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2006 Tour De Romandie
The 60th Tour de Romandie took place from April 25 through April 30. It is a six-stage cycling tour. It was won by Australian climber Cadel Evans of the who surprisingly won the final time trial stage and won the Overall Classification despite starting the time trial in the third overall position. Stage Results Prologue - April 25: Geneva ITT, 3.4km The stage was a short individual time trial. Pre-Tour favorite, Jan Ullrich, a notable time trialist and Tour de France winner, underperformed; clocking only 4 minutes 53 seconds, almost 30 seconds behind the fastest time of the day. Stage 1 - April 26: Payerne-Payerne , 169.0km Stage 2 - April 27: Porrentruy-Porrentruy , 171.2km Following an early breakaway by Swiss cyclists Roger Beuchat and David Loosli, which lasted for the majority of the stage, they were finally caught at the final climb of the day (less than 20 km from the finish), the 1st Category '' Col de la Croix''; which is particularly steep at some points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Lorenzetto
Mirco Lorenzetto (born 13 July 1981 in Vittorio Veneto) is an Italian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2011. During his career, Lorenzetto took victories in the 2007 Tour Méditerranéen, the 2009 Giro di Sardegna and the 2009 Giro del Friuli. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Career Lorenzetto became a professional cyclist in 2004. His first victory came in 2007, when he won a stage in the Tour Méditerranéen, in a close sprint over Daniele Bennati. The year 2009 started good for Lorenzetto, as in March he already had three victories. In April 2009, during the Tour of Flanders, Lorenzetto crashed and was taken to hospital, but a few days later he could leave the hospital without serious damage. Lorenzetto announced his retirement in December 2011, at the age of 30. Major results ;2002 :1st Trofeo PIVA :3rd Trofeo Franco Balestra :9th Circuito del Porto ;2003 :4th Trofeo PIVA :6th Porec Trophy :10th Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leysin
Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in the Aigle district of Switzerland. It is first mentioned around 1231–32 as ''Leissins'', in 1352 as ''Leisins''. Located in the Vaud Alps, Leysin is a sunny alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in proximity to Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva. In earlier years, Leysin was known for its TB sanatorias; today it is most famous for spectacular Alpine views across the Rhône Valley towards the Dents du Midi and year-round mountain sports and recreational facilities. The village of Leysin and hamlet of Veyges are a designated part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Geography Leysin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 19.8% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Moos
Alexandre Moos (born 22 December 1972) is a Swiss former professional road cyclist and mountain biker. Previously a member of the better-known BMC Racing Team, Moos switched to being a mountain bike specialist in 2011, as the Racing Team brought in several new members from other road teams. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2002. Major results ;1999 :5th Route Adélie ;2000 :4th Overall UNIQA Classic :9th Overall Tour of Slovenia ;2001 :1st Giro del Mendrisiotto :4th Giro del Friuli ;2002 :1st Road race, National Road Championships :1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse :5th Tour du Lac Léman :7th Overall Tour de Romandie ;2003 :4th GP Miguel Induráin :5th Overall Tour de Romandie :6th Overall Tour de Suisse ;2004 :6th Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stage 3 ;2005 :1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton :3rd Berner Rundfahrt :6th Overall Tour de Romandie ;2006 :7th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald :8th Overall Tour de Romandie ;2008 :10th Overall Tour of California The Tour of Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
ONCE cycling team, () also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros–Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana–Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team. It competed in the UCI ProTour circuit. On 25 May 2006, Liberty Mutual ("seguros" means "insurance" in Spanish) pulled out of primary sponsorship due to a doping scandal involving the directeur sportif, Manolo Saiz. On 2 June 2006, the team acquired a primary sponsor named Astana, after the capital of Kazakhstan. Würth was co-sponsor until 3 July 2006, withdrawing at the end of the 2006 Tour de France, in which didn't compet At the end of the season, Astana also withdrew due to the non-participation in the Tour. On 16 December 2006, the UCI withdrew the ProTour licence of Saiz's company, Active Ba [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Jaksche
Jörg Armin Jaksche d3epuodzu3wuis.cloudfront.net (born 23 July 1976 in ) is a German former r. In 2007 Jaksche admitted he was guilty of blood doping. Biography Jaksche has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams Polti (1997–1998), (1998–2000), |
Chris Horner
