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2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's Team Time Trial
The Women's team time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 21 September 2014. The course of the race was with the start and finish in Ponferrada. It was the third edition of the team time trial event for UCI Women's Teams. was the defending champion, having won both previous editions in 2012 and 2013. once again won the world title, finishing over a minute clear of their closest competitors, . The bronze medal went to Astana BePink, after were severely delayed because of an incident that caused several members of the team to hit the ground. Qualification Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of 15 August 2014. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team had the opportunity to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 UCI Road World Championships
The 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in Ponferrada, Spain, from 21 to 28 September 2014. The cycling championships consisted of 12 events for elite, under-23 and junior cyclists. It was the 81st UCI Road World Championships and the seventh time that Spain had hosted the championships; they were previously held in Lasarte in 1965, Montjuïc in 1973, Barcelona in 1984, Benidorm in 1992, San Sebastián in 1997 and Madrid in 2005. Bidding process The UCI announced on 4 April 2011 that the city of Ponferrada had the best candidature file to host the Championships. The candidature file of Ponferrada had the best score on the important sporting and economic elements. Ponferrada had unsuccessfully bid for the 2013 World Championships, which were awarded to Tuscany. Other candidates for the 2014 Championships were Hooglede-Gits in Belgium, Chihuahua in Mexico and the Vendée region in France. Preparations The original plan was to have two different finish sections, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Optum P/b Kelly Benefit Strategies (women's Team)
Human Powered Health () is a women's Cycling team, professional cycling team founded in 2012 which currently competes in the UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, Human Powered Health became the first co-educational professional cycling team to promote its women's team to the WorldTour level ahead of its men's program. The team was founded as Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies and was initially directed by Rachel Heal. The team's current Directeur sportif, sports directors are Jo Kiesanowski, Joanne Kiesanowski and Andrew Bajadali. Team roster Major wins ;2012 :Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville ;2013 :Stages 3 & 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville ;2014 :Gent–Wevelgem, Lauren Hall :Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic, Leah Kirchmann ::Stages 3 & 4, Leah Kirchmann :Teams classification 2014 The Women's Tour, The Women's Tour :2014 Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau, Grand Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carracedelo
Carracedelo () is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 3,658 inhabitants. The semirestored ruins of the Monastery of Saint Mary of Carracedo are nearby. The populated places of this municipality include Carracedo proper, Carracedo del Monasterio, Posada del Bierzo, Villadepalos, Villamartín de la Abadía and Villaverde de la Abadía. It's one of the towns of El Bierzo where the population also speaks Galician, but this language is extinguishing because the Junta of Castilla y León does not preserve the Galician culture in this zone, for these reason they do not teach Galician in the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posada Del Bierzo
Posada del Bierzo is a village in the municipality of Carracedelo, in the region of El Bierzo, in the province of Leon, in Castile and Leon, (Spain). History In the late 1950s construction of the forced the relocation of the inhabitants of two villages which were to be inundated, ancient Barcena and Posada del Rio. The result was the construction of Posada del Bierzo. Demographic evolution Landmark buildings and interesting places * The Square Simón González Ferrando. Inaugurated by General Francisco Franco, on 16 September 1961. * Saint Isidro's Church. * The four spouts Fountain. * San Isidro Museum, created by Mr. Dario Martinez. * The Olde Oven, Ethnographic Heritage. Festivals and cultural activities * January 5: Visit of the Three Wishes Kings and a chocolate party. * February/March: Carnival. * May 15: Saint Isidro Labrador (Village's Pattern). * June 23: Bonfire of San Juan. * July: Trip by the association. * July–August: Summer parties. * November: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
