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2007 Vuelta A Castilla Y León
The 2007 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 22nd edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycle race and was held on 26 March to 30 March 2007. The race started in Zamora, Spain, Zamora and finished in Soria. The race was won by Alberto Contador. Teams Sixteen teams of up to eight riders started the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * General classification References 2007 in Spanish road cycling, Vuelta a Castilla y León Vuelta a Castilla y León by year 2007 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta a España three times (2008, 2012, 2014). He is one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours of cycling, and one of only two riders to have won all three more than once. He has also won the Vélo d'Or a record 4 times. He was regarded as the natural successor of Lance Armstrong and won the 2007 Tour de France with the team. During his time at the Astana team, he won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España and the 2009 Tour de France. Between 2007 and 2011 he won six consecutive Grand Tours that he entered. This included winning the 2010 Tour de France with Astana, although it later emerged that he had tested positive for clenbuterol during the race. After a long battle in court, he was suspended by the Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Sevilla
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times. Biography Kelme–Costa Blanca (1998–2003) Born in Ossa de Montiel, Albacete Province, Sevilla turned professional in 1998 for Spanish team , and his big breakthrough came in the 2001 Tour de France. Here, he showed himself as a great climber, ranking 7th in the overall General classification, and winning the young rider classification as the rider of 25 years of age or younger with the highest position in the general classification. After the Tour de France, he continued his great form in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He wore the leader's jersey until the final uphill time trial stage in Madrid, which he lost to winner Ángel Casero. In the 2002 Vuelta a España ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Spanish Road Cycling
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Francisco Ventoso
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born 6 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the , , , and squads. Career Ventoso turned professional with in 2004 before moving to in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris–Brussels in a bunch sprint. On the back his victory in the one-day classic and 3 other stage wins, he was included in the Spanish squad to ride at the World Championships in Geelong. Major results ;2004 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar ;2005 : 4th Trofeo Luis Puig ;2006 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta ;2007 : 4th Gent–Wevelgem : 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ::1st Stages 2, 3 & 5 ;2008 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León : 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 1 ;2009 : 1st Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Overall Tour of Hainan ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze : 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 1st Stage 1 Tour du Géva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Beltrán
Manuel Beltrán Martinez (born 28 May 1971) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader. He was the team leader for numerous Vuelta a España rides and performed well. Beltrán tested positive for EPO after the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, according to ''L'Équipe'' 11 July 2008. The same date as the news broke, a spokesman for his team Liquigas said he would be suspended from the team and thrown out of that year's tour. It was later confirmed that his B-sample also tested positive. Beltrán was suspended for two years. In 2010, he had to pay his former team 100.000 euros because of his positive doping test in the Tour de France. His name was also on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004. Career achievements Major resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Sánchez (cyclist)
Julián Sánchez Pimienta (born 26 February 1980 in Zafra) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;2006 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca :: 2nd Trofeo Pollença ;2007 : 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;2009 :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 ... ::1st Stage 4 ::1st Mountains classification External links * 1980 births Living people People from Zafra Sportspeople from the Province of Badajoz Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from Extremadura {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hruška
Jan Hruška (born 4 February 1975) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1996. Doping Hruška entered the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was removed after testing for a doping product. Major results ;1996 : 10th Overall Peace Race ;1997 : 10th Overall Hofbräu Cup ;1998 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;1999 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Rioja : 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stage 5 : 4th Overall Peace Race ;2000 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Prologue & Stage 20 ( ITT) ::Held after Prologue : 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;2002 : 1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 3rd Circuito de Getxo : 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 9th Overall Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe ;2003 : 1st Stage 3 ( ITT) Vuelta a Rioja : Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ::Held after Stage 1 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David López (cyclist)
David López García (born 13 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2003 and 2018 for the Café Baqué, , and squads. Career López was born in Barakaldo. The biggest victory of his career was the ninth stage of the 2010 Vuelta a España, a mountain stage with 6 categorized climbs on the menu. Lopez went clear of the leading group with to go, crossing the line with an advantage of six seconds over 's Roman Kreuziger. He joined the team in 2007 after turning professional for in 2005. He left the at the end of 2012 and joined for the 2013 season. Major results ;2004 : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;2005 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragón ;2006 : 7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;2007 : 2nd Subida a Urkiola : 3rd Overall Deutschland Tour ::1st Stage 5 : 4th Klasika Primavera : 6th Overall Paris–Nice : 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ;2008 : 3rd GP Ouest–France : 4th Subida a Urkiola : 10th Overall Tour du Limou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Antón
Igor Antón Hernández (born 2 March 1983) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , and squads. Career Born in Galdakao, Basque Country, Antón's first major achievement after turning professional in 2005, was winning the sixteenth stage of the 2006 Vuelta a España, between Almería and the Calar Alto Observatory. After impressing his team directors in 2007, where he won a stage at the Tour de Romandie, Antón was soon picked out to be the team leader for the general classification (GC) in the 2007 Vuelta a España where he ended up finishing 8th overall. The year started well, and in June he came second in the Euskal Bizikleta. Later in the same month, Antõn won the second stage in the UCI ProTour race Tour de Suisse. In the GC he came home third. In September at the Vuelta a España, Antón was in the best form of his career and held the pace of the likes of Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde up th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koldo Gil
Koldo Gil Pérez (born 16 January 1978 in Burlata, Navarra) is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist who last rode for the UCI Continental team Liberty Seguros Continental. His career highlights include winning a stage of the Giro d'Italia and leading the overall classification at the Tour de Suisse. At the 2006 Tour de Suisse, Gil took stage 6 and held the leader's yellow jersey until the final stage when he was overtaken by 2004 winner Jan Ullrich in the final stage's individual time trial. He finished a disappointing second. After Gil was unable to find a team for the 2009 season, he announced his retirement. Major achievements ;2000 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Navarra ;2002 : 8th Overall Route du Sud : 9th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 3 : 9th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama ;2003 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ;2004 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta : 4th Overall Vuelta a Aragon : 5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soria
Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 (INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial population. The municipality has a surface area of 271,77 km2, with a density of 144.97 inhabitants/km2. Situated at about 1065 metres above sea level, Soria is the second highest provincial capital in Spain. Although there are remains of settlements from the Iron Age and Celtiberian times, Soria itself enters history with its repopulation between 1109 and 1114, by the Aragonese king Alfonso I the Battler. A strategic enclave due to the struggles for territory between the kingdoms of Castile, Navarre and Aragon, Soria became part of Castile definitively in 1134, during the reign of Alfonso VII. Alfonso VIII was born in Soria, and Alfonso X had his court established when he received the offer to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. In Soria, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamora, Spain
Zamora () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital of the province of Zamora. The city straddles the Duero river. With its 24 characteristic Romanesque style churches of the 12th and 13th centuries it has been called a "museum of Romanesque art". Zamora is the city with the most Romanesque churches in all of Europe. The most important celebration in Zamora is the Holy Week. Zamora is part of the natural ''comarca'' of Tierra del Pan and it is the head of the judicial district of Zamora. History The city was founded early in the Bronze Age and was later occupied during the Iron Age by the Celtic people of the Vacceos who called it Ocalam. After the Roman victory over the Lusitanian hero Viriathus the settlement was named by the Romans ''Occelum Durii'' or '' Ocellodurum'' (literally, "Eye of the Duero"). During Roman rule it was in the hands of the Vaccaei, and was incorporated into the Roman province of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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