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2016 Okolo Slovenska
The 2016 Okolo Slovenska ( en, Tour of Slovakia) was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Slovakia in June 2016. The race is the 60th edition of the Okolo Slovenska. It was rated as a 2.2 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included five stages+Prologue, starting in Banská Bystrica on 7 June and returning there for the finish on 12 June in Piešťany. Schedule Participating teams Twenty-four (24) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Okolo Slovenska. Stages Prologue 7 June 2016 – Banská Bystrica, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 1 8 June 2016 – Banská Bystrica to Banská Bystrica via (Sliač), Stage 2 9 June 2016 – Banská Bystrica to Štrbské Pleso, Stage 3 10 June 2016 – Štrbské Pleso to Zuberec, Stage 4 11 June 2016 – Zuberec to Bojnice, Stage 5 12 June 2016 – Bojnice to Piešťany, Classification leadership Final standings General classification Point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 UCI Europe Tour
The 2016 UCI Europe Tour was the twelfth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2016 season began on 28 January 2016 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 23 October 2016 with the Chrono des Nations. French rider Nacer Bouhanni (), who scored 721 points in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, 2015 edition, was the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. Throughout the season, points were 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 determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers; the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded. The UCI race classifications, UCI ratings from highest to lowest were 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 May June July August September Oc ... [...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] |
List Of 2016 UCI Professional Continental And Continental Teams
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of cycling, categorises teams into three divisions. The top 18 teams are the UCI WorldTeams and compete in the UCI World Tour. The second and third divisions respectively are the Professional Continental teams and the Continental teams. The teams compete in the UCI Continental Circuits, which are divided into five continental zones: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. They also win points in the UCI World Ranking. Professional Continental teams are also invited to participate in events in the UCI World Tour, although they are not eligible to win points in the World Tour rankings. UCI Professional Continental teams According to the UCI Rulebook, "a professional continental team is an organisation created to take part in road events open to professional continental teams. It is known by a unique name and registered with the UCI in accordance with the provisions below. * The professional continental team comprises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Tratnik
Jan Tratnik (born 23 February 1990 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. Major results ;2009 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Poreč Trophy : 10th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal ;2010 : 1st Gran Premio della Liberazione : 2nd Overall Giro delle Regioni : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy ;2012 : 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 7th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 9th Central European Tour Budapest GP ;2014 : 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP : 4th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt : 4th Central European Tour Košice–Miskolc : 5th Banja Luka–Belgrade II : 5th Raiffeisen Grand Prix : 6th Poreč Trophy : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Rabitsch
Stephan Rabitsch (born 28 June 1991) is an Austrian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2008 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2009 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2011 : 1st Stage 1 Sibiu Cycling Tour ;2012 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Tour of Szeklerland ;2013 : 5th Ruota d'Oro ;2014 : 5th Croatia–Slovenia ;2015 : 2nd Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia ;2016 : 1st Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt : 8th Overall Okolo Slovenska ::1st Stage 4 : 10th Overall Circuit des Ardennes International : 10th G.P. Costa degli Etruschi : 10th GP Kranj ;2017 : 1st Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd GP Laguna : 5th Overall Flèche du Sud ::1st Mountains classification : 6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy : 7th GP Izola : 8th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc ;2018 : 1st Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojnice
Bojnice (german: Weinitz; hu, Bajmóc) is a historical town in central Slovakia located on the Nitra river, near the city of Prievidza. The town is situated just below the Bojnice Castle. It has a population of around 5,000. Bojnice is best known for its popular tourist attractions, among them being the largest zoo in Slovakia and the Bojnice castle, and generally for being one of the oldest spa towns in Slovakia. Geography Bojnice lies in the upper Nitra river valley, under the Strážov Mountains. It is located very near the city of Prievidza with which it shares a common public transport system. Other major cities nearby include Žilina 60 kilometres to the north and Trenčín 65 kilometres to the west. History The town's history is closely connected to that of Bojnice Castle. The town was first mentioned in writing in 1113, when it was mentioned as a settlement under the castle. Bojnice was granted town privileges in 1366. Landmarks The town is most known for the Bojnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Eibegger
Markus Eibegger (born 16 October 1984) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2018. He was the winner of the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2009. Major results ;2005 : 5th Overall Jadranska Magistrala : 9th GP Judendorf-Strassengel ;2006 : 1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 1st Salzkammergut-Giro : 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 ;2007 : 1st Giro di Festina : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Route du Sud : 4th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald : 9th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st GP Judendorf-Strassengel : 1st Stage 2 Istrian Spring Trophy : 5th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 2 ;2010 : 2nd Raiffeisen Grand Prix : 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi ;2011 : 1st Overall Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Overall Tour de Korea : 4th Overall Kerman Tour : 4th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 3 : 8th Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuberec
Zuberec ( hu, Bölényfalu) is a village in northern Slovakia and a popular tourist center at the foothills of the Western Tatras. Zuberec features numerous accommodation facilities, restaurants, museum and a tourist information office. The village is the place of several cultural and sporting events including ''Podroháčske folklórne slávnosti'' (folk festival), ''Goralský klobúčik'' (alpine skiing), ''Oravaman'' (triathlon) and ''WSA Eurocup Zuberec'' (dogsled racing). Name Zuberec is called ''Zuberzec'' in Polish and ''Bölényfalu'' in Hungarian. It is named after the European bison ( sk, Zubor), an animal that used to be abundant in the region at the time of the foundation of the village. History Zuberec was founded in 1593, when the village was known as Zwberczyc, by shepherds and farmers under Vlach colonization law Lex Antiqua Valachorum. It was subordinate, like the surrounding villages, to the Orava Castle. The village ceased to exist because of the Bocskay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štrbské Pleso
Štrbské pleso (, german: Tschirmer See, pl, Szczyrbskie jezioro, hu, Csorbató or ) is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Veľké Hincovo pleso. Maximum depth is 20 metres (66 ft). Description Štrbské pleso is now part of the neighborhood of Štrbské Pleso (spelled with a capital ''P''). It is on the municipal lands of the village of Štrba, after which Štrbské pleso ("Lake Štrba") is now named. The word ''pleso'' ("tarn") is applied only to mountain lakes. The locals used to call it "the puddle" or "pond" (''mláka'') in the past. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo Pleso, to which it loses by . It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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