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2000 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2000 Vuelta a Asturias was the 44th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 9 May to 14 May 2000. The race started and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Joseba Beloki Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (born 12 August 1973) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Tour successes Beloki turned professional in 1998 with , joined in 2000, and then in 2001. A strong climber in the high mountains and a top p ... of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2000 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 2000 in road cycling 2000 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseba Beloki
Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (born 12 August 1973) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Tour successes Beloki turned professional in 1998 with , joined in 2000, and then in 2001. A strong climber in the high mountains and a top performer in individual time trials, he made it to the podium in each of his first three rides in the Tour de France: in 2000 Tour de France, 2000 (3rd place), 2001 Tour de France, 2001 (3rd place) and 2002 Tour de France, 2002 (2nd place). He is the only runner-up during Lance Armstrong's run of seven consecutive Tour wins to have not been found guilty of doping, though he was not retroactively awarded the victory in the General classification in the Tour de France, general classification of 2002 after Armstrong's wins were stripped. In 2001, Beloki also finished first overall in the Volta a Catalunya. Crash and recovery On 14 July 2003, during the 9th stage of the 2003 Tour de France, Beloki was in second place overall (just 40 seconds be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Azevedo
José Bento Azevedo Carvalho (born 19 September 1973) is a Portuguese retired road racing cyclist, and most recently, general manager of UCI WorldTeam . During his racing career, Azevedo rode for between 2001 and 2003 and for between 2004 and 2006. Career Born in Vila do Conde, Azevedo's principal career successes were fifth overall at the 2001 Giro d'Italia, sixth overall at the 2002 Tour de France and fifth overall at the 2004 Tour de France. He also made a second place in the Germany Tour, just behind Michael Rogers. He won the queen-stage of the German competition. Until 2005 he was a renowned domestique; his primary role was to serve as Lance Armstrong's lieutenant in mountain stages, specifically stages in the Pyrenees Mountains. Lance Armstrong described him as the best lieutenant he has ever had. Nicknamed "The Ace", he moved to US Postal (which became the now-defunct Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team) from Team ONCE (also defunct) in 2004. In 2006 Azevedo wore th ... [...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] |
Nicola Miceli
Nicola Miceli (born 28 May 1971) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in five editions of the Giro d'Italia. References External links * 1971 births Living people People from Desio Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Monza e Brianza {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claus Michael Møller
Claus Michael Møller (born 3 October 1968) is a Danish former professional cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He turned professional in 1995 with the Castellblanch team before moving to Milaneza MSS in 2000. He won the overall classification of the Volta a Portugal in 2002, and was a stage winner in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He also won the Subida al Naranco in 2001, and won stages of the Volta a Portugal and the Trofeo Mallorca. His career was marred in the late 1990s by a suspension for doping; as a result he was also banned for life from representing the Danish national team. Major results ''Source:'' ;1990 : 1st Stage 1a Tour de Normandie ;1991 : 6th Overall Tour of Sweden ;1992 : 1st Grand Prix Herning ;1994 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Extremadura : 1st Overall ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall ;1995 : 1st : 1st : 1st : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Extremadura : 2nd Overall Rutas de América : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ::1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íñigo Chaurreau
Íñigo Chaurreau Bernárdez (born April 14, 1973 in Pasaia) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. His cousin Mikel Astarloza also competed professionally. Major results ;1994 : 3rd Overall Circuito Montañés ;1995 : 10th Clasica de Sabiñánigo ;1999 : 5th Subida al Naranco : 8th Overall Volta ao Alentejo : 9th Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ;2000 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a La Rioja : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta : 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2001 : 8th Overall Criterium du Dauphiné Libére : 9th Overall Route du Sud ;2003 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 6th Classique des Alpes : 10th Overall Tour de Romandie : 10th Subida al Naranco Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Garmendia
Aitor Garmendia (born 3 March 1968, in Itsasondo) is a former Spanish racing cyclist. He rode in 6 editions of the Tour de France, 8 editions of the Vuelta a España, and 1 edition of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1990 : 1st GP Llodio : 5th Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 8th Overall Tour de la Communauté Européenne ;1991 : 8th Subida a Urkiola ;1992 : 9th Subida a Urkiola ;1993 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1994 : 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Volta a Catalunya : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th GP Villafranca de Ordizia : 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1995 : 1st Subida a Txitxarro : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 10th Overall Ronde van Nederland ;1996 : 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Overall Critérium Internati ... [...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] |
Marcelino García (cyclist)
Marcelino García Alonso (born 1971 in Oviedo, Asturias) is a Spanish former professional road cyclist. He rode for the Danish professional cycling team, , which he joined coming from Spanish Team ONCE. He rode for the Danish team until 2002, where he went to another Spanish team, Labarca 2–Cafés Baqué. Since retiring, he works as a Tour Guide during the Grand Tours in the summer months throughout Europe. Major results ;1995 : 8th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros ;1996 : 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall GP Tell : 3rd Overall Vuelta Asturias : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1997 : 1st Overall Critérium International ::1st Stage 2 ;1998 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 3 ;2000 : 5th Overall Vuelta Asturias ;2001 : 1st Stage 3 Hessen Rundfahrt Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbade ... [...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] |
Alberto López De Munain
Alberto López de Munain Ruiz de Gauna (born December 5, 1972) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1996 and ended his professional career in 2005. He rode his entire career for the team. During the 2005 Giro d'Italia, he suffered a terrible crash on stage two, and was diagnosed with a hydropneumothorax caused by nine broken ribs, a broken left clavicle, a broken shoulder blade and damage to his left shoulder. He did not race professionally afterwards. Major results ;1997 : 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1999 : 6th Subida al Naranco ;2000 : 1st Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias ::1st Stage 1 ;2001 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias : 1st Stage 2 Clásica de Alcobendas ;2003 : 3rd Subida al Naranco : 3rd Subida a Urkiola : 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2004 : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A 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 community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ... Sport in Asturias Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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