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Julian Alaphilippe
Julian Alaphilippe (born 11 June 1992) is a French professional road cyclist, former cyclo-cross racer and two-fold UCI World Road Champion, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the brother of racing cyclist Bryan Alaphilippe. Career Early career Born in Saint-Amand-Montrond, Alaphilippe started his career competing in the cyclo-cross discipline and finished second in the Junior World Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2010. Alaphilippe's road career began in 2012, riding with amateur team . During that season, he impressed at the Tour de Bretagne, finishing eleventh overall, and finished second overall and won a stage in the Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay, a UCI America Tour 2.2 event. Alaphilippe joined , the development team of UCI WorldTeam . The young rider had an even more successful season in 2013, taking a solo victory on stage 4 of the Tour de Bretagne. Later in the year, he came 4th in the European Road Race Championships and 9th in the UCI Road World Under-23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Tour Of Britain
The 2018 Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the fifteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 78th British tour in total. The race started on 2 September in Pembrey Country Park and finished on 9 September in London. It was part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The French rider Julian Alaphilippe of won the race. Teams were replaced by less than week before the start of the race. The starting teams were: Stages Stage 1 ;2 September 2018 — Pembrey to Newport, Stage 2 ;3 September 2018 — Cranbrook to Barnstaple, Stage 3 ;4 September 2018 — Bristol to Bristol, Stage 4 ;5 September 2018 — Nuneaton to Leamington Spa, Stage 5 ;6 September 2018 — Cockermouth to Whinlatter Pass, ( TTT) Stage 6 ;7 September 2018 — Barrow-in-Furness to Whinlatter Pass, Stage 7 ;8 September 2018 — West Bridgford to Mansfield, Stage 8 ;9 September 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of California
The Tour of California (officially sponsored as the Amgen Tour of California) was an annual professional road cycling stage race on the UCI World Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that ran from 2006 to 2019. It was the only event on the top-level World Tour in the United States. The eight-day race covered 650–700 miles (1,045–1,126 km) through the U.S. state of California. A typical edition might begin in the Sierra Nevada in northern California, travel through the Redwood forests, California's Wine Country and the Pacific Coast, and finish in southern California. The 2009 race crossed the Central Valley from Merced to Fresno, with an excursion through the Sierra Nevada foothills, before crossing over to the coast. With eight or nine of the 20 UCI ProTour teams (known as ProTeams) usually racing, the Tour of California was one of the most important cycling races in the United States. On November 28, 2006, the UCI upgraded it from 2.1 (category 1) to 2.HC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clásica De San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the most important one-day race in Spain, is considered a one-day race of great prestige, just behind the 'Monuments', and contributes points towards the UCI World Ranking. It was most recently held on 31 July 2021. Clásica de San Sebastián is known for its winding, undulating terrain which favours aggressive riding, favouring climbers. It includes the tough Alto de Jaizkibel climb, usually the decisive point of the race. It is one of the three summer classics that form part of the UCI World Tour calendar, along with the Laurentian Classics. Usually the protagonists of the Clásica de San Sebastián are those who, until a few days before the race have been competing on the roads of the Tour de France, given the proximity of dates of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 La Flèche Wallonne
The 2021 La Flèche Wallonne is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 21 April 2021 from the Belgian city of Charleroi to the municipality of Huy. It was the 85th edition of La Flèche Wallonne and the 15th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. It was won for the third time by Julian Alaphilippe. Teams Twenty-five teams were invited to the race, including all nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams. However, had to withdraw from the race at the last moment because of two COVID-19 positives in the team. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * Result References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:La Flèche Wallonne, 2021 2021 La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 La Flèche Wallonne
The 2019 La Flèche Wallonne is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 83rd edition of La Flèche Wallonne and the 19th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won for the second consecutive time by Julian Alaphilippe. Teams As La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour ...s were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton. Result References La Fleche Wallonne La Fleche Wallonne La Fleche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 La Flèche Wallonne
