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2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
The 2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Zolder The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlamen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. History Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, ..., Belgium on Saturday February 2 and Sunday February 3, 2002. Medal summary Medal table Men's Elite * Held on Sunday February 3, 2002 Women's Elite * Held on Sunday February 3, 2002 External links UCI siteCyclingNews {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Uci Cyclo-Cross World Championships UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2000s in cyclo-cross 2002 in cycle racing C International cycle races hosted by Belgium Circuit Zolder February 2002 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zolder
The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlamen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. History Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. F1 moved to Zolder in 1973 and with the exception of a race at Nivelles-Baulers in 1974, Zolder was the location of the Belgian Grand Prix until 1982. That year, Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve was killed during qualifying at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. Villeneuve's Ferrari 126C2 collided at speed with the March 821 of Jochen Mass. The Ferrari was torn up in the accident and when rolling, Villeneuve was thrown from the car. After Villeneuve's death, the Belgian Grand Prix was held at Spa-Francorchamps in 1983, before returning to Zolder one final time in 1984. Fittingly, Ferrari driver Michele Alboreto won the race carrying Villeneuve's #27 on his car. Since , the Belgian Grand Prix h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Leboucher
Laurence Leboucher (born 22 February 1972 in Alençon, Orne) is a French professional cross-country mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ... and cyclo-cross racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time world cyclo-cross champion. Major achievements Important results for Laurence Leboucher are: ;1998 * 1st (Gold Medal), World Mountain Bike Championships, Cross Country * 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships ;2000 * 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships * 3rd, Round 2, Tissot-UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ;2001 * 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships ;2002 * 1st (Gold Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships ;2003 * 3rd (Bronze Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships ;2004 * 1st (Gold Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships ;2005 * 2nd, French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Dunlap
Alison Dunlap (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional cyclist. She won the world cross-country mountain bike championship in 2001 and two Mountain Bike World Cup races. She also won the Redlands Bicycle Classic on the road in 1996. Dunlap represented the United States in the road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the cross-country mountain bike event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Major achievements * UCI Tissot Mountain Bike World Cup Champion (2002) * UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country (XC) World Champion (2001) * Olympic Games 2000: mountain bike, 7th * Olympic Games 1996: road race * Pan American Games: gold medallist (cross country): (1999) * 3x National cross-country champion: (1999, 2002, 2004) * 3x National short-track cross-country champion: (1999, 2002, 2004) * 6x National cyclo-cross champion: (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003) * National Road and Omnium Collegiate champion: (1991) * U.S. Olympic Festival gold medallist (road race) (1993) * UCI Tissot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Frischknecht
Thomas Frischknecht (born 17 February 1970 in Feldbach, Switzerland) is a former Swiss mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, often called Europe's ''Elder Statesman'' of mountain biking, because of his extraordinarily long career at the top level of the sport. A professional since 1990, he was on top of the Mountain Bike World Championship podium for the first time in 1996 and most recently in 2004. Biography ''Frischi'' (as he is called) advocates staying 'fit for life' and dope free racing. He is considered an excellent example of a clean sportsman. In 1996 he was second at the World Cross-country Mountain Bike Championships, but after France's Jérôme Chiotti confessed having used EPO when he won the title that year, he got the rainbow jersey from Chiotti, handed over as a friendly act in an unofficial ceremony. He won the Olympic silver medal in 1996. The next day he competed in the men's road race on a Ritchey cyclocross bike after fellow Swiss team member Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Berden
Ben Berden (born 29 September 1975 in Hasselt) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist specializing in cyclocross. Berden was caught for doping in January 2005, immediately admitted to it, and was ultimately banned from the sport for 15 months. Career highlights ;1993–1994 :, World U19 Cyclo-Cross Championship, Koksijde ;1995–1996 : U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion, Overijse :3rd, Leudelange, Cyclo-cross ;1996–1997 :2nd, National U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship, Hoogstraten :2nd, Paal-Beringen, Cyclo-cross ;1997–1998 :2nd, Koningshooikt, Cyclo-cross :3rd, Fond-de-Gras, Cyclo-cross :3rd, Paal-Beringen, Cyclo-cross ;1998–1999 :1st, Overall, Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant :: Winner Stage 1, Heverlee :1st, Bredene, Cyclo-cross :1st, Eernegem, Cyclo-cross :1st, Muhlenbach, Cyclo-cross :2nd, Duffel, Cyclo-cross :3rd, Ruiselede/ Doomkerke, Cyclo-cross :3rd, Koppenberg, Cyclo-cross :3rd, Eeklo, Cyclo-cross ;1999–2000 :2nd, Ostend, Cyclo-cross :3rd, Koningshooikt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Wellens
