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2017 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
The 2017 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho–GP Internacional Torres Vedras was a road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race that took place in the Centro Region, Portugal, Centro region of Portugal between 5 and 9 July 2017. The race was rated as a 2.2 event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 40th edition of the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho. Teams The 16 teams invited to the race were: Stages Classification leadership * In stage two, Adrián González (cyclist), Adrián González, who was second in the combination classification, wore the purple jersey, because first placed Pablo Guerrero (cyclist), Pablo Guerrero wore the blue jersey as leader of the mountains classification. * In the first sector of stage three, Frederico Figueiredo, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed Amaro Antunes wore the grey jersey as leader of the points classification. * In the first sector of stage three, João Rodrigues (cyclist) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 UCI Europe Tour
The 2017 UCI Europe Tour was the thirteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2017 season began on 26 January 2017 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 17 October 2017 with the Nationale Sluitingsprijs. Belgium, Belgian rider Baptiste Planckaert (), who scored 1,605 points in the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, 2016 edition, was the defending champion of the UCI Europe Tour. Nacer Bouhanni () won the overall standings for the second time in three years; won the team classification, while France won both the overall nations' title and the under-23 equivalent. Race structure 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 classificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Vangstad
Andreas Vangstad (born 24 March 1992) is a Norwegian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the and teams. He was named in the startlist for the 2015 UCI World Time Trial Championships. Major results ;2013 : 6th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2014 : National Road Championships ::1st 20px Under-23 time trial ::3rd Time trial : 7th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2015 : 1st Fyen Rundt : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Tour of Norway ::1st Stage 5 ;2016 : 1st Sundvolden GP : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2017 : 1st Prologue Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd Clássica Aldeias do Xisto : 3rd Clássica da Arrábida : 4th Sundvolden GP : 9th Overall Tour of Norway : 10th Overall Tour des Fjords ;2018 : 3rd Sundvolden GP : 7th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Martinho Do Porto
São Martinho do Porto is a freguesia (civil parish) in Alcobaça Municipality and in the Oeste region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,868, in an area of 14.64 km². It was a town and county seat until 1855. History The region constituted by the Serra da Pescaria and by the Bouro mountain constituted, in geological times, a single island. When it was divided it gave rise to the bay of São Martinho do Porto. In historical times, the village was mentioned for the first time in a letter passed in 1257 by Friar Estevão Martins, 12th abbot of the Monastery of Alcobaça. The bay was the sea port of Alcobaça, where activities related to fishing and shipbuilding were developed. It had, in 1801, 932 inhabitants. In 1839 the parishes of Alfeizerão, Salir do Porto and Serra do Bouro were annexed. It had, in 1849, 3,596 inhabitants. Given the local development and the construction of the pier, already around 1885 the neighborhood of the beach came to remember a sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Mestre
Daniel José Pereira Mestre (born 1 April 1986) is a Portuguese cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping. Major results ;2014 : 1st Stage 2 Tour du Maroc : 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;2016 : Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 1 & 9 ;2017 : 1st Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2018 : 1st Clássica Aldeias do Xisto : 8th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 9th Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela ;2019 : 1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal ;2021 : 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ::1st Stage 4 See also * Doping in sport * List of doping cases in cycling The following is an incomplete list of doping cases and recurring accusations of doping in professional cycling, where doping means "use of physiological substances or abnormal method to obtain an artificial increase of performance." It is neither ... References External links * 1986 births Living people Portuguese male cyclists European Games compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torres Vedras
Torres Vedras () is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately north of the capital Lisbon in the Oeste region, in the Centro of Portugal. The population was 83,075, in an area of . History In 1148, Afonso I took the town of Torres Vedras from the Moors, in the then region of Estremadura, an area encircled by gentle hills and valleys. Situated in the former district of Lisbon, Torres Vedras is a strong agricultural region linked with its vineyards and intense commercial and industrial life, resulting in a dynamic pole in the western subregion of Portugal. King Afonso III conceded a foral (''charter'') in 1250, which was later confirmed by King Manuel I in 1510. This latter decree conferred on the town many of the municipal privileges that it held for 729 years. While travelling through this district, King Afonso III and Queen Beatrice, ordered the construction of a municipal hall, alongside the ancient castle (which today no longer exists). For his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimeiro
Vimeiro () is a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lourinhã in west-central Portugal. It is in the District of Lisboa. The population in 2011 was 1,470,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 7.08 km².Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país /ref> Vimeiro was the site of the 1808 |
Atouguia Da Baleia
Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,954, in an area of 47.02 km². The village of Atouguia da Baleia proper has almost 2,000 residents. The geology of Atouguia da Baleia is Late Jurassic Lourinhã Fm., where the dinosaur Miragaia longicollum ''Miragaia'' (named after Miragaia, the parish in Portugal and geologic unit where its remains were found) is a long-necked stegosaurid dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in Upper Jurassic rocks in Portugal (Lourinhã Formation, Sobral Unit) ... was found. References Freguesias of Peniche, Portugal {{Leiria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra De Montejunto Protected Landscape
Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in the Montejunto-Estrela mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval in Lisbon District, Portugal. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to of altitude. The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is long and wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils. Fauna and flora Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of ''Miniopterus schreibersi'', with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months. Flora found in the area include ''Arabis sadina'', ''Coincya cintrana'', ''Juncus valvatus ''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. Description Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral De Monte Agraço
Sobral de Monte Agraço () is a municipality in the District of Lisbon in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,156, in an area of 52.10 km². The present Mayor is António Lopes Bogalho, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. History During the Peninsular War, Sobral was on the Lines of Torres Vedras, a line of forts planned by the Duke of Wellington to protect Lisbon. In October 1810, a French army led by André Masséna approached the Lines, finding that the Portuguese had subjected the area in front of them to a scorched earth policy. After the minor Battle of Sobral on 14 October, the French found they could go no further. Charles Oman writes "On that misty October 14th morning, at Sobral, the Napoleonic tide attained its highest watermark." Monuments * St. Salvador Chapel - 13th century Romanesque style * Sobral Main Church - 16th century Renaissance style * São Quintino Church - 16th-17th century Manueline and Renaissance styles * Our Lady of Purificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannis Yssaad
Yannis Yssaad (born 25 June 1993) is a French former professional cyclist. Major results ;2014 : 6th Grand Prix de Denain ;2015 : 1st Stage 6 Tour de Bretagne ;2016 : 1st Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour : 3rd Cholet-Pays de Loire : 3rd Grand Prix de la Somme : 4th Route Adélie ;2017 : 1st Paris–Troyes : 1st Stage 6 Rás Tailteann : 1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Oise : Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st Stages 1 & 3a : 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers : 7th Route Adélie ;2018 : 1st Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ... References External links * 1993 births Living people French male cyclists {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
