2012 Giro D'Italia Femminile
The 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 23rd running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the most prestigious stage race on the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 29 June to 7 July 2012, starting in Naples and finishing in Bergamo. The race was won by last year's winner Marianne Vos, who also won 5 of the 9 stages as well as the yellow jersey (points). Teams Seventeen teams competed in the 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile: the top ten UCI Women's Teams (listed on the left below), a Dutch national team, and six 'wildcard' Italian teams (listed on the right below): * Rabobank Women (Netherlands) * Specialized-lululemon (Germany) * AA Drink-leontien.nl (Netherlands) * Orica-AIS (Australia) * Hitec Products-Mistral Home (Norway) * Diadora-Pasta Zara (Italy) * Be Pink (Italy) * Faren Honda (Italy) * RusVelo (Russia) * Lotto Belisol (Belgium) *Dutch national team *Giusfredi Verinlegno *MCipollini-Giambenini *Vaiano Tepso * Fassa Bortolo Servetto * S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior cycling by becoming World Champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing World Championships when she won the points race in 2008 and the scratch race in 2011. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the points race; at the 2012 Summer Olympics, gold in the women's road race. She is a 3 times World Road Race Champion – in 2006, 2012 and 2013 – and 8 times World Cyclo-cross Champion – in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2022. She has multiple wins at the Giro Rosa, Holland Ladies Tour, Ladies Tour of Norway, La Flèche Wallonne, Ronde van Drenthe, Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Emakumeen Euskal Bira and GP de Plouay – Bretagne; also she ranked first in po ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Montecatini Terme
Montecatini Terme is an Italian municipality (''comune'') of c. 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is the most important center in Valdinievole. The town is located at the eastern end of Piana di Lucca and has a strong tourism industry, as well as industrial and commercial industries related to the spa, which in turn has increased the interest for hotel accommodation in the region. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational "Great Spa Towns of Europe" UNESCO World Heritage Site, because of its famous mineral springs and its architecture exemplifying the popularity of spa resorts in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries. History The presence of humans in the area of Montecatini is very old. Probably from Paleolithic times the region was frequented by itinerant hunters, but only from the Mesolithic period is there evidence of numerous settlements, especially in the hills of the Valdievole. Records of the thermal springs i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Castiglione Dei Pepoli
Castiglione dei Pepoli ( egl, label= High Mountain Bolognese, Castión) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, located about southwest of Bologna. It takes its name from the Pepoli noble family of Bologna. Asteroid 400193 Castión was named after the city by its dialectal name. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (). International relations Castiglione dei Pepoli is twinned with: * Nogent-sur-Marne Nogent-sur-Marne () is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Depar ..., France References External links * Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vernio
Vernio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato. History Vernio's name derives from that of an ancient Roman winter camp (''castra hiberna'') located here. A Roman bridge existed in the area, but was destroyed during World War II. In the 12th century it went from the Carolingians to the counts Alberti from Prato, who lived here after 1107. In the 13th century it went to the Bardi family, as the seat of a county which remained independent until 1798, when it was abolished by Napoleon. After the Congress of Vienna it was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. On June 7, 1944, an American B-25J mitchell bomber was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire over the hills of Vernio. With four 1,000 pound bombs on board, the plane erupted and crashed in the Carbonale woods, in Poggiole, Vernio. Six of the seven men on board perished. The sole survivor parachuted out of the pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rome
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Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trial are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing times ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terracina
Terracina is an Italian city and ''comune'' of the province of Latina, located on the coast southeast of Rome on the Via Appia ( by rail). The site has been continuously occupied since antiquity. History Ancient times Terracina appears in ancient sources with two names: the Latin Tarracina and the Volscian ''Anxur''. The latter is the name of Jupiter himself as a youth ( or ), and was the tutelary god of the city, venerated on the (current Monte S. Angelo), where a temple dedicated to him still exists (see below). The name has been instead pointed out variously as pre-Indo-European origin (Ταρρακινή in ancient Greek), or as Etruscan ( or , the name of the Tarquinii family): in this view, it would precede the Volscian conquest. Terracina occupied a position of notable strategic importance: it is located at the point where the Volscian Hills (an extension of the Lepini Mountains) reach the coast, leaving no space for passage between them and the sea, on a site comma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Forno D'Asolo Colavita
Forno is an Italian and Portuguese word meaning " oven". It may refer to several places: ;Italy *Forno (Massa), a hamlet of Massa, in the Province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany *Forno (Moena), a hamlet of Moena, in the Province of Trento, Trentino-Südtirol *Forno (Rocca Santa Maria), a hamlet of Rocca Santa Maria, in the Province of Teramo, Abruzzo *Forno Canavese, a municipality of the Province of Turin, Piedmont *Forno di Zoldo, a municipality of the Province of Belluno, Veneto ;Portugal *Forno, a locality of Santa Bárbara, Vila do Porto municipality, Azores *Forno, a locality of Aguada de Cima, Águeda municipality, Centro Region See also *Al forno Al forno (; literally "on fire", meaning "baked") is food that has been baked in an oven. Italian dishes commonly prepared in this way include pizza, breads and pasta dishes, notably lasagna. Pasta is sometimes boiled before it is baked in al fo ... * Forni (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
Top Girls Fassa Bortolo () is a professional cycling team based in Italy, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. Team history On 5 November 2014, Francesca Cauz left the team to join . On 19 November 2014, the team signed Elena Leonardi, Nicole dal Santo and Rossella Callovi, as well as signing contract extensions with; Asja Paladin, Soraya Paladin, Chiara Pierobon, Jennifer Fiori, Irene Bitto and Sara Grifi. Natasha Grillo left the team and Silvia Cecchini retired. Team roster Major results ;2005 :Stage 1b Tour de l'Ardèche, Tania Belvederesi ;2006 :Brissago, Fabiana Luperini :Giro del Lago Maggiore — GP Knorr, Fabiana Luperini :GP Costa Etrusca, Fabiana Luperini :Giro del Friuli Donne, Fabiana Luperini : Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Fabiana Luperini ::Stage 2, Tatiana Guderzo ::Stage 3a, Fabiana Luperini ;2008 :Lancy, Alessandra D'Ettore :Stage 1 Tour de Pologne Feminin, Alessandra D'Ettore ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vaiano Tepso
Vaiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region of Tuscany. It is located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,532 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Geography The municipality of Vaiano contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Le Fornaci, Meretto, Parmigno, Popigliano, Savignano, San Leonardo in Collina, Schignano and Sofignano. Vaiano borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello, Calenzano, Cantagallo, Montemurlo, Prato. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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MCipollini-Giambenini
UAE Team ADQ is a professional cycling team based in Italy, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. In the 2022 season, it had a roster of 15 riders representing eight different nationalities. Team history In September 2019, the team announced they had brought onboard Slovenian co-title sponsor, BTC Ljubljana, for the 2020 season; enabling the squad to apply for top-tier UCI Women's WorldTour status through to the end of the 2023 season. In October 2021, confirmed it would take over and rebrand the team, joining a growing list of men's teams that have a top-level women's team. In mid-December 2021, the team kit for the 2022 season was revealed, along with the new team name, UAE Team ADQ, with the team bringing on sovereign wealth fund ADQ as an additional sponsor. Doping On 21 November 2015, it emerged that Uênia Fernandes de Souza had returned a positive drugs test for EPO and was subsequently suspended for 30 days. Team roste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |