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2002 Vuelta A Colombia
The 52nd edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 30 to July 14, 2002. Stages 2002-06-30: Cúcuta — Cúcuta (5.2 km) 2002-07-01: Pamplona — Bucaramanga (142 km) 2002-07-02: Bucaramanga — Socorro (109.1 km) 2002-07-03: Socorro — Tunja (150.7 km) 2002-07-04: Tunja — Chía (115.7 km) 2002-07-05: Bogotá — Bogotá (39 km) 2002-07-06: Bogotá — Bogotá (160.6 km) 2002-07-07: Soacha — Ibagué (194 km) 2002-07-08: Ibagué — Pereira (121.7 km) 2002-07-09: Pereira — Cali (199.5 km) 2002-07-10: Cali — Cali (17 km) 2002-07-11: Buga — Armenia (106.1 km) 2002-07-12: Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ... — Jericó (154 km) 2002-07-13: Jericó — El Escobero (105 km) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Castelblanco
José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero (born December 15, 1969 in Úmbita, Boyacá) is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career. Major results ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;1994 :1st in General Classification Circuito Montañés (ESP) ;1997 :1st in Prologue Vuelta a Colombia, Bucaramanga (COL) :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;1998 :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Bucaramanga (COL) :1st in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia, Tunja (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 2 Clásico RCN, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Clasico RCN, Tunja (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clasico RCN (COL) ;2002 :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, Bogota (COL) :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socorro, Santander
Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by José de Archila and José Díaz Sarmiento.The town was very influential in the history of Colombia. There began the revolt of the Comuneros of 1781 against the oppression of Spanish rule. Socorro was the capital of Santander between 1862 and 1886. History The origin of the population was much more prosaic and simple. Broadly it can be argued that formed beside the road leading from Velez to Giron, the exact site where today is located. Jose de Archila and José Díaz Sarmiento, wealthy landowners chanchona Valley, donated the land to the Virgen de Nuestra Senora del Socorro, to set the village on 16 June 1683. Blas García Cabrera, influential and neighboring potentate representing many settlers, requested the erection of the parish to the metropolitan curia Santa Fe, with such good fortune, that the Archbishop Antonio Sanz Lozano Auto created it by November 27 Nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Felipe Laverde
Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (born 6 July 1979 in Urrao) is Colombian professional road bicycle racer for , having left the team. His best results are two stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, in 2006 and 2007. Palmarès ;2001 : Pan American Champion U23 ;2003 : Stage 4, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ;2006 : Stage 14, Giro d'Italia ;2007 : Stage 6, Giro d'Italia : Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie ;2011 : 3rd, Giro dell'Appennino ;2013 : 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia ;2014 : 4th, Pan American Road Race Championships ;2015 : 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 12 ;2016 : 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia ;2017 : 7th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ... Notes References External links Profile on Ceramica Panaria-Navigare official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trial are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca, the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano. Santafé (its name after 1540) became the seat of the government of the Spanish Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada (cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio Ladino
Gregorio Ladino Vega (born January 18, 1973 in San Mateo, Boyacá) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. Since 2011, he holds a Mexican citizenship. Major results ;1995 : 1st Young rider classification Vuelta a Colombia ;1997 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia ;2001 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica : 1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica ;2003 : 1st Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional : 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriquí : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Costa Rica ;2005 : 2nd Overall Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes ::1st Stage 3 : 8th Overall Tour of the Gila ;2006 : 1st Overall Vuelta Sonora : 1st Overall Vuelta a El Salvador : 2nd Overall UCI America Tour : 3rd Overall Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes : 6th Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua : 7th Overall Vuelta Oaxaca : 7th Overall Tour de Beauce : 7th Univest Grand Prix ;2007 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Chih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Ochoa
Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas (born 26 August 1964) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed ''El Rápido'' during his career. Major results ;1991 : 1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN ;1992 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta al Táchira ;1993 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1994 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stages 5 & 12 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico ;1996 : 1st Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 1 ;1997 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca : 1st Stages 3a & 10 Vuelta a Guatemala : 3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Prologue ( TTT) : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1999 : 3rd Overall Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico : 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 13 ;2000 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2001 : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 : 2nd Overall Clasica del Meta ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Time trial, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chía, Cundinamarca
Chía is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira. Its history dates back to the pre-Columbian era. Due to its proximity to Bogotá, Chía has effectively become a suburb of the capital. It is also home of the Universidad de la Sabana. Chia is also known for its gastronomy and its variety of restaurants, ones of the best-known restaurants are Andres Carne de Res, El Galapago, El Despacho and The Store of Don Chucho. Etymology The place-name Chía, also pronounced like ''Chie in muysc cubun'' Chibcha language or Muisca language means Moon, although it also has the meanings of «light», «brightness», «glow» (of a luminous source), Month and «nettle» (plant). However, it is not strictly speaking the same word with several meanings, but of several homonymous words, each of which would be understood depending on the context in which it was pronounced. In the case of the name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Hugo González
Víctor Hugo González Melo (born May 21, 1974 in Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;2002 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2003 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Guatemala The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI ratin ..., Guatemala (GUA) :1st in Stage 1 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, La Paz (BOL) ;2005 :1st in General Classification GP Vila-Real (ESP) ;2009 :4th in General Classification Clásica de Soacha (COL) References * 1974 births Living people Colombian male cyclists People from Cundinamarca Department {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graciano Fonseca
Graciano Fonseca Fuken (born September 4, 1974 in Soracá, Boyacá) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2001 :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Tunja (COL) ;2003 :1st in Stage 2 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Alto de San Miguel-Sibaté-Canoas-Soacha (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clásica de Fusagasugá (COL) ;2004 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;2005 :1st in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Circuito de Fusagasugá (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Sogamoso (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Medellin (Alto de Santa Helena) (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Tunja (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, TTT, La Paz (BOL) ::alongside Libardo Niño, Víctor Niño, Freddy Montaña, Iván Casas, and Israel Ochoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Humberto Martínez
Jorge Humberto Martínez Correa (born November 5, 1975 in Jardín, Antioquia) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1999 :2nd in General Classification GP Jornal de Noticias (POR) :1st in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;2002 :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia, Tunja (COL) ;2003 :2nd in General Classification Volta do Rio de Janeiro (BRA) :1st in Stage 2 Clasica Integración de la Guadua-Gobernación de Risaralda, Apia (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clasica Integración de la Guadua-Gobernación de Risaralda (COL) ;2004 :1st in Stage 1 GP Mundo Ciclistico, Fusagasugà (COL) :1st in General Classification GP Mundo Ciclistico (COL) : in Pan American Championships, Road, Elite, Tinaquillo :1st in Stage 3 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, TTT, La Paz (BOL) ::alongside Javier de Jesús Zapata, Jairo Hernández, Walter Pedraza, Hernán Darío Muñoz, and Maurizio Henao ;2005 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Ciudad Bolivar (COL) ;2006 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunja
Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá department and the Central Boyacá Province. Tunja is an important educational centre of well-known universities. In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, there was an indigenous settlement, called Hunza, seat of the ''hoa'' Eucaneme, conquered by the Spanish conquistadors on August 20, 1537. The Spanish city was founded by captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón on August 6, 1539, exactly one year after the capital Santafé de Bogotá. The city hosts the most remaining Muisca architecture: Hunzahúa Well, Goranchacha Temple and Cojines del Zaque. Tunja is a tourist destination, especially for religious colonial architecture, with the Casa Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón as oldest remnant. In addition to its religious and historical sites it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
