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2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Scratch
The Men's Scratch was one of the 10 men's events contested at the 2007 UCI Track World Championship, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 27 Cyclists from 27 countries participated in the scratch race A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for .... After the 2 qualifying heats, the best 11 of each heat advanced to the Final. The qualifying heats began at 15:10 and the Final was run at 21:05 on March 30. Qualification The qualifying competition consisted of 30 laps, making a total of 7.5 km. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final The Final competition consisted of 60 laps, making a total of 15 km. The champion Kam-Po Wong overtook the lead pack when there were 9 laps remaining and he crossed the finishing line at roughly 17 minutes 43 seconds. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Rainbow
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Écréhous, Les Écréhous, Minquiers, Les Minquiers, and Pierres de Lecq, Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the The Crown, English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatas Konovalovas
Ignatas Konovalovas (born 8 December 1985) is a Lithuanian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Konovalovas has won the Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships seven times, in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2017. Early life Konovalovas was born in Panevėžys, the son of Laima Zilporytė, an Olympian cyclist, and Valerijus Konovalovas, a cycling coach. He has a sister, Irma, who is eight years younger. Professional career Konovalovas finished third in the European Junior Team Pursuit Championships in 2003, third in the European Under-23 Team Pursuit Championships in 2007, and second in the European Under-23 Road Race Championships in 2007. In 2009, Konovalovas won the final time trial of the Giro d'Italia. Konovalovas left the at the end of the 2012 season and joined the squad for the 2013 season. After spending 2015 riding for in August 2015 it was announced that Konovalovas would rejoin the UCI World Tour ranks by joining in 2016. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Dario Colla
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host. Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light. Etymology The word ''angel'' arrives in modern English from Old English ''engel'' (with a hard ''g'') and the Old French ''angele''. Both of these derive from Late Latin ''angelus'', which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ''angelos'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
