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2007 Tour Of California
The Amgen Tour of California 2007 was the second edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race that raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast. The road bicycle racing event was held February 18, 2007. The 2007 Tour of California was part of the 2006–2007 UCI America Tour and the inaugural 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour. On November 28, 2006, the UCI upgraded the multi-day event from 2.1 (category 1) to 2.HC (french: Hors Categorie; English: ''beyond categorization''). Stages and results Prologue: San Francisco The Prologue was an individual time trial held Sunday, February 18, 2007, in San Francisco. Native Californian and last year's prologue champion Levi Leipheimer edged out Colorado's Jason Donald from and former NCAA Road Champion Benjamin Jacques-Maynes. Stage 1: Sausalito to Santa Rosa Stage 1 was held Monday, February 19, 2007. A breakaway of four riders including Adam Hansen of was reeled in shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He was twice US national champion, winning the time trial title in 1999 and the road race in 2007, and is an Olympic medalist. Leipheimer was born and raised in Butte, Montana and resides in Santa Rosa, California. He is the patron of the widely attended King Ridge GranFondo, a mass participation ride in Sonoma County. Leipheimer's major career accomplishments include winning the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2011 Tour de Suisse and the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. His Grand Tour results include 2nd in the 2008 Vuelta a España, and 4th in the 2009 Giro d'Italia. Leipheimer won the bronze medal in the time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced in October 2012 that Leipheimer would be suspended for his involvement in doping while riding for Saturn, U.S. Postal Service, Rabobank, Gerolste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jones (cyclist)
Michael or Mike Jones may refer to: Entertainment *Michael Jones (Canadian musician) (1942–2022), new-age pianist *Michael Jones (film director) (1944–2018), Canadian screenwriter *Michael Jones (Welsh-French musician) (born 1952) * Michael Spencer Jones (born 1961), British art photographer and music video director * Mike Jones (jazz musician) (born 1962), performs with Penn and Teller * Mike Jones (screenwriter) (born 1971), American screenwriter and journalist * Mike Jones (rapper) (born 1981), American rapper * Michael Jones (actor) (born 1987), American voice actor *Michael Jones (1959–2016), birth name of American musician Kashif *Michael Jones (born 1980), birth name of American rapper Wax Sports American football * Mike Jones (wide receiver, born 1960), American football player * Mike Jones (tight end) (born 1966), American football tight end * Mike Jones (defensive lineman) (born 1969), American football player *Mike Jones (linebacker) (born 1969), American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego and ahead of San Francisco), and the tenth-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around two million residents in 2018. San Jose is notable for its innovation, cultural div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockton, California
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Stockton is the 11th largest city in California and the 58th largest city in the United States. It was named an All-America City in 1999, 2004, and 2015 and again in 2017. Built during the California Gold Rush, Stockton's seaport serves as a gateway to the Central Valley and beyond. It provided easy access for trade and transportation to the southern gold mines. The University of the Pacific (UOP), chartered in 1851, is the oldest university in California, and has been located in Stockton since 1923. In 2012, Stockton filed for what wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, 2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Road Race Championships. He was the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road race in cycling UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, world road championship. He is also the Scandinavian with the most stage wins in Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. He is widely considered the greatest Norwegian cyclist of all time. He retired in September 2014. Career Born in Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway, Thor won the under-23 time trial world championship and the under-23 versions of Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours before turning professional i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Paolini
Luca Paolini (born 17 January 1977) is an Italian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2015. He started his sports career in the early 2000s by joining (2000–2002), UCI ProTeam directed by Patrick Lefevere. Within Mapei-Quick Step and then its successor team (2003–2005), Luca Paolini achieved several victories. Among them were first places at Gran Premio di Lugano, Giro del Piemonte and Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli. He has also won stages at Tour of Britain and Tour de Wallonie. Career Paolini was born in Milan. Seasons 2006–2007 and 2008–2010 Luca Paolini spent in two Italian cycling team – and respectively. As their member, he triumphed at certain stages of Vuelta a España and Three Days of De Panne, won one-day races Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Trofeo Laigueglia, Coppa Placci as well as Coppa Bernocchi. Meanwhile, his bright victories attracted a particular attention from anti-doping bodies. As his name appeared in taped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Eltink
Theo Eltink (born November 27, 1981 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. Biography In his youth, Eltink also was a good ice skater, but finally chose for cycling. He competed in cyclo-cross and road races at cycling club "Het snelle wiel". After Eltink finished school, he focussed on cycling. Eltink became a member of the Rabobank TT3, a team for promising young riders. In 2005, Eltink became a professional cyclist for . In his first year, Eltink started in the 2005 Giro d'Italia The 2005 Giro d'Italia was the 88th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in Reggio Calabria with a prologue. The race came to a close with a mass-start road stage that stretched from Albese con Cassano to M ..., and finished 29th in the general classification. Major results * Tour de l'Avenir - 1 stage (2004) * Tour des Pyrénées - 1 stage (2004) * 2nd, National U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship (2003) * 3rd, National U17 Cyclo-Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Davis (cyclist)
Allan Howard Davis (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTour team . Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Davis resides in Bundaberg, Queensland and in Spain. Known for his sprinting ability, he started competitive cycling at the age of 10, and turned professional in 2002. He is also the brother of fellow cyclist, Scott Davis, and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Career In 2004 and 2005 he participated in the Tour de France, coming fifth in the points classification at the 2005 Tour de France behind the winner, Thor Hushovd of Norway, and fellow Australians Stuart O'Grady (2nd) and Robbie McEwen (3rd), and Kazakh champion Alexander Vinokourov (4th). In 2006, Davis was one of the riders of the team implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case. However, on 26 July 2006, Davis was cleared by Spanish officials. He made his debut with Quick Step on 3 September 2008 in the Memorial Rik Van Steenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Henderson
Gregory Henderson (born 10 September 1976) is a New Zealand former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017. His career includes winning the scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the Tour de Georgia in 2005 and 2008. Henderson rode in five Olympic Games and completed 11 Grand Tours. He also competed in four Commonwealth Games and was a four-time medallist, including winning gold in the points race in 2002. During an important part of his career, he served as André Greipel's main lead-out man, and they were colleagues at both and later . In addition to 17 New Zealand track and road titles and eight World Cup track golds, Henderson has been New Zealand Track Cyclist of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) and Athlete of the Year, Otago, New Zealand (2001, 2002, 2003). Career Track cycling At the 1998 Commonwealth Games Henderson won bronze medals in the points race and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Brown
Graeme Allen Brown OAM (born 9 April 1979) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the , and teams. A former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, Brown's greatest success as a road cyclist came in the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, including a record-breaking 5 stage wins in 2005 and winning the Points Classification in 2003 and 2005. As a track cyclist he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit (with Bradley McGee, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record-breaking time of 3:58.233. He also won a gold medal with Stuart O'Grady for the Madison event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won two gold medals: for the Team pursuit, and the Scratch Race. Mark French accusations At a hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, cyclist Mark French gave sworn evidence that named Shane Kelly, Sean Eadie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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