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Zdeněk Štybar
Zdeněk Štybar (; born 11 December 1985) is a Czech former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing between 2005 and 2024 for , the and . In the early part of his career, Štybar prioritised competing in cyclo-cross, where he won three world titles – in 2010, 2011 and 2014 – as well as six consecutive national titles and overall victories in both the 2009–10 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and the 2009–10 Cyclo-cross Superprestige. Signing for in 2011, Štybar competed more readily in road racing, ultimately winning Grand Tour stages at the 2013 Vuelta a España and the 2015 Tour de France, the Czech National Road Race Championships in 2014 and 2017, and multiple one-day races. Over his professional career, Štybar took more than 60 victories across both disciplines. Career Early life and cyclo-cross career Štybar was born in Planá u Mariánských Lázní. He won his first UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race during the 2007� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road bicycle racing, road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 February 2023 in Belgium, starting in Ghent, Gent and finishing in Ninove. It was the 78th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2023 UCI World Tour. Teams Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeams teams. Each team entered seven riders, for a total of 175 riders. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProSeries Teams * * * * * * * Result References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 2023 2023 UCI World Tour Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Men's race, 2023 2023 in Belgian sport, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad February 2023 sports events in Belgium, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The 2009–2010 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition took place between 11 October 2009 and 14 February 2010. Eight events were organised and the overall title went to Zdeněk Štybar Zdeněk Štybar (; born 11 December 1985) is a Czech former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing between 2005 and 2024 for , the and . In the early part of his career, Štybar prioritised competin .... Results Standings In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the result of the last race counts as decider. If this is not decisive because two or more riders scored no points, the penultimate race counts, and so on until there is a difference. See also * 2009–2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup * 2009–2010 Cyclo-cross Gazet va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E3 Saxo Bank Classic
E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kilometres, mainly in the Flemish Ardennes. First raced in 1958, it is one of the more recently founded one-day classics, but has developed into a prestigious and desirable event. It is on the UCI World Tour calendar, as part of a series of cobbled classics in Belgium and Northern France in March and April. Belgian Tom Boonen holds the record for number of victories with five wins, trailed by cycling icon Rik Van Looy who won four times. Cobbled Classic E3 Harelbeke is held on the last Friday of March and marks the start of the Flemish Cycling Week, starting a fortnight of WorldTour racing on the cobbles and bergs of Flanders. It is the second in the series of cobbled races in Belgium and northern France that take place over a two-week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The 2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 2 March 2019 in Belgium. It was the 74th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won by Zdeněk Štybar. Result References External links * 2019 UCI World Tour 2019 in Belgian sport 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ... March 2019 sports events in Belgium {{Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race has been part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events. The race starts in Ghent, Flanders and finishes in Ninove, Flanders. The race route covers the hills in the Flemish Ardennes, marking the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe. Due to its early calendar date, it is characterized by often cold weather, coming as a contrast to the early-season stage races in the Middle East and Southern Europe. The day after the , Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne completes the opening weekend. The race is named after the newspaper sponsoring the event – '' Het Volk'' from 1947 to 2009, and ''Het Nieuwsblad'' from 2009 to present. Since 1950, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23, a race for unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech National Road Race Championships
The Czech National Road Race Championships () are held annually to decide the Czech cycling champions in the road race discipline, across various categories. The event was first held in 1994. Men Under-23 Women See also * Czech National Time Trial Championships * National Road Race Championships References {{National Road Race Championships National road cycling championships Cycle races in the Czech Republic Recurring sporting events established in 1997 1997 establishments in the Czech Republic Road Race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Cycle Races
