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2024 Strade Bianche
The 2024 Strade Bianche was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 2 March in Tuscany, Italy. It was the 18th edition of Strade Bianche and the fifth event of the 2024 UCI World Tour. It was won by Tadej Pogačar with a solo of . Route The 2024 edition of the race saw significant modifications to its route, incorporating an additional loop and an increased number of gravel sectors, thereby extending the course to cover a total distance of . This edition featured 15 gravel sectors, highlighting the event's characteristic challenge through the 'strade bianche' — the gravel roads of Tuscany. Teams Twenty-five teams participated in the race, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProSeries Teams * * * * * * * Summary The 2024 edition faced uncertain weather, with potential rain affecting the gravel roads. Initially, there were attempts to break away, and a group successfull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 UCI World Tour
The 2024 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included thirty-five road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2024 in men's road cycling, 2024 cycling season. The tour started with the 2024 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under on 16 January, and concluded with the 2024 Tour of Guangxi, Tour of Guangxi on 20 October. Events Teams The eighteen UCI WorldTeam, WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the top two UCI ProTeams listed on the 2023 UCI World Ranking ( and ) also invited automatically. Other teams were invited by the organisers of each race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes References External links * {{2024 in road cycling 2024 UCI World Tour, UCI World Tour 2024 in men's road cycling, World Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing coverage of cycle racing—including road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross and gravel—as well as bike-related reviews and buying advice. Since 2019, the site is owned by British publishing company Future. The site has been called "the world leader in cycling sport coverage" by industry publication ''Bicycle Retailer''. History In 1995 Australian Bill Mitchell, a keen cyclist and professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, created the website titled "Bill’s Cycling Racing Results and News" after finding there was a need for fast-breaking news and race results in English-speaking countries. In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell, and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher Future plc for £2.2m. In July 2014 it was bought by Immediate Media Company, with sister website BikeRadar and sister magazines '' Cycling Plus'', '' Mountain Biking UK'', and '' Procycling' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In Italian Sport
4 (four) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is tetraphobia, considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga Empire, Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Northern Satraps, Kshatrapa and Pallava dynasty, Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, endi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Laporte
Christophe Laporte (; born 11 December 1992) is a French professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter and classics rider, Laporte has taken more than 30 victories during his professional career, including wins in 2023 at Gent–Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen and the road race at the UEC European Road Championships. He has also won a stage at the 2022 Tour de France, a silver medal in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Career Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Laporte rode for the VS Hyérois and AVC Aix-en-Provence teams as an amateur. In 2012, he rode for UCI Continental team as a stagiaire, and the following year, he won a silver medal in the road race at the Mediterranean Games. Cofidis (2014–2021) 2014–2017 Laporte turned professional with the team in 2014, with his best result in his first season with the team being a sixth-place finish at La Roue Tourangelle. The following ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filippo Zana
Filippo Zana (born 18 March 1999) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Professional since 2020, he has won the 2023 Tour of Slovenia as well as stage 18 of the 2023 Giro d'Italia. He was also the 2022 Italian national road race champion. Major results ;2016 : 2nd Trofeo Emilio Paganessi : 3rd G.P. Sportivi Sovilla : 6th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2017 : 1st G.P. Sportivi Sovilla : 2nd Trofeo Guido Dorigo : 2nd Trofeo Buffoni : 7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2018 : 1st Gran Premio Capodarco : 6th GP Kranj : 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;2019 : 2nd Giro del Medio Brenta : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana : 3rd Coppa della Pace : 8th Trofeo Edil C : 10th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;2020 : 10th Memorial Marco Pantani ;2021 (1 pro win) : 1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Martinez (cyclist)
Lenny Martinez (born 11 July 2003) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son, grandson and nephew of former racing cyclists Miguel, Mariano and Yannick Martinez respectively. Career On 16 July 2022 during stage 4 of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta Martinez along with teammate Reuben Thompson were the last men standing from the group of favorites. Martinez, who had just extended his lead gave the win to Thompson. On 1 June 2022, Martinez got to ride for as a development rider with the team at the 2022 Mercan'Tour Classic where he finished in eighth position, beating UCI WorldTour professional cyclists all while helping leader David Gaudu finish in fourth. On 3 August 2022, confirmed they had signed Martinez into their UCI WorldTeam for 2023. in June, 2023 Martinez took his first professional win at the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge. On 31 August 2023, during the 6th stage of the 2023 Vuelta a España, he was part of a large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Formolo
Davide Formolo (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Formolo turned professional in 2014. Biography Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Italy, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy. He signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season. Formolo signed with , a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season. On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, , to the finish. He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. After two seasons with , it was announced that Formolo would join on a two-year contract from 2020. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. He withdrew from the race following stage 10, after he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone following a crash. Major results ;2012 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Cosnefroy
Benoît Cosnefroy (; born 17 October 1995 in Cherbourg) is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Junior and amateur years Cosnefroy was born into a family passionate about cycling. His grandfather was the organizer of a race in the English Channel, while his father often took him to see bike races during his youth. He first started competing at the age of 8 with the Union Concorde Bricquebetaise.. In 2011, he joined the Pôle Espoir de Caen, where he stayed for three years. He took his first victory at the age of 16 in the Prix Louis-Cosnefroy, a race held as a tribute to his great-great-grandfather Louis Cosnefroy.. However, during his years in the junior category, Cosnefroy saw little success. In 2014, he moved up to the under-23 category, joining team Bricquebec Cotentin. The following year he joined , the development team of after hitchhiking along the nine-hour drive to apply. This year, he achieved modest success in amateur and under-23 races. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matej Mohorič
Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Mohorič turned professional in 2014. He won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2018 and 2021, and the UCI Gravel World Championships in 2023. Early and personal life Born on 19 October 1994, in Kranj, Slovenia, Mohorič currently resides in Šenčur, Slovenia. Career Mohorič won the 2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race, 2012 UCI World Junior Road Race Championships and the 2013 UCI Road World Championships#Under-23 events, 2013 UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships, becoming the first rider to win world junior and under-23 titles in consecutive years. He signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season. Mohorič signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España, but he withdrew on the 6th stage. Subsequently, it was announced that he would join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pidcock
Thomas Pidcock (born 30 July 1999) is a British cyclist who competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport for the Swiss . Prior to his release in December 2024, he rode for UCI WorldTeam . After a prodigious junior and under-23 career with World Championship victories in all three of these disciplines, Pidcock turned professional in 2021. Since then his biggest victories have been taking the cross-country mountain bike titles at the Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country, 2020 Summer Olympics, the European Mountain Bike Championships, 2022 European Championships, the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, 2023 World Championships, and the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming only the second man to win back to back Olympic titles; in the cyclo-cross discipline, winning the 2022 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships, to back up world titles at Junior and Under-23 level, while on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Plc
Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History 1985–2012 The company was founded by Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), Chris Anderson as Future Publishing in Somerton, Somerset, England, with the sole magazine ''Amstrad Action'' in 1985. An early innovation was the inclusion of free software on magazine covers. It acquired GP Publications and established what would become Future US in 1994. Anderson sold the company to Pearson plc for £52.7m in 1994, but bought it back in 1998, for £142 million. The company was Initial public offering, floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1999. Anderson left the company in 2001. In 2004, the company was accused of corruption when it published positive reviews for the video game ''Driver 3'' in two of its owned magazines, ''Xbox World'' and ''PSM3, PSM2''. 2012–2015 Futu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Professional Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon perfor .... UCI Africa Tour Winners There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
