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2011 Tour De Luxembourg
The 2011 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 71st running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was won by Linus Gerdemann from Germany, a member of the Luxembourg-based team, . Gerdemann became in doing so the first German to ever win the Tour de Luxembourg. Stages Key: : Leader and eventual winner of General Classification, based on total time. : Leader and eventual winner of points classification, based on points given for finishing position on each mass start stage. : Leader and eventual winner of climbers' classification, based on points gained on passing hilltops. : Leader and eventual winner of young riders' classification, based on total time, but restricted to riders under 25 at beginning of year. Prologue 1 June 2011 — Luxembourg, ( ITT) Stage 1 2 June 2011 – Luxembourg to Bascharage, Stage 2 3 June 2011 – Schifflange to Differdange, Stage 3 4 June 2011 – Eschweiler to Roost ( Luxlait), Stage 4 5 June 2011 – Mersch to Luxembourg, Classification l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus Gerdemann
Linus Gerdemann (born 16 September 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who won a stage in the 2007 Tour de France and led the general classification for two days, wearing the yellow jersey. After failing to find a contract for 2013, Gerdemann joined for the 2014 season. In 2015 he rode for Danish professional continental team Cult Energy-Vital Water. Early 2017, Gerdemann announced his retirement. Career After riding on amateur teams Team Winfix and Team AKUD Arnolds Sicherheit, in 2005 he became a professional rider for after a recommendation from Dennis Kraft, signing on for a 2-year contract. In his first year as a pro, he won the 7th stage of the UCI ProTour race Tour de Suisse and had the leader's jersey in Four Days of Dunkirk. In late 2005 he agreed to a contract with rival UCI ProTour , starting from 2006. This got Team CSC owner Bjarne Riis to release Gerdemann from his contract at the end of 2005. On Saturday 14 July 2007 he secured his big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Engoulvent
Jimmy Engoulvent (born 7 December 1979) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2015 for the , , and teams. Since retiring, Engoulvent has worked as a directeur sportif for the team, before moving to for the 2018 season. Career Born in Le Mans, Engoulvent was a prologue time trial specialist, having won many prologues throughout his professional career, he also specialised in small field sprints. He was the lanterne rouge of the 2012 Tour de France, as he finished last of the 153 riders to complete the Tour. Engoulvent joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. Major results http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=1359&idtitle=1 ;2001 : 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ;2002 : 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2003 : 1st Stage 2b Tour de la Somme : 6th Grand Prix de Denain : 7th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens ;2004 : 3rd Overall Tour du Poitou- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickaël Delage
Mickaël Delage (born 6 August 1985) is a French former professional road and track cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Libourne, Delage participated at the World Track Championships in Moscow in 2003 as a junior, where he won the silver medal at the points race, after Australian Miles Olman. In that same year he would become national junior champion of France at the team pursuit (alongside Jonathan Mouchel, Yannick Marie and Mickaël Mallie) and the madison (together with Mouchel). In 2004 he would win the national title in the points race at the under-23 level. Delage spent 17 years as a professional rider on the road, riding for 15 of those years with the team across two spells. He made his Giro d'Italia debut in 2006 and finished in 129th position and he won the 1st stage of the Tour de l'Avenir. Later that year he would again become French national champion when he won the team pursuit together with Mathieu Ladagnous, Jonathan Mouchel, Sylvain Blanq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Hunt (cyclist)
Jeremy Hunt (born 12 March 1974) is a British former road racing cyclist who raced for numerous years mainly a sprinter. Hunt was the winner of the British National Road Race Championships in 1997 and 2001. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Career Hunt was born in Canada and grew up in England, firstly in Bury before moving to Devon. His father had been an amateur racing cyclist, and as a teenager in Devon Hunt was coached by former Tour de France rider Colin Lewis. He pursued his career in northern France before turning professional. He made his professional cycling debut for in 1996, and rode there for 4 seasons, when in 2000 he began a 3-year stint at , taking a win against Mario Cipollini in a stage of the Tour Méditerranéen in his first season with the team. He spent 1 season for MBK-Oktos until in 2004 he joined . Hunt joined in 2008, following the demise of the MrBookmaker, now called Unibet.com. In 2009 he joined , where he made his Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacopo Guarnieri
Jacopo Guarnieri (born 14 August 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Guarnieri was born in Vizzolo Predabissi. In September 2014 it was announced that Guarnieri would join from 2015 on a two-year contract, with the team's general manager Viatcheslav Ekimov emphasising Guarnieri's role as part of the lead-out train for Alexander Kristoff. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. In the 2018 Tour de France he rode as a leadout man for Arnaud Démare, where he first assisted his teammate in surviving the high mountains of the 2nd and 3rd weeks and then launched Demare perfectly to claim the victory on stage 18. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2005 : 4th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships : 8th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi : 1st Circuito del Porto : 1st Stage 7 Olympia's Tour : 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Henderson
