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2007 Tour Of Britain
The 2007 edition of the Tour of Britain stage race was run as a UCI 2.1 category in seven stages starting in London on 9 September and finishing in Glasgow on 15 September. The Tour was extended to seven days for 2007, with the extra day being used to run a stage in Somerset for the first time. Instead of finishing in London as in previous years, the 2007 race started in London and finished in Glasgow, which is using the event to boost its bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. French rider Romain Feillu won the overall race, Mark Cavendish won the Points competition and Ben Swift won the Mountains competition. Stages Prologue ;9 September 2007 – London, The tour started with a 2.5 km prologue time trial at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. The leader's yellow jersey was claimed by Britain's Mark Cavendish in a time of two minutes 27.6 seconds, ahead of two Russian riders. As a result, Cavendish was the first British rider to take yellow since the Tour of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Trusov
Nikolay Vasilievich Trusov (russian: Николай Васильевич Трусов; born 2 July 1985, in Leningrad) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . Trusov has been a professional since 2004. Major results ; 2005 : 2004–2005 Track Cycling World Cup ::3rd Team Pursuit, Moscow (with Serguei Klimov, Anton Mindlin and Alexander Serov) ::3rd Madison, Los Angeles (with Mikhail Ignatiev) : 1st Clásica Memorial Txuma : 2005–2006 Track Cycling World Cup ::2nd Team Pursuit, Moscow (with Serguei Klimov, Anton Mindlin and Alexander Serov) ::1st Madison, Moscow (with Mikhail Ignatiev) ::2nd Madison, Manchester (with Mikhail Ignatiev) ; 2006 : 2005–2006 Track Cycling World Cup ::1st Team Pursuit, Los Angeles (with Sergei Klimov, Ivan Rovny and Alexander Serov) ::3rd Madison, Los Angeles (with Mikhail Ignatiev) : 1st Stage 1 Cinturón a Mallorca : Five Rings of Moscow ::1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Lle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team CSC
Tinkoff () was a Russian-registered professional cycling team from Russia and previously Denmark. It competed in the UCI World Tour. The team was owned by Russian Oleg Tinkov and, from 1999 until March 2015, was managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis. The team was sponsored by the Russian Tinkoff Bank, a credit systems company. Founded in 1998 as home-Jack & Jones, the team started in cycling's second division. In 2000 it moved into the top division, now known as the UCI World Tour. Since 2000, under differing sponsor names (Memory Card-Jack & Jones and CSC-Tiscali), the team rode the Tour de France. It has won the overall classification in all three of the Grand Tours. In the 2008 Tour de France, Carlos Sastre won the general classification, Andy Schleck won the young rider classification, and the team won the overall team classification, and Ivan Basso won the 2006 Giro d'Italia, as well as finishing third and second in the 2004 and 2005 Tour de France. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Jose Haedo
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hunter (cyclist)
Robert "Robbie" Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a retired South African professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1999 and 2013. Hunter competed with UCI ProTeam during his final professional season. Career Hunter became the first South African to compete in the Tour de France, when he did so in 2001. In 2006, Hunter rode for in the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits team for 2007. His achievements include winning stages at the 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a Españas, the 2007 Tour de France, and the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, as well as the points classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse. In 2007, Hunter returned to the Tour de France as team captain of . Hunter won sprint stage 11, the first stage won by a South African. Following the 2013 season, Hunter retired from professional cycling. Hunter was a directeur sportif for in 2014 and 2015. In November 2015 he announced that he was leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Caethoven
Steven Caethoven (born 9 May 1981, in Ghent) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. After ten seasons competing professionally, Caethoven returned to the amateur ranks in 2014 with the Decock-Woningbouw Vandekerkhove squad. Major results ;2004 :1st Brussel–Ingooigem :1st Stage 4 Regio-Tour :1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir ;2004 :1st Stage 1 Sachsen Tour :3rd Omloop van het Houtland ;2006 :1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt ;2007 :1st Stage 2 Tour Down Under ;2008 :1st Stage 6 Tour de Normandie ;2009 :3rd Paris–Troyes :10th Overall Tour de Normandie ::1st Stage 2 ;2010 :2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs ;2011 :1st Stage 2 Delta Tour Zeeland ;2012 :1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens :2nd De Vlaamse Pijl ;2013 :1st Ruddervoorde Koerse :1st Sprints classification Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Forest
The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featuring in the Domesday Book. It is the home of the New Forest Commoners, whose ancient rights of common pasture are still recognised and exercised, enforced by official verderers and agisters. In the 18th century, the New Forest became a source of timber for the Royal Navy. It remains a habitat for many rare birds and mammals. It is a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Several areas are Geological Conservation Review and Nature Conservation Review sites. It is a Special Area of Conservation, a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area. Copythorne Common is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Kingston Great Common is a national nature reserve and New Forest Northern Commons is managed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitchurch, Hampshire
Whitchurch is a town in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, south of Newbury, Berkshire, north of Winchester, east of Andover and west of Basingstoke. Much of the town is a Conservation Area. Because of the amount of wildlife in and near the River Test, its course and banks are designated as Site of Special Scientific Interest. Whitchurch is the Gateway to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); the third largest of Britain's 46 AONBs. The West of England Main Line links the town's railway station to London, and two main roads bypass the town (the A34, a major north–south route, and the A303, a major east–west route History Earliest origins The name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'white church', although there is evidence of occupation from the Iron Age, archaeological excavations having uncovered Roman and Iron Age pottery, tools and skeletal remains. In October 1987, members of the Andov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer Park Stadium
Palmer Park Stadium is located in Palmer Park, Reading. It contains a velodrome and athletics stadium. Set in acres of parkland, the stadium provides a focal point for a variety of indoor and outdoor leisure activities. Clubs Palmer Park has several clubs who use the facilities: *Berkshire Renegades an American Football team for training * Reading Athletic Club * Reading Roadrunners * Palmer Park Velo Velodrome The velodrome was originally built at the turn of the 20th century, making it one of the oldest in the country. It has hosted weekly track leagues throughout the summer and many national events and championships such as the British National Derny Championships. 459 metres in length, it has been described as one of the country's best asphalt track surfaces, although until 1955 when it was resurfaced, it was a loose red shale which meant riders often slid sideways in the bankings. The velodrome was closed in 2002 due to subsidence, as the track was built on the location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavendish Yellow Jersey
Cavendish may refer to: People * The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family * Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist * Cavendish (author) (1831–1899), pen name of Henry Jones, English author on card games and tennis * Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), British natural philosopher and scientist * Mark Cavendish (born 1985), Manx professional road and track cyclist * Diana Cavendish from Little Witch Academia * Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592), English sailor who circumnavigated (1586-1588). Places Australia * County of Cavendish, Queensland * Cavendish Road, Brisbane, Queensland * Cavendish, Victoria Bermuda * Cavendish Tribe, original name of Devonshire Parish, Bermuda Canada * Cavendish, Alberta * Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador * Cavendish, a former township, subsequently merged and renamed to form Trent Lakes, Ontario * Cavendish, Prince Edward Island * Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island England * Cavendish, Suffolk * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Portsmouth and the towns of Havant, Waterlooville, Eastleigh, Fareham and Gosport. A major port, and close to the New Forest, it lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water, at the confluence of the River Test and Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south. Southampton is classified as a Medium-Port City . Southampton was the departure point for the and home to 500 of the people who perished on board. The Spitfire was built in the city and Southampton has a strong association with the ''Mayflower'', being the departure point before the vessel was forced to return to Plymouth. In the past century, the city was one of Europe's main ports for ocean liners and more recently, Southampton is known as the home port of some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
