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2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne was the 67th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic. It was run on 1 March 2015 and was rated as a 1.1 race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run over a course, starting and finishing in Kuurne; despite the name, the race did not at any point enter Brussels. The race was the second race of the weekend that opened the traditional Belgian classics season following Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, held the previous day and won by Ian Stannard (). The race was won by Mark Cavendish () in a sprint finish, ahead of Alexander Kristoff () and Elia Viviani (). Cavendish's team had split the race on the Oude Kwaremont, but the race came back together due to a strong headwind. After Philippe Gilbert () made a late attack, led the peloton in the final kilometres. Cavendish held Kristoff's wheel in the final kilometres and was able to come around him to take his second victory in the race, following his win in 2012 File:2012 Ev ... [...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] |
Oude Kwaremont
The Oude Kwaremont (English: ''Old Kwaremont'') is a road in Kluisbergen, a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The Oude Kwaremont, contrary to popular belief, is not the name of a hill, but the name of one of the cobbled roads leading up the Kluisberg hill. The Kluisberg is one of several hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes in the south of East-Flanders, close to the border with Wallonia. The climbing road is best known for its presence in many Flemish professional cycling races, such as the Tour of Flanders, E3 Harelbeke and Dwars door Vlaanderen. Characteristics The lower 600 m of the climb consist of a narrow asphalt road, the upper 1600 m are paved with cobblestones. The first 500 m of cobbled section are particularly difficult, it is the steepest and narrowest part of the climb with a bad, very uneven cobbled surface. Halfway up the climb, near the church of Kwaremont village, the gradient gradually levels out from 11% to just 2%, but with still a cobb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Kreder
Raymond Kreder (born 26 November 1989) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Kreder's older brother Michel Kreder and their cousin Wesley Kreder have also competed professionally as cyclists. Kreder was born, raised, and resides in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. Major results Sources: ;2006 : 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2008 : 2nd Scratch race, National Track Championships ;2009 : 1st Points classification, Cascade Cycling Classic : 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Beauce : 8th Overall Olympia's Tour ;2010 : 1st Points race, National Track Championships : 1st Stage 3 Cascade Cycling Classic : 7th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften : 7th Binche–Tournai–Binche : 10th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs ;2011 : 7th Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;2012 : National Track Championships ::1st Madison (with Michel Kreder) ::2nd Points race : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Norway : 3rd ProRace Berlin ;2013 : 6th ProRace Berlin : 7th RideLo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Sbaragli
Kristian Sbaragli (born 8 May 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España and was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2008 : 7th Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;2011 : 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 5th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo ;2012 : 1st Trofeo Edil C : 1st Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin : 2nd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 3rd Gran Premio di Poggiana : 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 10th GP Capodarco ;2013 : 5th Memorial Marco Pantani : 5th Le Samyn : 7th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports : 10th Overall Tour de Korea ::1st Stages 1 & 5 ( TTT) ;2014 : 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 4th Tour du Finistère : 5th Le Samyn : 7th Paris–Tours : 10th Grand Prix de Denain : 10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 10th Trofeo Ses Salines ;2015 : 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Debusschere
Jens Debusschere (born 28 August 1989) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2008 : 8th Grand Prix de Waregem ;2009 : 9th Grote 1-MeiPrijs ;2010 : 2nd De Vlaamse Pijl : 2nd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 3rd Kattekoers : 6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ;2011 : 5th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;2012 : 8th Omloop van het Houtland ;2013 (4 pro wins) : 1st Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 3rd Omloop van het Houtland : 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche ;2014 (3) : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 1st Stage 1 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jempy Drucker
Jean-Pierre "Jempy" Drucker (born 3 September 1986) is a retired Luxembourgish professional racing cyclist. Career Fidea (2004–2008) Born in Sandweiler, Drucker signed with in 2004, a team specializing in cyclo-cross, at age 18. He rode with this team for five seasons, winning two elite national cyclo-cross championships. He was selected to represent Luxembourg at the World Road Race Championships in 2008, but failed to finish. Team Differdange (2009–2010) For the 2009 season, Drucker joined . His success in cyclo-cross continued, winning two more national titles. Drucker went to the World Road Race Championships for the second time in 2009, but again did not finish. He won the prologue of the Flèche du Sud, a UCI 2.2 road race in 2010. Drucker also placed second in the Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem that season. Wanty–Groupe Gobert (2011–2014) After spending two seasons with , Drucker joined , a Belgian UCI Professional Continental team. Spending four seasons with the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
