|
2007 Monte Paschi Eroica
The 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica was the first professional edition of the Monte Paschi Eroica bike race, later called ''Strade Bianche''. It was raced on Tuesday 9 October 2007 in the province of Siena in Tuscany, Italy. The race was won by Russian rider Alexandr Kolobnev, who completed a 40 km solo, narrowly staying ahead of his teammate Marcus Ljungqvist at the finish. It held a 1.1 UCI rating on the 2007 continental calendar. The professional race was spun off the granfondo L'Eroica, a recreational bike race for vintage bikes, on the white gravel roads around Siena, an event that continues to this day. The inaugural edition was the only time the race was held mid-week and in autumn; before moving to early March in 2008. Monte dei Paschi, the world's oldest still existing bank and headquartered in Siena, served as the race's title sponsor. As a newly created race, organizer RCS - Gazzetta dello Sport asked local Tuscan cycling icons Fiorenzo Magni and Paolo Bettini to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 UCI Europe Tour
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazzetta Dello Sport
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' (; "The Sports Gazette") is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any kind in Italy (in 2018). History and profile ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' was founded by Eliso Rivera and Eugenio Camillo Costamagna. The first issue was published on 3 April 1896, on time to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens. The paper is based in Milan. Its role extends beyond news reporting and features, to direct involvement in major events, including (since 1909) the organization of the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) road cycling stage race. ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' is part of the RCS MediaGroup since 1976. The paper was published in broadsheet format until 2008 when its format was switched to tabloid. The newspaper, published on pink paper, sells over 400,000 copies daily (more on Mondays when readers want to catch up on the weekend's events), and can claim a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Serrano (cyclist)
Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (born 4 August 1978 in Valladolid) is a Spanish retired racing cyclist. Doping sanction Serrano received a two-year sanction after being caught under the UCI's biological passport programme. Evidence against Serrano was based on an abnormal haematological profile and two laboratory reports indicating the detection of CERA in two of his blood samples. The first anomalies in his passport were from the 2008 season, when Serrano rode for Tinkoff Credit Systems,Gregor BrownUCI names first five biological passport violators cyclingnews.com, 17 June 2009 while the two CERA positives were from 2009, when he rode for Fuji-Servetto. Professional record * 1st, Stage 1, 2009 Tour de Romandie * 2007 Giro d'Italia - 102nd ** 3rd, Stage 16 * Vuelta a La Rioja The Vuelta a La Rioja ( en, Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jure Golčer
Jure Golčer (born July 12, 1977 in Maribor) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Corratec World MTB Team, , , , , , , (three spells), , and Major results ;2001 : 3rd Overall Jadranska Magistrala ;2002 : 1st Overall Jadranska Magistrala : 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia ::1st Stage 5 : 2nd Overall Tour of Austria : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald : 6th Poreč Trophy 3 : 8th Overall Jadranska Magistrala ;2004 : 1st Giro d'Oro : 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino : 5th Overall Tour of Austria ;2005 : 6th Overall Brixia Tour ;2006 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour of Slovenia : 1st GP Hydraulika Mikolasek : 1st GP Triberg-Schwarzwald : 7th Overall The Paths of King Nikola : 7th Giro del Belvedere ;2007 : 3rd Overall Tour of Austria : 4th Memorial Marco Pantani : 7th Monte Paschi Eroica : 8th Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Enrique Gutierrez
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuele Mori
Manuele Mori (born 8 September 1980 in Empoli) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the , and teams. He won the Japan Cup in 2007. Major results ;2001 : 3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana ;2003 : 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana : 1st Stage 1 Giro della Toscana Under-23 : 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 6th Ruota d'Oro ;2004 : 9th Paris–Brussels : 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli ;2005 : 3rd Memorial Cimurri : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Japan Cup : 6th Coppa Sabatini : 6th Giro del Piemonte : 10th Milan–San Remo ;2006 : 3rd GP Ouest–France : 4th Giro del Piemonte : 5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 5th GP Miguel Induráin : 6th Japan Cup : 9th Coppa Placci : 10th Vattenfall Cyclassics ;2007 : 1st Japan Cup : 3rd Memorial Cimurri : 4th Monte Paschi Eroica : 9th GP Ouest–France : 10th Coppa Sabatini ;2008 : 6th Trofeo Pollença : 8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 10th GP Ouest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Alberto Benítez
