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2000 Vuelta A España
The 55th edition of the ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 August to 17 September 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Roberto Heras of the cycling team. The defending champion, Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich (; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in fro ..., withdrew after the 12th stage while sitting in fourth place to prepare for the Olympic Road Race. Teams and riders Route Jersey progress Final standings References External linksLa Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Heras
Roberto Heras Hernández (born 1 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the Vuelta a España a record four times. Between 1997 and 2005 he finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta every year except 1998 when he finished 6th. He won a record-tying three times, and then broke the record with a fourth win in 2005, but he was eventually disqualified after being accused of taking EPO. Heras chose to fight the accusations and this resulted in a lengthy court case and appeal process. In June 2011, Heras successfully appealed against the disqualification in the civil court of Castilla y León, and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012. The Spanish cycling federation subsequently reinstated Heras as 2005 Vuelta champion. Early career Heras turned professional in 1995 for the Spanish cycling team Kelme. His first win as a pro came in 1996 in the Subida al Naranco. Later that year he won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trial are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morella, Castellón
Morella () is an ancient walled city located on a hill-top in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is the capital and administrative centre of the ''comarca'' of Els Ports, in the historic Maestrat (Maestrazgo) region. There are traces of settlement by the Iberians, succeeded by the Greeks and Romans, Visigoths and the Moors. From the early 17th century to the Spanish Civil War, the town was often fought over, due to its strategic situation between the Ebro and the coastal plain of Valencia. Morella is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities. Every six years the citizens celebrate the ''Sexenni'', a commemoration of the town's recovery from the plague in the seventeenth century. Tourism now plays an important part in the local economy, along with agriculture. In the 20th century the town and surrounding area became depopulated, a trend that has only been reversed in the early 21st century. The population of Morella at the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Bossoni
Paolo Bossoni (born 2 July 1976 in San Secondo Parmense) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Doping Bossoni tested positive for EPO at the 2008 Italian cycling championships and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport. bicycle.net, 22 October 2008 Major results * 2nd, National Road Race Championship (2007) ** 3rd (2004) * Trofeo Citta' di Castelfidardo (2006) * (2003) * |
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the Province of Valencia, province of the same name. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Crown of Aragon, Aragonese Christian conquest took place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benidorm
Benidorm is a town and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, though it would not be until the 1950s that it became renowned as a summer destination for people coming from inland Spain, especially Madrid. Today it is known for its hotel industry, beaches, and skyscrapers and receives as many tourists from abroad as from Spain. According to the 2020 census, Benidorm has a permanent population of 70,450 inhabitants, making it the fifth-most populous town in the Alicante province and the ninth in Valencian Community. History It is thought there were settlements in the Benidorm area possibly as far back as 3000 BC, including evidence of Roman and Punic remains. However, settlements in the area were small and it was not until the arrival of the Moors that the local population began to grow during the era of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eladio Jiménez
Eladio Jiménez Sánchez (born 10 March 1976 in Ciudad Rodrigo, Province of Salamanca) is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer. On 7 December 2009 the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that Jiménez had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) after winning stage 6 of the 2009 Volta a Portugal. Three days later he announced his retirement. He was suspended until 11 August 2011. Palmarès ; 1994 : 1st, Spanish National Road Championships, Junior road race : 3rd, UCI Road World Championships, Junior road race, Quito ; 2000 : Vuelta a España :: 1st, Stage 5, Xorret de Catí ; 2001 : 1st, Stage 3, GP CTT Correios de Portugal, Matosinhos ; 2004 : Vuelta a España :: 1st, Stage 10, Xorret de Catí ; 2005 : 1st, Overall, Euskal Bizikleta :: 1st, Stage 2, Tolosa : Vuelta a España :: 1st, Stage 14, Lagos de Covadonga :: 2nd, Mountains classification ; 2006 : 1st, Stage 5, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Torres Vedras ; 2007 : 3rd, Spanish National Road Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xorret De Catí
