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1940 Volta A Catalunya
The 1940 Volta a Catalunya was the 20th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 4 May to 12 May 1940. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Christophe Didier. Route and stages General classification References 1940 Volta Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–184 ... 1940 in Spanish road cycling May 1940 sports events {{Volta a Catalunya-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Didier
Christophe Didier (born 4 February 1915 in Bour – 24 July 1978 in Strasbourg) was a Luxembourgish cyclist. Professional from 1938 to 1946, he won the Volta a Catalunya in 1940 and the Tour de Luxembourg in 1941. Major results ;1935 : 1st Amateur National Road Race Championships ;1937 : 2nd Grand Prix François-Faber ;1938 : 1st Amateur National Road Race Championships ;1939 : 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse ;1940 : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 4 ;1941 : 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1942 : 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the ... References 1915 births 1978 deaths Luxembourgian male cyclists {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vielha E Mijaran
Vielha e Mijaran (; ca, Viella – Mitg-Aran ) is a municipality in Aran, Lleida, Spain. It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac: some of the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (''entitats municipals descentralitzades'', EMD),''Entitats municipals descentralitzades'' are governed by the ''Llei Municipal i de Règim Local de Catalunya'' (8/1987 de 15 d'abril de 1987). They correspond to ''entidades locales menores'' in the rest of Spain (known as ''entitats locals menors'' in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands). as does the village of Betren. ''Mijaran'' literally means "Middle Aran" in Aranese, as the inhabited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne (''Garona''). The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed. The ''ajuntament'' (town hall) is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In Catalonia
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volta A Catalunya By Year
Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1842) Italian priest, naturalist and paleontologist * Massimo Volta (born 1987), Italian footballer * Leopoldo Camillo Volta (1751–1823) Italian librarian and historian of Mantua Places * Volta, California, a census-designated place in Merced County, California, US * Volta Mantovana, an Italian municipality in the Lombardy region * Porta Volta, a former city gate of Milan, Italy * Volta Grande, a Brazilian municipality in the Minas Gerais state * Volta Redonda, a Brazilian municipality in the Rio de Janeiro state * Upper Volta (other) * Lake Volta, in Ghana * Volta Region, in Ghana * Volta River, primarily flowing in Ghana, with its headstreams: ** White Volta ** Red Volta ** Black Volta * Volta (crater), a crater on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delio Rodríguez
Delio Rodríguez Barros (19 April 1916 – 14 January 1994) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist and sprinter. Despite winning 12 stages at the 1941 Vuelta and 8 stages at the 1942 Vuelta, Rodríguez failed to make the top five places in the overall standings. Due to World War II, the event was not held in 1943 and 1944, but Rodríguez wanted to win the 1945 event, which he did by going on an early breakaway and winning stage 2 by over a half-hour. In the end, Delio won the event by over 30 minutes, captured six stages and the points classification, too. At the 1947 Vuelta, he finished on the podium in third, and finished with eight stage wins. Rodríguez is the all-time record holder for stage wins at the Vuelta a España with 39 stage wins conducted over 5 events. Rodríguez had two younger brothers, Emilio and Manolo that were also professional cyclists. Emilio won the overall race while Manolo came second in the 1950 Vuelta a España. Major achievements ;19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Martín Eguia
Antonio Martín (born 18 June 1918) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. Martín was professional between 1939 and 1948, earning 13 professional victories, including a stage of the Vuelta a España. He also competed in the Vuelta a España five times (1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948). Biography Antonio Martín was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country on 18 June 1918. At the end of the 1948 season, he retired from cycling. He was known as a climbing specialist, and finished in the top 10 of the Vuelta a España twice, and won a stage in 1941. Major results ;1939 : 3rd Barcelona-Madrid : 4th Clásica a los Puertos ;1940 : 1st Álava : 2nd Clásica a los Puertos : 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1941 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Navarra : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 9 : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 9 ;1942 : 1st Derny, National Track Championships : 1st Overall Circuito Castilla-Leon-Asturias ::1st Stage 2 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Andrés Sancho
Francisco Antonio Andrés Sancho (27 April 1913 – 24 January 1985) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. Professional from 1935 to 1947, he won the Spanish National Road Race Championships, the Volta a Catalunya and three stages of the Vuelta a España, in addition to numerous other races. Major results ;1935 : 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1939 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Overall Vuelta a Aragón ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1940 : 1st Overall Trofeo Masferrer ::1st Stage 1a : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1941 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya : 2nd Trofeo Masferrer : 5th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 7 ;1942 : 2nd National Road Race Championships : 3rd Trofeo Masferrer : 3rd Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 14 ;1943 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante : 2nd Overall Trofeo Masferrer ;1944 : 1st Overall Trofeo Masferrer ::1st Stage 1b ;1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermín Trueba
Fermín Trueba Pérez (26 August 1914 – 1 May 2007) was a Spanish road cyclist. His brothers Vicente and José were also professional cyclists. Major results ;1934 : 1st Subida a Santo Domingo : 1st Vuelta a Alava : 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;1935 : 1st Subida a Arantzazu : 2nd Overall Tour of Galicia ::1st Stages 3 & 9 : 2nd Subida a Santo Domingo : 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 7th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama ;1936 : 2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 19 ;1938 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Subida a Santo Domingo ;1939 : 1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama : 1st Subida a Santo Domingo : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragon ::1st Stages 3, 4 & 6 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 6 : 3rd Overall Circuito del Norte ::1st Stages 1 & 5 ;1940 : 1st Hill-climb, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria ::1st Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gimeno
Juan Gimeno Guillamón (20 May 1913 in Barcelona – 5 May 1998 in Barcelona) was a Spanish professional road cyclist. He finished 3rd overall in the 1945 Vuelta a España and won the 4th stage. He was also the Spanish national road race champion the same year. Major results ;1934 : 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1936 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1939 : 1st Stage 13 Tour du Maroc ;1940 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Cantabria : 1st Stage 7 Circuito del Norte : 2nd Trofeo Masferrer : 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1941 : 1st Stage 5a Circuito del Norte ;1942 : 1st Overall Gran Premio Vittoria ::1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 : 4th Overall Vuelta a España ;1943 : 1st Stage 3 Gran Premio Vittoria : 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1944 : 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana : 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1945 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 9 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 4 ;1946 : 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girona
Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capital of the province of Girona, province of the same name and also capital of the ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of the Gironès and the vegueria of Girona. Since much of the old quarter of this ancient city has been preserved, Girona is a popular destination for tourists, and film productions have used it as a filming location (e.g. ''Game of Thrones''). The city is located northeast of Barcelona. History The first historical inhabitants in the region were Iberians; Girona is the ancient Gerunda, a city of the Ausetani. Later, the Ancient Rome, Romans built a citadel there, which was given the name of ''Gerunda''. The Visigoths ruled in Girona until it was conquered by the Moors in 715. Charlemagne reconquere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Ritserveldt
Albert Ritserveldt (13 October 1915 – 11 March 2002) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the 1939 edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège. References External links * 1915 births 2002 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from East Flanders People from Geraardsbergen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figueres
Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s. History The town's name derives from that of ''Ficaris'', of Visigoth origin. In 1267, King James I of Aragon conceded it ''fuero'' rights, but four years later Count Ponç IV of Empúries set the town on fire. In 1794 Figueras was surrendered to France, but it was regained in 1795. During the Peninsular War it was taken by the French in 1808, recaptured by the Spaniards in 1811, and retaken by the French in the same year. During the Spanish Civil War, it remained loyal to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
