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2009 Tour Of The Basque Country
The 2009 Tour of the Basque Country, the 66th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, started on 6 April and ended on 11 April 2009. The race was won by Alberto Contador, making this his second Tour of the Basque Country victory in a row. The race was the sixth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. Stages Stage 1 6 April 2009 - Ataun, Stage 2 7 April 2009 - Ataun to Villatuerta, Stage 3 8 April 2009 - Villatuerta to Éibar, Stage 4 9 April 2009 - Éibar to Güeñes, Stage 5 10 April 2009 - Güeñes to Zalla, Stage 6 11 April 2009 - Zalla, ( ITT) Final standings Jersey progress Withdrawals References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Basque 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ... 2009 UCI ProTour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UCI World Ranking
The 2009 UCI World Ranking was the first edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour, with which it would be merged in 2011 to form the UCI World Tour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 17 October. All events except the Tour Down Under took place in Europe. The individual ranking was topped by Alberto Contador, who took the lead after his win in the Tour de France and was assured of winning the classification when second-placed Alejandro Valverde was absent from the final race of the series. Contador's team took the team title, with Valverde again second as leader of , and with a third Spaniard, Samuel Sánchez, completing the top three in the individual classification, Spain won the national rankings by a wide margin over second placed Italy. Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rogers (cyclist)
Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979) is an Australian retired professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 1999 and 2016, for the , , , and teams. He is a three-time World Time Trial Champion, winning consecutively in 2003 (after David Millar was stripped for doping), 2004 and 2005, and won Grand Tour stages at the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ... and the Giro d'Italia. In April 2016, Rogers announced via Twitter, that he was being forced to retire from professional cycling due to a congenital heart defect condition which had been worsening. Career Early career Rogers was part of the Australian Institute of Sport, which led him to move to Europe at age 16 as an amateur. He started as a track cycling, track racer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Kreuziger
Roman Kreuziger (; born 6 May 1986) is a Czech former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . His father, Roman Kreuziger Sr., was also a bicycle racer who won the Tour of Austria in 1991 and the Cyclocross Junior World Championships in 1983. Kreuziger was an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General classification of stage races. He is also considered one of the biggest talents of the sport after winning the 2004 Junior Road World Championships and the 2008 Tour de Suisse at the age of 22. Next year, he won the 2009 Tour de Romandie and in 2013, he was the victor of the Amstel Gold Race. Career Liquigas (2006–2010) He turned professional in 2006 with Liquigas after a successful amateur career which saw him win the Junior Road World Championships in 2004 and a stage of the Giro delle Regioni in 2005. In 2007 he showed great improvements in his abilities by placing second in the prologues of Paris– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuele Mori
Manuele Mori (born 8 September 1980 in Empoli) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the , and teams. He won the Japan Cup in 2007. Major results ;2001 : 3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana ;2003 : 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana : 1st Stage 1 Giro della Toscana Under-23 : 6th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 6th Ruota d'Oro ;2004 : 9th Paris–Brussels : 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli ;2005 : 3rd Memorial Cimurri : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Japan Cup : 6th Coppa Sabatini : 6th Giro del Piemonte : 10th Milan–San Remo ;2006 : 3rd GP Ouest–France : 4th Giro del Piemonte : 5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 5th GP Miguel Induráin : 6th Japan Cup : 9th Coppa Placci : 10th Vattenfall Cyclassics ;2007 : 1st Japan Cup : 3rd Memorial Cimurri : 4th Monte Paschi Eroica : 9th GP Ouest–France : 10th Coppa Sabatini ;2008 : 6th Trofeo Pollença : 8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli : 10th GP Ouestâ ... [...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 Steenbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Wegmann
