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Alejandro Marque
Alejandro Manuel Marque Porto (born 23 October 1981 in Pontevedra) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career Marque was in fine form at the 2013 Volta a Portugal, winning the ninth stage, a individual time trial, before winning the race overall. This earned him a contract with the for the 2014 season. However, Marque tested positive for betamethasone during the race. Marque claimed that the UCI had known about the use of the substance as he had used in the days leading up to the race to treat a bad knee. The result still stands, but Marque never went to the as a clause in the contract he had signed allowed the team to terminate the contract if there were any problems with doping. Major results ;2006 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura ;2007 : 10th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém ;2008 : 8th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de Costa Azul : 7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo : 8th Overall Trof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is often considered an extension of the actual city. The city is best known for its urban planning, pedestrianisation and the charm of its old town. In recent years, it has been awarded several international awards for its urban quality and quality of life, accessibility and urban mobility policy, like the international European Intermodes Urban Mobility Award in 2013, the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality and the Excellence Award of the center for Active Design in New York City in 2015, among others. The city also won the European Commission's first prize for urban safety in 2020. Pontevedra's car-free center helped transform it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Volta A Portugal ...
The 2012 Volta a Portugal is a men's road bicycle race held from 15 to 26 August 2012. It is the 74th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. A part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. Schedule Participating teams In total, 17 teams are set to compete. *National teams: ** Carmim-Prio ** Efapel-Glassdrive ** LA-Antarte **Onda **Portuguese National Team *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **Team Bonitas Classification leadership References External links {{Volta a Portugal 2012 Volta a Portugal Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volta A Portugal Winners
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Spanish Male Cyclists
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Living People
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1981 Births
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2021 Volta A Portugal
The 2021 Volta a Portugal (known as the 2021 Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta Santander for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd edition of the Volta a Portugal road cycling stage race (not counting 2020 Volta a Portugal Edição Especial), which was held from 4 to 15 August 2021. It was a 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour calendar. Summary Before the beginning of stage 3, retired from the race due to COVID-19 positive tests among their riders. Before the beginning of stage 5 another team, retired due to same reason, and also two riders from and another two from In the end of that same stage, reached the top of individual general classification with Daniel Freitas. However, in the following morning another positive test to COVID-19 to one of its riders, dictated the withdraw from the race for the team, with Alejandro Marque wearing again the yellow jersey. Teams One UCI WorldTeam, six UCI ProTeams, and eleven UCI Continental teams made up the eighteen teams that partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Volta A Portugal
The 2020 Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta Edição Especial was the 82nd edition of the Volta a Portugal road cycling stage race and was held from 27 September to 5 October 2020. Originally, it was due to take place from 29 July to August 8, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a 2.1-rated event on the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and covered over eight stages. Teams Five UCI ProTeams and the nine Portuguese UCI Continental teams made up the fourteen teams of seven riders each that participated in the race. 89 of the 98 riders in the race finished. UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * * * * * * Schedule Stages Prologue ;27 September 2020 — Fafe, ( ITT) Stage 1 ;28 September 2020 — Montalegre to Viana do Castelo (Alto de Santa Luzia), Stage 2 ;29 September 2020 — Paredes to Alto da Senhora da Graça, Stage 3 ;30 September 2020 — Felgueiras to Viseu, Stage 4 ;1 October 2020 — Guarda to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of China
The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour 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, th .... Since 2012, there are two parts of the Tour of China, Tour of China I and Tour of China II. Past winners Tour of China Tour of China I Tour of China II External links * Tour of China I * Statisticsat ''the-sports.org'' Tour of China Iat ''cqranking.com'' Tour of China II * at ''the-sports.org'' Tour of China IIat ''cqranking.com'' Cycle races in China UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1995 1995 establishments in China Autumn events in China [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Volta A Portugal
The 2017 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 4 August to 15 August 2017. It is the 79th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, it was rated as a 2.1 event. Raúl Alarcón end the race in first place. However, in March 2021, due to doping all his results obtained between 28 July 2015 and 21 October 2019 were cancelled, including 2017 Volta a Portugal. Participating teams In total, 18 teams are set to compete. *National teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Schedule Classification leadership Classification standings Prologue ;4 August 2017 — Lisbon, 5.4 km individual time trial (ITT) Prologue result and general classification Stage 1 ;5 August 2017 — Vila Franca de Xira to Setubal, 203 km Stage 2 ;6 August 2017 — Reguengos de Monsaraz to Castelo Branco, 214.7 km Stage 3 ;7 August 2017&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2017 Vuelta a Asturias was the 60th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias cycling stage race, that took place over three stages from 29 April to 1 May 2017. It was held as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion was Hugh Carthy (), but Carthy did not defend his title as he had moved to the squad that was not invited to the race. The race was won by Spanish rider Raúl Alarcón, riding for the Portuguese team. Over the stages, Alarcón won one and finished the other two in second place – more than enough for the points classification win – as he triumphed in the race overall by 32 seconds. Second place went to Colombia's Nairo Quintana (), in his final preparation race before the 2017 Giro d'Italia, while the podium was completed by Spain's Óscar Sevilla () on countback from Portugal's João Benta of . In the race's other classifications, Colombians Sergio Higuita and Hernán Aguirre from won the mountains and young rider classifications respectively, rider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Vuelta A Castilla Y León
The 2015 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 30th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycling stage race. It started on 17 April in Ávila and ended on 19 April on the climb of Alto de Lubián, after three stages. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.1 event. The defending champion was David Belda (). The race was won by Pierre Rolland (), who won a solo victory on the summit finish on the final stage. The riders Beñat Intxausti and Igor Antón were second and third. Teams 17 teams were invited to take part in the race. One of these () was a UCI WorldTeam; three were UCI Professional Continental teams; twelve were UCI Continental teams. The final team was a Spanish national team of track cyclists. Schedule Stages Stage 1 ;17 April 2015 – Ávila to Alba de Tormes, Stage 2 ;18 April 2015 – Guarda (Portugal) to Fuentes de Oñoro, Stage 3 ;19 April 2015 – Zamora Zamora may refer to: Places and jurisdictions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