Gregory Henderson (born 10 September 1976) is a New Zealand former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017. His career includes winning the scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the Tour de Georgia in 2005 and 2008. Henderson rode in five Olympic Games and completed 11 Grand Tours. He also competed in four Commonwealth Games and was a four-time medallist, including winning gold in the points race in 2002. During an important part of his career, he served as André Greipel's main lead-out man, and they were colleagues at both and later . In addition to 17 New Zealand track and road titles and eight World Cup track golds, Henderson has been New Zealand Track Cyclist of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) and Athlete of the Year, Otago, New Zealand (2001, 2002, 2003). Career Track cycling At the 1998 Commonwealth Games Henderson won bronze medals in the points race and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Galimzyanov
Denis Ramilyevich Galimzyanov ( tt-Cyrl, Денис Рамил улы Галимҗанов, russian: Денис Рамильевич Галимзянов; born 7 March 1987 in Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He obtained a major victory in the classic Paris–Brussels in 2011, where he imposed himself in a massive sprint after 218.5 kilometers of racing. Doping On 16 April 2012, Galimzyanov was provisionally suspended by the UCI, after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition drugs test in March. He admitted the charge the next day and said he took sole responsibility and had acted without the knowledge of his team. In December, it was announced that Galimzyanov was suspended for two years, starting retroactively on 13 April 2012. He did not return to the peloton after completion of the ban. Major results ;2006 : 1st Stage 8 Way to Pekin : 1st Stage 4b Tour of Bulgaria ;2007 : 1st GP Soch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bascharage
Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng. History Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, and Pétange were owned by the "Hoheit Kerschen". The first known reference to them was on April 4, 1281 for obtaining their freedom under the law of Beamont "Freiheitsbrief nach Böhmerrecht". The freedom of Clemency probably happened in 1260. After the occupation of France (1794 – 1815), the "Hoheit Kerschen" changed in "municipalité cantonale Bascharage" with the townships of Bascharage, Clemency, Mamer, Garnich, and Dippach. This township came out in 1799 as the "Mairie de Bascharage" with the towns of Bascharage, Hautchaurage, and Linger. Their first mayor was Pierre Clemont in 1800. The first mayor of Clemency was Pierre Decker (until 1830). Geologically, Bascharage does not belong to the Minette ore region. However, the area has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégory Rast
Grégory Rast (born 17 January 1980 in Cham) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. He was the winner of the Swiss National Road Race Championships in 2004 and 2006. Rast now works as a directeur sportif for the team. His sporting career began with RMV Cham-Hagendorn. Major results ;2002 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd La Côte Picarde : 4th Grand Prix de Waregem : 9th GP Kranj ;2003 : 8th Trofeo Alcudia : 8th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau ;2004 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Rund um den Henninger Turm ;2005 : 3rd Paris–Bourges : 7th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau ;2006 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Giro del Piemonte : 3rd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton : 6th Vattenfall Cyclassics : 9th GP Ouest France-Plouay ;2007 : 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 4 : 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Mangel
Laurent Mangel (born 22 May 1981 in Vesoul, Haute-Saône) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2014 for the , and teams. Major results ;2004 : 1st Overall Tour Nord Isère ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall Ruban Granitier Breton ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : 2nd Paris–Troyes ;2005 : 1st Stage 2 Boucles de la Mayenne ;2006 : 1st Stage 6 Tour de Langkawi : 6th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge : 9th Le Samyn ;2009 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Bretagne : 1st Stage 2 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon ;2010 : 1st Classic Loire Atlantique : 1st Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne : 3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Paris–Camembert : 5th Tour du Doubs ;2011 : 4th Boucles du Sud Ardèche : 6th Overall Circuit de Lorraine : 7th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop : 8th Classic Loire Atlantique ;2012 : 2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire : 3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2013 : 4th Grand Prix de la Somme The Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Mortensen (cyclist)
Martin Mortensen (born 5 November 1984 in Herning, Denmark) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally from 2007 to 2019. Major results ;2000 : 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2004 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2005 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race : 4th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 4th GP des Eaux Minérales de Beckerich ;2006 : 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 10th La Côte Picarde ;2007 : 1st GP de Dourges-Hénin-Beaumont : 2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise : 4th Duo Normand (with Thomas Guldhammer) : 6th Overall Ronde de l'Oise : 10th Chrono Champenois ;2008 : 1st Duo Normand (with Michael Tronborg) : 3rd Overall Boucle de l'Artois ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Chrono Champenois ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borut Božič
Borut Božič (born 8 August 1980) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018 for the , , , , , and teams. Considered a sprinter in the mold of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne (plus two days in the leader's jersey), winning the sixth stage of the 2009 Vuelta a España, and winning stage five of the 2011 Tour de Suisse. Božič worked as a directeur sportif for the team up to October 2019 but in that month was issued with a 2-year ban for his links to the doping ring uncovered by '' Operation Aderlass''. Early life Born in Idrija, Božič got his start in cycling at age 10, despite growing up in a family with no connection to the sport. Though his friends cycled, his dad was a football player – so he looked to his compatriot Valter Bonca for inspiration. Božič is married to Klemintina, with whom he has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
