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Team Neotel
Team Neotel was a South African UCI Continental cycling team that existed from 2007 until 2009. Major wins ;2008 :Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular, Nolan Hoffman :Stage 9 Tour de Korea, Nolan Hoffman : South African National Time Trial Championships, National Time Trial Championships, James Lewis Perry ;2009 :Overall Tour de Korea, Roger Beuchat :Stage 1, Nolan Hoffman :Tour du Jura, Roger Beuchat References UCI Continental Teams (Africa) Cycling teams established in 2008 Cycling teams disestablished in 2009 Cycling teams based in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...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] |
UCI Continental
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, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon perfor .... UCI Africa Tour Winners There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling Team
A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing, which is a team sport, but collaboration between team members is also important in track cycling and cyclo-cross. Composition While riders form the core of a team, a top team also has personnel who support the racing and training. These include *A manager, who oversees the team's commitments, sponsorships, and general operations. *Directeur sportif, Directeurs sportifs, who travel to races and dictate the racing strategy. In bigger teams they often drive team cars and have radio contact with the riders. *Coaches, who direct the team's training. *Doctors are responsible for riders' well-being and often make sure the riders meet regulations such as those related to Doping (sport), doping. *Therapists, who assist th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular
Powerade is a sports drink created in 1988 and distributed by the Coca-Cola Company. Its primary competitor is Gatorade, which is owned by PepsiCo since 2001. History Powerade was created by the Coca-Cola Company and first released in 1988. The company developed the soft drink as an alternative to sports drinks, which were becoming more and more popular. Powerade was originally marketed to athletes, who needed a drink that would keep them hydrated during strenuous workouts. In 2000, Powerade became the official sports drink of the Olympics, alongside Aquarius, another sports drink made by Coca-Cola. It is a rival of another sports drink, Gatorade.Coca-Cola English – Productos In July 2001, the Coca-Cola Company launched a new formula for Powerade including vitamins B3, B6 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Hoffman
Nolan Hoffman (born 23 April 1985) is a South African road and track cyclist, who currently rides for South African team Enza. He was suspended for eighteen months after he tested positive for the use of testosterone on 18 October 2009. He competed in the scratch event at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014, winning the silver medal in 2012. Major results ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 ( TTT) Tour d'Egypte ;2007 : 5th Road race, African Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular : 4th Overall Tour de Korea ::1st Stage 9 ;2009 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Korea : 3rd Giro del Capo IV ;2011 : All-Africa Games ::1st Road race ::1st Team time trial (with Jay Thomson, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Darren Lill) ;2012 : 2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships ;2014 : 1st Cape Town Cycle Tour : 1st Points classification Mzansi Tour ;2015 : 1st Cape Town Cycle Tour : KZN Autumn Series ::8th Mayday Classic ::10th PMB Road Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Korea
The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promoted to 2.1 category in 2014. The race is organised by the Korea Cycling Federation. History The tour gained international attention when Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, participated in 2007. Armstrong, having retired from cycling at that time, did not compete, but for the sake of publicity, he rode one lap around the course of the first stage on his mountain bicycle. Tour de Korea is the only international cycling competition in South Korea. The predecessor to Tour de Korea was stopped in 1997 due to financial strains. Tour de Korea is divided into two divisions: Elite for invitees and competitive cyclists, and a "Special race" for cycling club teams. The prize money for the 2011 tour totaled 200 million Won. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African National Time Trial Championships
The South African National Time Trial Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the South African National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first race winner of the time trial championship was Malcolm Lange in 1997; Daryl Impey holds the record with 9 wins. The women's record is held by Ronel Van Wyk with 6 wins. Multiple winners Men Elite Under-23 Women Elite References External linksPast winners on cyclingarchives.com {{National Road Race Championships National road cycling championships Cycle races in South Africa Recurring sporting events established in 1997 1997 establishments in South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lewis Perry
James Lewis Perry (born 19 November 1979 in Cape Town) is a South African former professional road cyclist. Perry has previously ridden for the UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise. In 2001 he won a bronze medal at the World Under 23 Time Trial Championship. He has been a professional since 2002. He won the Time Trial at the South African Championships in 2002, and also came second in 2007. He also won the Grand Prix Möbel Alvisse in 2005, while riding for the Konica Minolta team. Major results ;2000 : 1st Criterium, National Road Championships : 2nd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships ;2001 : 3rd Time trial, Under–23 World Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships ;2005 : 1st GP Möbel Alvisse : 2nd Overall Ringerike GP : 2nd Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular : 2nd Flèche Ardennaise : 4th Overall Flèche du Sud : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Tour of Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Beuchat
Roger Beuchat (born 2 January 1972 in Court, Switzerland) is a Swiss retired cyclist. Palmares ;2000 :1st Stage 1 Giro della Svizzera Meridionale :1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou-Charentes :1st Stage 2 3-Länder-Tour :3rd Swiss National Road Race Championships :3rd Giro della Svizzera Meridionale ;2001 :1st Grand Prix de Genève :1st Tour du Jura :3rd Tour du Lac Léman ;2002 :2nd National Road Race Championships ;2003 :2nd National Road Race Championships ;2004 :3rd Overall Peace Race ;2009 :1st Overall Tour de Korea :1st Tour du Jura :5th Tour du Doubs The Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in April in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and since 2010 it is part of the French Road Cycling Cu ... References 1972 births Living people Swiss male cyclists People from the Bernese Jura Cyclists from the canton of Bern {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Jura
The Tour du Jura is a one-day cycling race held annually in Switzerland. From 2005 to 2017, the race was held as a category 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and ove ..., before dropping down to the national level. Winners References Cycle races in Switzerland UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1981 1981 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
