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2015 Tour Of Slovenia
The 2015 Tour of Slovenia ( sl, Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 22nd edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 18 and 21 June 2015. Primož Roglič won the overall classification, took the race lead on the penultimate stage to the Trije Kralji Ski Resort. The race consisted of 4 stages with 534.8 km (332.3 mi) in total. Teams Total 128 riders (113 finished it) from 17 teams started the race. UCI ProTeams * * * UCI Professional Continental * * * * * * * * UCI Continental * * * * * National * Slovenia Route and stages Stage 1 ;18 June 2015 — Ljubljana to Ljubljana, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 2 ;19 June 2015 — Škofja Loka to Kočevje, Stage 3 ;20 June 2015 — Dobrovnik to Trije Kralji Ski Resort, Stage 4 ;21 June 2015 — Rogaška Slatina to Novo mesto, Classification leadership Final classification standings General classification Poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UCI Europe Tour
The 2015 UCI Europe Tour was the eleventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2015 season began on 29 January 2015 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 25 October 2015 with the Tour of Aegean. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Tom Van Asbroeck of Belgium is the defending champion of the 2014 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 are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI race classifications, UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows: * Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2 * One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2 Events January February March April M ... [...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] |
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto (; sl, Novo mesto; also known by other alternative names) is a city on a bend of the Krka River in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historical Lower Carniola region. Name Novo Mesto was attested in historical sources in 1365 as ''Růdolfswerde'' (and as ''Rudolfswerd'' in 1392 and ''Noua Mesta'' in 1419). The German name (spelled ''Rudolfswerth'' in the modern era) is a compound of the personal name ''Rudolf'' and ''wert'' 'island, peninsula, land above the water', and refers to Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, who conferred town rights upon the settlement in 1365. The parallel German name ''Neustadtl'' was also in use (attested as ''Newestat'' in 1365, and probably a translation of the Slovene name). The name used for the settlement before 1365 is unknown. The Slovene name ''Novo mesto'' literally means 'new town'; names like this ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogaška Slatina
Rogaška Slatina (; german: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 248.) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the largest settlement and the seat of the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina. It is known for its curative mineral water, spa town, spa, and Lead glass, crystal glass. Name The name ''Rogaška Slatina'' literally means 'Rogatec springs', referring to a source of mineral water. The springs were dubbed ''Roitschocrene'' 'Rogatec springs' (< Greek κρήνη ''crene'' 'spring') in 1687 by Johann Benedikt Gründel. The settlement was known as ''Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn'' or ''Sauerbrunn Curort'' in German (and in older sources also ''Roitscher Sauerbrunn''). Older sources also contain the Slovene names ''Slatina Zdravišče'' and ''Slatina Rogačka''. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobrovnik
Dobrovnik (; hu, Dobronak, ) is a village in Slovenia and is the seat of the Municipality of Dobrovnik. It is located in the Prekmurje region. It has a significant Hungarian ethnic community. Name Dobrovnik was attested in written sources in 1322 as ''Dobronok'' (and as ''Dobronuk'' in 1322/35, and as ''Drobronak'' and ''Dabronuk'' in 1323). The early Slavic form of the name was ''*Dǫbrovъnikъ'', derived from ''*dǫbrova'' 'oak woods, deciduous woods'. History Early settlement of the area is attested by the discovery of a prehistoric stone chisel and 21 burial mounds south of the village. Excavations of the burial mounds have revealed cremation burials from the 1st and 3rd centuries AD as well as pottery, glass, and metal items. Dobrovnik was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1270. It was mentioned as a market in 1334 in connection with the Bánffy estates. There were 21 farms in the village in 1381. The market was fortified with trenches and there was also a cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierpaolo De Negri
Pierpaolo De Negri (born 5 June 1986) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . During his career, De Negri has also served a doping suspension, after testing positive for anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS). Career Born in Genoa, De Negri has competed as a professional since the start of the 2010 season, joining the team full-time after a stagiaire contract with the team in the second half of 2009. In July 2012, De Negri took his first victory for the team, by winning the Trofeo Matteotti race in Italy in a sprint of 25 riders. De Negri left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season. He remained with the team until the end of 2017, when he joined the new team. Doping On 21 December 2017, De Negri tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids. In November 2019, De Negri was given a four-year ban – backdated to February 2018, when the positive test was announced. Major results ;2006 : 9th GP C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kočevje
Kočevje (; german: Gottschee; ''Göttscheab'' or ''Gətscheab'' in the local Gottscheerish dialect; it, Cocevie) is a city in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. Geography The town is located at the foot of the Kočevski Rog karst plateau on the Rinža River in the historic Lower Carniola region. It is now part of the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The Rinža River flows through the town. Lake Kočejve, a former open-pit coal mine, lies northeast of the town center. Climate Kočevje features a humid continental climate (''Dfb''/''Cfb''). Name Kočevje was attested in written sources in 1363 as ''Gotsche'' (and as ''Gotsew'' in 1386, ''Kotsche'' in 1425, and ''propre Koczeuiam'' in 1478). The name is derived from ''*Hvojčevje'' (from ''hvoja'' 'fir, spruce'), referring to the local vegetation. The initial ''hv-'' changed to ''k-'' under the influence of German phonology. Older discredited explanations inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Škofja Loka
Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Geography Škofja Loka lies at an elevation of at the confluence of the Poljane Sora and the Selca Sora rivers, at the transition of the Sora Plain into the Škofja Loka Hills and the Polhov Gradec Hills. Its old center stands on river terraces, and comprises Town Square (''Plac'') and Lower Square (''Lontrg''). On a plateau above the town stands Loka Castle, which houses the Loka Museum. Above the castle rises Krancelj Hill (). North of the town center is Kamnitnik Hill ( high), known for its conglomerate rock. Immediately south of the town is a plain known as Viršk or Viršk Plain ( sl, Virško polje), which the Poljane Sora flows through before joining the Selca Sora. The name ''Viršk'' is a corruption of German ''Hirsacker'' 'millet field', named for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artem Ovechkin
Artem Sergeyevich Ovechkin (russian: Артём Сергеевич Овечкин; born 11 July 1986) is a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2007 : 5th Overall Way to Pekin ::1st Stages 4 & 5 ( ITT) ;2008 : 3rd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2009 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Duo Normand (with Nikolay Trusov) ;2010 : 1st Duo Normand (with Alexandre Pliușchin) : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Tour of Austria ::1st Young rider classification : 8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer ;2011 : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2012 : 4th Overall Grand Prix of Adygeya ;2013 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 10th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique ;2014 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trial are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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