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2001 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2001 Vuelta a Asturias was the 45th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 15 May to 20 May 2001. The race started in Oviedo and finished at the Alto del Naranco. The race was won by Juan Carlos Domínguez Juan Carlos Domínguez Domínguez (born 13 April 1971 in Íscar, Spain) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1995 to 2006. In the 2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux he had a hematocrit above 50 before the start ... of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 2001 in road cycling 2001 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Domínguez
Juan Carlos Domínguez Domínguez (born 13 April 1971 in Íscar, Spain) is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was a professional rider from 1995 to 2006. In the 2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux he had a hematocrit above 50 before the start of stage 5 and he was suspended for 15 days. His daughter, Estela, was killed in a collision with a lorry at a lorry at Villares de la Reina in February 2023 at the age of 19, while training for her first year as a professional with the Sopela team. Major results ;1994 :1st GP Capodarco ;1996 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón :7th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships :9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country :9th Subida al Naranco ;1997 :1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 5 ( ITT) :1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ::1st Stage 5b ( ITT) :1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana :4th Overall Tour of Galicia :5th Overall Vuelta a Aragón :10th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships ;1998 :1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingen Fernández
Bingen Fernández Bustinza (born December 15, 1972 in Bermeo, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for . He became a sporting director in 2010, for , and currently works with . Major results ;1997 :2nd Trofeo Forla de Navarra :5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía :10th Tour de l'Avenir ;1999 :1st Mountains classification Vuelta a La Rioja :8th GP Miguel Induráin ;2000 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón :4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;2001 :5th GP Primavera ;2002 :8th GP Miguel Induráin ;2003 :9th GP Miguel Induráin ;2004 :10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline External links * * 1972 births Living people People f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. On 25 April 2014, the Vuelta Asturias was suspended one week before its start due to the lack of funds and sponsors. The race returned in 2015, when a two-stage edition was won by Igor Antón (). Winners Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta Asturias UCI Europe Tour races Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ... Sport in Asturias Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Totschnig
Georg Totschnig (born 25 May 1971) is an Austrian former road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1993 and 2006. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 1997 and 2003. He also rode at three Olympic Games. Career In 1989, Totschnig became the Junior Austrian National Time Trial Champion. He turned professional with the Italian Lampre - Polti team in 1993, remaining with the team in 1994 when Polti became the main sponsor for the first time. He finished 5th in the 1994 edition of the Tour DuPont and a few weeks later entered his first Grand Tour, which was the 1994 Giro where he finished 13th overall helped by a top 10 on the final ITT. The following year he rode the Giro again where he finished in the top 10 on five stages ending up in 9th overall. He finished 37th in his first Tour entry and was 4th in the Young Rider Classification. The following year he abandoned the Giro prior to the final ITT and missed the Tour but had a very strong performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Escartín
Fernando Escartín Coti (born 24 January 1968) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. Between 1995 and 2000 he came in the top 10 of the Tour de France five times and in that same time period finished on the podium in 2nd place at the Vuelta a España, twice. Biography Escartín was born in Biescas, Aragon. Tour de France Escartín won a stage and finished third overall in the 1999 Tour de France. Of the cyclists who finished on the podium in the era in which Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times (1999–2005), Escartín is the sole rider not to be implicated in a doping scandal. In response to the Armstrong doping scandal, Escartin stated, "Lance Armstrong remains the 1999 Tour winner, second Zulle and third, me... It's 13 years now since this all happened. It seems completely illogical and unreal. I don't want to even think about it." Escartín was, however, one of the names involved with the Giardini Margherita Raid where prescriptions for banned substances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón González Arrieta
José Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (born 12 May 1967 in Bilbao) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is the husband of former road bicycle racer Joane Somarriba Arrola. Major results ;1990 :6th Overall Tour of Galicia :8th Overall Vuelta a Cantabria ;1993 :9th La Flèche Wallonne ;1994 :3rd Subida a Urkiola ;1995 :1st Classique des Alpes :7th Overall Route du Sud ;1996 :2nd Subida al Naranco ;1998 :8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2000 :5th Overall Route du Sud :5th Classique des Alpes Classique des Alpes was a classic taking place as a mountainous single-day cycling race. It took place in Chartreuse Mountains, beginning in Chambéry and finishing in Aix-les-Bains. It was held between 1991 and 2004, a day before the start of the ... :10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2001 :9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré External links *Palmares by cyclingbase.com* 1967 births Spanish male cyclists Living people Sportspeople from Bilbao Cyclists from Biscay [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Kintana
Aitor Kintana Zarate (born 15 July 1975 in Vitoria-Gasteiz) is a Spanish former cyclist. Major results ;2000 :5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Stage 8 ;2001 :2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ;2002 :2nd Overall Route du Sud :7th Classique des Alpes :7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné ;2003 :1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ... References 1975 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Sportspeople from Vitoria-Gasteiz Cyclists from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto López De Munain
Alberto López de Munain Ruiz de Gauna (born December 5, 1972) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1996 and ended his professional career in 2005. He rode his entire career for the team. During the 2005 Giro d'Italia, he suffered a terrible crash on stage two, and was diagnosed with a hydropneumothorax caused by nine broken ribs, a broken left clavicle, a broken shoulder blade and damage to his left shoulder. He did not race professionally afterwards. Major results ;1997 : 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1999 : 6th Subida al Naranco ;2000 : 1st Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias ::1st Stage 1 ;2001 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias : 1st Stage 2 Clásica de Alcobendas ;2003 : 3rd Subida al Naranco : 3rd Subida a Urkiola : 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2004 : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Laiseka
Roberto Laiseka Jaio (born 17 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He retired in 2006, after 13 seasons as a professional with the team, after he could not recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 Giro d'Italia.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jan07/jan10news Major results ;1999 : 1st Subida al Txitxarro : 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España ;2000 : 6th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 11 ;2001 : 1st Stage 14 Tour de France ;2004 : 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya ;2005 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ... References External links Roberto Laiseka Palmarès by urtekaria.com * Spanish Tour de France stage winners Spanish male cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Horrach
Joan Horrach Ripoll (born March 27, 1974) is a Spanish retired professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for . Horrach's biggest win of his career was Stage 11 of the 2006 Giro d'Italia. He won the stage by being in the break o the day and after making it to the final 3 riders he attacked as his companions crashed and held on to win by 5 seconds. As a domestique for his leaders Horrach spent most of his career working for others, occasionally given the opportunity to ride for himself. After retiring he moved to Mallorca where he works as a Tour guide in Serra de Tramuntana on taking people on Mountain bikes, Road bikes and hiking. Major results Sources: ;2000 : 1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ;2001 : 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias ::1st Stage 4 ;2002 : 1st Mountains classification, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 5 & 11 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Naranco
Monte Naranco is a mountain in Oviedo, Spain. The church Santa María del Naranco is situated on its slopes. It is also known as the finishing line for the bicycle races Subida al Naranco and Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Naranco, Monte Mountains of Asturias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo
Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located approximately southwest of Gijón and south of Avilés, both of which lie on the shoreline of the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo's proximity to the ocean of less than in combination with its elevated position with areas of the city more than 300 metres above sea level causes the city to have a maritime climate, in spite of its not being located on the shoreline itself. History The Kingdom of Asturias began in 720, with the Visigothic aristocrat Pelagius's (685–737) revolt against the Muslims who at the time were occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. The Moorish invasion that began in 711 had taken control of most of the peninsula, until the revolt in the northern mountains by Pelagius. The resulting Kingdom of Asturias, located in an eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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