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1997 Vuelta A Andalucía
The 1997 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 16 February to 20 February 1997. The race started in Seville and finished in Granada. The race was won by Erik Zabel. Teams Seventeen teams started the race: * * * * * * * * Foreldorado–Golff * * * Palmans–Lystex * * * * Troiamarisco * * Ipso–Euroclean General classification References Vuelta a Andalucia Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts: Cycling races * Vuelta a Andalucía * Vuelta a Aragón, Spain * Vuelta a Asturias, Spain * V ... Vuelta a Andalucía by year 1997 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced most of his career with Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and cycling sprinters of all-time. Zabel won a record nine points classifications in grands tours including the points classification in the Tour de France six consecutive years between 1996 and 2001 and the points classification in the Vuelta a España in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Zabel won the Milan–San Remo four times and numerous six-day track events. He was one of the few road cyclists of recent times who raced all year, including track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ... in winter. For season 2012 he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipso–Euroclean
Ipso–Euroclean was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1993 to 1999. It underwent several name changes, being known as Trident–Schick and the Asfra Racing Team before forming the Ipso team in 1996. Major wins * Circuit Franco-Belge: Dainis Ozols (1994) * Scheldeprijs: Peter Van Petegem (1994) * Tour de Vendée: Patrick Van Roosbroeck (1994) * Tour de Berne: Andreas Kappes (1994) * Internatie Reningelst: Arvis Piziks (1994) * Schaal Sels Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ...: Daniel Verelst (1994) References Cycling teams based in Belgium Defunct cycling teams based in Belgium 1993 establishments in Belgium 1999 disestablishments in Belgium Cycling teams established in 1993 Cycling teams disestablished in 1999 {{Belgium-sport- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Spanish Road Cycling
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Viatcheslav Ekimov
Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born 4 February 1966), nicknamed ''Eki'', is a Russian former professional racing cyclist. A triple Olympic gold medalist, he was awarded the title of Russian Cyclist of the Century in 2001. Biography Ekimov was born in Vyborg, and started training as a cyclist at age 12 with a bicycle school affiliated with the famous centre of Aleksandr Kuznetsov. He trained in Leningrad at Lokomotiv and later Armed Forces sports society during the Soviet era. Ekimov won three Olympic gold medals: in the track team pursuit in Seoul (1988) for the USSR, and in an upset, in the road time trial in Sydney (2000) for Russia. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ekimov won the silver medal for Russia in the men's road individual time trial, losing to American Tyler Hamilton. Hamilton was later admitted to doping and Ekimov was promoted to gold. Ekimov joined the USPS team in 1997 as its first key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santos González
Santos González Capilla (born 17 December 1973) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. Being a time trial specialist, he won the Spanish National Time Trial Championship in 1999 and 2001. In 2000 he won a stage in Vuelta a España, where he finished fourth. He also rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1999 : Time Trial Champion ;2000 : 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Castilla y León : 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España :: Winner Stage 21 (ITT) : 8th, Olympic Games, Time Trial ;2001 : Time Trial Champion : 7th, World Time Trial Championship ;2003 : 11th, Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ... ;2005 : 2nd, National Time Trial Championship References External links * 1973 births Living people People from Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Beltrán
Manuel Beltrán Martinez (born 28 May 1971) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader. He was the team leader for numerous Vuelta a España rides and performed well. Beltrán tested positive for EPO after the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, according to ''L'Équipe'' 11 July 2008. The same date as the news broke, a spokesman for his team Liquigas said he would be suspended from the team and thrown out of that year's tour. It was later confirmed that his B-sample also tested positive. Beltrán was suspended for two years. In 2010, he had to pay his former team 100.000 euros because of his positive doping test in the Tour de France. His name was also 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. Career achievements Major resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Peña
Miguel Ángel Peña (born 8 July 1970) is a Spanish racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, two editions of the Vuelta a España, and three editions of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1995 :2nd GP Miguel Induráin ;1998 :2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné libéré ::1st Stage 7 ;2000 :1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI P ... ::1st Stage 3 References External links * 1970 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Sportspeople from Granada Cyclists from Andalusia {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfried Peeters
Wilfried Peeters (born 10 July 1964 in Mol) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1986 :2nd Manx Trophy ;1987 :3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens :7th Binche-Tournai-Binche :8th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise ;1988 :7th Paris–Tours :9th Brabantse Pijl :9th Grand Prix de Rennes ;1989 :3rd Grand Prix de la Libération :8th Brabantse Pijl ;1990 :1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens :2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen :5th E3-Prijs Vlaanderen :6th Ronde van Limburg :6th Omloop Mandel :9th Scheldeprijs :9th De Kustpijl ;1991 :3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships :5th Grand Prix Impanis :6th Paris–Roubaix :8th Dwars door België :10th Overall Étoile de Bessèges :10th Grand Prix de la Libération ;1992 :1st Schaal Sels :2nd Rund um Köln :5th Veenendaal–Veene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingen Fernández
Bingen Fernández Bustinza (born December 15, 1972 in Bermeo, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for . He became a sporting director in 2010, for , and currently works with . Major results ;1997 :2nd Trofeo Forla de Navarra :5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía :10th Tour de l'Avenir ;1999 :1st Mountains classification Vuelta a La Rioja :8th GP Miguel Induráin ;2000 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón :4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;2001 :5th GP Primavera ;2002 :8th GP Miguel Induráin ;2003 :9th GP Miguel Induráin ;2004 :10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline External links * * 1972 births Living people People f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Museeuw
Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and Northern France and was considered one of the best classic races specialists of the 1990s. He won both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix three times and was road world champion in 1996. Other notable career achievements include two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, two final classifications of the UCI Road World Cup, two national road race championships and several classic cycle races. In 1996 he received the Vélo d'Or, awarded annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year. Early life and amateur career Born in Varsenare, Museeuw grew up in Gistel, West Flanders. His father Eddy had been a professional cyclist for two seasons, albeit without much success. As a junior and amateur, Museeuw pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmans (cycling Team)
Palmans was a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross cycling team that existed from 1993 until 2010. The team underwent many different name changes throughout its existence, but was always sponsored by Palmans, an international road transport company. In 2000, the team merged with Collstrop, another Belgian team. The team disbanded for two years in 2004. Part of the staff and Palmans, the main sponsor, helped form a new Belgian team, . In 2006, split in two. Part of the team became and the other returned to Palmans–Collstrop. In 2010, the team permanently disbanded. Major wins Races * Omloop van het Waasland : Jan Bogaert (1994), Wim Omloop (1997), Geert Omloop (2003) * Omloop van het Houtland : Jans Koerts (1995), Niko Eeckhout (2000), Geert Omloop (2001, 2003) * Le Samyn : Hans De Meester (1996) * Grote 1-MeiPrijs : Peter Spaenhoven (1997), Geert Omloop (2001), Roger Hammond (2002) * Grand Prix d'Isbergues : Magnus Bäckstedt (1997), Peter Van Petegem (2001) * Circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
