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2012 Volta A Portugal ...
The 2012 Volta a Portugal is a men's road bicycle race held from 15 to 26 August 2012. It is the 74th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. A part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. Schedule Participating teams In total, 17 teams are set to compete. *National teams: ** Carmim-Prio ** Efapel-Glassdrive ** LA-Antarte ** Onda **Portuguese National Team *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **Team Bonitas Classification leadership References External links {{Volta a Portugal 2012 Volta a Portugal Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UCI Europe Tour
The 2012 UCI Europe Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2012 season began on 29 January 2012 with the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise and ended on 21 October 2012 with the Chrono des Nations. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Giovanni Visconti of Italy was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour. John Degenkolb John Degenkolb (born 7 January 1989) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest wins to date are the 2015 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Paris–Roubaix, two of cycling's five monuments. He is ... of Germany was crowned as the 2012 UCI Europe Tour. Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Thomson
Jay Robert Thomson (born 12 April 1986) is a South African former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the , , , and teams. In 2013 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France. Major results ;2006 : 6th Road race, African Road Championships ;2007 : 3rd Road race, African Road Championships ;2008 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::7th Road race : 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ;2009 : African Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Team time trial ::2nd Road race ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi : 3rd Overall Tour of Wellington ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Tour of the Battenkill ;2011 : 2nd Road race, All-Africa Games : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2012 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabitants. Settled during the period of the early Iberian Castro culture, the territory of Viseu was populated by a series of cultures including the Romans, Suebs, Visigoths and Moors. During the Roman occupation of Iberia, Viriathus, rebel leader of the Lusitanians, is assumed to have lived for a time in the vicinity. During the Middle Ages, the city often served as seat for Visigothic nobles (such as King Roderic), and is considered one of the probable birthplaces of Afonso Henriques, first King of Portugal. Viseu is a regional economic hub with a strong wine industry and is the seat of international conglomerate Visabeira. The city is also a cultural center, home to the nationally acclaimed Grão Vasco Museum, seat of the Roman Catholic Dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveiro, Portugal
Aveiro ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2021, the population was 80,880, in an area of : it is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra). Along with the neighbouring city of Ílhavo, Aveiro is part of an urban agglomeration that includes 120,000 inhabitants, making it one of the most important populated regions by density in the North Region, and primary centre of the Intermunicipal Community of Aveiro and Baixo Vouga. Administratively, the president of the municipal government is José Ribau Esteves, elected by coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Social Centre, who governs the ten civil parishes ( pt, freguesias). History The presence of human settlement in the territory of Aveiro extends to the period associated with the great dolmens of pre-history, which exist in most of the region. The Latinised toponym ‘'Averius'’ derived from the Celtic word ''aber'' (river-mouth, etym.< Brythonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sérgio Ribeiro (cyclist)
Sérgio Miguel Vieira Ribeiro (born 28 November 1980 in Matosinhos) is a Portuguese former cyclist. Major results ;2005 :1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León :3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo ::1st Stage 5 ;2006 :1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo ::1st Stage 5 :1st Stage 1 Volta ao Distrito de Santarém :3rd Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis ::1st Stage 3 ;2009 :1st Overall Tour do Brasil ::1st Stages 2 & 3 :1st Stage 3 GP Liberty Seguros ;2010 :1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León :1st Stage 1 GP Liberty Seguros : Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 2 & 8 :2nd Overall Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de la Costa Azul ::1st Stage 2 ;2011 :1st Overall GP Liberty Seguros : Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 1 & 2 :2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st Stage 3 ;2012 :1st Stage 3 GP Liberty Seguros :1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho :1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal ;2013 :1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras – Trof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveira De Azeméis (parish)
Oliveira de Azeméis () is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. Administratively, the municipality belongs to the District of Aveiro. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.10 km2. The city itself has a population of about 20,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is located 35 km to the south of Porto. It is less than 20 km far from the Atlantic Ocean. The municipal holiday is the Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August. Facilities Local facilities include: * Hospital de São Miguel * Higher education schools * Secondary schools * Basic schools * Regional museum * Hotel * Post Office * Police station * Clinic centres * Tourism office * Library - Biblioteca Municipal Ferreira de Castro Economy It is an important industrial center, producing a wide variety of goods such as injection moulds, dairy produce, shoes, car components, steel tubes and other steel materials (Ferpinta), cookware (Silampos and CELA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armamar
Armamar () is a municipality in Viseu District The District of Viseu ( pt, Distrito de Viseu ) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. Municipalities The district is composed by 24 municipalities: * Armamar * Carregal do Sal * Castro Daire * ... in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,297,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 117.24 km2. Geography Administratively, the municipality is divided into 15 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Aldeias * Aricera e Goujoim * Armamar * Cimbres * Folgosa *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondim De Basto
Mondim de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,493, in an area of 172.08 km2. The present Mayor is Bruno Ferreira, elected by the psd Party. The municipal holiday is July 25. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''freguesias ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...''): * Atei * Bilhó * Campanhó e Paradança * Ermelo e Pardelhas * Mondim de Basto * Vilar de Ferreiros References External links Municipality official website Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Vila Real District {{VilaReal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viana Do Castelo Municipality
Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, has a population of approximately 36,148 inhabitants, although the extended densely populated region reaches surrounding municipalities like Caminha and Ponte de Lima with a population above 150,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Portuguese Way path, an alternative path of the Camino de Santiago, and at the mouth of the Lima river. History Human settlement in the region of Viana began during the Mesolithic era, from discoveries and archaeological excavations. Even around the Roman occupation the area was settled along the Mount of Santa Luzia. The settlement of ''Viana da Foz do Lima'', which it was called when King Afonso III of Portugal issued a foral (''charter'') on 18 July 1258, was a formalization of the 1253 ''Viana'' that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Fonte
César André Lima Fonte (born 10 December 1986) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2012 : 1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal ;2014 : 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2015 : 1st Mountains classification GP Liberty Seguros : 2nd Clássica Loulé : 5th Klasika Primavera ;2016 : 8th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;2018 : 2nd Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira ::1st Stage 2 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid is a stage road bicycle race held annually in and around Madrid, Spain. Between 2005 and 2012, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2013 the event was organised as a single-day race, for ... : 8th Overall GP Nacional 2 de Portugal : 10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias References External links * 1986 births Living people Portuguese male cyclists People from Viana do Castelo {{Portugal-cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fafe
Fafe () is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately (. The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is May 16. History In the 10th century King Ordoño III of León donated the Vila de Moraria (Moreira de Rei) and Monte Longo to the monastery of Guimarães, founded by the Countess Mumadona. The territory was effect the Diocese of Braga in the 12th century, and was one of the largest of the seven dioceses, with approximately 950 to 1000 parishes divided into 38 group. During the 1220 ''Inquirições'' (''Inquiries''), the territory of Monte Longo was first identified. This location would have an effect; in 1258, the municipality was designated as the lands and ''julgado'' (''judicial territory'') of Monte Longo. By 1320, Fafe was part of the Diocese of Braga and the Terra de Entre Ave e Vizela, also kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Nova De Cerveira
Vila Nova de Cerveira (, ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,253,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 108.47 km².Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país /ref> The municipal holiday is October 1. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes ('' |
