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2009 Scheldeprijs
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The 2009 Scheldeprijs cycling race took place on 15 April 2009. It was the 97th running of the Scheldeprijs. A breakaway of Lorenzo Bernucci, Matthé Pronk, Pavel Brutt and Jeff Louder formed after 80 km, and stayed free of the peloton until 9 km to go. Bernucci, of , attacked again when the lead group was caught and was joined once more by Brutt, of . The two were caught again by the Quickstep-led peloton at 4 km to go. A bunch sprint ensued, won by Alessandro Petacchi. Robbie McEwen, Tom Boonen and Greg Van Avermaet crashed 200 m from the finish when their wheels touched. Results External links * 2009 Scheldeprijs Scheldeprijs The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2015. A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 48 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010. He also won the classics Milan – San Remo in 2005 and Paris-Tours in 2007. His career spanned over 18 years during which he earned 183 victories. In 2007, Petacchi was banned from cycling and had his results achieved disqualified for doping. The court later said that he had not cheated on purpose but had not taken enough care when consuming his legal asthma drug. He announced his retirement as a lead sprinter on 23 April 2013, and terminated his contract at ,. He rejoined the professional peloton in August 2013, joining the squad as a lead-out man. In 2015, he joined the Southeast team, where he retired from cycling for good after that year's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Boonen won the 2005 UCI World Road Race Championships, and was a single-day road specialist with a strong finishing sprint. He won the cycling monuments Paris–Roubaix 4 times and the Tour of Flanders 3 times, among many other prestigious victories, such as prevailing 5 times in the E3 Harelbeke, winning 6 stages of the Tour de France and winning the Overall title of the Tour of Qatar 4 times. Career Early years At the start of 2002 Boonen rode for , finishing third in Paris–Roubaix after an early breakaway. Fellow Belgian Johan Museeuw had escaped to a solo victory. Team captain George Hincapie crashed in a slippery section of the course leaving Boonen to ride for himself. Boonen's performance led Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Vanlandschoot
James Vanlandschoot (born 26 August 1978 in Bruges) is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2015. Major results ;1999 : 7th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 ;2000 : 1st Overall Tweedaagse van Gaverstreek ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 3 Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ;2001 : 10th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden ;2002 : 3rd Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens : 6th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge : 9th Vlaamse Havenpijl : 10th Brussel–Ingooigem ;2003 : 2nd Scandinavian Open Road Race : 4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden : 8th Omloop van het Waasland : 9th Vlaamse Havenpijl : 10th Overall Tour of Qatar ;2004 : Vuelta a Mallorca ::5th Trofeo Alcúdia ::6th Trofeo Manacor : 5th Nokere Koerse : 7th Le Samyn ;2005 : 7th Omloop van het Waasland ;2006 : 7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 9th Classic Haribo ;2007 : 6th GP Briek Schotte : 8th Nokere Koerse : 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem ;2008 : 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 7th Overall La Tropicale Amis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
José Antonio Carrasco
José Antonio Carrasco Ramírez (born 8 September 1980 in Madrid) is a former Spanish cyclist. Palmarès ;2005 :1st stage 3a Vuelta a Extremadura ;2006 :1st Vuelta Ciclista a León Vuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a former road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. From 2005 until 2013 it was organised as a 2.2 event on the professional UCI Europe Tour. The other editions w ... ;2007 :1st stage 2 Volta a Coruña ;2012 :1st stage 1 GP Abimota References 1980 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from Madrid {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Schröder
Björn Schröder (born 27 October 1980 in Berlin) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who currently competes for Team Stölting. Career achievements Major results Cyclo-cross ;1995–1996 :2nd National Under-17 Championships ;1996–1997 :3rd National Under-19 Championships ;1999–2000 :3rd National Under-23 Championships ;2000–2001 :2nd National Under-23 Championships ;2001–2002 :2nd National Under-23 Championships Road ;2002 :2nd National Hill Climb Championships ;2003 :Circuit des Mines ::1st Stages 5 & 7 ;2004 :1st Stage 5 Sachsen Tour ;2005 :1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour ;2006 :1st Stage 5 Bayern-Rundfahrt ;2007 :7th Overall 3-Länder-Tour ;2008 :1st Overall Rothaus Regio-Tour :1st GP Buchholz :9th Neuseen Classics ;2009 :7th Scheldeprijs ;2011 :1st Overall Grand Prix of Sochi :6th Overall Five Rings of Moscow ;2012 :9th ProRace Berlin Velothon Berlin (officially Garmin Velothon Berlin, formerly ProRace Berlin) was a single-day road bicycle race held annuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Starzengruber