The 2018 La Flèche Wallonne was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 18 April 2018 in Belgium. It was the 82nd edition of the La Flèche Wallonne and the seventeenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. During the third and final ascent of the Mur de Huy, rider Julian Alaphilippe accelerated near the summit, overtaking race leader Jelle Vanendert () in the last 100 metres of the race and dropping him. Alejandro Valverde, who had won the last four editions for the , staged a late fight-back and almost caught Alaphilippe, but Alaphilippe was able to kick again in the final metres to increase his lead, to win by four seconds from Valverde. It was the biggest victory of Alaphilippe's career at that point, becoming the first French winner of the race since Laurent Jalabert in 1997. Teams As La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week between the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. At one time, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais" (both races are organised by Amaury Sport Organisation). Only seven riders have achieved the "Ardennes double" by winning both races in the same year: Alejandro Valverde three times (in 2006, 2015 and 2017), Ferdi Kubler twice (in 1951 and 1952), Stan Ockers (1955), Eddy Merckx (1972), Moreno Argentin (1991) Davide Rebellin (2004) and Philippe Gilbert (2011). History La Flèche Wallonne was created to boost the sales of a newspaper ''Les Sports'' during the 1930s and was first run in 1936. While perhaps not as revered as one of the Classic ' Monuments', the race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Milan–San Remo
The 2019 Milan–San Remo was the 110th edition of the Milan–San Remo one-day Italian road cycling race that took place on 23 March 2019. It was the eighth event of the 2019 UCI World Tour, and was the first Monument of the year. The race was won in the sprint by Julian Alaphilippe before Oliver Naesen and the winner of the 2017 race Michal Kwiatkowski Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, .... Result References External links * Milan-San Remo Milan-San Remo Milan-San Remo Milan–San Remo 2019 in road cycling {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan–San Remo
Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is the longest professional one-day race in modern cycling. It is the first major classic race of the season, usually held on the third Saturday of March. The first edition was held in 1907. It is traditionally the first of the five ''Monuments'' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycling. It was the opening race of the UCI Road World Cup series until the series was replaced by the UCI ProTour in 2005 and the World Tour in 2011. The most successful rider with seven victories is Belgian Eddy Merckx. Italian Costante Girardengo achieved 11 podium finishes in the interwar period, winning the race six times. In modern times, German Erik Zabel and Spaniard Óscar Freire have recorded four and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Road Race
The men's road race of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 26 September 2021 from Antwerp to Leuven, Belgium. Defending champion Julian Alaphilippe of France won the event in a solo victory. Qualification Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 August 2021. UCI World Rankings The following nations qualified. Continental champions Participating nations 194 cyclists from 45 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Russian Cycling Federation The Russian Cycling Federation or ФВСР (in Russian: Федерация велосипедного спорта России) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Russia. Its headquarters are located in Moscow. The President is Ig ... (6) * * * * * * * * * * * Final classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Road Race
The Men's road race of the 2020 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 27 September 2020 in Imola, Italy. Mads Pedersen was the defending champion, but he did not compete in the race. For the first time since 1997, a French male rider won the rainbow jersey as Julian Alaphilippe attacked on the final climb of the Cima Gallisterna; he managed to hold off a chasing group of five riders by 24 seconds to take victory at the finish line, at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The silver medal went to Belgium's Wout van Aert – his second of the week – while the bronze medal was taken by Marc Hirschi from Switzerland. The race took place on a course, starting and finishing at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (a motor racing circuit). Heading out from the Autodromo into the Emilia-Romagna countryside, the course used two climbs with an average gradient of 10% separated by the town of Riolo Terme, before returning to the Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Road World Championships – Men's Road Race
The UCI Road World Championships Elite Men's Road Race is a one-day event for professional cyclists that takes place annually. The winner is considered the ''World Cycling Champion'' (or ''World Road Cycling Champion'') and earns the right to wear the ''Rainbow Jersey'' for a full year in road race or stage events. The event is a single 'mass start' road race with the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. The road race is contested by riders organized by national cycling teams as opposed to commercially sponsored or ''trade teams'', which is the standard in professional cycling. History The first professional World Cycling Championship took place in 1927 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was won by Alfredo Binda, of Italy. In recent years, the race is held towards the end of the European season, usually following the Vuelta a España. The elite men's race is usually won by riders on the UCI World Tour or its predecessors. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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