The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar. Some of these events date back to the 19th century. They are normally held at roughly the same time each year. The five most revered races are often described as the cycling monuments. For the 2005 to 2007 seasons, some classics formed part of the UCI ProTour run by the Union Cycliste Internationale. This event series also included various stage races including the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España, Paris–Nice, and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. The UCI ProTour replaced the UCI Road World Cup series (1989–2004) which contained only one-day races. Many of the classics, and all the Grand Tours, were not part of the UCI ProTour for the 2008 season because of disputes between the UCI and the ASO, which organizes the Tour de France and several other major races. Since 2009, many classic cycle races are part of the UCI World Tour. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Eneco Tour
The 2013 Eneco Tour was the ninth running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started on 12 August in Koksijde and ended on 18 August in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, after seven stages. It was the 20th race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season and was won by Zdeněk Štybar. Teams All 19 teams in the UCI's Proteam category were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were also invited. *† * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *† †: Invited Pro-Continental teams Schedule The race consists of seven stages, including one individual time trial stage. Just as the previous season, the race will finish with a stage including the Muur van Geraardsbergen, which was famous for its presence in the Tour of Flanders single-day race. Stages Stage 1 ;12 August 2013 — Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), Stage 2 ;13 August 2013 — Ardooie (Belgium) to Vorst (Belgium), Stage 3 ;14 August 2013 — Oosterhout (Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benelux Tour
The Benelux Tour (previously known as the Eneco Tour and the BinckBank Tour) is a road bicycle racing stage-race that is part of the UCI World Tour. The race was established in 2005 and was originally known as the Eneco Tour, named after the original sponsor. In 2017, the online discount broker BinckBank took over as the title sponsor, with the name of the race changing accordingly. In 2021, with the absence of a title sponsor, the race was known again as the Benelux Tour. The race was not held in 2022 due to conflicts with the racing calendar. In 2023, waste management company Renewi joined as a sponsor and renamed the race once again, this time to the Renewi Tour. History The Tour of the Netherlands began on 6 May 1948, but only became an annual event in 1975. From about 2000 it was known as the Eneco Tour. The start of the UCI's ProTour in 2005 saw the faltering tour reorganised and reinvigorated. From 2017 to 2020, the race was known as the BinckBank Tour. The Benelux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race Stage
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages are held as an individual time trial or a team time trial. Long races such as the Tour de France, Absa Cape Epic or the Giro d'Italia are known for their stages of one day each, whereas the boat sailing Velux 5 Oceans Race is broken down in usually four stages of several weeks duration each, where the competitors are racing continuously day and night. In bicycling and running events, a race with stages is known as a stage race. Bicycle race stage In an ordinary stage of road bicycle racing, all riders start simultaneously and share the road. Riders are permitted to touch and to shelter behind each other. Riding in each other's slipstreams is crucial to race tactics: a lone rider has little chance of outracing a small group of riders who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Vuelta A España
The 2013 Vuelta a España was the 68th edition of the race. Chris Horner won the 2013 Vuelta at the age of 41 on 15 September 2013, becoming the oldest ever Grand Tour winner. Horner beat his nearest challenger, Italian Vincenzo Nibali, by finishing ahead of him in each of the final three mountainous stages before the final stage into Madrid. This Vuelta started in Galicia on August 24, 2013. The race spent 5 days in Galicia, then continued anticlockwise touring Spain through Castile and León, Extremadura, Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, La Rioja, Cantabria, and Asturias, before returning to Madrid for the finish on September 15. The Vuelta included excursions into two neighboring countries, Andorra and France. The top three stage winners received the following bonuses in the general classification: 10 seconds for winners of the stages, six seconds for runners-up, and four seconds for those in third place. Teams The 19 UCI World Tour teams were automatically entitled to start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the race was first organised in 1935 Vuelta a España, 1935. The race was prevented from being run by the Spanish Civil War and World War II in the early years of its existence; however, the race has been held annually since 1955 Vuelta a España, 1955. As the Vuelta gained prestige and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend all around the globe. Since 1979, the event has been staged and managed by Unipublic, until in 2014, when the Amaury Sport Organisation acquired control. Since then, they have been working together. The peloton expanded from a primarily Spanish participation to include riders from all over the world. The Vuelta is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
