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Saudi Tour
The AlUla Tour, formerly known as the Saudi Tour and the Tour of Saudi Arabia, is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race first held in Saudi Arabia in 1999. It has been held intermittently since its creation, and in 2020 joined the UCI Asia Tour for the first time. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a UCI race classifications, 2.1 category race. Winners References Cycle racing in Asia UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1999 1999 establishments in Saudi Arabia Saudi Tour {{SaudiArabia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual UCI Road World Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murad Tarik Obaid
Murad or Mourad () is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into ''wanted'', ''desired'', ''wished for'', ''yearned'' or ''goal''. Given name Ottoman sultans *Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: ''Khodāvandgār'' —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". *Murad II (1404–1451), Ottoman sultan *Murad III (1546–1595), Ottoman sultan *Murad IV (1612–1640), Ottoman sultan * Murad V (1840–1904), Ottoman sultan Others Murad * Şehzade Murad (1495-1519), Ottoman prince * Murad (1911-1997), Indian actor * Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician * Murad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Yates (cyclist)
Simon Philip Yates (born 7 August 1992) is a British professional Road bicycle racing, road and track cycling, track racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . His twin brother is Adam Yates, who is also a professional cyclist. He won the gold medal in the points race at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race, 2013 Track Cycling World Championships. Following a doping in sport, doping ban in 2016, he won the young rider classification in the 2017 Tour de France and the general classification in the 2018 Vuelta a España and 2025 Giro d'Italia. Yates has taken more than thirty professional victories, including ten Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour stage victories – six at the Giro d'Italia and two each at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Yates has been a resident of Andorra since 2015. Early life Yates grew up in Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury in Greater Manchester. He attended Derby High School, Bury, Derby High School and Bury Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 AlUla Tour
The 2024 AlUla Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 30 January and 3 February 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Asia Tour calendar and was the eighth edition of the Saudi Tour. Teams Eighteen teams entered the race, which included nine UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, three UCI Continental teams and the Saudi Arabian National Team. All teams entered a full squad of seven riders, with the exception of , who only entered five. In total, 111 riders started the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * National team * Saudi Arabia Route Stages Stage 1 ;30 January 2024 — Al Manshiyah Train Station to Al Manshiyah Train Station, Stage 2 ;31 January 2024 — Winter Park to Sharaan Natural Reserve, Stage 3 ;1 February 2024 — AlUla International Airport to Camel Cup Track, Stage 4 ;2 February 2024 — Hegra to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Formolo
Davide Formolo (born 25 October 1992) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Formolo turned professional in 2014. Biography Born on 25 October 1992, in Negrar, Italy, Formolo resides in Marano di Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy. He signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season. Formolo signed with , a UCI WorldTeam, for the 2015 season. On 12 May 2015, at the Giro d'Italia, Formolo escaped with twenty riders, and successfully soloed, , to the finish. He finished twenty-two seconds ahead of the peloton. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. After two seasons with , it was announced that Formolo would join on a two-year contract from 2020. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. He withdrew from the race following stage 10, after he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone following a crash. Major results ;2012 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Guerreiro
Rúben António Almeida Guerreiro (; born 6 July 1994) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career In August 2016, announced that they had signed Guerreiro through to 2018. He joined for the 2019 season, on a one-year contract. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. He won the ninth stage and finished the race as the leader of the mountains classification, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a Grand Tour classification. Major results ;2012 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2014 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2015 : 1st Overall GP Liberty Seguros ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 10th Overall Tour de Beauce ;2016 : 1st Road race, Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Saudi Tour
