2006 Tour De Pologne
The 2006 Tour de Pologne road cycling race took place from September 4 until September 10. German Stefan Schumacher won the last the two last stages on his way to capturing his second consecutive stage race; previously winning the Eneco Tour of Benelux. Stages Stage 1: 04-09-2006: Pułtusk-Olsztyn, 214 km Stage 2: 05-09-2006: Ostróda-Elbląg, 119.6 km Stage 3: 06-09-2006: Gdańsk-Toruń, 225.5 km Stage 4: 07-09-2006: Bydgoszcz-Poznań, 182 km Stage 5: 08-09-2006: Legnica-Jelenia Góra, 192 km Stage 6: 09-09-2006: Szczawno Zdrój-Karpacz, 162.4 km Stage 7: 10-09-2006: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 126 km General Standings ''Final (After Stage 7)'' KOM Classification The leader of the climbers classification (or ''King of the Mountains'') is determined by obtaining points for reaching 19 mountain primes ahead of the competition. The classification leader will wear green jersey. Order of riders will be decided by the total number of points scored dur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tour De Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km in length. The race was first held in 1928 and is considered the oldest and most important bicycle race in Poland. Until 1952 the race was held sporadically, but since then it has been an annual race. Until early 1993 the race was open to amateur cyclists only and most of its winners came from Poland. Since 2009, the race has been taking place between July and August. The international cycling association, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), made TdP part of the UCI ProTour in 2005, and part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest level of professional men's races, in 2009. In 2016, the three-stage women's competition ''Tour de Pologne kobiet'' was organised one day after the last men's stage. Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team . He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in 2008. Although he possessed a frame that was usually more associated with climbing, Ballan established himself as a leading spring classics contender. His nickname, ''Bontempino'', is a diminutive reference to Guido Bontempi, to whom he bears a resemblance. Career Ballan turned professional in 2004 with the team. Despite a decent amateur career, Ballan was not sought after by professional teams, and required a little bit of help to secure a professional contract. In his first season, Ballan worked as a domestique for Romāns Vainšteins and Gianluca Bortolami. 2005 In 2005, Ballan was given the opportunity to aim for high placings in the spring classics and achieved a stage victory and second overall in the Three Days of De Panne, along wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 UCI ProTour
The 2006 UCI ProTour was the second year of the UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. The prelude to the 2006 ProTour was dominated by a dispute between the managers of the Grand Tours and UCI, which meant that the Grand Tours were initially not to be a part of the 2006 ProTouOn April 7, 2006, an agreement to the dispute between the Grand Tours organisers and the Union Cycliste Internationale was reache guaranteeing the future of the ProTour. 2006 ProTour races Final individual standings * A total of 209 riders were classified * Floyd Landis had 175 points before the UCI removed his name from the standings following his removal from the Phonak team. Final team standings Final nation standings * Riders from 29 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point. 2006 ProTour Points System * If a rider is not part of UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicyc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sven Krauss
Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warrior". The original spelling in Old Norse was ''sveinn''. Over the centuries, many northern European rulers have carried the name including Sweyn I of Denmark (Sven Gabelbart). An old legend relates the pagan king Blot-Sven ordered the execution of the Anglo-Saxon monk Saint Eskil. In medieval Swedish, "sven" (or "sven av vapen" (sven of arms)) is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with W, Swen, but is pronounced as Sven. The Icelandic version of Sven/Svend is Sveinn (); the Faroese version is Sveinur (). Entertainment and music * Sven Einar Englund, Finnish composer * Sven Epiney, Swiss televisi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joost Posthuma
Joost Posthuma (born 8 March 1981) is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born in Hengelo, Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France. Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue, but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road. Major results Source: ;2003 : 1st Overall Olympia's Tour : 1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 : 1st Prologue Tour de Normandie ;2004 : 1st Overall Circuit des Mines ::1st Stage 8 ;2005 : 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice ;2006 : 1st Ridderronde Maastricht : 6th Overall Eneco Tour : Tour de France ::Held after Prologue ;2007 : 1st Overall Sachsen Tour ::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne ;2008 : 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne ::1st Stage 3b ( ITT) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bartosz Huzarski
Bartosz Huzarski (born 27 October 1980 in Świdnica) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the , and teams. Major results ;2003 : Peace Race ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 7 : 2nd Overall Tour of Małopolska ;2005 : 1st Mountains classification Tour de Pologne : 2nd Overall Tour of Małopolska : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour ::1st Stage 6 : 8th Rund um die Hainleite : 10th Overall Giro del Capo ;2006 : 1st Mountains classification Tour de Pologne : 5th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich : 8th Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala ;2007 : 3rd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich : 8th Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne : 10th Coupe des Carpathes ;2008 : 1st Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich ::1st Stage 1 : 1st GP Dzierzoniowa : 1st Szosami Zagłębia ;2009 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Cours ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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King Of The Mountains
