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2008 Volta A Catalunya
The 2008 Volta a Catalunya (88th edition) road cycling race took place from May 19 to May 25, 2008, in Catalonia, Spain. Gustavo César took overall victory, becoming first rider of non-ProTour team to win a ProTour race general classification. Teams Twenty-two teams of up to eight riders took part. The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya: Route Stages Prologue May 19, 2008: Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, ( ITT) Stage 1 May 20, 2008: Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles, Stage 2 May 21, 2008: Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell, Stage 3 May 22, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó "La Vostra Energia", Stage 4 May 23, 2008: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" to El Vendrell, Stage 5 May 24, 2008: El Vendrell to Pallejà, Stage 6 May 25, 2008: Pallejà to Barcelona, Jersey progress ;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions: * On stage 1, George Hincapie wore the points jersey * On stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 UCI ProTour
The 2008 UCI ProTour is the fourth year of the UCI ProTour system. Following protracted disagreement between the organisers of the Grand Tours (ASO, RCS and Unipublic) and the UCI, all races organized by ASO, RCS and Unipublic were withdrawn from the ProTour calendar. This removed all three Grand Tours ( Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España), four of the five monuments ( Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Giro di Lombardia) and four further races ( Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, La Flèche Wallonne and Paris–Tours). As such, the quality of the races of the ProTour was diminished. The Australian race, the Tour Down Under was added to the calendar, making it the first race outside Europe on the ProTour (although races had previously been held outside Europe as part of the UCI Road World Cup). The highly successful ceased operations at the end of the 2007 season. Johan Bruyneel signed on to become the directeur sportif and revamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Seu D'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell (; es, Seo de Urgel, formerly in ca, Urgell}) is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes. It is in the district of Alt Pirineu i Aran (''High Pyrenees and Aran''), and is the town with the most inhabitants, having 17.4% of the district population. La Seu d'Urgell and Puigcerdà together have 30% of the population of the area. It is located at the confluence of the Segre and the Valira rivers.GGCC, la Seu d'Urgell: Urban morphology. The city is in the local region of |
Bernhard Eisel
Bernhard Eisel (born 17 February 1981) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2019 for the , , , and teams. Following his retirement, he worked as an analyst and presenter for Eurosport and the Global Cycling Network (GCN), before joining as a ''directeur sportif'' in 2022. Career Born in Voitsberg, Eisel won his first race when he was 11 years old, since then he has won many races. When he was 17, he moved to Italy to race for the team Rinascita Ormelle, based in Treviso. After that he moved to Gli Amici Piave, the team of Moreno Argentin. In 2001 he joined the team and became a professional cyclist, from 2003 on he joined . In 2007, Eisel changed to . Eisel enjoyed a successful first season with his main victory coming on Stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve. Eisel established himself as the right-hand man of sprinter and teammate Mark Cavendish, protecting him throughout the flats and mountain stages and forming part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lövkvist
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...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] |
George Hincapie
George Anthony Hincapie (born June 29, 1973) is an American former racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1994 and 2012. Hincapie was a key domestique of Lance Armstrong. Hincapie was also a domestique for Alberto Contador in 2007 and for Cadel Evans in 2011, when both men won the Tour de France. He was the owner and general manager of UCI Professional Continental team until it folded at the end of the 2020 season. On October 10, 2012, Hincapie released a statement on his website acknowledging the use of performance-enhancing drugs and confirming that he had been approached by US federal investigators and USADA about his experiences with doping. Later that day a statement was released confirming his acceptance of a six-month ban from September 1, 2012, ending on March 1, 2013, along with a stripping of all race results between May 31, 2004, and July 31, 2006.http://d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net/2012-10-09+WB+to+Anders+re.+Hincapie+Sanction.pdf, George Hincapie notice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Carrasco
José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (born 27 April 1982 in Jaén) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Palmarès ; 2004 : 1st, Stage 2, Volta a Lleida, La Sau D'urgell ; 2005 : 1st, Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico ; 2008 : 1st, Stage 6, Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ..., Barcelona External links * Spanish male cyclists 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Jaén, Spain Cyclists from Andalusia {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Chicchi
Francesco Chicchi (born 27 November 1980 in Camaiore) is an Italian retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2003 and 2016 for the , , , and squads. Major results ;2002 : 1st Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 1st Stage 7b Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;2004 : 3rd International Grand Prix Doha : 3rd Giro del Piemonte ;2005 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi ;2006 : 1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain : 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen : Vuelta a Mallorca ::4th Trofeo Cala Millor ::8th Trofeo Mallorca ;2007 : Danmark Rundt ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Stage 4 Brixia Tour : 2nd Paris–Tours : 4th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico : 8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi ;2008 : 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico : Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ::1st Stages 1a, 1b ( TTT) & 4 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallejà
Pallejà () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road. The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services R5/R50, R6, S4 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress; it currently houses a library. Demography References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Government data pages {{DEFAULTSORT:Palleja Municipalities in Baix Llobregat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Chavanel
Sylvain Chavanel''Procycling'', UK, November 2008 (born 30 June 1979) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , and two spells with the / team. His brother Sébastien Chavanel also rode as a professional cyclist. Sylvain Chavanel was noted as a strong all-rounder who won both sprints and time-trials, and was a good northern classics rider, taking 45 wins during his professional career. Background Chavanel was born in Châtellerault, France, although his family roots are in Spain. His great-grandparents were from Huesca, in the Aragon region. His grandfather was born in Barcelona and moved to Châtellerault during the Spanish Civil War. Other members of the family still live in Aragon. He said: "Last year 007 when the Vuelta was in Zaragoza, I got to know the cousin of mine using a journalist as the translator and she gave me a picture of my grandfather when he was young. Despite my origins, I hardly know a wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Vendrell
El Vendrell () is a town located in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès ''comarca'' and a tourist spot, with the beaches of Comarruga, and El Vendrell. It is the source of the Catalan family name "Vendrell". Notable people from El Vendrell *Pablo Casals *Àngel Guimerà *Andreu Nin *Josep Nin i Tudó *Manuel Nin Demography Sport The city has a roller hockey team, , one of the most important in Spain, which plays in the main League OK Liga The OK Liga is the Spanish rink hockey league. History The league was founded in 1969 as División de Honor as an expansion to all the Spanish territory of the Catalan Championship. Until 1971 teams from outside Catalonia did not join the competit .... References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
