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2003 Vuelta A Andalucía
The 2003 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 49th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 16 February to 20 February 2003. The race started in Córdoba and finished in Benalmádena. The race was won by Javier Pascual Llorente. Teams Sixteen teams of eight riders started the race: * * * * * * * Labarca 2–Café Baqué * * * * * * * * * General classification References Vuelta a Andalucia 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 * V ... Vuelta a Andalucía by year 2003 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...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] |
Iván Gutiérrez (cyclist)
José Iván Gutiérrez Palacios (born 27 November 1978 in Hinojedo, Suances, Cantabria) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He was a two-time Spanish national road race champion, three time Spanish time trial champion and won a silver medal in the 2005 Time Trial World Championships. He retired in 2014 with UCI ProTeam , the team he rode the vast majority of his career for. Major results ;1999 : 1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships ;2000 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships ;2001 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st G.P. CTT Correios ;2002 : 1st GP Llodio : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos ;2003 : 1st Giro Dell'Emilia : 1st Escalada a Montjuïc ;2004 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 ( ITT) ;2005 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Mountains classification Critérium du Daup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In Spanish Road Cycling
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...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] |
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] |
Andrea Noè
Andrea Noè (born 15 January 1969) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1993 and 2011, always racing with Italian teams. One of his greatest achievements was winning stage 11 in the 1998 Giro d'Italia. In the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Noè, aged 38 at the time, took the leaders pink jersey on the extremely long stage 10 after outclimbing his breakaway companions of two days earlier. He finished 1:08 ahead of the second placed rider Marzio Bruseghin and 2:58 of his team captain and 2005 UCI ProTour Champion, Danilo Di Luca. He held onto the jersey for a second day before relinquishing it to Di Luca. Major results ;1992 : 3rd Overall Girobio : 3rd Giro d'Oro ;1994 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1995 : 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen : 9th Giro di Toscana : 10th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato ;1996 : 3rd Overall Tour de Pologne : 5th Giro dell'Appennino : 8th Overall Setmana Catalana ... [...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] |
Luca Paolini
Luca Paolini (born 17 January 1977) is an Italian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2015. He started his sports career in the early 2000s by joining (2000–2002), UCI ProTeam directed by Patrick Lefevere. Within Mapei-Quick Step and then its successor team (2003–2005), Luca Paolini achieved several victories. Among them were first places at Gran Premio di Lugano, Giro del Piemonte and Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli. He has also won stages at Tour of Britain and Tour de Wallonie. Career Paolini was born in Milan. Seasons 2006–2007 and 2008–2010 Luca Paolini spent in two Italian cycling team – and respectively. As their member, he triumphed at certain stages of Vuelta a España and Three Days of De Panne, won one-day races Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Trofeo Laigueglia, Coppa Placci as well as Coppa Bernocchi. Meanwhile, his bright victories attracted a particular attention from anti-doping bodies. As his name appeared in taped ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giampaolo Caruso
Giampaolo Caruso (born 15 August 1980) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the , , , and squads. Career Born in Avola, Caruso was accused in the Operación Puerto doping case, but his case was soon dropped by the Spanish federation. The Italian Olympic Committee wanted him suspended for two years, but he was acquitted of involvement by the Court for Arbitration for Sport. Ceramica Flaminia He had a contract with through 2011, but on 6 April 2010, after the Giro d'Italia organizers had announced that Ceramica Flaminia was not invited to the race, he was allowed to break his contract and to sign with , who assumed the contract through its duration. Team Katusha The Team Katusha signed him mainly in order to put him at the head of the team in the Giro d'Italia. In late 2011 he prolonged his contract for the upcoming season. During Stage 3 of the 2012 Tour de France many riders were involved in a crash this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour classics. Rebellin was best known in the cycling world for his 2004 season, when he won a then unprecedented treble with wins in Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also won stage races such as Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico, and a stage in the Giro d'Italia. Rebellin served a two-year suspension for testing positive for Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games. Career Born in San Bonifacio, province of Verona, Rebellin turned professional in 1992 and came to the attention of the cycling world with a string of strong performances during his early years. He suffered from asthma, a disease that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cafés Baqué
Cafés Baqué was a Spanish cycling team established in 2003 and disbanded in 2004. Major wins ;2003 :Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya, Aitor Kintana ;2004 :Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana, Jorge Garcia Marín :Stage 17 Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ..., Félix Rafael Cardenas References UCI Continental Teams (Europe) Cycling teams established in 2003 Cycling teams disestablished in 2004 Cycling teams based in Spain {{cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benalmádena
Benalmádena () is a town in Andalusia in southern Spain, 12 km west of Málaga, on the Costa del Sol between Torremolinos and Fuengirola. Benalmádena is rich in attractive beaches and interesting places like the Colomares Castle, the 33-metre-tall Buddhist Benalmádena Stupa, the largest Buddhist stupa in Europe, the Benalmádena Marina and the Benalmádena Cable Car. Benalmádena covers an area of just over 27 km2 that extends from the summits of the Sierra de Mijas to the sea, falling in some places as a cliff. The territory is crossed from east to west on Highway A-7, which connects with the provincial capital and other centres of the Mediterranean coast. With 61,383 inhabitants according to the INE census of 2010, Benalmádena is the eighth most populous municipality in the province and the third largest metropolitan area, behind Málaga and Torremolinos. The population is concentrated in three main centers: Benalmádena Pueblo, Arroyo de la Miel and Benalmádena C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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