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2011 Vuelta A Asturias
The 2011 Vuelta a Asturias was the 55th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 28 April to 2 May 2011. The race started 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 ... and finished at Alto del Naranco. The race was won by Javier Moreno of the team. General classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias 2011 in road cycling 2011 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Moreno (cyclist)
Javier Moreno Bazán (born 18 July 1984) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Prior to this, Moreno has also competed for the , , , and teams. Career Moreno was born in Jaén. In 2009, Moreno won the third annual Criterium Ciudad de Jaén race, an unofficial two-day competition held during the off-season of the UCI World Tour circuit. Moreno was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia, but abandoned the race on Stage 7. After five years with Movistar, in September 2016 Moreno announced that he would join for the 2017 season, with a role as a domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and with his main focus for the season being the Giro d'Italia. At the Giro d'Italia, he was disqualified on stage 4 of the race, after pushing Diego Rosa. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. Major results ;2005 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Pasamontes
Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (born 2 October 1979 in Cangas del Narcea) is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for the . Major results ;2003 : 8th Trofeo Calvià ;2004 : 1st Memorial Manuel Galera : 5th Trofeo Luis Puig : 9th Trofeo Manacor ;2005 : 6th Subida a Urkiola : 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2006 : 2nd Overall Tour of Britain : 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;2007 : Tour de Wallonie ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Sprints classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Mountains classification, Volta a Catalunya : 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía : 9th Overall Tour de Langkawi ;2008 : 5th Overall Tour de l'Ain : 7th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ;2009 : 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ;2010 : 10th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ;2011 : 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía : 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2012 : 8th Overall Vuelta del Uruguay The Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay is a stage race, stage cycling race held annually in Uruguay. It was created i ... [...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] |
Alejandro Marque
Alejandro Manuel Marque Porto (born 23 October 1981 in Pontevedra) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career Marque was in fine form at the 2013 Volta a Portugal, winning the ninth stage, a individual time trial, before winning the race overall. This earned him a contract with the for the 2014 season. However, Marque tested positive for betamethasone during the race. Marque claimed that the UCI had known about the use of the substance as he had used in the days leading up to the race to treat a bad knee. The result still stands, but Marque never went to the as a clause in the contract he had signed allowed the team to terminate the contract if there were any problems with doping. Major results ;2006 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura ;2007 : 10th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém ;2008 : 8th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de Costa Azul : 7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo : 8th Overall Trofé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanny Báez
Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez (born April 9, 1981 in Nobsa) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive drugs test for a continuous erythropoietin receptor activator. Major results ;2004 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Venezuela ;2005 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Vuelta a León ;2009 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;2010 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Santa Catarina ;2011 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ::1st Stages 7 & 9 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ;2012 : 3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ... References External links * * 1981 births Living people People from Nobsa Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Vuelta a Venezuela stage winners Cyclists from Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Meier (cyclist)
Christian Meier (born February 21, 1985) is a Canadian former racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the , and and teams. Born in Sussex, New Brunswick, Meier is descended from German restaurateurs who settled outside Sussex, Canada and he attended Sussex Regional High School. His brother Michael succumbed to cancer in 2010. He raced for in 2012, competing in the Giro d'Italia in May, with his best showing on Day 11 in 15th place. He rode all three Grand Tours in his career, making a total of five Grand Tour starts, his last being the 2014 Tour de France. He announced his retirement from competition in September 2016, despite having a year to run on his contract with the Orica team. After retiring, he contested the 2018 Canadian National Time Trial Championships, finishing 27th. Personal life In March 2015 Meier together with his wife Amber opened La Fabrica Girona, a coffee shop in their European home of Girona, Spain. The following year they ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pablo Suárez (cyclist)
Juan Pablo Suárez Suárez (born May 30, 1985) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for Mexican amateur team, Team Petrolike. In 2011 he won the Tour do Rio with his team mates finishing in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th places. Major results ;2003 : 1st Time trial, Pan American Junior Road Championships ;2009 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Clásico RCN ;2010 : 1st Stage 9 Clásico RCN : 2nd Overall Volta Ciclística Internacional de Gravataí ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Guatemala ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 4th Overall Tour de Santa Catarina : 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia : 9th Overall Vuelta a Cuba ;2011 : 1st Overall Tour do Rio ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Vuelta a La Rioja : 5th Gran Premio de Llodio : 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 10th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional ;2014 : Pan American Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::4th Time trial : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Tour do Rio : 8th Overall Vuelta a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Herrada
José Herrada Lopez (born 1 October 1985) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His brother Jesús Herrada is also a professional cyclist, and also competes for . Career Born in Mota del Cuervo, Herrada has been competing as a professional since the 2006 season, competing for the Viña Magna–Cropu, Contentpolis–Murcia and teams prior to joining the for the 2012 season. Herrada made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia; during the sixteenth stage, Herrada was part of the stage-long breakaway, and ended up finishing the stage in fifth place. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. Major results ;2005 : 9th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton ;2006 : 10th Overall Vuelta a León ;2007 : 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir : 2nd Overall Tour des Pyrénées ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Young rider classification ;2009 : 3rd Klasika Primavera : 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernâni Brôco
Hernani Manuel Conceição Brôco (born 13 June 1981 in Torres Vedras) is a Portuguese former road cyclist. Son of former cyclist Mario Manuel dos Santos Brôco and Maria Eugénia da Conceição Brôco he is a Bonabal native. Major results ;2001 : 1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal ;2002 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2003 : 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2004 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Castilla y León : 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;2005 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2010 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Volta a Portugal : 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2011 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 5th Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2013 : 5th Overall Volta a Portugal : 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2014 : 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2015 : 2nd Overa ... [...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 China I : 3rd Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Naranco
Monte Naranco is a mountain in Oviedo, Spain. The church Santa María del Naranco is situated on its slopes. It is also known as the finishing line for the bicycle races Subida al Naranco and Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Naranco, Monte Mountains of Asturias ... [...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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