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2001 Sidecarcross World Championship
The 2001 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 22nd edition of the competition, started on 1 April and finished after fourteen Grand Prix on 30 September 2001. The defending champions were Kristers Serģis and his passenger Artis Rasmanis from Latvia who also took out the 2001 championship, thereby winning their fourth World Championship together, becoming the third team in the history of the sport to do so.History - World Champions sidecarcross.com, accessed: 31 October 2013 For one race of the season, the first of the two German Grand Prix, Serģis rode with Dutch passenger Christian Verhagen by his side, in all other events he participated with Rasmanis. The pair won the competition with a margin of 123 points, with Dutch rider |
Kristers Serģis
Kristers Serģis (born January 14, 1974) is a retired Latvian sidecarcross rider and five times World Champion. Kristers Serģis came to the sidecarcross sport through his father, himself a rider in the days of the Soviet Union. He made it possible for his son to take up the sport after Latvian independence in 1990. Through sponsorship from a timber building company in Cēsis, it was possible for him to turn professional, a rarity in this sport. To be able to keep the traveling distances short, Kristers now lives in the Netherlands but returns to Latvia in the off-season to work at his motorcycle dealership, "Kristers Serģis Moto". Kristers Serģis has been voted "Latvian sports person of the year" multiple times, winning the award in 1997, 1998 and 2000. At the end of the 2008 season, Kristers Serģis retired from the sidecarcross sport. Sidecarcross world championship results Kristers Serģis entered the sidecarcross world championship in 1992, with Artis Rasmanis as his passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
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Jaanikese
Jaanikese is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It is located just north of the neighbouring town Valga. Jaanikese also borders Latvia in the west, and is situated between Valga– Uulu (road to Viljandi and Pärnu) and Valga–Tartu (road to Tartu, part of E264) roads. Jaanikese has a population of 60 (as of 2011) and an area of . Jaanikese is known for its motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ... circuit where many international competitions have taken place. Valga Airfield, former Soviet military airfield was located in Jaanikese. References Valga Parish Villages in Valga County {{Valga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loket (Sokolov District)
Loket (; german: Elbogen) is a town of in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town centre itself features Loket Castle, a 12th-century Gothic castle. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument reservation. Administrative parts Villages of Dvory, Nadlesí and Údolí are administrative parts of Loket. Etymology Both Loket and Elbogen mean "elbow" in Czech and German, respectively. The town got its name due to the town centre being surrounded on three sides by the Ohře River, and the shape the river takes is similar to that of an elbow. Geography Loket is located about east of Sokolov and southwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies mostly in the Slavkov Forest, only the northwestern part of the townextends into the Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Zelenáč at above sea level. The Ohře River flows through the town. History In the second half of the 12th century, a royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeroeteren
Maaseik (; li, Mezeik) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. Both in size (close to 77 km2) and in population (approx. 25,000 inhabitants, of whom some 3,000 non-Belgian), it is the 8th largest municipality in Limburg. The town is the seat of the administrative arrondissement of Maaseik (''kieskanton''). Internationally, Maaseik is known as the assumed birthplace of the famous Flemish painters Jan and Hubert van Eyck. Geography The town of Maaseik is located on the left bank of the Meuse ( nl, Maas), bordering the Netherlands. For this reason the river is called ''Grensmaas'' (for "border Meuse") here. Two smaller rivers, the Bosbeek (or Oeterbeek) and the Zanderbeek (or Diepbeek), flow into the Meuse near Maaseik. Because of its location in the Meuse valley, Maaseik has mostly fertile soils. The northwestern part of the municipality is situated on the plain of Bocholt and has less fertile soils. The Meuse valley at Maaseik is about 4 kilometres wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upper course of the Prut river in the Southwestern Ukrainian territory. Chernivtsi serves as the administrative center for the Chernivtsi raion, the Chernivtsi urban hromada, and the oblast itself. In 2021, the Chernivtsi population, by estimate, is and the latest census in 2001 was 240,600. The first document that refers to this city dates back to 1408, when Chernivtsi was a town in the region of Moldavia, formerly as a defensive fortification, and became the center of Bukovina in 1488. In 1538, Chernivtsi was under the control of the Ottoman Empire, and the Turkish control lasted for two centuries until 1774, when Austria took control of Bukovina in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War. Chernivtsi (known at that time as ) became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saku, Estonia
Saku (german: Sack) is a small town ( et, alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, located south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012, which makes it the biggest small town in Estonia. Saku is most known for the Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia. It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). The Vääna River crosses Saku. Saku Manor Saku Manor (german: Sack) traces its history back to 1463. The current manor house was built in 1825-1830 in a neoclassical style, and is possibly designed by the renowned St. Petersburg architect Carlo Rossi. It is one of the finest examples, perhaps the finest, of a neoclassical manor house in Estonia. Notable people *Evelin Ilves (born 1968), former First Lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku. *Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider *Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, was born in Saku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cēsis
Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme Upland, Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja, Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river overlooking the woods below. Cēsis was one of the candidate cities for the title of European Capital of Culture, European Capital of Culture 2014 (Riga was the Latvian city that won the title). Castle The oldest settlement in Cēsis is the hillfort on List of hillforts in Latvia, Riekstu hill, a fortified wooden castle built by a tribe known as the Vends. The mound with its partly preserved fortification system can still be seen in the Castle Park. This settlement was located near major trade routes from west to east and dominated the regional countryside. German crusaders known as the Livonian Brothers of the Sword began construction of a castle ''Wenden'' near the hill fort in 1209. When the castle was enlarged and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielstein
Wiehl () is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town. Geography Between the highway and Wiehl lies the biggest Wiehl industrial area, covering about 81 ha: Wiehl-Bomig. The river of the same name, Wiehl, flows by the town in an east–west direction. History Wiehl is first recorded in 1131 under the name of ''Wila''. On the 1575 Mercator map it is shown as ''Wiell''. Wiehl was eventually allocated in the 1604 Treaty of Siegburg to the Barony of Homburg and was subordinated with it to the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein. In 1815, the Congress of Vienna assigned the little Homburg territory, which practically only consisted of the municipalities of Wiehl and Nümbrecht, to Prussia. At that time, Wiehl was still an agriculturally oriented settlement with a village character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pflückuff
Pflückuff is a former municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed in 1994 by the merger of the former municipalities Beckwitz, Loßwig, Mehderitzsch, Staupitz and Weßnig. On 1 January 2009, it was absorbed into the town Torgau Torgau () is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen. Outside Germany, the town is best known as where on 25 April 1945, the United States and Soviet Armies forces first .... Beckwitz, Loßwig, Mehderitzsch, Staupitz and Weßnig became ''Ortschaften'' (municipal divisions) of Torgau.Hauptsatzung der Stadt Torgau February 2019. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristers Sergis
Kristers is a Latvian masculine given name. People bearing the name Kristers include: *Kristers Aparjods (born 1998), luger *Kristers Freibergs (born 1992), ice hockey defenceman *Kristers Gudļevskis (born 1992), ice hockey goaltender *Kristers Serģis (born 1974), sidecarcross rider *Kristers Tobers Kristers Tobers (born 13 December 2000) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk and the Latvia national team. Career Tobers made his international debut for Lat ... (born 2000), footballer * Kristers Zoriks (born 1998), basketball player References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelnau-de-Lévis
Castelnau-de-Lévis is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is located just west of Albi. The inhabitants are ''Castellévisiens''. Monuments and sites * Chateau de Castelnau-de-Lévis is a ruined castle dating from the 13th and 15th centuries. Motocross The village at the base of the château is the site of a motocross championship, the ''Championnats du Monde MX3 et d’Europe 125 de Motocross.'' The track is also scheduled to host the French 2009 Sidecarcross world championship Grand Prix on 29 March 2009, however, this will still have to be confirmed by the FIM. (in German) See also * |