The 2023 Saudi Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 30 January and 3 February 2023 in Saudi Arabia. The race is rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Asia Tour calendar, and is the seventh edition of the Saudi Tour. Teams Made up of 16 cycling teams, only two teams did not enter seven riders ( and entered six riders each). In total, 110 riders started the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * National team * Saudi Arabia Route Stages Stage 1 ;30 January 2023 — AIUIa International Airport to Khaybar, Stage 2 ;31 January 2023 — Winter Park to Shalal Sijlyat Rocks, Stage 3 ;1 February 2023 — Al Manshiyah Train Station > Abu Rakah, Stage 4 ;2 February 2023 — Maraya > Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, Stage 5 ;3 February 2023 — AIUIa Old Town > Maraya, Classification leadership table Final classification standings General classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Buitrago
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez (born 26 September 1999) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Buitrago has won two stages at the Giro d'Italia. Career Santiago Buitrago's first UCI rated result is at the Colombian Junior time trial championships where he finished fourth. Bahrain–McLaren (2020–present) 2020–2021 Buitrago joined UCI WorldTeam on a two-year contract after impressing the team by finishing sixth at the Giro della Valle d'Aosta in 2019. His first race with the team was at the 2020 Tour Down Under where he finished second in the youth classification 15 seconds behind Pavel Sivakov. The last race of the 2020 season was the Vuelta a España, his first Grand tour, he would finish in 53rd. In 2021 he finished tenth overall at the Tour de Hongrie after a strong tenth in the Queen-stage. He then won the mountains classification at the Settimana Ciclistica Italiana after being in the break and attacking over the climbs of the day. Buitrago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Van Gils
Maxim Van Gils (born 25 November 1999) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career (2021–2024) Professional since 2021, Van Gils took his first pro win at the 2022 Saudi Tour, winning stage four and the general classification. Considered a strong climber and classics rider, he has also taken a number of top 10 and podium finishes at classic races, including third places at the 2024 Strade Bianche and the 2024 La Flèche Wallonne. He also won the 5 kilometer time trial at the 2024 Vuelta a Andalucía. In May, he won his first UCI WorldTour race, winning a group sprint at Eschborn–Frankfurt. At the 2023 Japan Cup, Van Gils received a fine and was penalized 10 UCI points after hitting Georgios Bouglas just after crossing the finish line. He later apologized for the incident, and was not disqualified from the results. (2025–) From 2025 onwards, Maxim Van Gils rides for UCI WorldTeam . The Belgian has agreed to a three-year deal. Major re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Saudi Tour
The 2022 Saudi Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 5 February 2022 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Asia Tour calendar, and was the sixth edition of the Saudi Tour. Teams Eight of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the 15 teams that participated in the race. Of these teams, only eight entered a full squad of seven riders. Five teams (, , , , and ) entered six riders each, while the remaining two teams ( and ) entered five riders each. In total, 96 riders started the race, of which 86 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * Route Stages Stage 1 ;1 February 2022 — Winter Park to Winter Park, Stage 2 ;2 February 2022 — Taibah University to Abu Rakah, Stage 3 ;3 February 2022 — Tayma Hadaj Well to Al Ula Old Town, Stage 4 ;4 February 2022 — Winter Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Costa (cyclist)
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (born 5 October 1986) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is best known for winning the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in Tuscany, Italy (the first Portuguese rider to do so), three stages of the Tour de France in 2011 and 2013, one stage in the Vuelta a España in 2023, and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Tour de Suisse, becoming the first cyclist to win the event for three consecutive years. Early life and amateur career Born in Aguçadoura, Póvoa de Varzim, Costa started his career at Guilhabreu, a civil parish of Vila do Conde, then went to Santa Maria da Feira. Professional career 2007–10: Early years Costa became a professional cyclist at Benfica in 2007, and switched to in 2009. In 2009, Costa won the Four Days of Dunkirk followed by a win on stage 8 of the 2010 Tour de Suisse. In 2010, Costa was involved with an altercation with Carlos Barredo at the end of Stage 6 of the Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacer Bouhanni
Nacer Bouhanni (born 25 July 1990) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2023. A sprinter, he was the winner of the 2012 French National Road Race Championships. Although his first Grand Tour was in 2012, his real breakthrough was in 2014 when he won three stages and the points classification in the Giro d'Italia. In August 2014 it was announced that Bouhanni would leave FDJ and join on an initial two-year deal from 2015. Career FDJ (2011–14) After a good amateur career, which saw him winning the national cycling military championships, he signed a contract with in 2011. In January he got his first professional stage win in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. Bouhanni won his first stage of the 2012 season by winning stage 1 of the Étoile de Bessèges. Later that season he got his breakthrough win by winning the French National Road Race Championships ahead of his teammate Arnaud Démare. He also rode his first Grand Tour a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
