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2008 Vuelta A Venezuela
The 45th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 25 to September 7, 2008. The stage race started in Maracaibo, and ended in Caracas. Stages 2008-08-25: Maracaibo — Maracaibo (80 km) 2008-08-26: Cabimas — Valera (188.6 km) 2008-08-27: Caja Seca — Mérida (183.2 km) 2008-08-28: Mucuchies — Guanare (172.6 km) 2008-08-29: Ospino — Nirgua San Vicente (217.6 km) 2008-08-30: Valencia — Valencia (80 km) 2008-08-31: Puerto Cabello — San Juan de los Morros (139.6 km) 2008-09-01: Ortiz — Valle de la Pascua (161.4 km) 2008-09-02: Las Mercedes del Llano — Chaguaramas (40 km) 2008-09-03: Valle de la Pascua — Pariaguan (159.1 km) 2008-09-04: Cantaura — Cantaura (80 km) 2008-09-05: Cantaura — Barcelona (147.3 km) 2008-09-06: Piritu — Higuerote (231.8 km) 2008-09-07: Caracas — Caracas (80 km) Final standings General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mérida, Mérida
Mérida, officially known as ''Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida'', is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez, forming part of Nueva Granada, but later became part of the Captaincy General of Venezuela and played an active role in the War of Independence. The capital city's population is 204,879 inhabitants, and the metropolitan area, that includes the municipality of Libertador, reaches 345,489 people (Census 2001). The city accounts for 28% of the total population of Mérida State, which has more than 750,000 inhabitants (Census 2001). It is home to the University of Los Andes and the Archdiocese of Mérida. It also has the highest and longest cable car in the world. It is the largest student and tourist center of western Venezuela. The mass transit system ( Trolebús Mérida) is available as a means of tourist transport. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorio Machado
Honorio Rafael Machado Pérez (born July 26, 1982 in Quíbor, Lara) is a Venezuelan former professional racing cyclist. Major results ;2002 : 3rd Points race, Central American and Caribbean Games ;2003 : 1st Stage 7a Vuelta a Venezuela ;2004 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Táchira : 10th Road race, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships ;2005 : 1st Stage 5b Vuelta a Sucre : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta al Estado Zulia : 2nd Circuito del Porto : 10th GP Citta di Felino ;2007 : 1st Juegos Nacionales Venezuela : 3rd Paris–Brussels ;2008 : Vuelta a Venezuela ::1st Stages 11 & 14 : 7th Giro di Toscana : 8th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA : Vuelta a Venezuela ::1st Stages 6 & 10 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Lara : 3rd Clasico Aniversario Federacion Ciclista de Venezuela ;2010 : 1st Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games ;2011 : Vuelta a Venezuela ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : 1st Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan De Los Morros
San Juan de Los Morros () is the capital of the Guárico State in Venezuela. It is several miles almost the gateway to the Central Plains however without turning into simple itself. Having a complete specific geography in which brilliant mountains prevail, the capital's population is 120,111, kept from the 2011 census, being the second most populated town withinside Guárico State, after Calabozo, and is the primary in populace density. It is one of the foremost towns of the Guárico State, at the side of Calabozo, Valle de los Angeles Pascua and Zaraza. Among the primary symbols of the town are the Monument to the Flag, the Arístides Rojas or Los Morros de San Juan herbal monument, the Monument to San Juan Bautista, El Platillón hill, the monument to the primary Beata Guariqueña, Madre Candelaria de San José, La Villa Olímpica and the thermal baths, that have brilliant visitor significance in the town because of the medicinal homes of its sulphurous waters that is because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil industry. The word 'cabello' translates to 'hair'. The Spaniards took to saying that the sea was so calm there that a ship could be secured to the dock by tying it with a single hair. Climate Puerto Cabello has a borderline tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw''), almost dry enough to be a hot semi-arid climate (''BSh'') as prevails further west on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. History The foundation date of Puerto Cabello is not known although its name was documented for the first time on the map of the province of Caracas prepared in 1578 by Juan de Pimentel. Puerto Cabello's location made it an easy prey to buccaneers and was a popular trading post for Dutch smugglers dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Segura