Fabian Wegmann (born 20 June 1980) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. Born in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wegmann currently resides in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Major results ''Sources:'' ;1999 : 2nd Circuit du Hainaut : 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 ;2001 : 7th Groningen–Münster ;2002 : 6th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald ;2003 : 1st Overall Sachsen Tour ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Overall Rheinland–Pfalz Rundfahrt : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 5th Trofeo Alcúdia : 7th Coppa Placci : 9th Giro del Piemonte ;2004 : 1st Mountains classification, Giro d'Italia : 1st Tre Valli Varesine : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Giro della Romagna : 4th Gran Premio di Chiasso : 5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 5th Coppa Sabatini : 6th GP Miguel Induráin : 8th Coppa Placci : Vuelta a Mallorca ::8th Trofeo Calvia ::9th Trofeo Soller : 9th Sparkassen Giro Bochum : 10th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Gavazzi
Francesco Gavazzi (born 1 August 1984) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Gavazzi was born in Morbegno. In 2012, Gavazzi participated in the Tour of Beijing and won its queen stage leading to the Great Wall of China. To add to the difficulty of the day, the air quality was deemed as "severely polluted" by the local authorities. Gavazzi closed down an attack by 's Edvald Boasson Hagen and grabbed the victory. His consistent placings in the other stages netted him the second spot in the overall classification behind Tony Martin (). However the win in Beijing was Gavazzi's sole victory during three years at Astana, and in November 2014 it was announced that had signed a one-year deal with for the 2015 season. Major results ;2004 : 10th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi ;2005 : 6th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza ;2006 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Overall Giro della Toscana : 1st Trofeo Unidelta : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Albasini
Michael Albasini (born 20 December 1980) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2020, for the , , and teams. Professional career Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season. From 2012 until his retirement, Albasini rode with the Australian professional cycling team . In 2012, Albasini met success at the UCI World Tour race Volta a Catalunya. The six-stage event contained no time trials, and Albasini took the lead by triumphing on the very first stage over Anthony Delaplace from , getting a 42 seconds overall lead. On the very next stage, he was part of a select group of about 20 riders that were led to the line by Bradley Wiggins after a day in the mountains and he outsprinted his rivals, taking his second win in a row. He held on to his advantage on the following hilly stages, winning the overall classification by 1 minute and 30 seconds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Swift
Benjamin Ian Swift (born 5 November 1987) is a British professional Track cycling, track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Swift won the UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch, scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the men's elite road race at the 2019 and 2021 British National Road Race Championships. His cousin, Connor Swift, is also an English professional road racing cyclist, and the 2018 British champion. Biography Swift was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, he began cycling with Mossley Cycle Racing Team aged 12. In 2003, he came second to fellow Olympian Steven Burke in the under 16 national scratch race championship. As a junior rider, Swift competed at the Junior Commonwealth Games, taking bronze in the points race, he won two national titles, the junior points race championship in 2004 followed by the junior scratch race in 2005. He also competed in the senior scratch race in 2005, demon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yury Trofimov
, nickname = , birth_date = , birth_place = Igra, Udmurt Republic, Soviet Union , height = , weight = , currentteam = Retired , disciplines = , role = Rider , ridertype = , amateuryears1 = 2004 , amateurteam1 = MGFSO Dynamo Moskva , amateuryears2 = 2005–2007 , amateurteam2 = , proyears1 = 2008–2010 , proteam1 = , proyears2 = 2011–2015 , proteam2 = , proyears3 = 2016 , proteam3 = , proyears4 = 2017 , proteam4 = , proyears5 = 2018 , proteam5 = , majorwins = One-day races and Classics : National Road Race Championships (2015) , medaltemplates = Yuri Viktorovich Trofimov (russian: Юрий Викторович Трофимов; born 26 January 1984 in Igra, Udmurt Republic, Soviet Union) is a Russian former road cyclist and mountain biker, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2018 for the (2008–2010), (2011–2015), (2016), (2017) and (2018) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villatuerta
Villatuerta (adaptation in Basque: ''Bilatorta'') is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... References External links VILLATUERTA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey White
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 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, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and 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 English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
