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2008 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2008 Vuelta a Asturias was the 52nd edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 3 May to 7 May 2008. The race started and finished in 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 ap .... The race was won by Ángel Vicioso of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 2008 in road cycling 2008 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Vicioso
Ángel Vicioso Arcos (born 13 April 1977) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1999 and 2017 for the , , Relax–GAM, LA–MSS, , and squads. Major results ;1999 : 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2000 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd GP Miguel Induráin ;2001 : 1st GP Miguel Induráin : 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo : 1st Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo : 6th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama : 9th Subida al Naranco ;2002 : 1st GP Miguel Induráin : 1st Klasika Primavera : 5th Trofeo Luis Puig ;2003 : Volta a Catalunya ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 ( TTT) & 7 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Vuelta a España : 2nd GP Miguel Induráin : 7th Milano–Torino : 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 2 : 9th Trofeo Luis Puig : 9th Amstel Gold Race ;2004 : 4th GP Miguel Induráin : 4th Gran Premio de Llodio : 7th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ::1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Rabuñal
Gonzalo Rabuñal Rios (born 1 August 1984 in Arteixo) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Xacobeo–Galicia Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo G .... Major results ;2010 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country References External links * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of A Coruña People from A Coruña (comarca) Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Spanish male cyclists {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...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] |
Extremadura–Spiuk
Extremadura–Spiuk was a Spanish amateur road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and ... team. The team was founded in 2005 and became a UCI Professional Continental team in 2008 before financial problems forced them to become an under-23 amateur team. For the 2008 season, the riders and technical staff acted as their own second sponsor while they searched for a second sponsor. In 2007 the main sponsors were Extremadura and Spiuk. Spuik became the technical sponsor for the team in 2008 and Grupo Gallardo was supposed to be the second sponsor until they pulled out. References Cyclingnews.com Extremadura for 2008 External linksOfficial website Defunct cycling teams based in Spain Cycling teams established in 2005 Cycling teams disestablished in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaume Rovira (cyclist)
Jaume Rovira (born 3 November 1979) is a Spanish former racing cyclist. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 : 5th Clásica Memorial Txuma ;2004 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Palencia : 1st Stage 1 Giro Ciclistico della Provincia di Cosenza : 2nd Overall Copa de España : 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ;2005 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 10th Subida al Naranco ;2006 : 1st GP Llodio : 4th Overall Vuelta a la Rioja : 7th Klasika Primavera ;2007 : 3rd Overall Circuito Montañés : 5th GP Villafranca de Ordizia : 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid : 7th Subida al Naranco : 10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2008 : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta : 5th Subida al Naranco : 10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2009 : 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 9th Subida al Naranco : 9th Overall Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Azevedo
José Bento Azevedo Carvalho (born 19 September 1973) is a Portuguese retired road racing cyclist, and most recently, general manager of UCI WorldTeam . During his racing career, Azevedo rode for between 2001 and 2003 and for between 2004 and 2006. Career Born in Vila do Conde, Azevedo's principal career successes were fifth overall at the 2001 Giro d'Italia, sixth overall at the 2002 Tour de France and fifth overall at the 2004 Tour de France. He also made a second place in the Germany Tour, just behind Michael Rogers. He won the queen-stage of the German competition. Until 2005 he was a renowned domestique; his primary role was to serve as Lance Armstrong's lieutenant in mountain stages, specifically stages in the Pyrenees Mountains. Lance Armstrong described him as the best lieutenant he has ever had. Nicknamed "The Ace", he moved to US Postal (which became the now-defunct Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team) from Team ONCE (also defunct) in 2004. In 2006 Azevedo wore th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantino Zaballa
Constantino Zaballa Gutiérrez (born 15 May 1978 in La Hayuela, Cantabria, Spain) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning Clásica de San Sebastián in 2005. Towards the end of his career, Zaballa ventured into cyclocross with the Club Ciclistica Udías. Major results ;2001 : 1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal ;2003 : 3rd Circuito de Getxo ;2004 : 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón : 2nd Circuito de Getxo ;2005 : 1st Clásica de San Sebastián : 3rd Overall Paris-Nice ;2007 : 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta ::1st Stage 3 ;2008 : 2nd Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis ::1st Stage 3 ;2009 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2010 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias ::1st Stage 5 ;2011 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias :: 1st Points classification :: 1st Stage 5 ;2013 : 1st Overall Tour de Tipaza ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Destination Thy : 2nd Overall Tour of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Eskov
Nikita Eskov (russian: Никита Еськов; born 23 January 1983 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental Team RusVelo. Palmarès ; 2000 : 3rd, Track Cycling World Championships Juniors team pursuit ; 2001 : 1st, Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors points race ; 2002 : 1st, Stage 2, Bidasoa Itzulia : 1st, Stage 2, Volta Ciclista Provincia Tarragona ; 2003 : 1st, European Track Championships, U23 Points race : Track Cycling World Cup :: 1st, Team pursuit, Moscow (with Alexei Markov, Alexander Serov and Sergei Klimov Sergey Alexandrovich Klimov (russian: Серге́й Александрович Климов; born 7 July 1980 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2014 for the Itera, Lokomo ...) ; 2005 : Track Cycling World Cup :: 2nd, Points race, Manchester References External links * Russian male cyclists Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Marczyński
Tomasz Marczyński (born 6 March 1984) is a Polish former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2021 for the (2006–08), (2009), (2010–11 and 2014), (2012–13), (2015) and (2016–21) teams. Biography Marczyński was born in Kraków, Poland, and he started as a trainee for the Krakus Swoszowice team, staying with them from 1998–2002, and then riding for Pacyfik Toruń from 2003–2005. In 2006 he began a professional career with the Italian team . In 2007, he won the Polish national road race championship. In September 2015 it was reported that Marczyński would join for the 2016 season, returning to the WorldTour ranks for the first time since 2013. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In the 2017 Vuelta a Espana, Marczynski achieved his greatest successes to date in Grand Tours by winning two stages, the 6th and the 12th. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France. Marczyński retired fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Tondo
Xavier Tondo Volpini (5 November 1978 in Valls, Spain – 23 May 2011 in Monachil, Spain) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races. Death Tondo was killed after being apparently trapped between his own garage door and car, and crushed by the door, while preparing his bicycle for a training ride. Teammate Beñat Intxausti was with him at the time of the accident. To commemorate Xavier Tondo the 100%Tondo sportive is held yearly, starting in Sant Joan les Fonts and finishing in Vallter 2000. Doping refusal In February 2011, it was reported that a pro cyclist had tipped off police about a doping ring. Tondo was later identified as that cyclist. According to the Spanish newspaper ''El País'', Tondo received an email in December 2010, which offered several doping products, including EPO, human growth hormone, Nandrolone, and Clenbuterol, all at low prices. Tondo gave the email to the police. Palmarès ; 20 ... [...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 Ara ... [...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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