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1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Time Trial
The men's individual time trial (ITT) was held on 10 October 1996 in Lugano, Switzerland. The host nation claimed 2 medals as the reigning Vuelta a España champion, Alex Zülle took the rainbow jersey ahead of 1994 champion Chris Boardman and compatriot Tony Rominger Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995. He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition wi .... Final classification Referencesautobus.cyclingnews.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 UCI Road World Championships - Men's time trial Men's time trial UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 UCI Road World Championships
The 1996 UCI Road World Championships took place in Lugano, Switzerland, between October 9 and October 13, 1996. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. The men's road race had 151 starters, 49 classified finishers, 15 laps of 17 km, totaling 252 km. Winner's average speed: 39.39 km/hr bikeraceinfo.com Events summary References {{UCI Road World Championships UCI Road World Championships by year |
Neil Stephens
Neil Stephens (born 1 October 1963 in Canberra) is an Australian former road bicycle racer. He won the Australian national road race title in 1991 and 1994. He is a Tour de France stage winner and is one of the relatively few riders to have completed the three Grand Tours ( Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España) in a calendar year, as well as being the first Australian to complete the feat. He was involved in the Festina doping scandal in 1998 Tour de France. He claimed that he took EPO but believed he was taking vitamin supplements intravenously. In late 2007, announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director. Stephens was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1996 Australia Day Honours for his service to cycling and the Australian Sports Medal in September 2000 in recognition of his Tour de France stage win. Major results ;1986 :1st and Fastest Time Alex Roberts "100" Mile one day Classic Mount Gambier South Australia :1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Hamilton
Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer. He is the only American rider to win one of the five Monuments of cycling, taking Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2003. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995 with the US Postal Service cycling team. He was a teammate of Lance Armstrong during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tours de France, where Armstrong won the general classification. He was a key asset for Armstrong, being a very good climber as well as time-trialist. Hamilton appeared at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he won a gold medal at the individual time trial. The first doping test after his Olympic victory gave a positive result, but because the backup sample was frozen, no doping offence could be proven. After he failed further doping tests at the 2004 Vuelta a España, Hamilton was suspended for two years from the sport. Hamilton came back after his suspension and became national road race champion in 2008. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Roesems
Bert Roesems (born 14 October 1972, in Halle, Vlaams-Brabant), is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1996 : 1st Amateur Time Trial Champion : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Liège ;1997 : 1st Overall, Wielerweekend Zeeuws-Vlaanderen : 3rd Belgian National Time Trial Championships ;1998 : 1st Kustpijl ;1999 : 1st Overall Tour de la Somme ::1st Stage 2 ITT : 1st Stage 2 ITT OZ Wielerweekend : 2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships : 2nd Circuit Franco-Belge ::1st Stage 3 ;2000 : 1st Leeuwse Pijl ;2001 : 1st Pursuit Champion : 1st Brussels-Ingooigem : 1st Stage 3, Tour de la Somme : 2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships : 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Stage 5 ITT ;2002 : 2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Prologue : 8th Overall Postgirot Open ::1st Stage 1a ITT : 13th World Time Trial Championship ;2003 : 1st GP Denain : 1st Stage 5 ITT Course de la Solidarité O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Karlsson (cyclist)
Jan Bengt Peter Karlsson (born 8 February 1966) is a Swedish former cyclist. He won the bronze medal in the team time trial road race along with Anders Jarl, Michel Lafis and Björn Johansson in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1966 births Living people Swedish male cyclists Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden People from Falköping Municipality Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Baranowski
Dariusz Baranowski (born 22 June 1972) is a former professional racing cyclist from Poland. He is known as individual time trialist and a climbing specialist who excels in competing in the King of the Mountains competitions for stage races. He has competed in all three of the Grand Tours. He also won the Tour de Pologne 1991, 1992 and 1993. He also rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1991 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne ;1992 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne ;1993 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne ;1996 : 3rd, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt ;1997 : 87th, Overall, Tour de France ;1998 : 12th, Overall, Tour de France : 3rd, Grand Prix Eddy Merckx ;1999 : 3rd, Stage 9, Volta a Portugal ;2000 : 30th, Overall, Tour de France ;2001 : 5th, Stage 13, Vuelta a España ;2002 : 24th, Overall, Tour de France : 1st, King of the Mountains, Dauphiné Libéré : 1st Overall Grande Prémio Internacional de Ciclismo MR Cortez-Mitsubishi ::1st Stages 3 (ITT) & 4 ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bonca
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Bassons
Christophe Bassons (born 10 June 1974) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. His career ended when he spoke out about doping in the Tour de France. Origins Christophe Bassons was born in Mazamet, France, in the Tarn department. He studied and qualified in civil engineering.Procycling, UK, undated cutting He began cycle-racing in 1991 in mountain biking. He started racing on the road in 1992 and won the Tour du Tarn et Garonne in 1995. That same year he won the world military time-trial championship and became national time-trial champion. He turned professional in 1996 for Force Sud and then, when the team failed, for Festina, a watch and clock maker. 1998 and Festina Bassons became known during the 1998 Festina doping scandal, when the discovery of a carload of drugs being driven to the team's riders in the Tour de France led to evidence that doping was widespread in the team. In September 1998, the newspaper ''France Soir'' published statements made to the pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Streel
Marc Streel (born 12 August 1971 in Waremme) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. Major results ;1993 :2nd Overall Tour de Liège ;1994 :3rd Duo Normand (with Peter Verbeken) ;1996 :1st Flèche Hesbignonne :1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie :2nd Boucle de l'Artois :2nd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge ::1st Stage 2 :3rd Overall Circuit de Lorraine ::1st Stage 8 ;1997 : 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships :2nd Grand Prix de Rennes :2nd Grand Prix des Nations ;1998 :1st Danmark Rundt ::1st Stages 1 & 4b :1st Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie :2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe :3rd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes ::1st Stage 4 :3rd Grand Prix des Nations ;1999 : 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships :1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens :2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Prologue :2nd Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Jesper Skibby) :2nd Tour de Picardie ;2000 :1st Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie :2nd Flèche Hesbignonne :2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2001 :1st Stage 5 Peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Moreau
Christophe Moreau (born 12 April 1971 in Vervins) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. He also enjoyed success in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, winning the race overall in 2001 and 2007. Early professional career Moreau debuted as a professional in 1995 with . He was a time trialist early in his career which brought him the victory in the Tour de l'Avenir prologue. He finished the 1997 Tour de France in 19th place overall. Festina affair Moreau continued his progression the following year when he won the final time trial and overall of the 1998 Critérium International. He tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. Festina Team director Bruno Roussel defended Moreau by saying it was another me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Blaudzun
Michael Blaudzun (born 30 April 1973 in Herning) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer. Michael is the son of 1972 Summer Olympics track cycling bronze medalist Verner Blaudzun and a strong individual time trial rider who has won the Danish national championship in that discipline in 2001, 2003 and 2005. After Michael Blaudzun won the 1994 Danish Road Racing Championship while riding for amateur team Herning CK, he was signed for the remainder of the 1994 season as a ''stagiaire'' at professional team Word Perfect. For the 1995 season, the Word Perfect team changed its name to ''Novell'', and Michael Blaudzun turned professional for the outfit, riding for the team until 1997, by which time the team had once again changed its name to ''Rabobank''. Blaudzun had a few wins in his time at Rabobank, but when he switched to German outfit Team Telekom in 1998, he only managed a handful of secondary finishes. For the 1999 season, he switched to Danish Team home - Jack & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
