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2015 Dubai Tour
The 2015 Dubai Tour was a four-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the second running of the Dubai Tour; it started on 4 February at Dubai International Marine Club and finished on 7 February at the Burj Khalifa. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Asia Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.HC race. Teams Sixteen teams were selected to take part in the race, including 10 World Tour teams: Race overview The race was composed of four stages: three were classified as flat stages and one as a medium-mountain stage. Stages Stage 1 ;4 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to Union House Flag, Stage 2 ;5 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to Palm Jumeirah, Stage 3 ;6 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to Hatta Dam, Stage 4 ;7 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to Burj Khalifa, Classification leadership table In the 2015 Dubai Tour, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cavendish
Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Isle of Man, Manx professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialises in the Madison (cycling), madison, points race, and Scratch Race (cycling), scratch race disciplines; as a road racer he is a cycling sprinter, sprinter. He is widely considered one of the greatest road sprinters of all time, and in 2021 was called "the greatest sprinter in the history of the Tour and of cycling" by Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France. In his first years as an elite track rider, Cavendish won gold in the madison at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2005 and 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships riding for Great Britain, with Rob Hayles and Bradley Wiggins respectively, and in the scratch race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games riding for Isle of Man. After failing to win a medal at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etihad Museum
The Etihad Museum ( ar, متحف الاتحاد), historically called the Union House ( ar, دار الاتحاد) and formerly as the al-Diyafah Palace and the Jumeirah Guesthouse, is a museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United Arab Emirates in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. It holds everything from old passports to personal artifacts of the rulers of United Arab Emirates. The historic signing of the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, the raising of the first UAE flag, and the formation of the United Arab Emirates as a country on 2 December 1971 took place within the area that forms the museum today. The museum is designed as a document to signify the signing of the UAE constitution. It costs 25 AED (6.81 USD) for an adult to visit it. History The museum encompasses the Union house, the location where the emirate's founding fathers signed a declaration that marked th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Oss
Daniel Oss (born 13 January 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Oss was born in Trento. In 2004, Oss' first results on the track and road were outstanding: he excelled in the National Student Track Championships in Pordenone, collecting three podiums in the pursuit; in the same year gained third place in the Madison at the European Student Championships in Fiorenzuola d'Arda. After a year in the dark, Oss returned to the limelight in 2006 succeeding to finish in five races including Ponton, Isolates Vicentina, Cremona Pessina and Bibano of Godega. In 2007, he won two smaller competitions while in 2008, besides three other competitions, he also participated in the World Championships in Varese, coming home in eighth place in the Under 23 time-trial. In 2009, Oss turned professional, joining the team ; he entered the top 10 for the first time in a professional race during the Tour of Catalunya, it was in the prologue, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Simion
Paolo Simion (born 10 October 1992) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode in the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2012 : 1st Circuito del Porto ;2013 : 1st Circuito del Porto : 1st Stage 5 Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia ;2014 : 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 10th Memorial Gianni Biz : 10th Alta Padovana Tour ;2016 : 3rd Coppa Bernocchi : 6th London–Surrey Classic ;2018 : 1st Stage 6 Tour of Croatia : 3rd Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 1919 the business magnate Antonio Bernocchi founded the Coppa Bernocchi (or Bernocchi Cup) ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links * 1992 births Living people Italian male cyclists Sportspeople from Castelfranco Veneto Cyclists from the Province of Treviso {{Italy-cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Palini
Andrea Palini (born 16 June 1989 in Gardone Val Trompia) is an Italian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2017 for the , , and teams. Major results ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2008 : 10th Circuito del Porto ;2009 : 1st Trofeo Città di Brescia : 8th Trofeo Franco Balestra ;2010 : 1st Coppa Internazionale Colli Briantei : 10th Circuito del Porto ;2011 : 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 4th Circuito del Porto ;2012 : 1st Stage 1 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 2nd Tre Valli Varesine : 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese : 4th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques : 4th Memorial Marco Pantani : 5th Coppa Bernocchi : 9th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli ;2013 : 1st Stage 2 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ;2014 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Hainan ;2015 : Tour of Hainan ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Stage 4 La Tropicale Amis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Mezgec
Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with to commence in 2016. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. Major results Source: ;2009 : 1st Vzpon na Mohor ;2010 : 1st Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay : 5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique ;2011 : 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka : 1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy : 2nd GP Kranj : 2nd VN HiFi-Color Studio : 3rd Banja Luka–Beograd II : 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP : 6th Ljubljana–Zagreb : 8th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour : 8th Banja Luka–Beograd I : 10th Central European Tour Miskolc GP ;2012 : 2nd Memorijal Nevio Valči ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Porsev
Alexander Nikolayevich Porsev (born 21 February 1986) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019, for and . Major results ''Sources'': ;2008 : 5th La Roue Tourangelle : 5th Grand Prix of Moscow : 9th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour : 9th Duo Normand (with Dmitry Kosyakov) ;2009 : 3rd Duo Normand (with Yevgeni Popov) : 5th Grand Prix de la Somme ;2010 : Tour du Loir-et-Cher ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 2nd Mayor Cup : 2nd Memorial Oleg Dyachenko : 3rd Schaal Sels : 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise : 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 8th Nokere Koerse ;2011 : 6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 10th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;2012 : 2nd Trofeo Migjorn : 3rd Trofeo Palma : 7th Scheldeprijs : 9th Nokere Koerse ;2013 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 4th Overall World Ports Classic ;2014 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Guardini
Andrea Guardini (born 12 June 1989) is an Italian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2021 for the , , , and teams. A sprinter, Guardini currently holds the record for most stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi with twenty-four stage victories; recording five at the 2011 race, six in 2012, one in 2013, two in 2014 and 2018, and four in 2015 and 2016. With 43 career wins, the majority of his victories came in the Tour de Langkawi. Major results ;2007 : 4th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2009 : 3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games : 3rd Circuito del Porto ;2010 : 1st Stage 3 Girobio ;2011 : Tour de Langkawi ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2, 6, 7 & 10 : Tour of Turkey ::1st Stages 1 & 7 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia : 1st Stage 5 Giro di Padania ;2012 : 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia : Tour de Langkawi ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2, 3, 4, 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company Limited (styled as Immediate Media Co) is a British multinational publishing house that currently publishes a significant range of titles, including ''Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, BBC Good Food'' and a host of others. In H1 2018, the company's titles reported a combined ABC circulation of 1.59 million, including 1.1M active subscribers. In 2018 it reported selling 70+ million magazines. The publishing house is owned by Hubert Burda Media, and is an agglomeration of Magicalia, Origin Publishing and BBC Magazines, publishing both media content and software platforms. Approximately 85% of its revenue is from content services, with the remainder from advertising. History Immediate Media originated from the combined assets of several formerly independent publishing houses, including BBC Magazines, Magicalia, Future plc, Hitched and Jewellery Maker. In late 2011 the BBC's magazine-publishing business was sold to Exponent Private Equity, following clearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatta, United Arab Emirates
Hatta ( ar, حتا) is an inland exclave of the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Formerly an Omani territory, its ownership was transferred to Dubai in or around 1850. Geography It lies to the south-east of Dubai's main territory and is about east of Dubai. It is located relatively high in the Hajar Mountains. It borders Oman to the east and the south, the Ajman exclave of Masfout to the west, and Ras al-Khaimah to the north. History Previously known as Hajarain, Hatta became a dependency of Dubai during the reign of Hasher Bin Maktoum after the Omani Sultan Turki bin Said transferred the territory, finding himself unable to defend it against the Na'im of Buraimi, who had settled neighbouring Masfout (today a part of the emirate of Ajman). The village was still called Hajarain as recently as 1906. The old village of Hatta includes two prominent military towers from the 1880s, a fort from 1896 and the Juma mosque, which was built in 1780 and is the oldest build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
