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2015 Volta A Portugal
The 2015 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 29 July to 9 August 2015. It is the 77th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. Just before the start, the race was marked by controversy due to UCI an regulation amendment restricting the teams to 8 riders (with exception of the 3 big races-Giro, Tour and Vuelta), issue just one month before the Volta. The race director, Joaquim Gomes achieved an exception and the teams raced with 9 riders each. Gustavo Veloso repeated the 2014 success. Participating teams In total, 16 teams are set to compete. *National teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Schedule Classification leadership Classification standings Prologue ;29 July 2015 — Viseu, 6 km individual time trial (ITT) Prologue result and general classification Stage 1 ;30 July 2015 — Pinhel to Bragan ... [...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] |
Pinhel
Pinhel () is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of Pinhel had about 3500 residents in 2001. History The origins of this municipality date back to the Calcolithic period, as many of the remnants of ancient cultures from this period remain: namely the rock-art engravings and paintings that line the Côa valley in Cidadelhe. Part of the historic district of Guarda, the region obtained its name for many pine forests that covered the region's hills and mountains. There are also several references to a pre-Roman or Roman presence, suggesting a continual occupancy since this period. During the medieval period, owing to the defensive requirements of the fledgling nation, several fortified centres developed, including the Pinhel, but also along a line that included: Trancoso, Marialva, Guarda, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondim De Basto
Mondim de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,493, in an area of 172.08 km2. The present Mayor is Bruno Ferreira, elected by the psd Party. The municipal holiday is July 25. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''freguesias ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...''): * Atei * Bilhó * Campanhó e Paradança * Ermelo e Pardelhas * Mondim de Basto * Vilar de Ferreiros References External links Municipality official website Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Vila Real District {{VilaReal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarenga (Arouca)
Alvarenga is a Portugal, Portuguese community in the municipality of Arouca, Portugal, Arouca. The population in 2011 was 1,223, in an area of 38.77 km². It was a town (''vila'') between 1514 and 1836. Was formed by the predecessor community of Alvarenga and Canelas (Arouca), Canelas. Had, in 1801, 1998 inhabitants. It home to sports club G.D. Santa Cruz de Alvarenga. References {{authority control Freguesias of Arouca, Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Viganò
Davide Viganò (born 12 June 1984 in Carate Brianza) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who most recently competed for Italian amateur team, . He previously rode for the , , , , , , , and teams. Major results ;2001 : 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships ;2004 : 3rd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin : 9th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;2005 : 3rd Criterium dei Campioni ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Tour of Qatar : 3rd Dutch Food Valley Classic ;2008 : 4th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 5th Giro del Piemonte : 6th Profronde van Fryslan ;2009 : 6th Vattenfall Cyclassics ;2011 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Vuelta a España : 4th Binche–Tournai–Binche ;2013 : 1st Mountains classification Tour of Japan ;2014 : Volta a Portugal ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Clásica de Almería : 4th Coppa Bernocchi : 5th Memorial Marco Pantani : 6th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 7th Coppa Sabatini : 9th Trofeo Palma : 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli ;2015 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fafe
Fafe () is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately (. The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 16. History In the 10th century King Ordoño III of León donated the Vila de Moraria (Moreira de Rei) and Monte Longo to the monastery of Guimarães, founded by the Countess Mumadona. The territory was effect the Diocese of Braga in the 12th century, and was one of the largest of the seven dioceses, with approximately 950 to 1000 parishes divided into 38 group. During the 1220 ''Inquirições'' (''Inquiries''), the territory of Monte Longo was first identified. This location would have an effect; in 1258, the municipality was designated as the lands and ''julgado'' (''judicial territory'') of Monte Longo. By 1320, Fafe was part of the Diocese of Braga and the Terra de Entre Ave e Vizela, also kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boticas
Boticas () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,750,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 321.96 km2. History One of the symbols of Boticas is the Galaico Warrior, an anthropomorphic carved monolith (found in the 17th century) in the castro of Lesenho, at an altitude of 1075 metres, under fields of the parish of São Salvador de Viveiro and municipality of Boticas, considered the most important |
Delio Fernández
Delio Fernández Cruz (born 17 February 1986) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2006 : 3rd Oñate Saria ;2011 : 1st Clássica Amarante : 6th Klasika Primavera ;2012 : 8th Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ;2013 : 1st Overall GP Liberty Seguros : 1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias : 3rd Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid : 4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo : 4th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 7th Overall Tour do Rio ;2014 : 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal ;2015 : 2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo : 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 4th Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 2 & 7 : 5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 5th Overall Tour do Rio ;2016 : 4th Overall Tour of Austria : 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ;2017 : 2nd Overall Tour of Austria ;2018 : 4th Tour du Gévaudan Occitanie : 7th Overall Tour of Turkey : 7th O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montalegre
Montalegre () is a municipality in northern Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real, along the border with Spain. The population in 2011 was 10,537, in an area of 805.46 km². History Early construction in Montalegre date back 3500–4000 years when early inhabitants, around the villages of Mourela, Veiga and Vila da Ponte, buried their dead in funeral mounds. Vestiges of this culture predominate the region, and suggest that settlements have been ongoing since the Metal Ages. Celt colonies began to appear afterward, constructing castros in many of the places that developed into formal settlements. With the arrival of the Romans, bridges and formal roads began to appear, while many of the castros began to be converted into Roman encampments, later the nuclei of formalized settlements. Remains of the Roman civitas are still common: ''Praesidium'' (in Vila da Ponte, popularly known as ''Sabaraz'') and ''Caladunum'' (in Cervos). Although there were no overt indications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedo De Cavaleiros
Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km². History During antiquity, the region was occupied by the Celts, then Ancient Rome, Romans and finally the Arab forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, who dominated the region until the Christian Reconquista. The Romans defeated the local hill tribes, and reorganized settlements in the region, influencing local culture and social administration. The territory east of the Tua River, from Mirandela until the confluence of the Douro (which almost represents the district of Bragança) was Romanized, as was all of Iberia. In the 5th century, when the first barbarians invaded from the Pyrenees, this region, which was part of the Roman province of Gallaecia, which was administered and judicially subordinate to the religious courts and chancellery of Asturias. The Roman process of assimilation acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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