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2002 Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana
The 2002 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 60th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 26 February to 2 March 2002. The race started in Calp, Calpe and finished in Valencia. The race was won by Alex Zülle of . General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2002 in Spanish road cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996. Biography Early career Zülle was born and brought up in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen, son of a Swiss father, Walter Zülle and Wilhelmine, from Brabant, Netherlands. As a child he wanted to be a skier but at 18 he was injured in an accident. He began cycling in the Netherlands for rehabilitation before giving up because it was too windy. His father, having bought cycling equipment, persuaded him to give cycling another go when they returned to Switzerland. After several years as a successful amateur, Zülle turned professional in 1991. He approached the former sporting director of the Swiss team, Helvetia, Paul Köchli, but Köchli signed Laurent Dufaux instea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Basso
Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1999 and 2015 for seven different teams. Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, was considered among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the early 21st century, and was considered one of the strongest stage race riders. He is a double winner of the Giro d'Italia, having won the race in 2006 for and 2010 for . In 2007 Basso admitted he was planning to use blood doping and was suspended for two years. His suspension ended on 24 October 2008, and he returned to racing two days later in the Japan Cup, where he placed a close third behind Damiano Cunego and Giovanni Visconti. He later returned to racing in his home tour, and in 2010, he won his second Giro d'Italia, winning two stages along the way. Biography He was born in Gallarate, in the province of Varese in Lombardy. There he grew up next door to Claudio Chiappucci, a former three-time st ... [...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] |
2001 Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana
The 2001 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 59th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 27 February to 3 March 2001. The race started in Puerto Sagunto and finished in Valencia. The race was won by Fabian Jeker Fabian Jeker (born 28 November 1968 in Füllinsdorf, Switzerland) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. Palmarès ;1992 :1st, Overall and Stage 3, Volta a Galicia ;1995 :1st, Stage 7, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1996 :1st, Escalada a ... of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2001 in road cycling 2001 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 2003 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 61st edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 25 February to 1 March 2003. The race started in San Vicente del Raspeig and finished in Valencia. The race was won by Dario Frigo of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2003 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 used as preparation for the spring classics or the grand tours which take place later in the season. No editions of the race were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful. During 2015 a second attempt was started by Ángel Casero and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which took place in early February. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Development In Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calp
Calpe () or Calp () is a coastal municipality located in the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of and a population density of . The city lies at the foot of the Penyal d'Ifac Natural Park. In 2022 the population was 24,096 inhabitants. The economy of Calpe is based mainly on tourism and fishing. Many Iberian, Roman and Arab archeological sites exist in the town because of its strategic coastal location. The Prime Meridian crosses Calpe. History There are some remains that testify the presence of inhabitants in the region of Calpe in prehistoric times; some remains date back to the Bronze Age. The first buildings were introduced by the Iberians, constructed on the higher grounds. The Penyal d'Ifac (in Spanish ''Peñón de Ifach'') was the natural lookout for the inhabitants that lived in the surrounding areas. Another lookout was the Morro de Toix Mountain, from which the Mascarat Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Antonio Colom
Antonio Colóm Mas (born 11 May 1978) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Bunyola. He is a specialist in short stage races, having won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2006, the Vuelta a Mallorca in 2004 and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 2002. Career Colóm began his career at Costa de Almería in 1999 and stayed there for three seasons, in which time he built a growing reputation as a climber, winning the mountains classification of the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme in 2001. In 2002, Colóm moved to Relax, and it was here that he had an early breakthrough in winning the Vuelta a Andalucía. Colóm moved to the division one team Illes Balears-Banesto in 2004 and once again saw early success, winning the Vuelta a Mallorca. A second placing in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana rounded out a successful season. In 2005, Colóm once again saw success in Mallorca, winning the Trofeo Calvia. In 2006, Colóm reversed his 2004 results: placing second overall in the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Pascual Rodríguez
Javier Pascual Rodríguez (born 14 November 1971) is a Spanish former cyclist. Major results ;1998 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia ;1999 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana ;2000 : 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 5th Overall Paris–Nice ;2001 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León ;2002 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 4 : 5th Klasika Primavera : 5th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana : 10th Trofeo Luis Puig ;2003 : 6th Züri-Metzgete : 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;2004 : 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España : 3rd Circuito de Getxo : 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ;2005 : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 1 : 1st GP Miguel Indurain : 3rd Gran Premio de Llodio : 4th GP Villafranca de Ordizia Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Jaksche
Jörg Armin Jaksche d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net (born 23 July 1976 in ) is a German former r. In 2007 Jaksche admitted he was guilty of blood doping. Biography Jaksche has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams Polti (1997–1998), (1998–2000), |
