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Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée (born 9 August 1974) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1995 to 2007. With his 44 World Cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever. Sports career Poirée was born in Rives, Isère in France and like the rest of his colleagues in the French biathlon and cross-country skiing team, was a sport soldier. Poirée has four IBU World Cup titles (1999−00, 2000−01, 2001−02 and 2003−04). He has also come second once, in 2005−06 and third once, in the 2004−05 season. Poirée has had 103 World Cup podium finishes, 44 in first place, 39 in second, and has come third 20 times. In the Winter Olympics, Poiree has one silver and two bronze medals. At the World Championships however, he has seven gold medals, three silver and seven bronze. Raphaël Poirée was one of the best mass start biathletes of his time, with 9 1st places, 4 2nd places, and 3 3rd places in his World Cup career, secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rives, Isère
Rives () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère departments of France, department in southeastern France. Population Access By road: By motorway (A48) or the Départemental Road, the D1085, between Lyon and Grenoble By train: The TER Lyon Perrache/Saint André le Gaz/Grenoble line. Rives station is a terminus for some TER suburban trains of the Grenoble Metro By plane: Saint Étienne de Saint Geoirs' airport (code GNB) is 15 kilometres away from Rives (20 minutes by car.) Transport Pays Voironnais network * The bus line n°10 goes from the railstation to the down-town (route de la Liampre) * The bus line J stops at Rives * Some buses of the line M stops at Rives Transisère network * The bus line 7300 (Beaurepaire-Grenoble) stops at the station "Rives le plan". * Some buses of the line 2900 (Vienne-Grenoble) stops at the station "Rives le plan". Personalities *Napoleon Bonaparte spent a night in Rives, on his return from Elba, in a building that is now a bank. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |