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1997 Clásica De San Sebastián
The 1997 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 17th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián cycle race and was held on 9 August 1997. The race started and finished in San Sebastián. The race was won by Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with mo ... of the Française des Jeux team. General classification References Clásica de San Sebastián San Clasica De San Sebastian August 1997 sports events in Europe {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour classics. Rebellin was best known in the cycling world for his 2004 season, when he won a then unprecedented treble with wins in Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also won stage races such as Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico, and a stage in the Giro d'Italia. Rebellin served a two-year suspension for testing positive for Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games. Career Born in San Bonifacio, province of Verona, Rebellin turned professional in 1992 and came to the attention of the cycling world with a string of strong performances during his early years. He suffered from asthma, a disease that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluca Bortolami
Gianluca Bortolami (born 28 August 1968) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Bortolami's greatest feats was capturing the monumental classic Tour of Flanders in 2001 and winning the 1994 UCI Road World Cup season championship. He is the namesake of Bortolami's Pizzeria in Vancouver, Washington. Bortolami was born in Locate di Triulzi, province of Milan. He competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He turned professional in 1990 and rode for Lampre. He finished 75th in the 2002 Tour de France, 46th in the 1997 Tour, 13th in the 1994 Tour with one stage win, and 73rd in the 1993 Tour. He was tested positive for cortisone in 2003 during Three Days of De Panne. He was suspended for six months by the Italian cycling federation. Major results ;1990 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain ;1991 : 1st Stage 4a Tour of Britain ;1992 : Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 10 & 11 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie ;1993 : 1st Cronostaffeta : 6th Milano–Torino ;1994 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Spanish Road Cycling
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Giuseppe Tartaggia
Giuseppe Tartaggia (born 15 June 1971) is an Italian former racing cyclist. He rode in the 1997 Tour de France, finishing 97th overall. Major results ;1990 : 1st Coppa Città di Asti ;1995 : 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ;1997 : 6th Coppa Agostoni : 7th Tour du Haut Var : 10th Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the mo ... References External links * 1971 births Living people Italian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) People from Arona, Piedmont Sportspeople from the Province of Novara Cyclists from Piedmont {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Virenque
Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or Vee-ronk, a sound difficult to write in English. (born 19 November 1969) is a retired France, French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks.Virenque's fan club in 2000, two years after the Festina scandal had 5,000 members, of whom 2,000 were described as active. In 2000, Virenque received 589 letters in three weeks during the Tour de France, more than any other rider. He was a climber, best remembered for winning the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de France a record seven times, but he is best known from the general French public as one of the central figures in a widespr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Heppner
Jens Heppner (born 23 December 1964) is a German former road bicycle racer. He wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification during the 2002 Giro d'Italia. Although he rode for Telekom during ten years, he has consistently denied ever having doped. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004. He won the German National Road Race in 1994. After his career, he worked in his own company in Hergenrath (Germany). Major results ;1982 : World Junior Team Time Trial Championship ;1986 :7th Overall GP Tell ;1987 :1st Overall Hessen Rundfahrt :1st Overall Sachsen Tour ;1990 :7th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe ;1992 :10th Overall Tour de France ;1993 :3rd Amstel Gold Race :4th Zuri-Metzgete :9th Rund um den Henninger Turm ;1994 :1st Overall Tour du Limousin ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships :3rd Run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Zberg
Beat Zberg (born 10 May 1971 in Altdorf, Uri) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Gerolsteiner. In 2007 he became the Swiss National champion, winning the road race alone and over 2 minutes ahead of 2nd placed Fabian Cancellara. Later that year, he retired from active competition. Career achievements Major results ;1988 :1st National Junior Mountain Championships :National Junior Track Championships :: 1 km time trial :: Omnium ;1989 :1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Rüebliland :1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships :1st National Junior Mountain Championships :National Junior Track Championships :: Omnium :: Pursuit :3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud ;1990 :2nd Kaistenberg Rundfahrt ;1991 :1st Wartenberg Rundfahrt :2nd Overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 8 :3rd Amateur Road race, UCI Road World Championships ;1992 :1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges :1st Trofeo Matteotti :1st Giro di Romagna :1st Wartenberg Rundfahrt :5th Overall Tour de Suisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Sørensen
Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he has lived since. He was a client of Francesco Conconi and Luigi Cecchini. He goes under the name ''Il Biondo'' due to his blonde hair. He is married to Susanne. Accomplishments Sørensen won such classic one-day races as the Tour of Flanders, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Paris–Brussels, Paris–Tours and Milano–Torino, as well as slightly smaller races like the Coppa Bernocchi (twice), and the Rund um den Henninger Turm or Grand Prix Frankfurt. He has led the UCI Road World Cup on several occasions, finishing third in 1989 and 1991 and second in 1997 after a broken foot kept him from scoring points in the last two World Cup races of the season. Sørensen also won individual stages in the 1994 and 1996 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Fondriest
Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist. Career Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa Lum cycling team, Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Cycling Championships along with stages in the Tour de Suisse and Tirreno–Adriatico. In 1991, riding for Panasonic, he won the UCI Road World Cup. In 1993, riding for the Lampre team, he won Milan–San Remo, La Flèche Wallonne, the Züri-Metzgete, the Giro dell'Emilia, the general classification and two stages of Tirreno–Adriatico, three stages and the general classification of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre, a stage in the Giro d'Italia and the overall World Cup. He never again had such a successful season, although he had another successful season with Lampre in 1995: in that year he won a stage in the Giro d'Italia and came in second in a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gontchenkov
Alexander Gontchenkov (born April 4, 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional racing cyclist, who competed early in his career on the track and throughout his professional career (1993–2000) on the road. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the Unified Team. Major results ;1988 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ;1990 : 1st Amateur team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships (with Dmitri Nelyubin, Evgueni Berzin, & Valeri Baturo) : 2nd Amateur team pursuit, National Track Championships ;1992 : 1st ;1993 : 3rd Paris–Tours : 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;1994 : 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 7th Overall Kellogg's Tour : 10th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;1995 : 2nd Brabantse Pijl : 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1996 : 1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia : 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Milan–San Remo : 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 2nd Trofeo Pantalica : 2nd Overall Vuelta a An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FDJ (cycling Team) (German: '), a German socialist youth movement
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FDJ may refer to: * FDJ (cycling team) * Djiboutian franc * '' Faculty Dental Journal'', a scholarly jo Yhj Vnvxx urnal * Française des Jeux (lottery), the operator of the French national lottery * Free German Youth The Free German Youth (german: Freie Deutsche Jugend; FDJ) is a youth movement in Germany. Formerly, it was the official youth movement of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The organization was meant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián
San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality's population is 188,102 as of 2021, with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010. Locals call themselves ''donostiarra'' (singular), both in Spanish and Basque language, Basque. It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián. The main economic activities are almost entirely service sector, service-based, with an emphasis on commerce and tourism, as it has long been one of the most famous tourist attraction, tourist destinations in Spain. Despite the city's small size, events such as the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the San Sebastia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
