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2015 Tour Of Qinghai Lake
The 2015 Tour of Qinghai Lake is the 14th edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qinghai Province, China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is run at the highest category (apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and is rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th .... Stage Winners References {{reflist Tour of Qinghai Lake 2015 UCI Asia Tour 2015 in Chinese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Asia Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour and, as of 2020, the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Development In December 2018, the UCI ann .... UCI Africa Tour Winners There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top 8 ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianshui
Tianshui is the second-largest cities in Gansu, city in Gansu list of Chinese provinces, Province, China. The city is located in the southeast of the province, along the upper reaches of the Wei River and at the boundary of the Loess Plateau and the Qinling, Qinling Mountains. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,984,659 inhabitants, of which 1,212,791 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Qinzhou and Maiji District, Maiji. The city and its surroundings have played an important role in the early history of China, as still visible in the form of historic sites such as the Maijishan Grottoes. History state of Qin, Qin, whose House of Ying were the Qin dynasty, founding dynasty of the Early Imperial China, Chinese empire, developed from Quanqiu (present-day Li County, Gansu, Lixian) to the south. After the invasions of the Xirong, Rong which unseated the Western Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou, Qin recovered the territory of Tianshui from the nomad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingxi
Dingxi (), also known as Longyou () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Gansu province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,524,097 inhabitants, of which 422,383 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Anding urban district. History Dingxi was important in the development of some of China's earliest cultures, specifically along the Wei River, one of the Yellow River's biggest tributaries. Numerous Neolithic sites from various cultures are found throughout the area. A series of earthquakes in July 2013 killed at least 95 people and destroyed 120,000 homes. Geography Dingxi City is located in central Gansu province, east of Lanzhou, giving it the nickname the "eastern gateway". The Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River flows through the district and provides it with the majority of its water. Dingxi is semi-arid, with little precipitation. Even though sunlight here can be intense, temperatures are generally cool. The surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
Amore & Vita () is a continental cycling team founded in 1989. It is registered in Ukraine and it participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. Team history The team's origins date to 1948 when Lorenzo Fanini founded an amateur cycling team. The team website states it is "the oldest professional cycling team in the world." In 1984, the team turned professional and was renamed Fanini–Wührer. In 1989, during an audience at the Vatican with Pope John Paul II, the manager, Ivano Fanini, had his riders appearing in jerseys with the slogan "No to Abortion". Subsequently, the team was renamed Amore e Vita, "Love and Life" or "Love for Life". Chad Gerlach rode with the team in 2009 after years of homelessness and addiction preceded by promising career. In 2004, the team bikes featured a crucifix on the handlebars. Doping violations During the Tour de Suisse in 1999, Fanini fired Timothy Jones (cyclist), Timothy Jones and Massimo Gimondi after they failed hematocrit tests. Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattia Gavazzi
Mattia Gavazzi (born 14 June 1983) is an Italian former road cyclist, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2016 for teams , , , , , and two spells with . In April 2010, Gavazzi was suspended by the Union Cycliste Internationale following a positive doping control for cocaine. He made his comeback in the 2013 Tour de San Luis. He is a specialist sprinter. Biography Mattia Gavazzi's father, Pierino Gavazzi, was also a professional rider. He won a stage at the 2004 Girobio, the version of the Giro d'Italia for young amateur riders. He turned professional in 2006 for , but joined the team midway through the season. Following several good performances, he was signed by for the following year. He secured six victories with them in 2007, including three at the Tour de Normandie, showing his talent as a sprinter. In 2008 he remained with the same team, who became known as . In February he achieved a second place in a stage of the Giro della Provincia di Grosseto, behind D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linxia City
Linxia City (, Xiao'erjing: لٍِثِيَا شِ), once known as Hezhou (, Xiao'erjing: حَجِوْ), is a county-level city in the province of Gansu of the China, People's Republic of China and the capital of the multi-ethnic Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It is located in the valley of the Daxia River (a right tributary of the Yellow River), (by China National Highway 213, road) southwest of the provincial capital Lanzhou.Linxia City brief info, on the web site of the prefectural government (The page itself is dated April 2008, but does not state the dates for which population estimates have been made) The population of the entire county-level city of Linxia (which includes both the central city and some rural area) is estimated at 250,000; of which, 58.4% is class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampre-Merida
UAE Team Emirates () is an Emirati road bicycle racing team. The team competes at UCI WorldTeam level and has done so since the UCI World Tour was formed as the top category of road cycling in 2005. However the team was temporarily suspended from the ProTour in 2010, missing one ProTour event. Transition from an Italian-based team Chinese involvement In August 2016 the team (then called Lampre-Mérida) confirmed that its WorldTeam licence was being transferred from CGS Cycling to Chinese company TJ Sport Consultation, with the team becoming the first Chinese WorldTour team from 2017. Former team manager Mauro Gianetti was announced as the co-ordinator for the project. In an interview with '' La Gazzetta dello Sport'' the following month, Saronni confirmed that he and CGS Cycling would continue to manage the team on TJ Sport's behalf, and that the team's bicycles would be supplied by Colnago. He indicated that the project was being co-ordinated by the Chinese government via TJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilia Koshevoy
Ilia Evgenievich Koshevoy (; born 20 March 1991) is a Belarusian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2015 and 2018 for the and teams. Biography 2009 season In August 2009 Koshevoy finished 40th overall in the junior Regio-Tour. In September he finished second on stages one and two at the Giro di Basilicata stage race, finishing second overall with the same time as winner Giovanni Gaia. 2011 season In May 2011 Koshevoy finished 40th in the Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo and 41st at the Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano in Italy. He then participated in the Belarus national championships, finishing second in the individual time trial behind Kanstantsin Sivtsov of and 11th in the road race. In July he travelled to Offida, Italy to participate in the European Road Championships, where he finished 33rd in the time trial and 53rd in the road race. 2012 season Koshevoy began his season in April at the Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza where he finished 27t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xunhua
Xunhua Salar Autonomous County ( zh, s=循化撒拉族自治县, p=Xúnhuà Sǎlázú Zìzhìxiàn; slr, Gökhdengiz Velayat Yisyr Salyr Özbashdak Yurt) is a Salar autonomous county in the southeast of Haidong Prefecture of Qinghai Province, China, and the only autonomous Salar county in China. The autonomous county has an area of around , and a population of approximately 161,600 inhabitants per a 2022 government publication. In the east it borders on the province of Gansu, in the south and the west to the Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, its postal code is 811100 and its capital is the town of . Xunhua Salar Autonomous County is the only solely Salar autonomous county in China, and the Salar language is the official language in Xunhua, as in all Salar autonomous areas. As of April 2009, Xunhua is also the site of a mosque containing the oldest hand-written copy of the Quran in China, believed to have been written sometime between the 8th and 13th centuries. History X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primož Roglič
Primož Roglič (; born 29 October 1989) is a Slovenian racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He started as a ski jumper and switched to cycling several years after an accident suffered at Planica. At the 2017 Tour de France, Roglič became the first Slovenian to win a stage. In September 2019, he won the Vuelta a España general classification, becoming the first Slovenian to win a Grand Tour competition. He has also finished on the final podium at the 2019 Giro d'Italia (third overall), and at the 2020 Tour de France (second overall), being the first Slovenian to wear the yellow jersey, before losing out to compatriot Tadej Pogačar. He won the 2020 Vuelta a España, defending his title from 2019. In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in the men's individual time trial. He then went on to win his third Vuelta in a row, becoming the third rider to do so. Between 2019 and 2021, Roglič spent a 75 weeks (former record) as the No. 1-ranked cyclist in the UCI Men's road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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