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2014 Vuelta A Colombia
The 2014 Vuelta a Colombia was the 64th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia cycling stage race, and was held from 6 to 17 August 2014. It was won by the Spanish cyclist Óscar Sevilla. Teams Twenty-one teams competed in the 2014 Vuelta a Colombia. These included UCI Professional Continental team and three UCI Continental teams. The teams that participated in the race were: * * *Aguardiente Néctar–Cundinamarca Calidad de Vida * * *Boyacá se Atreve–Liciboy *Club Ciclo Valle * * *EBSA–Indeportes Boyacá * *Formesan–Bogotá Humana–ETB *Fuerzas Armadas–Ejército Nacional *Gobernación de Santander–Indersantander *Gobernación del César * *Liga de ciclísmo del Chocó *Lotería de Boyacá * *Rionegro con más Futuro *Super Giros–Blanco del Valle–Redetrans Route Stages Stage 1 ;6 August 2014 — Piedecuesta to Bucaramanga, , team time trial (TTT) Stage 2 ;7 August 2014 — San Gil to Barbosa, Stage 3 ;8 August 2014 – Barbosa to Tunja, Stage 4 ;9 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 UCI America Tour
The 2013–14 UCI America Tour was the tenth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 6 October 2013 with the Tobago Cycling Classic and ended on 25 December 2014 with the Vuelta a Costa Rica. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Janier Acevedo from Colombia is the defending champion of the 2012–13 UCI America Tour. Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows: * Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2 * One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2 Events 2013 2014 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 UCI America Tour UCI America T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Pasqualon
Andrea Pasqualon (born 2 January 1988 is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France, Tour de France. Major results ;2009 : 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia (cycling), Trofeo Città di Brescia : 6th Coppa San Geo : 6th Giro del Medio Brenta : 10th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi ;2010 : 1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 1st Giro del Casentino : 7th Trofeo Città di Brescia (cycling), Trofeo Città di Brescia : 8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi : 9th Trofeo Franco Balestra : 9th Giro del Medio Brenta ;2012 : 4th Trofeo Matteotti ;2013 : 1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin : 2nd Coppa Sabatini ;2014 : 1st Grand Prix Südkärnten : 1st Stage 7 2014 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia : 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi : 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia : 5th Giro dell'Appennino : 5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 7th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato ;2015 : 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Points classifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dosquebradas
Dosquebradas () is the second largest city and a municipality in the Risaralda Department, Colombia. , it had a population of approximately 207,000 inhabitants. The city is connected by the César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct to Pereira, the capital of the department. The name of the city literally means "two creeks" (''dos quebradas''), Santa Teresita and Las Garzas. Dosquebradas is sometimes called the Pink Zone (''Zona Rosa'') of Pereira because it has many nightclubs and bars, which are filled with young people on the weekends. It grew up as an industrial center serving Pereira in the 1970s and 1980s. With the construction of El Poblado neighborhood (low-income housing) it experienced a population boom, providing residence to many families that commuted to Pereira for work. Education The education in the city is one of the best in Risaralda department, and almost all the schools state-owned, only 4 are private schools, 3 of those schools are Catholic schools. Some of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pereira, Colombia
Pereira () is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially known as the " Coffee Axis". Pereira, alongside the rest of the Coffee Axis, form part of UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia"."Colombia green guide Michelin 2012-2013." Michelin. 2012. Accessed at Google Books 29 December 2013. It is the most populated city in the Coffee Axis. Pereira is also part of the Central West Metropolitan Area, which has 709,322 residents and is composed of Pereira and the neighboring cities of Dosquebradas and |
Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country, on the central mountain range of the Colombian Andes, near Nevado del Tolima. It is one of the most populous cities in the country, with about 529,635 (according to the 2018 census) inhabitants, making it the seventh (7th) most populous in Colombia. It was founded on October 14, 1550, by the Spanish captain Andrés López de Galarza. The city of Ibagué is divided into 13 communes and the rural area has 17 corregimientos. As the capital of the department of Tolima the city hosts the Government of Tolima, the Departmental Assembly, and the Attorney General's Office. It is the main epicenter of political, economic, administrative, business, art, culture, and tourism activities in the area. Ibagué maintains one of the major urban economies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid, Cundinamarca
Madrid () is a town and municipality in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The city is located at from the capital Bogotá. The city's main and biggest industry is the growing of flowers, especially roses which are mostly exported to the United States and Japan. Madrid borders Bojacá, El Rosal, Facatativá, Funza, Mosquera, Sibaté, Soacha, Subachoque, Tabio and Tenjo. Etymology Madrid is named after its founder; Pedro Fernández Madrid. History The area of Madrid was inhabited early in the history of inhabitation of the Bogotá savanna, evidenced by archaeological findings at Lake La Herrera (Lake Herrera). The Muisca inhabited the area before the Spanish conquest and had rich agricultural lands established in the region. Modern Madrid was founded on June 7, 1559. Madrid is well known because it harbors the Academy of Subofficers (non-commissioned officers) of the Colombian Air Force. The main highway to Medellín (also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Jaimes
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cota, Cundinamarca
Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Cota is part of the metropolitan area of Colombian capital Bogotá which centre is away. The urban centre of Cota is located at an altitude of and the municipality borders Chía in the north, Funza in the south, Suba, part of Bogotá in the east and Tenjo in the west. History In the time before the Spanish conquest, the Bogotá savanna was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in the southern Muisca Confederation. The ruler of Bacatá (''zipa'') controlled Cota. The Muisca called the town ''Gota'', which is either a personal name of derived from ''cota''; "curl". Cota still has a surviving Muisca population. Modern Cota was founded on November 29, 1604 by Diego Gómez de Mena. Economy Cota has a small economy mainly based on agriculture; cabbage and lettuce. Education Given its proximity to the Colombian capital, thanks to its quiet surroundings, many sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobsa
Nobsa is a town and municipality in Sugamuxi Province, part of Boyacá department. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at from the national capital Bogotá at an elevation of . Other parts of the municipality range in elevation between and . The Chicamocha River flows through Nobsa. The municipality borders Santa Rosa de Viterbo and Floresta in the north, Corrales and Tópaga in the east, Tibasosa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the west and Tibasosa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo in the south.Official website Nobsa Etymology Nobsa is derived from and means "Decent bath of today".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weimar Roldán
Weimar Alfonso Roldán Ortíz (born May 17, 1985 in Medellín) is a Colombian professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2005 : 1st Time trial, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 : 1st Stage 1 Clasica de Guarné ;2007 : 9th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Prologue Vuelta al Valle del Cauca : 1st Stage 3 Clasica del Meta : 1st Stage 1 Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez ;2009 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta del Huila : 1st Prologue (TTT) Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Venezuela : 1st Stage 3 Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez : Gran Caracol de Pista ::1st Stages 8 & 9 : 1st Team pursuit, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali (with Juan Arango, Edwin Ávila and Arles Castro) ;2010 : Central American and Caribbean Games ::1st Team pursuit (with Juan Arango, Edwin Ávila and Arles Castro) ::1st Madison (with Juan Arango) : 1st Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
