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2001 Vuelta A Murcia
The 2001 Vuelta a Murcia was the 17th professional edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 7 March to 11 March 2001. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by Aitor González. General classification References 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ... 2001 in road cycling 2001 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor González
Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España. Career Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, González turned professional in 1998 with Avianca–Telecom. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with after attacking his teammate leading the race; he also won three stages during the race. Following his Vuelta victory, he transferred to , after a long controversy surrounding a previous contract signed with . He also won two stages at the 2002 Giro d'Italia, one at the 2003 Giro d'Italia and one at the 2004 Tour de France. He won the 2005 Tour de Suisse, before he retired in January 2006 after being tested positive for methyltestosterone metabolite twice during the 2005 season. He was also linked with the Operación Puerto doping case. Post-cycling After retirement, González had several run-ins with the law. In 2007, he was arrested for driv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Pascual Llorente
Javier Pascual Llorente (born 30 March 1971 in Alfaro, La Rioja) is a former Spanish cyclist. Palmarès ;1998 :5th stage Vuelta a Colombia ;2000 :1st stage Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana :2nd overall Vuelta a Murcia ;2001 :1st and 5th stages Vuelta a Castilla y León :2nd overall Vuelta a Murcia :10th overall Clásica de San Sebastián ;2003 :Vuelta a Murcia: ::General classification ::2nd and 5th stages :Vuelta a Andalucía: ::General classification ::3rd stage :3rd overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often ... References 1971 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from La Rioja (Spain) {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikel Zarrabeitia
Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (born May 14, 1970 in Abadiño) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. In the 11th stage of the 2000 Vuelta a España, Zarrabeitia cut off the top of his finger. He was trying to repair his distance counter during the descent from Alt de la Rabassa when the accident happened. Major results ;1991 : 3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1992 : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Klasika Primavera : 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1993 : 8th Subida al Naranco : 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1994 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a España ;1996 : 4th Subida al Naranco : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1997 : 1st Gran Premio Navarra : 1st Klasika Primavera : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya : 5th Tour du Haut Var : 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 7th Overall Paris–Nice : 7t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Vuelta A Murcia
The 2000 Vuelta a Murcia was the 16th professional edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 1 March 2000. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by David Cañada. 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 Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Vuelta A Murcia
The 2002 Vuelta a Murcia was the 18th professional edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 6 March to 10 March 2002. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by Víctor Hugo Peña. General classification References 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... 2002 in road cycling 2002 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia ( en, Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's financial turmoil, the race was scaled back to three stages in 2011 and two stages in 2012. From 2013 to 2018 the Vuelta a Murcia was organised as a single-day race and shifted to mid-February on the international calendar. In 2019 the race was expanded to two stages.Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (2.1) on BikeRaceInfo. It is part of the as a |
Murcia
Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one third of the total population of the Region). The total population of the metropolitan area is 672,773 in 2020, covering an urban area of 1,230.9 km2. It is located on the Segura River, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation. Murcia was founded by the emir of Cordoba Abd ar-Rahman II in 825 with the name ''Mursiyah'' ( ar, مرسية). It is now mainly a services city and a university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week procession, works of art by the famous Murcian sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the ''Fiestas de Primavera'' (Spring Festival). The city, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Colombo
Gabriele Colombo (born 11 May 1972 in Varese) is an Italian road bicycle racer. He won the Milan–San Remo in 1996. Major results ;1994 :3rd GP Lugano ;1995 :1st Stage 3 Tour de France ( TTT) :3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos ::1st Stage 2 :6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1996 :1st Milan–San Remo :1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali :1st Overall Giro di Sardegna :2nd GP Chiasso :4th Trofeo Laigueglia :5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico :5th La Flèche Wallonne :5th Rund um den Henninger Turm :8th Firenze–Pistoia :10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1997 :2nd Trofeo Pantalica :3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège :7th Giro di Romagna ;1998 :1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico :1st Stage 6 4 Jours de Dunkerque :7th Trofeo Laigueglia ;2000 :1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country :1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme :5th Overall Vuelta a Aragón :9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;2001 :2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico :4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia :6th Milan–San Rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Cabello (cyclist)
Francisco Cabello Luque (born 20 May 1969, in La Zubia) is a Spanish former professional road cyclist who competed from 1990 to 2006. Major results ;1992 : 1st Memorial Manuel Galera ;1993 : 6th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1994 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca : 1st Stage 4 Tour de France : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1996 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca ::1st Trofeo Soller : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja ;1998 : 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1999 : 1st Trofeo Calvià : 5th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ;2000 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca ::1st Trofeo Andratx : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Mountains classification : 7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Stage 2 ;2001 : 2nd Circuito de Getxo : 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 ;2002 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca : 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía : 7th Trofeo Calvià ;2003 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía : 8th Klasika Primavera : 9th Trofeo Calvià ;2005 : 1st Overall Vuelta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Laguna
Óscar Laguna García (born 21 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Vuelta a España, in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Major results ;2001 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya : 6th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ;2004 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Aragón ;2006 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Galicia ::1st Stages 3 & 5 ;2007 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Galicia Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts: Cycling races * Vuelta a Andalucía * Vuelta a Aragón, Spain * Vuelta a Asturias, Spain * ... References 1978 births Living people Spanish male cyclists People from Berguedà Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona Cyclists from Catalonia 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...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] |
Alexandr Shefer
Alexandr Shefer (born 28 August 1971) is a former Kazakhstani racing cyclist. He was a professional racer from 1993 to 2003. He is the brother of Viktor Shefer, who was also a professional cyclist. Shefer was a coach for from 2007 to 2009, the team of Alexander Vinokourov, alongside team director Belgian Johan Bruyneel. Major results ;1990 : 1st Overall Regio-Tour : 1st Stage 2 Giro delle Regioni ;1992 : 1st Stages 9 & 10b Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda : 3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni ;1993 : 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1994 : 3rd Giro della Romagna ;1996 : 2nd Giro del Friuli : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1997 : 10th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1998 : 7th Overall Tour de Suisse ;2001 : 1st Giro dell'Appennino : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;2002 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st Giro di Toscana ;2003 : 3rd La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
