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Óscar Vargas (cyclist)
Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995. During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Rominger. However, he failed the subsequent doping test, returning a positive for caffeine, and was stripped of his result, with the stage win awarded to Rominger. He was given a three-month suspension. Major results ;1985 : 5th Overall Clásico RCN : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1986 : 1st Subida a Urkiola : 3rd Clasica de Sabiñanigo ;1987 : 5th Overall Vuelta a España : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1989 : 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia : 3rd Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Combination classification ;1990 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1991 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia : 4th Overall Clásico RCN ;1992 : 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España : 9th Overall Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urrao
Urrao is a town and municipality of Colombia, located in the subregion Southwest Antioquia , southwest of the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. Limited by the north with the municipalities of Frontino (Colombia) , Frontino and Abriaquí, in the east with the municipalities of Abriaquí, Caicedo, Anzá, Betulia,_Antioquia , Betulia and Salgar, and in the south and west with Vigía del Fuerte and the department of Chocó Department, Chocó. It is the second largest municipality in the department. Professional cyclist Rigoberto Urán was born and raised here. Climate The climate is warm and temperate in Urrao. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Urrao. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Cfb. The average temperature in Urrao is 15.7 °C , 60.3 °F. About 7573 mm , 298.1 inch of precipitation falls annually. References Municipalities of Antioquia Department { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Blackdots
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Pink
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Écréhous, Les Écréhous, Minquiers, Les Minquiers, and Pierres de Lecq, Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the The Crown, English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own Economy of Jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Vuelta A España
The 46th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 19 May 1991. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Melcior Mauri of the ONCE cycling team. Race preview and favorites Miguel Induráin, Laudelino Cubino and Anselmo Fuerte were the Spanish favourites for the race. Defending champion Marco Giovannetti was also a favourite together with Steven Rooks, Raúl Alcalá and the Colombians Fabio Parra and Luis ‘Lucho’ Herrera. In the end Melcior Mauri was the revelation of the race and beat the future winner of the Tour de France Miguel Induráin in all the time trials. Indurain was forced to ride an aggressive race in the mountain stages but Mauri was able to defend his lead. Route and stages Race overview The opening stage consisted, on this occasion, of a three-man team time trial. The winning trio consisted of ONCE's Melcior Mauri, Anselmo Fuerte and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Vuelta A España
The 45th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 15 May 1990. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of , and was won by Marco Giovannetti of the Seur cycling team. Defending champion Pedro Delgado was the principal favourite for the win of the race. Delgado was joined by a strong Banesto team that included Miguel Induráin and Julián Gorospe. The other Spanish favourites included 1986 winner Álvaro Pino as well as Anselmo Fuerte and 1982 winner Marino Lejarreta. Of the potential foreign winners were the strong Colombians which included Fabio Parra and Lucho Herrera. Pello Ruiz Cabestany won the opening time trial and took the first leader's jersey. The following day a breakaway got away and Viktor Klimov took the jersey. On the sixth stage a break won the day and took an advantage of over four minutes. Gorospe took the leader's jersey. However, on the eleventh stage, Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Vuelta A España
The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Edition Vuelta a España, taking place from 25 April to 15 May 1988. It was a bicycle race which consisted of 20 stages over , ridden at an average speed of . Sean Kelly started the race as the principal favourite after performance in the 1987 Vuelta a España in which he was leading the General classification with several days remaining in the race when he was forced to withdraw due to injury. Luis "Lucho" Herrera returned to defend his title while 1985 Vuelta winner Pedro Delgado had decided to ride the 1988 Giro d'Italia in preparation for the 1988 Tour de France. The BH team directed by Javier Mínguez, presented solid opposition with the strong climbers Álvaro Pino (winner of the 1986 Vuelta a España) and Anselmo Fuerte. In the end, Kelly won the race and became the first Irish winner of the Vuelta a España. Route The first stage introduced an innovative format of five heats, each with two riders per team, with the team leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Vuelta A España General Classification Winners
The Vuelta a España is an annual road bicycle race. Established in 1935 by the Spanish newspaper ''Informaciones'', the Vuelta is one of cycling's three "Grand Tours", along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. Initially, the race was held in April/May, but in 1995 it was moved to September. The race usually covers approximately 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi), although this has varied, passing through Spain and countries with a close proximity in Europe. The race is broken into day-long segments called stages. Individual finishing times for each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The course changes every year, but has traditionally finished in Madrid. Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the winner of the general classification at the end of the race. The rider with the lowest aggregate time at the end of each day wears the leader's jersey. Since 2010 this has been a red jersey; previously it was gold. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Gold
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Clásico RCN
The 35th edition of the Clásico RCN was held from March 11 to March 20, 1995, in Colombia. The stage race, with an UCI rate of 2.4, started in Medellín, and finished in Bogotá. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. Stages 1995-03-11: Medellín — Cerro Nutibara (5.8 km) 1995-03-12: Caldas — Pereira (234 km) 1995-03-13: Pereira — Cali (201.4 km) 1995-03-14: Cali — Armenia (185.6 km) 1995-03-15: Armenia — Espinal (166.5 km) 1995-03-16: Espinal — Mosquera (137 km) 1995-03-17: Tocancipá — Sogamoso (175 km) 1995-03-18: Circuito Mundiales Ciclismo Duitama (138 km) 1995-03-19: Paipa — Tunja (42 km) 1995-03-20: Circuito Parque Nacional (136 km) Final classification Teams ;Pony Malta-Kelme PRF ;Le Groupement (Francia) PRF ;Manzana Postobón PRF ;Aguardiante Antioqueño-Lotería de Medellín ;Gasesosas Glacial ;Lituania - Mixto ;Manzana Postobón Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Yellow
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Vuelta A Colombia
The 44th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from March 15 to March 27, 1994. There were a total number of 95 competitors. Stages 1994-03-15: Ocaña — Ocaña (7.9 km) 1994-03-16: Aguachica — Bucaramanga (173.1 km) 1994-03-17: Floridablanca — Socorro (116.5 km) 1994-03-18: Socorro — Tunja (164.4 km) 1994-03-19: Tunja — La Vega (192.3 km) 1994-03-20: Honda — Manizales (141.8 km) 1994-03-21: Manizales — Alto de Santa Helena (213.8 km) 1994-03-22: Caldas — Pereira (191.9 km) 1994-03-23: Pereira — Armenia (47.5 km) 1994-03-24: Armenia — Ibagué (140 km) 1994-03-25: Ibagué — Neiva (210 km) 1994-03-26: Neiva — Girardot (175.4 km) 1994-03-27: Girardot — Alto de Patios (152.6 km) Final classification Teams ;Lotería de Medellín-AA ;Cerveza Aguila-Kelme ;Gaseosas Glacial PRF ;Manzana Postobón PRF ;Quintanilha (PRF)-Lotería de Boyacá ;Pilsener Ecuador ;Pony Malt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Paris–Nice
The 1992 Paris–Nice was the 50th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 1992. The race started in Fontenay-sous-Bois and finished at the Col d'Èze. The race was won by Jean-François Bernard of the Banesto team. General classification References 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ... 1992 in road cycling 1992 in French sport March 1992 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