Christopher Brandon Horner (born October 23, 1971) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2019, and is the most recent American rider to win a Grand Tour. A current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar. He won the Vuelta a España in 2013, becoming the oldest winner of any of cycling's grand tours in the process. Racing career PAA–NutraFig (1995–96) Horner turned professional in 1995 with the PAA–NutraFig team. He captured his first major victory in a stage win of the Tour DuPont in 1996. Française des Jeux (1997–99) He was then asked to ride in Europe with French team . From 1997 to 1999 he had three frustrating seasons with this team. Mercury, Prime Alliance, Saturn, and Webcor (2000–2004) In 2000, Horner returned to America to resume a record-setting domestic career, ridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (born 12 May 1979) is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2001 and 2016 for the , , and teams. Rodríguez recorded notable results included fourteen Grand Tour stage victories, and five overall podium placings: second places at the 2012 Giro d'Italia and the 2015 Vuelta a España, and third-place finishes at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2012 Vuelta a España and the 2013 Tour de France. He also finished first in the UCI world rankings in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and won classics such as the La Flèche Wallonne and the Giro di Lombardia twice (2012 and 2013). He also won stage races including the Volta a Catalunya twice (2010 and 2014), the 2015 Tour of the Basque Country and the 2011 Vuelta a Burgos. Personal life and early career Rodríguez was born in Barcelona, the son of an amateur rider in the 1960s, and later lived in Parets del Vallès. Some years later he moved to the Basque country to ride for Iberdrola, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Col De La Croix (Jura)
Col de la Croix (el. 789 m.) is a pass in the Jura range connecting Saint-Ursanne and Courgenay, both in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Cycle racing Details of the climb The climb from Saint-Ursanne is 3.72 km. long, gaining 342 m. in height at an average of 9.1%. Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 17% being reached at the summit. Tour de France It was crossed in Stage 8 of the 2012 Tour de France on 8 July, where it was ranked as a Category 1 climb. The first rider over the climb was Thibaut Pinot Thibaut Pinot (born 29 May 1990) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Once considered one of the most promising talents in French cycling, he finished third overall in the 2014 Tour de France and first in the ..., who went on to win the stage. References External linksLe col de la Croix dans le Tour de France Croix (Jura) Mountain passes of the canton of Jura {{J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Loosli
David Loosli (born 8 May 1980 in Berne) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2011, mainly for UCI ProTeam , retiring as a member of the squad. Major results ;1998 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Stage 6 Thüringen Rundfahrt : 3rd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 4th Overall GP Tell ;2003 : 1st Overall Flèche du Sud ::1st Stage 3 : 5th Giro del Lago Maggiore ;2004 : 1st Stage 8 Peace Race ;2006 : 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;2007 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2008 : 8th Overall Tour de Pologne ;2009 : 7th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt ( en, Tour of Old Town Nuremberg) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held each September in the old town section of Nuremberg, Germany. Past winners Women The women's event w ... ;2011 : 10th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt Grand Tour gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Beuchat
Roger Beuchat (born 2 January 1972 in Court, Switzerland) is a Swiss retired cyclist. Palmares ;2000 :1st Stage 1 Giro della Svizzera Meridionale :1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou-Charentes :1st Stage 2 3-Länder-Tour :3rd Swiss National Road Race Championships :3rd Giro della Svizzera Meridionale ;2001 :1st Grand Prix de Genève :1st Tour du Jura :3rd Tour du Lac Léman ;2002 :2nd National Road Race Championships ;2003 :2nd National Road Race Championships ;2004 :3rd Overall Peace Race ;2009 :1st Overall Tour de Korea :1st Tour du Jura :5th Tour du Doubs The Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in September in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road ... References 1972 births Living people Swiss male cyclists People from the Bernese Jura Sportspeople from the canton of Bern {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram De Groot
Bram de Groot (born on 18 December 1974, in Alkmaar) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . Major results * Uniqa Classic - Overall (2005) * Delta Ronde van Midden-Zeeland (2005) * Volta a Catalunya - 1 stage (2003) * Tour Méditerranéen - 1 stage (2003) * Circuito Montañés - 1 stage (1999) External links * * 1974 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Sportspeople from Alkmaar UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists from North Holland {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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