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1999 Vuelta A Asturias
The 1999 Vuelta a Asturias was the 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 11 May to 16 May 1999. The race started in Gijón and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Juan Carlos Domínguez Juan Carlos Domínguez Domínguez (born 13 April 1971 in Íscar, Spain) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1995 to 2006. In the 2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux he had a hematocrit above 50 before the start ... of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 1999 in Spanish road cycling May 1999 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Domínguez
Juan Carlos Domínguez Domínguez (born 13 April 1971 in Íscar, Spain) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1995 to 2006. In the 2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux he had a hematocrit above 50 before the start of stage 5 and he was suspended for 15 days. His daughter, Estela, was killed in a collision with a lorry at a lorry at Villares de la Reina in February 2023 at the age of 19, while training for her first year as a professional with the Sopela team. Major results ;1994 :1st GP Capodarco ;1996 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón :7th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships :9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country :9th Subida al Naranco ;1997 :1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 5 ( ITT) :1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ::1st Stage 5b ( ITT) :1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana :4th Overall Tour of Galicia :5th Overall Vuelta a Aragón :10th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships ;1998 :1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Casero
Ángel Luis Casero Moreno (born 27 September 1972 in Albalat dels Tarongers, Province of Valencia) is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005. His first win was at the 1995 Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama followed by the 1997 Vuelta a Castilla y León. In 1998 and 1999, he was Spanish national champion; in 1999, he finished fifth in the Tour de France. He finished second in the Vuelta a España in 2000 and won it in 2001. His name was later tied to the Operation Puerto doping case. Career achievements Major results ;1993 : 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1994 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca : 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1995 : 1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;1996 : 8th Overall Critérium International ;1997 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ::1st Stage 3 ( ITT) : 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1998 : National Road Championships ::1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. On 25 April 2014, the Vuelta Asturias was suspended one week before its start due to the lack of funds and sponsors. The race returned in 2015, when a two-stage edition was won by Igor Antón (). Winners Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta Asturias UCI Europe Tour races Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ... Sport in Asturias Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro González De Galdeano
Álvaro González de Galdeano Aranzábal (born 3 January 1970) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He was the manager of the cycling team until it disbanded in 2013. He is the brother of Igor González de Galdeano. Career Galdeano began his career as a professional cyclist in 1992 with the Spanish team . He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1995, he joined with his brother Igor. The two brothers then stayed together and went to teams and . He had his best season in 2000, when he won the Spanish National Road Race Championships, and a stage of the Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia. He was to a suspended for three months when he was caught doping. After putting an end to his cycling career, he became manager of the Basque team . Major results ;1994 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a México ;1996 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;1998 : 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias : 5th Overall Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Gomes (cyclist)
Joaquim Augusto Gomes Oliveira (born November 21, 1965 in Lisbon) is a former road bicycle racer from Portugal. He is considered one of the best Portuguese cyclists of all time, being best known for his mountain climbing capabilities. During his career he won two editions of Volta a Portugal (1989 and 1993), participating in 18 editions of the competition. Currently he is the director of Volta a Portugal. Major results ;1987 : 1st Overall Grande Prémio Abimota ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 7 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ;1988 : 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve : 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo ::1st Stage 6b (ITT) : 1st Stage 5a Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho : 1st Stage 6 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) ;1989 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 10b, 15 & 19 : 6th Overall Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho ;1990 : 1st Overall Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho : 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 9 & 13 ;1991 : 2nd Overall Trofeu Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Brochard
Laurent Brochard (born 26 March 1968 in Le Mans, France) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain. Brochard was a runner and started cycling competitively at 19. He started with Castorama and became part of Festina cycling team. His role in Festina was ''super-domestique'', supporting stars such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively when given the chance. He was implicated in the Festina scandal in the 1998 Tour de France. After serving his suspension, Brochard joined Ag2r Prévoyance as leader and had successes in races such as Critérium International and Etoile de Béssèges. He then moved to Bouygues Télécom. He is a fan of Belgian comic character Marsupilami, often wearing Marsupilami logo and clothing at races. Major results ;1989 : 1st Stage 4 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ;1990 : 10th Overall Tour de la Communauté ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Txema Del Olmo
Txema del Olmo Zendegi (born 26 April 1973 in Bilbao) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He rode in 4 grand tours, including 3 editions of the Vuelta a España and 1 Tour de France. Major results ;1997 : 3rd Memorial Manuel Galera : 3rd Clásica Memorial Txuma ;1998 : 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Stage 8 ;2000 : 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races ... References External links * 1973 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Sportspeople from Bilbao Cyclists from Biscay {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Vicioso
Ángel Vicioso Arcos (born 13 April 1977) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1999 and 2017 for the , , Relax–GAM, LA–MSS, , and squads. Major results ;1999 : 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2000 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd GP Miguel Induráin ;2001 : 1st GP Miguel Induráin : 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo : 1st Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo : 6th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama : 9th Subida al Naranco ;2002 : 1st GP Miguel Induráin : 1st Klasika Primavera : 5th Trofeo Luis Puig ;2003 : Volta a Catalunya ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 ( TTT) & 7 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Vuelta a España : 2nd GP Miguel Induráin : 7th Milano–Torino : 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 2 : 9th Trofeo Luis Puig : 9th Amstel Gold Race ;2004 : 4th GP Miguel Induráin : 4th Gran Premio de Llodio : 7th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ::1st ... [...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] |
Roberto Laiseka
Roberto Laiseka Jaio (born 17 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He retired in 2006, after 13 seasons as a professional with the team, after he could not recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 Giro d'Italia.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jan07/jan10news Major results ;1999 : 1st Subida al Txitxarro : 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España ;2000 : 6th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 11 ;2001 : 1st Stage 14 Tour de France ;2004 : 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya ;2005 : 1st Stage 11 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 ... References External links Roberto Laiseka Palmarès by urtekaria.com * Spanish Tour de France stage winners Spanish male cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo
Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located approximately southwest of Gijón and south of Avilés, both of which lie on the shoreline of the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo's proximity to the ocean of less than in combination with its elevated position with areas of the city more than 300 metres above sea level causes the city to have a maritime climate, in spite of its not being located on the shoreline itself. History The Kingdom of Asturias began in 720, with the Visigothic aristocrat Pelagius's (685–737) revolt against the Muslims who at the time were occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. The Moorish invasion that began in 711 had taken control of most of the peninsula, until the revolt in the northern mountains by Pelagius. The resulting Kingdom of Asturias, located in an eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the central-northern part of Asturias; it is approximately north-east of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, and from Avilés. With a population of 271,780, Gijón is the 15th largest city in Spain. Gijón forms part of a large metropolitan area that includes twenty councils in the center of the region, structured with a dense network of roads, highways and railways and with a population of 835,053 inhabitants in 2011, making it the seventh largest in Spain. During the 20th century, Gijón developed as an industrial city in the steel and naval industries. However, due to the decline in manufacturing in these industries, in recent years Gijón is undergoing a transformation into an important tourist, university, commercial and R&D center. Gijón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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