2018 Eschborn–Frankfurt
The 2018 Eschborn-Frankfurt was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 1 May 2018 in Germany. It was the 57th edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt and the twentieth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. European champion Alexander Kristoff won the race for a record fourth consecutive edition. Michael Matthews and Oliver Naesen took second and third place. Result References 2018 UCI World Tour 2018 in German sport 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ... Eschborn-Frankfurt {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff (born 5 July 1987) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2007 and 2011. His biggest victories have been the 2014 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Tour of Flanders among many other successes. Career Early career At six, he moved from Oslo to Stavanger. His stepfather got him interested in cycling rather than football. He started riding for Stavanger SK. At 16 he won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in the youth category, and finished fourth at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. He turned professional in 2006 for . In 2007, he won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships at 19, beating Thor Hushovd in a sprint of four riders. Katusha (2012–2017) He won a bronze medal in the road race at the 2012 London Olympic Games. 2014 season In 2014 Kristoff won Milan–San Remo beating Fabian Cancellara in the sprint. Later the same yea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Matthews (cyclist)
Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Early career He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, and in 2010 he became the Under 23 Road Race World Champion. Matthews left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined on an initial two-year contract from the 2013 season. Orica–GreenEDGE (2013–2016) Matthews was selected to ride the 2014 Giro d'Italia. His team won the opening team time trial in Belfast. On Stage 2, Matthews finished eighth behind Marcel Kittel in a sprint finish, also in Belfast, to take the pink jersey for the leader of the general classification from teammate Svein Tuft. Matthews won Stage 6, a hill top finish at Monte Cassino. Matthews withdrew from the Giro after Stage 10 after suffering a crash on Stage 9. In 2015, Matthews won the points classification jersey of Paris–Nice as well as a stage. He finished in third place in Mi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oliver Naesen
Oliver Naesen (; born 16 September 1990) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Considered a specialist of the one-day classics, he won the 2017 Belgian National Road Race Championships, as well as the Bretagne Classic in 2016 and 2018. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Lawrence Naesen. Career 2014–2016 Naesen turned professional in August 2014 as a stagiaire with the team, before joining in 2015 and Swiss UCI WorldTeam in 2016. He made his Grand Tour debut at the 2016 Tour de France, in which he was awarded the combativity award on the fourth stage. He made a spectacular crash in the last corner of the stage 18 mountain time trial, but finished his maiden Tour in 83rd position overall. Weeks after the Tour de France, he won the Bretagne Classic; his first victory in a UCI World Tour race. In September, he finished second in the general classification of the 2016 Eneco Tour after a strong performance in the final stag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund Um Den Finanzplatz
The 2017 Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz was a road cycling one-day race that took place, as customary on Tag der Arbeit (''Labour Day''), 1 May in Germany. It was the 56th edition (55th to be held) of the Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz and the twentieth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. It was the race's first appearance on the World Tour calendar. The race was won by 's Alexander Kristoff after a strong lead-out from teammate Rick Zabel; Kristoff finished several lengths ahead of the next closest competitor, taking his third victory at the race, matching the record of Erik Zabel, Rick's father. Rick Zabel was able to finish in second place, while the podium was completed by another German rider, John Degenkolb, for the team. Route The race started in Eschborn and finished in Frankfurt, traveling through the Taunus mid-mountain range northwest of Frankfurt. The main difficulties are the climbs of the Feldberg, Ruppershain and Mammolshain. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Eschborn–Frankfurt
The 2019 Eschborn–Frankfurt was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 1 May 2019 in Germany. It was the 58th edition of Eschborn–Frankfurt and the 22nd event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won in the sprint by Pascal Ackermann Pascal Ackermann (born 17 January 1994) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Kandel, Ackermann joined the team in 2013, and spent four seasons with the team. In August 2016 announced that Ackermann would .... Teams In total, twenty-two teams start the race. Each team delivered seven riders. Result References Eschborn-Frankfurt Eschborn-Frankfurt Eschborn-Frankfurt Eschborn-Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrea Pasqualon
Andrea Pasqualon (born 2 January 1988 is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France, Tour de France. Major results ;2009 : 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia (cycling), Trofeo Città di Brescia : 6th Coppa San Geo : 6th Giro del Medio Brenta : 10th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi ;2010 : 1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 1st Giro del Casentino : 7th Trofeo Città di Brescia (cycling), Trofeo Città di Brescia : 8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi : 9th Trofeo Franco Balestra : 9th Giro del Medio Brenta ;2012 : 4th Trofeo Matteotti ;2013 : 1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin : 2nd Coppa Sabatini ;2014 : 1st Grand Prix Südkärnten : 1st Stage 7 2014 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia : 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi : 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia : 5th Giro dell'Appennino : 5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 7th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato ;2015 : 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Points classifi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Grega Bole
Grega Bole (born 13 August 1985 in Jesenice, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest victory is the 2011 GP Ouest–France, where he launched a solo attack with to go. He held on as the field was closing in rapidly, with only Simon Gerrans who was second on the day being awarded the same time as Bole. In 2015, Bole was the victor of the first stage of the inaugural 2015 Tour of Croatia, Tour of Croatia after negotiating a series of bends where two crashes occurred. Major results ;2003 : 1st Overall Tour of Croatia Juniors ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 7th Road race, 2003 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2005 : 2nd Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 10th Overall Okolo Slovenska ;2006 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Slovenian National Road Race Championships, Road race ::3rd Slovenian National Time Trial Championships, Time tri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sam Bennett (cyclist)
Sam Bennett (born 16 October 1990) is an Irish professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a road sprinter who turned professional in 2011. He has won ten Grand Tour stages: three stages in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, two stages at the 2019 Vuelta a España, two stages at the 2020 Tour de France, where he also won the Points classification, one stage at the 2020 Vuelta a España, and two stages at the 2022 Vuelta a España. Early life Bennett was born in 1990 in Wervik, Flanders, Belgium, where his father Michael came in 1989 to play professional football for local club Eendracht Wervik. He moved with his parents to their native Ireland at the age of four, where he spent most of his early years growing up in Carrick-on-Suir, the hometown of fellow cyclist Sean Kelly. Early career Bennett was head-hunted by Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille at 17, and joined them in the south of France, after completing his first year of third-level education at Waterford Institute o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |