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2015 Tour De Luxembourg
The 2015 Tour de Luxembourg was the 75th edition of the Tour de Luxembourg cycle stage race. It was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.HC event, and was won by Germany's Linus Gerdemann, riding for the team. Schedule The race was held over five stages, including a prologue on the opening day. Teams 15 teams were selected to take place in the 2015 Tour de Luxembourg. Two of these were UCI WorldTeams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams and three were UCI Continental teams. Stages Prologue ;3 June 2015 – Luxembourg City, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 1 ;4 June 2015 – Luxembourg City to Clemency, Stage 2 ;5 June 2015 – Ell to Walferdange, Stage 3 ;6 June 2015 – Eschweiler to Diekirch, Stage 4 ;7 June 2015 – Mersch to Luxembourg City, Classification leadership Final standings Ge ... [...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] |
Adrien Petit
Adrien Petit (born 26 September 1990 in Arras) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In September 2015 announced that Petit would join them for the 2016 season, after five years with . Major results ;2008 : 3rd Chrono des Nations Juniors ;2009 : 6th Trophée des Champions ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie : 2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2011 : 2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 3rd Binche–Tournai–Binche : 4th Grand Prix de Fourmies : 9th Overall Tour de Wallonie Picarde : 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 9th Le Samyn ;2012 : 2nd Binche–Tournai–Binche : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Le Samyn : 4th Cholet-Pays de Loire : 6th Halle–Ingooigem : 9th Grand Prix de la Somme ;2013 : 1st Stage 4 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo : 1st Points classification, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen : 3rd Le Samyn : 5th Halle–Ingooigem : 6th Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
UCI Continental
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] |
UCI Professional Continental
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] |
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, e ..., respectively. List of teams 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 The 18 WorldTeams in 2016 were: 2017 The 18 WorldTeams in 2017 were: 2018 The 18 WorldTeams in 2018 are: 2019 The 18 WorldTeams in 2019 are: 2020 The 19 WorldTeams in 2020 are: 2021 The 19 WorldTeams in 2021 are: 2022 History of UCI WorldTeams Dark grey indicates that the team was not operating in the year in question. Light blue indicates that the team was competing at a lower level in the year in q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean De Bie
Sean De Bie (born 3 October 1991 in Bonheiden) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2021 for five different teams. De Bie is the son of former cyclist Eddy De Bie and a nephew of former cyclist Danny De Bie, and was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2009 : 1st Stage 1 Liège–La Gleize : 1st Stage 2 3 Giorni Orobica : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 4th Paris–Roubaix Juniors : 6th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships : 10th Chrono des Nations Juniors ;2010 : 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23 ;2011 : 1st Stage 1 Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo : 2nd Grand Prix de Waregem : 3rd De Vlaamse Pijl : 4th Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;2012 : 2nd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften : 4th La Côte Picarde : 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Kattekoers : 8th De Vlaamse Pijl ;2013 : 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Czech Cyclin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersch
Mersch ( ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch. , the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 3,345. Other towns within the commune include Beringen, Berschbach, Moesdorf, Pettingen, Reckange, Rollingen, and Schoenfels. Mersch is the home of the National Literature Centre, Luxembourg's national literary archive. The town is the site of one of the six regional headquarters of the Grand Ducal Police. Mersch Castle is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles The Valley of the Seven Castles () is an informal name given to the Äischdall, the valley of the Eisch river, in central Luxembourg. The valley stretches from the confluence with the Alzette upstream to Steinfort, on the border with Belgium. Th .... Located in the centre of the town, its history goes back to the 13th century. Today the castle ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diekirch
Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The town is situated on the banks of the Sauer river. The town's heraldic shield, showing a crowned lion on a castle, was granted in 1988. It is based on the town's 14th-century seal and arms. In 2001, the town of Diekirch itself, which lies in the south of the commune, had a population of 6,068. in 1977, Diekirch was the first town in Luxembourg to have a pedestrian zone. Diekirch is home to a brewery of national importance carrying the town's name. Three secondary schools are located in Diekirch: ''Lycée classique de Diekirch'', ''Lycée technique hôtelier Alexis Heck'' and ''Nordstadlycée''. The town is home to the national operational headquarters of the Luxembourgish Army at the Haerebierg Military Centre (located on the hill Herre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschweiler, Wiltz
Eschweiler is a small town in northern Luxembourg. It is located in the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. It was a former commune but was merged with the commune of Wiltz in 2015. , the town of Eschweiler has a population of 195. Former commune The former commune consisted of the villages: * Eschweiler * Erpeldange * Knaphoscheid Knaphoscheid () is a village in the commune of Wiltz, in northern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Du ... * Selscheid * Eschweiler-Halte (lieu-dit) * Klenghouschent (lieu-dit) References Former communes of Luxembourg Towns in Luxembourg Wiltz {{Wiltz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walferdange
Walferdange ( lb, Walfer ; german: Walferdingen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg. Geography The commune of Walferdange is located north of Luxembourg City in the valley of the Alzette. It is part of the canton Luxembourg. The town of Walferdange lies in the center of the commune, other towns within the commune include Helmsange and Bereldange. History The commune of Walferdange was formed on 1 January 1851, when it was detached from the commune of Steinsel. The law forming Walferdange was passed on 25 November 1850. Although the commune first came into existence in 1851, there is evidence of prehistoric settlement as well as remains of a very large Roman villa. The Raschpëtzer Qanat, an underground aqueduct near Helmsange was built in the 1st century AD during the Roman occupation. It is said to be the longest qanat north of the Alps. Walferdange church was built between 1845 and 1852; the main features of its classical facade are two large statues of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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