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Phonak (cycling Team)
Phonak () was a Switzerland, Swiss professional cycling team from 2000 until 2006. The team was one of 20 teams in the first UCI ProTour in 2005. It won one race – Santiago Botero's victory in the Tour de Romandie – and came second in the team ranking on the UCI ProTour 2005, 2005 ProTour circuit. History A sponsor, iShares (subsidiary of Barclays Global Investors) signed a three-year contract in June 2006 to become the team's title sponsor from 2007. The team's name was to be iShares. Andy Rihs, owner of Phonak, Phonak Hearing Systems, said on 15 August 2006 that the deal had been called off after the team's leader, Floyd Landis, tested Floyd Landis doping case, positive for high levels of testosterone, and that the team would disband at the end of 2006. During 2004 Phonak concentrated on supporting Tyler Hamilton in the Tour de France. He crashed and withdrew and was later suspended for blood doping. Hamilton was not the last rider removed for doping, leading Phonak to st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Rihs
Andy Rihs (2 November 1942 in Stuttgart – 18 April 2018 in Zürich) was a Swiss businessperson primarily in Medtech and Sports. Biography Andy Rihs' father Ernst had acquired the Zurich-based ''AG für Elektroakustik'' (founded: 1947) in 1965. Only one year later, after the father's passing, Andy took over together with a family friend Beda Diethelm. Andy Rihs' brother Hans-Ueli joined a few years later. The trio developed the company over the course of decades into the world's largest hearing aid company with 17,000 employees worldwide and an annual turnover of CHF 2.4 billion. The hearing aid company was renamed Phonak and in the new century, Sonova. In 1987, headquarters moved from Zurich to Stäfa. A fond cycling enthusiast, Rihs had a big impact on the sport. Rihs was a hobby rider himself who climbed the big Tour de France mountain passes on his bike. He took over the BMC Switzerland, BMC bicycle company in 2000 and created a carbon production facility in Grenchen where rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Guidi
Fabrizio Guidi (born 13 April 1972 in Pontedera, Province of Pisa) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Guidi won over 40 races since he turned professional in 1995, including two stages in Giro d'Italia and three stages of 1998 Vuelta a España. He also won the Intergiro competition of Giro d'Italia in 1996, 1999 and 2000. He retired at the end of 2007 season, riding for the British team Barloworld. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;1995 : 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse : 1st Stage 8 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne : 9th Firenze–Pistoia : 10th Overall Hofbrau Cup ;1996 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Points classification ::1st Intergiro classification : 1st Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Giro di Puglia ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse ::1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 : 1st Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi : 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton : 1st Tre Valli Varesine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Fernández (cyclist)
Luis Fernández Oliveira (born 19 January 1980) is a Spanish former road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, .... He rode professionally from 2006 to 2009, and competed in the 2006 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2004 : 1st Overall Tour of Galicia : 1st Overall Vuelta al Goierri : 1st Stage 2 Bizkaiko Bira ;2005 : 1st Overall Volta a Coruña References External links * 1980 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Sportspeople from O Porriño Cyclists from the Province of Pontevedra 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...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] |
Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc (born 26 August 1979) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser. His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex. Palmares ;2000 :1st Road race, National Under−23 Road Championships :1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt :1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra ;2001 :2nd Rominger Classic :6th Nokere Koerse :10th Rund um Düren ;2002 : Vuelta a Cuba ::1st Stages 3, 4, 11 & 13 : Tour de Picardie ::1st Stages 2 & 3 :1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia :1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska :1st Nokere Koerse :4th Giro del Lago Maggiore :6th Sparkassen Giro ;2003 :1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie :5th GP de la Ville de Rennes :7th Overall Tour of Qatar :7th Nokere Koerse :9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2004 :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos ;2005 :6th Paris–Tours :6th Paris–Bourges ;2006 :1st Stage 2 Clásica Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Tour De Georgia
The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the . American Fred Rodriguez () claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney () won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta. Stages Teams 2006 Tour de Georgia ;UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle racing, road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, i ... Teams * * * * * * ;UCI Professional Continental Teams * Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis * Navigators Insurance Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Paris–Nice
