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1999 Tour Du Haut Var
The 1999 Tour du Haut Var was the 31st edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 20 February 1999. The race started and finished in Draguignan. The race was won by Davide Rebellin. General classification References 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ... 1999 in road cycling 1999 in French sport February 1999 sports events in France {{France-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] |
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] |
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] |
1998 Tour Du Haut Var
The 1998 Tour du Haut Var was the 30th edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 21 February 1998. The race started and finished in Draguignan. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert. General classification References 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ... 1998 in road cycling 1998 in French sport {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Tour Du Haut Var
The 2000 Tour du Haut Var was the 32nd edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 19 February 2000. The race started and finished in Draguignan. The race was won by Daniele Nardello. General classification References 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ... 2000 in road cycling 2000 in French sport February 2000 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk and France's Arthur Vichot hold the record with three wins. The Tour du Haut Var is one of several stage races held in the hilly Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in February, alongside the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour La Provence. These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ..., the first European World Tour event in March. Winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draguignan
Draguignan (; oc, Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Artillery" and "''Porte du Verdon''". The city is from Saint-Tropez, and from Nice. Name and motto According to legend, the name of the city is derived from the Latin name "Draco/Draconem" (''dragon''): a bishop, called Saint Hermentaire, killed a dragon and saved people. The Latin motto of Draguignan is ''Alios nutrio, meos devoro'' (I nourish others, I devour my own). Geography The elevation is 200 m. The highest hill near Draguignan is Malmont (551 m). The main river near Draguignan is the Nartuby. The city is set in a valley NW-SE, about wide. Climate Draguignan's climate is the same as the normal conditions of the Mediterranean climate. The nights of frost are rare and the negative temperatures occur only a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Merckx
Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team . In his professional career (1993–2007), he won the Belgian national road race championship in 2000 and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Olympic games in Athens. Cycling career Born in Uccle, Axel Merckx became a professional cyclist in 1993, winning the Belgian national road race championship in 2000. He vowed to make his mark by accomplishing feats that had eluded his father, such as winning a Tour de France stage at Alpe d'Huez and the Paris–Tours classic. He did not succeed, but competed in eight Tours de France and finished as the highest-placed Belgian rider six times. His personal best was cracking the top 10 during the 1998 edition. Merckx won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Games in Athens, breaking free in the final kilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolaj Bo Larsen
Nicolaj Bo Larsen (born 10 November 1971 in Roskilde) is a Danish former professional cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . He is most notable for winning a stage of the 1996 Giro d'Italia and winning the Danish National Road Race Championships twice. Major results ;1993 : 1st Stage 2 Milk Race ;1994 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1995 : 1st Stage 2 Milk Race : 3rd Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1996 : 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia : 2nd Giro del Mendrisiotto ;1997 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;1998 : 2nd Frankfurt Grand Prix ;1999 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Fyen Rundt : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Sweden : Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stages 2 & 10 : 2nd GP Aarhus : 6th Overall Tour Down Under ::1st Stage 1 ;2000 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd USPRO Championship ;2001 : 1st Fyen Rundt : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Salmon
Benoît Salmon (born 9 May 1974 is a French former professional road racing cyclist. In 1999, Salmon won the young rider classification in the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre. Major results ;1992 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1996 : 1st Flèche Ardennaise : 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1997 : 5th GP de Cholet-Pays de Loire : 8th Route Adélie : 9th La Flèche Wallonne ;1998 : 1st Overall Tour du Vaucluse ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Classique des Alpes : 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre ;1999 : 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Young rider classification Tour de France : 2nd Classique des Alpes : 6th Tour du Haut Var ;2000 : 6th Paris–Camembert : 6th Classique des Alpes ;2001 : 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre ::1st Stage 6 : 2nd Tour de Vendée : 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 5th Classique des Alpes : 8th GP Ouest-France : 8th Trophée des Grimpeurs ;2003 : 2nd Classiq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Demarbaix
Sébastien Demarbaix (born 19 December 1973) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who rode in three editions of the Tour de France. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam and its junior team, UCI Continental team . Major results ;1994 :1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie ;1998 :2nd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen ;1999 :3rd Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ... References External links * 1973 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Lessines Cyclists from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Heulot
Stéphane Heulot (born 20 September 1971) is a former French road racing cyclist. Born in Rennes, Heulot wore the yellow jersey in the 1996 Tour de France during three stages. He was the manager of French cycling team between 2009 and 2013. He joined in February 2014 as the team's Performance Development Director. Major results ;1992 :1st, Stage 1, Étoile de Bessèges :1st, Stage 7, Paris–Nice ;1994 :1st, Circuit de la Sarthe ;1996 : National Road race champion :1st, Cholet-Pays de Loire :1st, Trophée des Grimpeurs :1st, France Road Cycling Cup :1st, Prix de Callac : Tour de France General Classification (GC) leader 3 stages ;1998 :1st, Polynormande :13th, Tour de France ;1999 :14th, Tour de France ;2000 :Tour du Limousin ::1st, Overall ::1st, Stage 2 :1st, Prix de Callac Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