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest position over several designated climbs in a single-day road race, it is more usually applied to stage races (for example, the Grand Tours, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España, and smaller races like the Tour of California) where points are accumulated over the duration of the whole race. In the Tour de France, where it is officially known as the Mountains classification, at the top of each significant climb, points are awarded to the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are categorised from 1 (most difficult) to 4 (least difficult) based on their steepness and length. A fifth category, called ''Hors catégorie'' (outside category) applies to mountains rated even more severe than first category. Similar ratings apply to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leonardo Bertagnolli
Leonardo Bertagnolli (born 8 January 1978 in Trento) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 2002 and 2012. He signed for , a new team in the 2009 season, though he rode for in the 2009 Giro d'Italia. It was unclear if Bertagnolli switched teams before 's mid-season collapse or after, and whether he continued with after the Giro or briefly returned to . Bertagnolli announced his retirement from the sport after competing in the Italian National Championships in June 2012. It later emerged that the Union Cycliste Internationale had launched disciplinary proceedings into Bertagnolli, in the light of an alleged anti-doping violation via his biological passport, and he was given a sanction of 2 years and ten months as well as disqualified from 1 January 2003 to 18 May 2011. Cancelled results ;2004 : 1st, Coppa Placci : 1st, Coppa Agostoni : 1st, Giro dell'Etna ;2005 : 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a España : 1st, Stage 3, Tour du Limousin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marzio Bruseghin
Marzio Bruseghin (born 15 June 1974 in Conegliano, Treviso) is an Italian retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1997 and 2012. His best achievement was winning the 2006 Italian time-trial championship, as well as winning two time trial stages in the Giro d'Italia. In 2008 he completed all three Grand Tours, including a podium finish ( Giro) and a top 10 finish ( Vuelta). Major results ;2001 : 1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal : 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;2002 : 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2004 : 6th Giro di Lombardia : 6th Firenze–Pistoia : 7th Giro Colline del Chianti ;2005 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 8th Overall Deutschland Tour : 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 9th Overall Giro d'Italia ;2006 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Deutschland Tour : 9th Overall Tour de Pologne ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 13 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cristian Moreni
Cristian Moreni (born 21 November 1972 in Asola) is an Italian former road racing cyclist who rode for Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone in the UCI ProTour. Doping Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France, on 25 July 2007 (stage 16). He was arrested after stage 16 by French gendarmes. He pleaded guilty, and did not request that a second sample be tested. Subsequently, to his arrest, Cofidis withdrew from the Tour. Moreni was suspended for two years following the scandal. In 2009, when his suspension ended, Moreni became the first cyclist to pay a fine of one year's salary to the UCI. Moreni wanted to return as a professional cyclist. Tour de France participations *2002 - 66th overall *2006 - 44th overall; 8th points; 2nd, Stage 18 *2007 - Disqualified, use of Testosterone Major results ;1999 : Stage win, Vuelta a España ;2000 : Stage win, Giro d'Italia ;2003 : Regio-Tour International, stage 1 : Giro del Veneto ;200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexander Bocharov
Alexander Bocharov (russian: Александр Бочаров; born 26 February 1975 in Irkutsk; name also spelled Alexandre Botcharov), is a Russian professional road bicycle racer most recently riding for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;1999 : 1st, Stage 9, Tour de l'Avenir ;2001 : 17th, Tour de France :: 3rd, Stage 16 ;2002 : 14th, Midi Libre : 15th, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 30th, Tour de France :: 2nd, Stage 14 ;2003 : 9th, Classique des Alpes ;2004 : 8th, Classique des Alpes ;2006 : 4th, Clasica San Sebastian : 6th, Tour of Poland :: 4th, Stage 7 : 8th, World Championship : 10th, Critérium International :: 2nd, Stage 2 : 11th, Tour de Suisse ;2007 : 11th, Paris–Nice :: 5th, Stage 7 : 11th, Critérium International : 20th, Vuelta al País Vasco ;2008 : 1st, Tour Méditerranéen :: 1st, Stage 3 : 18th Overall, Tour de France ;2010 : 1st, Stage 3, Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first hel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexandr Kolobnev
Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (russian: Александр Васильевич Колобнев; born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer. His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of the 2007 Paris–Nice and he is a two-time winner of the Russian National Road Race Championships. In 2011, he was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a potential drug masking agent. He was cleared of intentional doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in February 2012, and returned to in March 2012. Career Born in Vyksa, Russian SFSR, Kolobnev spent his neo-pro year in 2002 with . His second season saw him sign with Domina Vacanze–Elitron. There, he took his first victory in Stage 2 of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali. He stayed with Domina Vacanze through the 2004 season and signed with UCI ProTeam for 2005. With Rabobank he managed to capture Stage 1 of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |