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2018 BinckBank Tour
The 2018 BinckBank Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 13 and 19 August 2018 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the 14th edition of the BinckBank Tour and the twenty-ninth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. The stage race was won by the Slovenian Matej Mohorič. Teams All UCI WorldTeam were invited as the race is part of the UCI World Tour. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to five UCI Professional Continental teams. Schedule The course for the race was announced in February 2018. Stages Stage 1 ;13 August 2018 – Heerenveen to Bolsward, Stage 2 ;14 August 2018 – Venray, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 3 ;15 August 2018 – Aalter to Antwerp, Stage 4 ;16 August 2018 – Blankenberge to Ardooie, Stage 5 ;17 August 2018 – Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to Lanaken, Stage 6 ;18 August 2018 – Riemst to Sittard-Geleen, Stage 7 ;19 August 2018 – Eau d'Heure lakes to Geraardsbergen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 UCI World Tour
The 2018 UCI World Tour was a competition that included thirty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2018 men's cycling season. It was the tenth and final edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The competition began with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 16 January and concluded with the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi on 21 October. Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet was the defending champion. Summary Van Avermaet was unable to defend his World Tour title, as he failed to take a single individual win – he was a part of three team time trial victories for the however – as he finished fifth in the points rankings. The rankings were topped for the first time by British rider Simon Yates, riding for the team, who amassed 3,072 points over the course of the season. Yates was the last of four riders to take the overall lead of standings during the season; he had ranked highly in the standings earlier in 2018, taking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Jakobsen
Fabio Jakobsen (born 31 August 1996) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career During the 2019 Vuelta a España Jakobsen won two stages, including the final stage of the race on stage 21 in Madrid. A few metres before the finish of the 1st stage in the 2020 Tour de Pologne he heavily crashed after Dylan Groenewegen deviated from his line, forcing Jakobsen into the barriers. The race doctor initially reported that Jakobsen had suffered several major injuries, including serious brain trauma and damage to the upper respiratory tract, a broken palate, and heavy blood loss, and was in life-threatening condition. On 7 August 2020, the race organisers announced that Jakobsen was out of the induced coma and in "good condition". On 18 August 2020, Jakobsen said that he was "glad to be alive" following the crash. Jakobsen returned to professional racing at the 2021 Presidential Tour of Turkey, Presidential Tour of Turkey on 11 April 2021. Jakobsen raced the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Stuyven
Jasper Stuyven (born 17 April 1992) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Juniors Born in Leuven, Stuyven had a successful career as a junior rider. In 2009, at age 17, he won the UCI Junior World Road Race Championships. 2010 brought Stuyven more successes when he won one day races Paris-Roubaix Juniors and Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps. Early years He began his professional career at age 20 for ; he earned four victories with the team, including the Volta ao Alentejo. Trek Factory Racing (2014–present) 2014 Stuyven joined UCI WorldTeam in 2014 at the age of 22. During this season, he rode in his first grand tour, the Vuelta a España. In this race, he earned fourth place in three stages and finished ninth in the points classification. 2015 2015 brought Stuyven his biggest victory yet, when he won stage 8 of the Vuelta a España in a reduced bunch sprint. Stuyven had been involved in a crash earlier in the stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardooie
Ardooie (; vls, Ardôoie) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ardooie proper and Koolskamp. In 2006 Ardooie had a total population of 9,147. The local inhabitants are called Ardooienaren. During the First World War Hitler was stationed in Ardooie quartered with a family. He painted some of the buildings and the countryside. Sights * St. Martin's Church (''Sint-Martinuskerk'') with a Gothic tower, listed since 1939 as part of the national monumental heritage; * the mansion ''de Mûelenaere'', today a library; * Ardooie Castle, also known as the De Jonghe d'Ardoye Castle ( nl, Kasteel van Ardooie or ''Kasteel De Jonghe d'Ardoye''): this Neo-Classical country house was built at the end of the 18th century by the local landowners, the Van Ardooie family, who also called themselves as D'Ardoye. It became a protected historical monument in 1984, housing a communication agency since 2007. The building and most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blankenberge
