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2015 Four Days Of Dunkirk
The 2015 Four Days of Dunkirk (french: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015) was the 61st edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 6 May in Dunkirk and ended on 10 May again in Dunkirk. The race was won by Lithuanian rider Ignatas Konovalovas, riding for . Schedule (French"Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015 – Le livre de route" ''Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website''. 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015 Teams The start list included 16 teams – 2 UCI WorldTeams, 10 UCI Professional Continental, Professional Continental Teams, and 4 UCI Continental, Continental Teams.(French"Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2015 – La liste des équipes engagées" ''Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website''. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015 Stages Stage 1 ;6 May 2015 — Dunkirk to Orchies, Stage 2 ;7 May 2015 — Fontaine-au-Pire to Maubeuge, Stage 3 ;8 May 2015 — Barlin, Pas-de-Calais, Barlin to Saint-Omer, Stage 4 ;9 May 2015 — Base de loisirs EOLYS (Lestrem) to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UCI Europe Tour
The 2015 UCI Europe Tour was the eleventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2015 season began on 29 January 2015 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 25 October 2015 with the Tour of Aegean. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Tom Van Asbroeck of Belgium is the defending champion of the 2014 UCI Europe 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 race classifications, 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 January February March April M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontaine-au-Pire
Fontaine-au-Pire () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Fontaineaupire {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Theuns
Edward Theuns (born 30 April 1991) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode for his national team at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Career Theuns made his debut for in 2014. He took his first victory in August 2014 in the Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem. In 2015, he began his season with four top-ten finishes at the Étoile de Bessèges, finishing fifth overall and winning the points classification. He took his second career win in March 2015 with victory in the Ronde van Drenthe. In August 2015 it was announced that Theuns would join for the 2016 season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France and the 2017 Vuelta a España. Major results ; 2010 : 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ::1st Stage 4 ; 2012 : 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs ; 2013 : 1st Stage 2a ( ITT) Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 1st Mountains classification, Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia : 2nd Overall Tour du Piémont Vosgien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappelle-la-Grande
Cappelle-la-Grande (; nl, Kapelle) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is very close to Dunkirk. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department *Cappelle-la-Grande Open The Cappelle-la-Grande Open is a chess tournament held every year in Cappelle-la-Grande, France, since 1985. It is usually played in the second half of February with an accelerated Swiss-system format in nine rounds. It is organized by the chess cl ... References Cappellelagrande French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Fraile
Omar Fraile Matarranza (born 17 July 1990) is a Spanish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a winner of stages in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and has twice won the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España. Career Caja Rural (2013–2015) He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. On 26 April 2015, Fraile won the Giro dell'Appennino from a small group of riders, outsprinting Stefano Pirazzi and Damiano Cunego. The victory at Giro dell'Appennino was Omar's first professional victory. Later that year, Fraile won Stage 4 at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque. He rode in the 2015 Vuelta a España where he won the mountains classification, by making well-timed breakaways in order to gain points for the classification. Team Dimension Data (2016–2017) 2016 Subsequently, announced that Fraile would join them for the 2016 season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia, but abandoned the race on Stage 5. Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassel, Nord
Cassel (; nl, Kassel) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, départment in northern France. Built on a prominent hill overlooking French Flanders, the town has existed since Roman Empire, Roman times. It was developed by the Romans into an important urban centre and was the focus of a network of roads, which are still in use today, that converge on the hill. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Cassel became an important fortified stronghold for the rulers of Flanders which was repeatedly fought over before finally being annexed to France in the 17th century. It was the headquarters of Marshal Ferdinand Foch during part of the First World War. In 1940, during the Battle of France, German invasion of France, Cassel was the scene of a fierce three-day battle between British forces (led in part by Major Ronald Cartland, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP) and German forces which resulted in much of the town being destroyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lestrem
Lestrem (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming and light industrial town, situated some north of Béthune and west of Lille, on the D122, D178 and D975 roads, by the banks of the Lawe River. History The town was all but destroyed during the First World War. In 1940, the small hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the scene of a massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France. The town is twinned with Swanland in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Amé, dating from the sixteenth century. * Two other churches at the hamlets of La Fosse and Le Paradis. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Gougeard
Alexis Gougeard (born 5 March 1993 in Rouen) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team VC Rouen 76. He specializes in time trials and track cycling. He became professional in 2014, as a member of the team. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España, where he took his first grand tour stage win on the nineteenth stage, making a winning attack from a breakaway group. Major results ;2011 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships : 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2012 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites ;2013 : 1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir : 2nd Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Time trial, Mediterranean Games : 7th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 10th ZLM Tour ;2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area. The canalised section of the river Aa begins at Saint-Omer, reaching the North Sea at Gravelines in northern France. Below its walls, the Aa connects with the Neufossé Canal, which ends at the river Lys. History Saint-Omer first appeared in the writings during the 7th century under the name of Sithiu (Sithieu or Sitdiu), around the Saint-Bertin abbey founded on the initiative of Audomar, (Odemaars or Omer). Omer, bishop of Thérouanne, in the 7th century established the Abbey of Saint Bertin, from which that of Notre-Dame was an offshoot. Rivalry and dissension, which lasted till the French Revolution, soon sprang up between the two monasteries, becoming especially virulent when in 1559 St Omer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlin, Pas-de-Calais
Barlin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small ex-coal mining town, now a light engineering and farming commune, Barlin is situated south of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D57, D179 and the D188 roads. History Barlin dates to at least 1141, the year of the first mention of the parish of Barlin in a manuscript now kept in the National Archives. It was then spelt ''Ballin'' or ''Bellin''. The name changed several times over the centuries, being recorded as ''Ballin'' in 1141, ''Bellin'' in 1438 and ''Barlaing'' in 1556; it was not until the next century that it became ''Barlin''. In the 12th century, the territory of Barlin was divided into several lordships that depended on Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, Arras or Béthune. In 1207, Thomas Hasbare was seigneur of Barlin. The Melun family succeeded him and one of their lords, nicknamed Le Brun, the king's chamberlain, saw his property con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbea
Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia, Spain. It is part of the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation and Spain's largest bicycle manufacturer. Orbea manufactures and assembles bikes at their own factory in Mallabia, the other models being made in Portugal and frameset are from China. History Orbea was founded in 1840 by brothers Juan Manuel, Mateo, and Casimiro Orbea in Eibar, Basque Country, Spain. Originally a rifle and gun producer, Orbea exited the gun business and began designing and producing bicycles as Orbea Bicycles in 1930. Orbea began participating in the Tour de France as early as 1934, with famous Spaniard Mariano Cañardo as the face of the Orbea road cycling team. In 1969, under dire financial circumstances, employees formed a co-operative and purchased Orbea from the Orbea family. The newly formed Orbea cooperative left Eibar the same year to nearby Mallabia, where their first dedicated bicycle factory was built. For the next several decades, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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