The 2006 Paris–Nice was the 64th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 5 March to 12 March 2006. The race started in Chaville and finished in Nice. The race was won by Floyd Landis of Team Phonak. Teams Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Route Stages Prologue ;5 March 2006 — Issy-les-Moulineaux to Issy-les-Moulineaux, ( ITT) The prologue stage saw 2005 GC winner Bobby Julich retain the yellow/white GC leader's jersey after defeating Kazakh Andrey Kaschechkin, who held the best time through most of the stage's duration, by a narrow margin of 1 second. As the winner of the first stage he also received the green/white points jersey. The blue jersey for best young rider went to Alberto Contador. Stage 1 ;6 March 2006 — Villemandeur to Saint-Amand-Montrond, By winning the peloton sprint in Saint-Amand-Montrond ahead of Allan Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volta A Catalunya 2006
The 2006 Volta a Catalunya was the 86th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycling race took place from 15 May to 21 May 2006, in Catalonia. The race began in Salou with an individual time trial and ended in Barcelona. The race was won by David Cañada of Spain. Teams Twenty-five teams of up to eight riders started the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kaiku * * 3 Molinos Resort Route Stages Stage 1 15 May 2006 – Salou, ( ITT) The stage was an individual time trial. Stage 2 16 May 2006 – Cambrils, Stage 3 17 May 2006 – Salou to Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Stage 4 18 May 2006 – Perafort to Vallnord, Stage 5 19 May 2006 – Llívia to Manlleu, Stage 6 20 May 2006 – Manlleu to Lloret de Mar, Stage 7 21 May 2006: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, Classification tables General classification Mountains classification Points classification Best team References External linksRace website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Giro D'Italia
The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in the Belgian city of Seraing with a individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start road stage that stretched from Museo del Ghisallo to Milan. Twenty two teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Basso of the team. Second and third were the Spain José Enrique Gutiérrez and Italian Gilberto Simoni. Basso, riding for , won the Giro in dominant fashion. Basso won three individual stages, as well as the team time trial, along with his fellow Team CSC riders, and won the overall classification by more than 9 minutes over the next best rider, the largest margin of victory in a Grand Tour in the last three years. In the other classifications that the race awarded, Paolo Bettini of the team won the points classification, Quick Step-Innergetic rider Juan Manuel Gárate won the mountains classification, and Paolo Savoldelli of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Cycliste Internationale
The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the classification of races and the points ranking system in various cycling disciplines including road and track cycling, mountain biking, cyclo-cross, Gravel, and BMX, for both men and women, amateur and professional. It also oversees the World Championships. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UCI said that Russian and Belarusian teams were forbidden from competing in international events. It also stripped both Russia and Belarus of scheduled events. History The UCI was founded on 14 April 1900 in Paris by the national cycling sports organisations of Belgium, the United States, France, Italy, and Switzerland. It replaced the International Cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Tour De France
The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between the 1st and the 23rd of July. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of Floyd Landis. Due to the United States Anti-Doping Agency announcing on August 24, 2012, that they had disqualified Lance Armstrong, a former teammate of Landis, from all of his results since August 1, 1998, including his seven Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005, this is also the first Tour to have an overall winner since 1998. By terms of margin of victory the 2006 Tour was the Tour de France records and statistics#Smallest winning margin, 3rd closest of all time. The Tour began with a prologue in Strasbourg, on the French-German border, and ended on Sunday 23 July in Paris. The distance of the course (run counterclockwise around France) was . The race was the third fastest in average speed. Along the way, the cyclists passed through six diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; , AMA) is an international organization co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key activities include scientific research, education, development of anti-doping capacities, and monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code, whose provisions are enforced by the UNESCO International Convention Against Doping in Sport. The aims of the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention and the United States Anti-Doping Agency are also closely aligned with those of WADA. WADA is responsible for the World Anti-Doping Code, adopted by more than 650 sports organisations, including international sports federations, national anti-doping organisations, the IOC, and the International Paralympic Committee. History The World Anti-Doping Agency is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