The Xorret de Catí is a mountain in the Prebaetic System, southern Spain. It spans the province of Alicante. Xorret de Catí is open throughout the year. Cycling Xorret de Catí is one of the most famous cycling climbs in the Valencia region. It instantly become a hit with fans since its first appearance in the 1998 Vuelta a España - a stage won by tragic climber Chava Jiménez. The climb beginning just south of Castalla is undoubtedly the star side of Xorret de Catí, with consistently steep gradients - at times in excess of 20% - testing even the strongest of climbers. Appearances in Vuelta a España See also *Mountains of the Valencian Community References External links Google Maps Xorret de Catí The Xorret de Catí is a mountain in the Prebaetic System, southern Spain. It spans the province of Alicante. Xorret de Catí is open throughout the year. Cycling Xorret de Catí is one of the most famous cycling climbs in the Valencia region ... Alacantí Climb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albacete
Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Llanos de Albacete, Los Llanos. Halfway between Madrid and the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast, it enjoys connections by motorway, railway (including AVE), and air (Albacete Airport). With a population of 174,336 (2020), it is the largest municipality of Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality of Albacete is also the seventh-largest in Spain by total area, being . Albacete is the seat to the regional High Court of Justice of Castile-La Mancha, High Court of Justice. The origins of the city are uncertain, with the earliest proof of settlement dating to the time of Al-Andalus, when the settlement was originally named (), meaning "The Flat" in Arabic language, Arabic, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jans Koerts
Jans Koerts (born 24 August 1969) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1992 until 2007. Palmarès ;1989 : 1st, Omloop Houtse Linies ;1990 : 1st, Overall, Sachsen Tour : 1st, Stage 4, Teleflex Tour ;1991 : 1st, Stage 1, OZ Wielerweekend : 1st, Ronde van Noord-Holland : 1st, Ster van Zwolle : 1st, Stage 4, Circuit Franco-Belge : 1st, Stage 5a, Circuit Franco-Belge, Wasquehal (BEL) ;1992 : 1st, Ronde van Limburg ;1994 : 1st, Grand Prix de Denain : 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Poitou-Charentes ;1995 : 1st, GP Briek Schotte : 1st, GP Stad Sint-Niklaas : 1st, Dentergem : 1st, Buggenhout : 1st, Omloop van het Houtland ;1996 : 1st, Stage 2, Commonwealth Bank Classic : 1st, Stage 3, Commonwealth Bank Classic : 1st, GP Rik Van Steenbergen : 1st, Stage 2, Teleflex Tour : 1st, Wielsbeke : 1st, Strombeek-Bever : 1st, Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;1998 : 1st, Affligem : 1st, Stage 1, Commonwealth Bank Classic : 1st, Stage 6, Commonwealth Bank Classic : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdepeñas
Valdepeñas is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is also the seat of the judicial district that covers the localities of Moral de Calatrava, Santa Cruz de Mudela, Viso del Marqués, Torrenueva, Castellar de Santiago and Almuradiel. Geography Its name means "Valley of Rocks", because it is located in a wide hilly area surrounded by a meander of the , just bordering on the plain south of La Mancha, and the subsoil is rich in limestone rock. It is located in the Campo de Calatrava, an extensive plain north of the Sierra Morena, and lies on the left bank of Jabalón River, a tributary of the Guadiana. The hamlet ''(pedanía)'' of Consolación is a dependency of Valdepeñas and is located at the intersection between Autovía A-4 (Autovia del Sur) and road CR-5214. It was built by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización in 1949. History Prehistory The municipal area houses numerous prehistoric rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montoro
Montoro is a city and municipality in the Córdoba Province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Overview It is located about east-northeast of the capital of the province, Córdoba. In 2008, the city had an estimated population of 9,895, with 4,897 men and 4,998 women. Montoro was known as Epora in Roman times, and became an important Moorish fortress in the Middle Ages. Twin towns * Antigua Guatemala (Guatemala) * Rambouillet (France) See also *List of municipalities in Córdoba This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Córdoba in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ... References External links * *Economic and population data Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain) Roman towns and cities in Spain {{andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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