José Alberto Benítez Román (born 14 November 1981) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2011 for the and teams. He raced with the Spiuk continental team 2005, before turning professional with in 2006. His first major achievement was winning the mountains classification in the 2007 Vuelta a Andalucía. Major results * Vuelta a León – 1 stage (2005) * Vuelta a Tenerife – 1 stage (2004) * Volta a Coruña – 1 stage (2004) * Volta a Portugal do Futuro Volta a Portugal do Futuro is a road bicycle race held annually in Portugal. It has been organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour since 2014. Winners References {{reflist UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Portugal Recurring spo ... – 1 stage (2003) External linksProfile at Saunier Duval-Prodir official website *Eurosport profile Living people 1981 births Spanish male cyclists People from Chiclana de la Frontera Sportspeople from the Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eros Capecchi
Eros Capecchi (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He took four professional wins during his career, including a stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia. Career Born in Castiglione del Lago, Capecchi turned professional with in 2005 before moving to in 2008. He returned to for the 2011 season. He took a notable victory at the Gran Premio di Lugano in 2012, dropping a dozen riders in the finale, and finished with a 4-second advantage over them. He left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the on a two-year contract, from the 2013 season onwards. Capecchi signed for for the 2017 season. He joined in 2020. He retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season, after his contract was not extended. Major results ;2004 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2005 : 3rd Ruota d'Oro ;2006 : 8th Down Under Classic : 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montalcino
Montalcino is a hill town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is from Siena, from Florence and from Pisa. Monte Amiata is located nearby. History The hill upon which Montalcino sits has probably been settled since Etruscan times. Its first mention in historical documents in 814 AD suggests there was a church here in the 9th century, most likely built by monks associated with the nearby Abbey of Sant'Antimo. The population grew suddenly in the middle of the tenth century, when people fleeing the nearby town of Roselle took up residence in the town. The town takes its name from a variety of oak tree that once covered the terrain. The very high site of the town provides views over the Asso, Ombrone and Arbia valleys of Tuscany, dotted with olive orchards, vineyards, fields and villages. The lower slopes of the Montalcino hill itself are dominated by vines and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piazza Del Campo
Piazza del Campo is the main public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia, as well as various ''palazzi signorili'' surround the shell-shaped piazza. At the northwest edge is the Fonte Gaia. The twice-a-year horse-race, Palio di Siena, is held around the edges of the piazza. The piazza is also the finish of the annual road cycling race Strade Bianche. History The open site was a marketplace established before the thirteenth century on a sloping site near the meeting point of the three hillside communities that coalesced to form Siena: the Castellare, the San Martino and the Camollia. Siena may have had earlier Etruscan settlements, but it was not a considerable Roman settlement, and the ''campo'' does not lie on the site of a Roman forum, as is sometimes suggested. It was paved in 1349 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chianti
A Chianti wine (, also , ) is any wine produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a ''fiasco'' ("flask"; ''pl. fiaschi''). However, the ''fiasco'' is only used by a few makers of the wine as most Chianti is now bottled in more standard shaped wine bottles. In the mid-late 19th century, Baron Bettino Ricasoli (later Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy) helped establish Sangiovese as the blend's dominant grape variety, creating the blueprint for today's Chianti wines. The first definition of a wine area called ''Chianti'' was made in 1716. It described the area near the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda; the so-called ''Lega del Chianti'' and later ''Provincia del Chianti'' (Chianti province). In 1932 the Chianti area was completely redrawn and divided into seven sub-areas: Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colline Pisane, Colli Senesi, Montalbano and Rùfina. Most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaiole In Chianti
Gaiole in Chianti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about northeast of Siena. ''Forbes'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live." Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as ''Strade Bianche'' in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities. Main sights *Castello di Brolio castle and vineyard (11th century). *Abbey of Coltibuono *''Pieve'' of San Marcellino, of medieval origin. It was mostly rebuilt in the 14th century. *''Pieve'' of San Polo Rosso, dating from the 12th century. It is now part of a 14th-century defensive structure. The interior has a nave with two aisles and an apse. *''Pieve'' of San Giusto in Salcio *Romanesque '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