Blankenberge (; french: Blankenberghe; vls, Blanknberge) is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke. On 1 December 2014, Blankenberge had a total population of 19,897. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,142 inhabitants per km². The towns inhabitants are called Blankenbergenaars. Blankenberge is one of the most important seaside resorts on the Belgian coast in terms of tourist numbers and hotel reservations. It is a national and to a certain extent international seaside resort, attracting visitors from across northern Europe. It processes a long sandy beach, and a 350-m long art-deco pier, the Belgium Pier, constructed in 1933. A structure that is unique on the Belgian coast. The fishery The first fishing activities date back to the 11th century. By the 12th century , the fishing fleet had more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage 4
Stage 4 may refer to: * Key Stage 4 * ''Stage 4'' of ''Everywhere at the End of Time'' * Cambrian Stage 4 * Stage 4 cancer * Stage 4 CKD * Dual-Stage 4-Grid The Dual-Stage 4-Grid (DS4G) is an electrostatic ion thruster design developed by the European Space Agency, in collaboration with the Australian National University. The design was derived by D. Fern from Controlled Thermonuclear Reactor experimen ... * Stage 4 of Braak staging * Decomposition stage 4 * Whale fall stage 4 * 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 4 * 2021 Call of Duty League season stage 4 See also * Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taco Van Der Hoorn
Taco van der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially announced a contract with the , but the following month, he signed a deal with the team. He won stage 3 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, during his first Grand Tour. Taco van der Hoorn came in second during 'mini Paris-Roubaix' cobble stage from Lille Métropole to Arenberg in the 2022 Tour de France. He lost by a tire-width margin from Australian cyclist Simon Clark. Major results ;2011 : 1st Guido Reybrouck Classic ;2014 : 7th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I ;2016 : 2nd ZODC Zuidenveld Tour : 8th Overall An Post Rás ::1st Stage 1 : 9th Schaal Sels-Merksem : 10th Gooikse Pijl ;2017 : 1st Schaal Sels : 2nd Dwars door het Hageland : 2nd Tacx Pro Classic : 4th Slag om Norg : 8th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré : 9th Famenne Ardenne Classic ;2018 : 1st Primus Classic : 1st Nationale Sluitingprijs : 1st Stage 3 BinckBank Tour : 3rd Antwerp Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalter
Aalter () is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, , , Knesselare and . It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. The mayor is Pieter De Crem. Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality of Knesselare was merged into Aalter. Aalter was home to 29,242 people in 2021. History Aalter is located on the border of the Meetjesland with the forest of Flanders. The area was inhabited since prehistory. Artefacts have been recovered from 3,000 to 2,000 BC. The village was first mentioned in 1974 as "Villa Haleftra". The etymology is unclear. The current name started to emerge around 1700. Aalter to home to several small '' heerlijkheden'' (landed estates) some of which had motte-and-bailey castles. Between 1613 and 1623, the was dug, and several fortifications were built by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage 3
Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Stages Repertory Theatre, a theatre company in Houston, Texas Music * Stage, an American band featuring Ryan Star * ''Stage'', a 2002 book and DVD documenting Britney Spears' Dream Within a Dream Tour Albums * ''Stage'' (David Bowie album), 1978 * ''Stage'' (Great White album), 1995 * ''Stage'' (Keller Williams album), 2004 * ''Stage'', by Mónica Naranjo, 2009 * ''The Stage'' (album), by Avenged Sevenfold, or the title song (see below), 2016 * ''Stages'' (Cassadee Pope album), 2019 * ''Stages'' (Elaine Paige album), 1983 * ''Stages'' (Eric Clapton album), 1993 * ''Stages'' (Jimi Hendrix album), 1991 * ''Stages'' (Josh Groban album), 2015 * ''Stages'' (Melanie C album), 2012 * ''Stages'' (Triumph album), 1985 * ''Stages'' (Ved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Küng
Stefan Küng (born 16 November 1993) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is also a citizen of Liechtenstein. Career Küng won the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit, individual pursuit at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, after beating Jack Bobridge in the final. Küng only took the lead in the final . In the 2015 Tour de Romandie, he grabbed the biggest victory of his career at that point in solo fashion. On a cold rainy day, he was part of the early breakaway and dropped his fellow escapees some before the line, resisting to their return while riding toward victory in Fribourg. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France. Major results Road ;2010 : 7th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud ;2011 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Swiss National Time Trial Championships, Time trial ::3rd Swiss National Road Race Championships, Road race : 1st Tour de Berne juniors : Cyclin ... [...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] |
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