Harald Starzengruber (born 11 April 1981 in Leogang) is an Austrian cyclist, who last rode for Union Raiffeisen Radteam Tyrol. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships The Austrian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Austrian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The winners of each event are awarded a symbolic cycling jersey which is red and white, just lik ... in 2010. Palmares Road ;2000 : U23 National Road Race Champion :3rd U23 National Time Trial Championships ;2004 :1st Memorial Carlo Valentini ;2005 :1st Coppa Colli Briantei Internazionale ;2006 :1st Bürgenland Rundfahrt ;2007 :3rd Völkermarkter Radsporttage ;2008 :3rd National Time Trial Championships ;2009 :1st Giro di Festina Schwanenstadt ;2010 : National Road Race Champion Cyclo-Cross ;2000-2001 : National U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion ;2002-2003 : National U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion References 1981 births Living people Austrian male cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wrolich
Peter Wrolich (born 30 May 1974, in Vienna) is a retired Austrian professional road bicycle racer. He was known as a sprinter. He was in the top 10 of the last stage of the 2006 Tour de France, with a total of 65 points. Major results ;2002 : Rund um Köln : Sachsen-Tour International, stage 5 ;2004 :Rund um die Hainleite ;2005 : Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia was a U.S. professional road cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (2.HC) stage rac ..., stage 2 External links * * Austrian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Austria 1974 births Living people Carinthian Slovenes Cyclists from Vienna 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Cruz (cyclist)
Antonio "Tony" Cruz (born October 31, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who last rode for BMC Racing Team. In 1999 Cruz was the USPRO National Criterium Champion, and became professional. In 2000 he finished 3rd at the USPRO National Championships Criterium in Downer’s Grove, Illinois. In 2004 and 2006 Tony Cruz won the Tour de Nez. He also finished fourth on stage 16 of the 2004 Vuelta a España. He is of Mexican American descent. Major results ;1999 :1st United States National Criterium Championships ;2000 :1st 1 stage, Solano Bicycle Race :1st U.S. Olympic Road Race Trials, Member U.S. Olympic Road Team ;2001 :1st 1 stage, Tour de Langkawi ;2004 :1st Tour de Nez :1st 1 stage, Tour de l'Ain ;2005 :1st Tour de Nez ;2006 :1st Tour de Nez Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Van Avermaet
Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enables him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways. He won the men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has won other one-day races such as Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke in 2017, the 2016 GP de Montréal and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2016 and 2017. In the Grand Tours, Van Avermaet has taken two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, and worn the Yellow Jersey for eleven days during the 2016 and 2018 Tours and won the points classification in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen (born 24 June 1972) is an Australian former professional road cyclist. McEwen is a three-time winner of the Tour de France points classification and, at the peak of his career, was considered the world's fastest sprinter. He last rode for on the UCI World Tour. A former Australian BMX champion, McEwen switched to road cycling in 1990 at 18 years of age. He raced as a professional from 1996 until 2012. McEwen retired from the World Tour after riding the 2012 Tour of California and is now a cycling broadcast commentator on the Tour Down Under and the Tour de France. Career McEwen was born in Brisbane. After four years of moving through the regional, state and national levels of cycling, he started at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra under road cycling coach Heiko Salzwedel. The first signs of his sprinting prowess on the international stage were at the Peace Race, winning three stages for the Australian national team. McEwen competed in the roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Van Hummel
Kenny Robert van Hummel (born 30 September 1982) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who specialised in sprint finishes. He competed professionally between 2006 and 2014, with the , and teams. Career Born in Elden, Gelderland, van Hummel started cycling races at the age of seven, and one year later he became a member of cycling club "De Adelaar" in Apeldoorn. He had a successful youth career, and at 1998 joined the Rabobank youth team. He started road races and cyclo-cross races. In 2000, his second year as a junior, he came in fourth in the 2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships for juniors. In 2004, van Hummel changed teams to Van Hemert-Eurogifts. Van Hummel won a sprint in the ZLM Tour, and became second in the national championships for espoirs. One year later, Van Hummel won the Dutch road race championship for cyclists without professional contract, and won five criteriums. In 2006, Van Hummel became a professional cyclist for . In that year he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
