|
2017 Ladies Tour Of Norway
The 2017 Ladies Tour of Norway is the fifth edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway, a women's cycling stage race in Norway and part of the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour. Stages Prologue ;17 August 2017 – Halden to Halden, Stage 1 ;18 August 2017 – Halden to Mysen, Stage 2 ;19 August 2017 – Sarpsborg to Fredrikstad, Stage 3 ;20 August 2017 – Svinesund to Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish muni ..., Classification progress References {{reflist Women's road bicycle races 2017 in women's road cycling 2017 in Norwegian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Ladies Tour Of Norway
The 2016 Ladies Tour of Norway was the third edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway, a women's cycling stage race in Norway. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.1 race. It was won by Lucinda Brand of . Teams Eighteen teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders: Route Stages Stage 1 ;12 August 2016 – Halden to Fredrikstad, Stage 2 ;13 August 2016 – Mysen to Sarpsborg, Stage 3 ;14 August 2016 – Stromstad to Halden, Classification leadership See also * 2016 in women's road cycling 2016 in women's road cycling is about the 2016 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2016 UCI Women's Teams. World Championships The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; ... References External links * *{{ProCyclingStats race Women's road bicycle races 2016 in women's road cycling 2016 in Norwegian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolien D'Hoore
Jolien D'hoore (born 14 March 1990) is a Belgian former track and road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021 for the , , , and teams. D'hoore is a 29-time national track champion as well as a four-time national road champion at all competition levels. She won the bronze medal in the omnium at the 2016 Olympics and during her career was one of the strongest sprinters in the women's peloton. Since retiring as a rider, D'hoore now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team . Career Most notably, she won the Belgian national road race championship in 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was 5th in the Women's omnium. D'hoore signed with the team for the 2015 season, winning 13 races in her first year with the team to become the most prolific winner in the women's peloton in 2015. D'hoore won the bronze medal in the omnium at the 2016 Olympics. She won her first gold medal in her career in track cycling in the European championships. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad. As of 1 January 2018, according to Statistics Norway these two municipalities have a total population of 136,127 with 55,840 in Sarpsborg and 81,278 in Fredrikstad. Borregaard Industries is, and always has been, the most important industry in the city. The city is also the home of Borg Bryggerier, part of the Hansa Borg Bryggerier, which is Norway's second largest brewery-group. General information Name In Norse times the city was just called ''Borg'' (from ''borg'' which means " castle"). The background for this was the fortification built by Olav Haraldsson (see History section). Later the genitive case of the name of the waterfall ''Sarpr'' ( Sarp Falls) was added, it's unclear how Sarpsborg received thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Van Dijk
Eleonora Maria "Ellen" van Dijk (; born 11 February 1987) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Besides road cycling she was also a track cyclist until 2012. Van Dijk is known as a time trial specialist and is five times world champion. She won her first world title on the track in the scratch race in 2008. She became Road World Champion in 2012, 2013 and 2016 with her respective trade teams in the team time trial and in 2013 also in the individual time trial. In 2015, she won the time trial at the first European Games and the silver medal in the team time trial at the world championships. Van Dijk started as a speed skater and as part of her skating training she undertook cycling as part of cross-training in summer. She excelled at both, competing nationally at junior level. After becoming a national cycling champion for the fifth time in 2007, she quit speed skating and became a full-time cyclist. Along with her world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgia Bronzini
Giorgia Bronzini (born 3 August 1983) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017. She won the women's road race in the UCI Road World Championships in both 2010 and 2011 and the women's points race in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2009. Born in Piacenza, Bronzini took a total of 80 victories on the road and the track, including stages of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, La Route de France, the Tour of Qatar, the Tour of California, and the Tour of Chongming Island. After a 16-year career, in August 2018 Bronzini announced that she would retire at the end of the season and become a ''directeur sportif'' with Trek Bicycle Corporation's new women's team, in 2019. She remained with the team until the end of the 2021 season, when she joined in a similar role. Major results Track ;2001 : 1st Points race, UEC European Junior Track Championships : 1st Points race, UCI Juniors Track World Championships ;2002 : 2nd P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Moberg
Emilie Moberg (born 12 July 1991) is a Norwegian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She is a former Norwegian national champion in winter triathlon, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, but finished over the time limit. Major results ;2008 : 1st Overall Smaalenene Skoda Petit Prix : 2nd Overall Tønsberg 4-dagers : 2nd Overall Grenland GP : 2nd Overall Kalas Cup/Norgescup Eidsvollrittet : 2nd Overall Trønderfestivalen : 2nd Criterium, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Cross-country, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships : National Junior Track Championships ::3rd 500m time trial ::3rd Individual pursuit ;2009 : 1st Overall Grenland GP ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 2nd Overall Kalas Cup/Norgescup Eidsvollrittet ::1st Stage 3 : National Junior Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2011 : National Road Championships ::1st Criterium ::2nd Road race : 1st Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Niewiadoma
