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2024 Vuelta A España
The 2024 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place in Portugal and Spain between 17 August and 8 September. It was the 79th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race departed from Lisbon and finished in Madrid. The race was won by Primož Roglič of team for a record-tying 4th time. Roglič took the lead in the general classification on stage 3 before relinquishing it to Ben O'Connor (), who wore the ''maillot rojo'' from stages 6 to 19. Roglič won stages 4, 8, and 19, and on stage 19 also regained the lead in the GC. O'Connor held onto second place, his best finish in a grand tour, while Enric Mas of the finished in third. Wout van Aert () and Kaden Groves () won three stages, with Groves winning the points classification after van Aert abandoned the race during stage 16 after crashing during a slippery descent. Groves finished with 226 points, a comfortable advantage over Rog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 La Vuelta Femenina
The 2024 (officially by Carrefour.es) was the second edition of , a cycling stage race which takes place in Spain. The race took place from 28 April to 5 May, and was the 15th event in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour. The general classification was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of Team SD Worx–Protime, with Riejanne Markus of Visma–Lease a Bike in second place nearly two minutes behind. Third place was taken by Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl–Trek, with Longo Borghini taking the overall lead in the UCI Women's World Tour standings. The mountains classification was also won by Vollering, with SD Worx–Protime also winning the team classification. The points classification was won by Marianne Vos of Visma–Lease a Bike for the second year in succession. Teams Thirteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eight UCI Women's Continental Teams participated in the race. UCI Women's WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Women's Continental Teams * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Classification In The Vuelta A Espana
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. French Revolutionary system Arab system Other variations Other nomenclatures for general officers include the titles and ranks: * Adjutant general * Commandant-general * Inspector general * General-in-chief * General of the Air Force (USAF only) * General of the Armies of the United States (of America), a title created for General John J. Pershing, and subsequently granted posthumously to George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant * (" general admiral") ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at a predetermined interval to set the fastest time on a course. Cycling In cycle sport, cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual time trial, individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of multi-day stage races. In contrast to other types of races, athletes race alone since they are sent out in intervals (interval starts), as opposed to a mass start. Time trialist will often seek to maintain marginal aerodynamic gains as the races are often won or lost by a couple of seconds. Skiing In cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions, skiers are sent out in 30 to 60 second intervals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oeiras, Portugal
Oeiras () is a town and concelho, municipality in the western part of Lisbon metropolitan area, located within the Portuguese Riviera, in continental Portugal. The municipality is part of the urban agglomeration of Lisbon and the town of Oeiras is about 16 km from Lisbon downtown. The population in 2011 was 172,120 living in an area of 45.88 km2, making the municipality the fifth-most densely populated in Portugal. Oeiras is an important economic hub, being one of the most highly developed municipalities of Portugal and Europe. It has the highest Gross domestic product, GDP per capita in the country, being also the second highest-ranking municipality (immediately after Lisbon) in terms of purchasing power as well as the second highest-ranking in the country as far as tax collection is concerned. These economic indicators also reflect the education level of its inhabitants, as Oeiras is the municipality with the highest concentration of population by List of countries by te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Vuelta A España, Stage 1 To Stage 11
The 2024 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place in Portugal and Spain between 17 August and 8 September. It was the 79th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final Grand Tour (cycling), grand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race departed from Lisbon and finished in Madrid. Classification standings Stage 1 ;17 August 2024 – Lisbon (Portugal) to Oeiras, Portugal, Oeiras (Portugal), (Individual time trial, ITT) Stage 2 ;18 August 2024 – Cascais (Portugal) to Ourém (Portugal), Stage 3 ;19 August 2024 – Lousã (Portugal) to Castelo Branco, Portugal, Castelo Branco (Portugal), Stage 4 ;20 August 2024 – Plasencia to La Villuerca, Pico Villuercas, Stage 5 ;21 August 2024 – Fuente del Maestre to Sevilla, Stage 6 ;22 August 2024 – Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera, Stage 7 ;23 August 2024 – Archidona to Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, Stage 8 ;24 August 2024 – Úbeda to Cazorla, Andalusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
