarden ;2000 :10th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt ;2001 :2nd Tour du Doubs :9th Eurode Omloop ;2002 :4th Tour du Doubs :7th Tour de Vendée ;2003 :1st Tour du Doubs :5th Nokere Koerse :8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami :10th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen ;2004 :1st Cholet-Pays de Loire :1st Omloop van het Houtland :2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie :2nd Brussels–Ingooigem :3rd Tour du Doubs :4th Grand Prix de Wallonie ;2005 :2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami :4th Flèche Hesbignonne :5th Omloop Het Volk :6th Brussels–Ingooigem :8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer :8th Nokere Koerse :8th Tour du Doubs ;2006 :2nd Omloop Het Volk :2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig :2nd De Drie Zustersteden :3rd Schaal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Elmiger
Martin Elmiger (born 23 September 1978) is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the Post Swiss Team, , , and squads. During his career, Elmiger was a four-time winner of the Swiss National Road Race Championships. Career Early career Born in Hagendorn, Elmiger's sporting career began with RMV Cham-Hagendorn. AG2R Prévoyance (2007–12) One of the best moments in Elmiger's career was leading the 2007 Tour Down Under for 2 stages and then winning it by a mere 3 seconds over Australian Karl Menzies. He started the UCI ProTour strongly with a 19th place in E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 17th in Gent–Wevelgem and 24th in Paris–Roubaix after crashing. On stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie, Elmiger finished 5th behind stage winner Robbie McEwen in the wake of a massive pileup involving several riders at high speed. Elmiger started the Tour de Suisse strongly with a 7th place in the prologue, finishing 10.82 seconds behind Fabian Canc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Leukemans
Björn Leukemans (born 1 July 1977 in Deurne) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. During 2008, Leukemans was suspended for doping with artificial testosterone. In 2009, he joined the team. Leukemans joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. Leukemans retired in 2015. Major results ;1999 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Navarra : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Circuit de Wallonie : 3rd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke : 5th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt : 6th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 7th Zellik–Galmaarden : 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 9th Flèche Namuroise ;2000 : 1st Stage 2 Dekra Open Stuttgart : 2nd Overall Tour de la Région Wallonne : 6th Druivenkoers Overijse : 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;2001 : 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 5th Zellik–Galmaarden : 7th Schaal Sels : 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 9th 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Burghardt
Marcus Burghardt (born 30 June 1983) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the , and teams. During his career, Burghardt took seven professional victories, including the 2007 Gent–Wevelgem, the German National Road Race Championships in 2017, and a stage win at the 2008 Tour de France. Career Burghardt was born in Zschopau, Saxony, and raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof (cycling), Wiesenhof team, with which he tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004. Burghardt turned professional in 2005, and won the UCI ProTour race 2007 Gent–Wevelgem, Gent–Wevelgem in 2007, ahead of teammate Roger Hammond (cyclist), Roger Hammond. He has also performed well in some races such as the Dwars door Vlaanderen and some stages of the Vuelta a España. He was successful in winning Stage 18 of the 2008 Tour de France into Saint Etienne, beating break-away compatriot Carlos Barredo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Breschel
Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984) is a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2005 and 2019 for the , , and teams. Career Junior career Born in Ballerup, Breschel got his breakthrough with small Danish Team PH, finishing 6th at the U/23 Cycling World Championship in Verona in 2004 where he helped fellow Dane Mads Christensen finish 3rd. He also won the bronze medal at the Danish National Road Racing Championship during the summer of 2004. Team CSC (2005–2010) 2005 He turned professional for the 2005 season in Denmark based , where he signed a two-year contract. At the press conference, regarding his choice to join Team CSC in October 2004, he stated that he simply wished to adjust to the rigors of professional cycling, saying "''I hope to get in the team, but in the beginning I just want to learn the game and to learn the races. Somewhere I know that I'm in for a beating."'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martijn Maaskant
Martijn Maaskant (born 27 July 1983) is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist. Maaskant competed professionally between 2008 and 2014. Biography Maaskant turned professional with in 2008. Following a six-year stint with the renamed squad, Maaskant signed with for the 2014 season. After the 2014 season, Maaskant retired from professional cycling. Born in Zuidland, South Holland, Netherlands, Maaskant currently resides in Lanaken, Flanders, Belgium. Career achievements Major results Sources: ;2003 : 1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour ;2005 : 6th Beverbeek Classic : 7th Overall Olympia's Tour : 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs ;2006 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Normandie : 2nd Hel van het Mergelland : 10th GP Herning : 10th Overall Olympia's Tour ;2007 : 1st Ronde van Drenthe : 1st Stage 1 Circuito Montañés : 1st Overall Tour de Normandie : 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Overall Circuit de Lorraine ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Overall Le Triptyque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2009
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Leif Hoste
Leif Hoste (born 17 July 1977) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team team . Born in Kortrijk, Hoste's career highlights included winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001, 2006 and 2007 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second-place finish at the 2004, 2006 and 2007 one-day classic Tour of Flanders. At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, after finishing second, Hoste was disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding through a closed level crossing along with Peter Van Petegem and Vladimir Gusev (who were also disqualified). On 29 March 2013, the Belgian cycling federation began a doping case against Hoste. On 13 July 2014 it was confirmed by the UCI that Hoste had been banned for two years until 29 December 2015 for biological passport irregularities. Major results ;1998 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir : 1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés ;1999 : 5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Quinziato
Manuel Quinziato (born 30 October 1979) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017 for the , , and squads. During his career, Quinziato took five victories, including stage victories at the Eneco Tour in 2006 and 2015, and the Italian National Time Trial Championships in 2016. He was also a member of two world championship-winning team time trial squads with the in 2014 and 2015. Major results Source: ;1997 : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ;2001 : 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Giro delle Regioni : 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 3rd Coppa Città di Asti ;2002 : 4th Overall Tour of Belgium ;2003 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2004 : 3rd Japan Cup : 8th Giro del Piemonte : 9th Overall Tour of Belgium ;2005 : 8th Classic Haribo : 9th Overall Tour of Qatar : 10th Trofeo Laigueglia ;2006 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