Katarzyna "Kasia" Niewiadoma (born 29 September 1994) is a Polish racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Among her wins are the Amstel Gold Race, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and the stage race The Women's Tour. She is a former national champion in both the road race and time trial events. In July 2022, she was named as one of the pre-race favourites for the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes, and eventually finished third overall. Early years Niewiadoma started racing bikes with local club WLKS Krakus BBC Czaja and soon emerged as one of the most promising women riders in Poland. In 2013, she won two national Under-23 champion titles, finishing 4th in both the elite time-trial and elite road race. She also finished 5th in European Road Championships in the women's Under-23 road race. Following these performances, she received an offer from professional team and became a stagiaire in August 2013. She participated in the Boels Ladies Tour, finishing 10th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012, 2016 and 2020, winning a bronze medal at the latter Games, in the omnium. She won eighteen medals including nine golds at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and eighteen medals including eight golds at the UEC European Track Championships. Wild also took over 100 victories in road racing, and won two medals at the UCI Road World Championships. Career At the 2012 London Olympics Wild finished sixth in the omnium, and was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder). After two seasons with , in September 2016 announced that Wild would join them for the 2017 season. In October 2017, one day after the 2017 UEC European Track Championships in Berli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Hosking
Chloe Hosking (born 1 October 1990) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Hosking has represented Australia at junior and then senior levels since 2007. Following success in a number of international events she turned professional in 2010. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, and won the women's road race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Personal life Childhood and early life Hosking was born in Bendigo, Victoria, and moved to the suburb of Campbell in the Australian Capital Territory. As a child she played field hockey and did rock climbing at a national level, however following an injury she asked her father, a keen cyclist, to help get her into cycling. She began cycling competitively in 2002 at the age of twelve, and first represented Australia in 2007 at the age of seventeen. Hosking started as a track cyclist, but changed her focus to road racing events in 2007. She now specialises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)
Elisa Balsamo (born 27 February 1998) is an Italian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Team , and represents Italy at international competitions. After competing at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the women's junior road race she became junior world champion at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in the junior's road race. She won the gold medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit. Early life Balsamo was born in Cuneo in 1998. Her father was an amateur cyclist. Before taking up cycling, she had competed in a number of skiing disciplines, as well as biathlon and swimming. Career Balsamo's first major win came at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha, where she won the Road Race in a bunch sprint ahead of Skylar Schneider. She signed for for the 2017 season. Her first professional win came at the Omloop van Borsele in April 2018, followed by a win at the GP Bruno Beghelli later in the year. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Majerus
Christine Majerus (born 25 February 1987) is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racing, road and cyclo-cross cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . She won the 2013 Sparkassen Giro Bochum one-day road race and the general classification of the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour. Majerus is one of the most dominant cyclists to come out of Luxembourg and is a 41-time national champion, holding 16 time trial titles, 12 cyclo-cross titles and 13 road race titles. She was named Luxembourgish Sportspeople of the Year, Luxembourgish Sportswoman of the Year in 2013 and in every ceremony from 2015 to 2021. Career Majerus began her sporting career in athletics and was the Luxembourg champion at the 400 metres, 400 and 800 metres several times before switching to cycling following a foot injury. She raced for the small UCI Women's team ESGL 93-GSD Gestion from 2008 to 2012, before transferring to for one year in 2013. She joined in 2014 and has remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gracie Elvin
Gracie Elvin (born 31 October 1988) is an Australian former bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2020, for the and . Elvin is a two-time winner of the Australian National Road Race Championships, with victories in 2013 and 2014, and the first Australian rider to record a podium finish at the Tour of Flanders for Women, with second in 2017 Tour of Flanders for Women, 2017. Career She competed in the 2013 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. After missing the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Elvin competed in the women's road race in 2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, 2015, 2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, 2016 and 2017 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, 2017. Elvin has also represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on home soil in the Gold Coast; she als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Ellen Van Dijk")