Frederick J. Segura Chirinos (born January 16, 1979) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela. Career ;2002 : 1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Venezuela, Valle de la Pascua criterium (VEN) ;2006 : 1st in Prologue Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Santo Domingo (DOM) : 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta al Oriente (VEN) : 1st in Stage 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Cumaná (VEN) ;2007 : 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta al Estado Yaracuy, Nirgua (VEN) : 1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Venezuela, Barinas circuito (VEN) : 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta al Estado Zulia, Maracaibo (VEN) : 3rd in General Classification Vuelta al Estado Zulia (VEN) ;2008 : 1st in Stage 6 Vuelta al Oriente, Puerto La Cruz (VEN) : 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Yacambu-Lara, Barquisimeto (VEN) : 1st in Stage 4 Vuelta a Yacambu-Lara, Quibor (VEN) : 1st in Stage 12 Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela ( en, Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. The race carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Carabobo
Valencia () is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela. The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. It is also the largest city in the Valencia-Maracay metropolitan region, which with a population of about 4.5 million is the country's second largest after that of Caracas. Caracas lies some away to the east. History The area was already inhabited in the fourth millennium BC. The inhabitants were mainly hunters and gatherers who might have already developed some elementary forms of agriculture. Between AD 200 and 1000 an important settlement was formed close to Lake Valencia. Around the year 1000, waves of migration started to come from the Orinoco river area, probably arriving along the Pao river. The fusion of previous settlements with these new populations gave rise to the Vacencioide culture. People in the area belonged mostly to Arawak groups. They were hunters and gatherers who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Becerra (cyclist)
Carlos Andrés Becerra Alarcón (born 5 August 1982 in Bogotá) is a Colombian road cyclist. Major results ;2007 :2nd Overall Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes ;2009 :1st Stage 9 Vuelta al Táchira ;2011 :2nd Overall Vuelta al Táchira ;2015 :2nd Overall Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored by ... ;2016 :1st Stage 10 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica References 1982 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Bogotá 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirgua San Vicente
Nirgua is a city and the seat of the Nirgua Municipality Nirgua is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South Ame ... in the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. History The city was founded on January 25, 1625, by Don Juan de Meneses. References Cities in Yaracuy 1625 establishments in the Spanish Empire Populated places established in 1625 {{Venezuela-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ospino
Ospino is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the shire town of the Ospino Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., the municipality has a population of 39,215.Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonathan Monsalve
Jonathan Alejandro Monsalve Pertsinidis (born 28 June 1989) is a Venezuelan road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He was suspended from the sport after testing positive for anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) from July 2019 to July 2023. He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Ralph Monsalve. Major results ;2008 : 10th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Coppa Colli Briantei : 3rd Overall Vuelta al Táchira ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Combination classification ::1st Stages 3 & 12 : 9th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza ;2010 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Stage 8 Girobio : 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Trofeo Franco Balestra : 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 8th Overall Vuelta al Táchira ::1st Stage 7 : 8th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza ;2011 : 1st Overall Tour de Langkaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanare
Guanare () is the capital and most populated city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian. Guanare was founded on 3 November 1591 by João Fernandes de Leão Pacheco (1543–1593), a Portuguese captain from Portimão. Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production. Guanare is also the location of one of the campuses oUNELLEZ Notable people * Javier Bertucci, philanthropist and businessman * Ivian Sarcos, Miss World 2011 * Martín Pérez, baseballer * Ernesto Mejía Ernesto Antonio Mejía Alvarado eh-HEE-ah(born December 2, 1985) is a Venezuelan first baseman who is currently a free agent. Listed at 6' 5", 245 lb., he bats and throws right handed. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball ... (Baseballer) Climate References {{authority control Cities in Portuguesa (sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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