Bart Wellens (born 10 August 1978) is a Belgian former professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist. He now works as the team manager of UCI Cyclo-cross Team . Career Wellens was born in Vorselaar. In the Under 23 category, Wellens battled Sven Nys. Wellens won the Under 23 Belgian championships in 1997 beating Nys while Nys got revenge at the UCI Under 23 World Cyclo-Cross championships a month later. Wellens had to settle for second place. The following year Wellens again finished second to Nys at the World Championships. Nys then left the category and Wellens became the Under 23 World Champion for two years in a row. Wellens turned professional in 2000 with the Spaar Select team. In 2002/03 season, Wellens won the World Cup and then won the Elite World Championships. In the following season 2003/04 he dominated the sport and beat rival Sven Nys in both the Gazet van Antwerpen and the Superprestige series. Wellens also beat Nys to become Belgian champion and as defending champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim De Vos
Wim de Vos (born 18 March 1968) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. He notably won the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships in 1997 and a bronze medal at the 1993 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race, UCI World Championships. Major results Cyclo-cross ;1984–1985 : 3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Junior men's race, UCI Junior World Championships ;1985–1986 : 3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Junior men's race, UCI Junior World Championships ;1992–1993 : 3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race, UCI World Championships : Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Superprestige ::3rd Superprestige Diegem, Diegem ;1993–1994 : Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Superprestige ::2nd Plzeň : 3rd Jaarmarktcross Niel ;1994–1995 : Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Superprestige ::2nd Druivencross, Overijse ::3rd Milan ;1995–1996 : Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Superprestige ::1st Cyclo-cross Gavere, Gavere ::1st Plzeň ;1996–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Arnould
Dominique Arnould (born 19 November 1966 in Luxeuil-les-Bains in Haute-Saône, France) is a French former professional road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike cyclist. As a professional, the greatest wins in Arnould's career were the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in 1993 and a stage win in the 1992 Tour de France. In addition Arnould was the Cyclo-Cross Champion of France five times between 1989 and 2003. He also raced professionally for the Giant mountain bike team, earning several top ten results at world championships in this discipline as well. He retired from professional cycling in 2004 and assumed the position of Directeur Sportif for the French ProTour cycling team , now known as . Major results Road ;1987 : 1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard ;1988 : 4th Overall Tour du Limousin : 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie ;1989 : 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges : 9th Trophée des Grimpeurs ;1990 : 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;1991 : 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano ;1992 : 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerben De Knegt
Gerben de Knegt (born 11 December 1975) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist and mountain biker from the Netherlands. He was born in Tilburg, North Brabant. Major results ;2001–2002 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships : 1st Centrumcross Surhuisterveen ;2004 : 1st Stages 1 & 2, TransAlp Challenge ;2005–2006 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships : 1st Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle, GvA Trofee : 1st Diegem, Superprestige : 1st Cyclo-cross international de Marle ;2006–2007 : 1st Grand Prix van Hasselt, GvA Trofee ;2009–2010 : 1st Centrumcross Surhuisterveen : 1st Ciclocross del Ponte ;2010–2011 : 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ... ;2011–2012 : 1st Centrumcross Surhuisterveen External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Groenendaal won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000 and the overall titles in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup 1997–1998, 2000–2001 and 2003–2004 and in the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 1997–1998 and 2000–2001. Early career Groenendaal's father Reinier was an Elite cyclo-cross cyclist and was Dutch Elite champion in 1985. Groenendaal began to ride as a junior in 1987. He was Dutch Junior champion in 1987–1988 and 1988–89 where he also won the Junior World Cyclo-Cross championships. The following season he joined the Amateur category which he stayed until the 1993–94 season when he turned professional. Early in his career he showed promise as a road rider by finishing in the top ten in the 1992 Tour de l'Avenir, the year he also took part in the Summer Olympics road race. At the start of Groenendaal's career he was often compared to his fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
