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1997 Clásico RCN
The 37th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from March 15 to March 24, 1997, in Colombia. The stage race had an UCI rate of 2.4. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional". There were a total number of 90 competitors from 12 teams, with 71 riders actually finishing the stage race. Stages 1997-03-15: Tocancipá — Villa de Leyva (149 km) 1997-03-16: Villa de Leyva — Monguí (128 km) 1997-03-17: Duitama — Barbosa (121 km) 1997-03-18: Barbosa — Piedecuesta (203 km) 1997-03-19: Bucaramanga — Barrancabermeja (161 km) 1997-03-20: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (230 km) 1997-03-21: Doradal — Guatapé (175 km) 1997-03-22: Rionegro — Puerto Salgar (180 km) 1997-03-23: Circuito Parque Simón Bolivar, Bogotá (100 km) 1997-03-23: Bogotá — Bogotá (35 km) Final classification See also * 1997 Vuelta a Colombia The 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Montaña
Raúl Alexander Montaña Herrera (born September 22, 1971 in Bogotá) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1994. Career ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 (COL) ;1993 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacá (COL) ;1995 :1st in Stage 3 Clásico RCN, Armenia (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1996 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Palmira (COL) ;1997 : 1st in Stage 2 Clásico RCN, Monguí (COL) : 1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Barrancabermeja (COL) : 1st in Stage 10 Clásico RCN, Bogotá (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in General Combination Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :6th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1998 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Barrancabermeja (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Buenaventura (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Clásico RCN, Armenia (COL) :1st in Stage 8 Clásico RCN, Espinal (COL) :1st in General C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 681,130 people. Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" ("The City of Parks") and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia" ("Colombia's Beautiful City"). Bucaramanga has grown rapidly since the 1960s, mostly into neighbouring locations within the metropolitan area. Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta are inextricably linked geographically and commercially with Bucaramanga, and now all form together the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area with 1,141,671 inhabitants. The city is the base of the Colombian Petroleum Institute (ICP), the research branch of the state oil company Ecopetrol. History Girón was the first and most significant town founded by Spanish colonialists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Humberto Hernández
Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known as Javier People * Javier (name) Places * Javier, Spain * Javier, Leyte, Philippines See also * Hurricane Javier (other) * San Javier (other) * Xavier (other) * Xavier (given name) The given name Xavier (, , , , ; es, Javier ; eu, Xabier ) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier. Etymology Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit missionary saint Francis Xavi ... * Xavier (surname) {{Disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Daniel Bernal
José Daniel Bernal García (born March 15, 1973 in Bogotá) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1997 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Puerto Salgar (COL) ;2000 :1st in General Classification Tour de la Guadeloupe (GUA) ;2002 :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Guatemala, San Marcos, Guatemala (GUA) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2003 :1st in Stage 9 part b Tour de la Guadeloupe (GUA) :1st in General Classification Tour de la Guadeloupe (GUA) ;2005 :2nd in General Classification Tour de la Guadeloupe (GUA) :1st in Stage 9 part b Tour de la Guadeloupe, Abymes (GUA) ;2006 :2nd in General Classification Tour de la Guadeloupe (GUA) ;2007 :3rd in Circuito de Combita (COL) ;2009 :1st in Stage 2 part b Tour de la Guadeloupe, TTT, Les Abymes (GUA) ::alongside Boris Carène, Ismael Sarmiento José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño (born July 15, 1973 in Cómbita, Boyacá Department, Boyacá) is a retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya (born August 13, 1972 in Calarcá, Quindío) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;1990 :1st in National Championships, Road, Juniors, Colombia (COL) ;1993 :1st in National Championships, Road, Amateurs, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 (COL) ;1994 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Ibagué (COL) ;1995 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;1996 :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :9th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in Prologue Vuelta al Tolima (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 8 Clásico RCN, Puerto Salgar (COL) ;1998 :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Duitama (COL) ;1999 :3rd in National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Tolima (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Roldanillo (COL) :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Armenia (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Clásico RCN, El Cable (COL) :1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Salgar
Puerto Salgar () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the northwestern part of the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base, Palanquero Air Base had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base. As of July 2009, negotiations were ongoing. On 29 December 2015, Puerto Salgar recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Colombia. References Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rionegro
Rionegro () is a city and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the city received its name after a river that looks black because of the shadows cast by trees. The river traverses the city and it is the most prominent geographical feature of the municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the ''Cuna de la democracia'' (Cradle of democracy) as it was one of the most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city. History The territory was first mentioned in 1541 by the Spanish Lieutenant Álvaro de Mendoza (conquistador), Álvaro de Mendoza. When the Field Marshal Jorge Robledo took possession of the Valley of Aburrá, he was commissioned by Alvaro de Mendoza. According to Fray Pedro Simón, Roble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argiro Zapata
Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco (born June 14, 1971 in Medellín) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1994 :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez (COL) ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta al Táchira (VEN) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta al Táchira (VEN) :6th in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN) ;1998 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a los Santanderes (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Clásico RCN, Jardín (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1999 :6th in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;2002 :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Boyacà, Toca (COL) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) ;2003 :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a las Americas (MEX) :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta de Higuito, Paraiso (CRC) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;2004 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatapé
Guatapé is a town and municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia. It is a part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia and is located from Medellín, the capital of the department. Guatapé is bordered on the north by Alejandría, San Rafael to the east, and Granada and El Peñol to the south. This town is the gathering place for ''Las Vegas'', referring to the small farms of the area. The town is a major tourist attraction, especially for travelers from Medellín. El Peñón de Guatapé, a large rock that visitors can climb, and the famous ''zócalos'' (murals) that adorn several buildings attract many tourists. History Before Iberian conquistadors reached the area in the 16th century, this territory was inhabited by indigenous groups, some controlled by a cacique named Guatape. In his honor, the town was named after him. The name "Guatapé", comes from the Quechua language, related to "stones and water". Another name that the town had in the past was ''"La Ceja de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Goyeneche
César Goyeneche (born 26 August 1974) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Colombian National Road Race Championships The Colombian National Road Race Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the Colombian National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1946. All references year ... in 1999. References External links * 1974 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Bogotá {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Pollack
Olaf Pollack (born 20 September 1973) is a German former professional track and road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions. Track race At the 2000 Olympic Games, Pollack entered the team pursuit and the madison. Pollack rode in the qualifying rounds for the team pursuit, but was not used in the German team that rode the final and won; Pollack still received a golden medal. For winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games 2000 Pollack was decorated with the Silver Laurel Leaf by Bundespräsident Johannes Rau (''President of the Federal Republic of Germany)'' on 2 February 2001 At the madison, Pollack rode together with Guido Fulst, and finished in sixth place. Pollack returned to the track in 2008, when he rode at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and finished in second place in the madison. At the 2008 Olympic Games, Pollack rode the madison together with Roger Kluge, and they finished fifth. Road race Olaf Pollack began his road cycling caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
