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2016 Tour Of Austria
The 2016 Tour of Austria (german: Österreich-Rundfahrt) was the 68th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. The 1287.3 km (799.9 mi)-long race started in Vienna on 2 July with an individual time trial prologue, and concluded in Vienna on 9 July. This was the first time in several years that the race consisted of 7 stages plus a prologue. The race is part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.1 event. Schedule Participating teams Nineteen (19) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour of Austria. Stages Prologue ;2 July 2016 — Kitzbüheler Horn, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 1 ;3 July 2016 — Innsbruck to Salzburg, Stage 2 ;4 July 2016 — Mondsee to Steyr, Stage 3 ;5 July 2016 — Ardagger Markt to Sonntagberg, Stage 4 ;6 July 2016 — Rottenmann to Edelweißspitze, Stage 5 ;7 July 2016 — Millstatt to Dobratsch, Stage 6 ;8 July 2016 — Graz to Stegersbach, Stage ... [...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] |
Rottenmann
Rottenmann (Central Bavarian: ''Rottnmau'') is a town in Styria in Austria, near the Rottenmanner Tauern. Rottenmann was first referred to in a document in 927. It received its town charter in 1279 from King Rudolf von Habsburg. Name The name ''Rottenmann'' is a semi-translation of old Slavic ''*čьrmьn′ane'', ultimately derived from the adjective ''*čьrmьnъ'' 'red' (cf. German ''rot'' 'red'). The place name was recorded in 1048 as ''Cirminah'', derived from the hydronym A hydronym (from el, ὕδρω, , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As a ... ''*Čьrmьna'' 'red (river)'. Population References External links Rottenmann Cities and towns in Liezen District Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Canty (cyclist)
Brendan Canty (born 17 January 1992) is an Australian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2015 and 2018 for Team Budget Forklifts, and . Following his retirement, Canty became a financial analyst for international education company EF Education First. Major results ;2015 : 1st Stage 3a ( ITT) Tour de Beauce : 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;2016 : 2nd Road race, Oceania Road Championships : 7th Overall Tour of Oman ::1st Young rider classification : 8th Overall Tour of Austria ::1st Stage 3 ;2017 : National Road Championships ::6th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ... ::7th Road race ;2018 : 9th Road race, National Road Championships Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonntagberg
Sonntagberg is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. It is an important Catholic pilgrimage center. Geography Sonntagberg lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. About 29 percent of the municipality is forested. Sights It has a baroque church that was, in its current form, built in 1706–1732 by Jakob Prandtauer and Joseph Munggenast. The ceilings were painted by Daniel Gran (1738–43). In 1964, Pope Paul VI gave it the title Basilica minor. For a short while, Sonntagberg was the location of what would then become Summerhill School Summerhill School is an independent (i.e. fee-paying) boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other wa .... References Cities and towns in Amstetten District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardagger
Ardagger is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. Geography Ardagger lies in southwest Lower Austria, between the Danube and the hills of the Mostviertel (English: ''Most Quarter'') is the southwestern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria (the northeast state of the 9 states in Austria). It is bordered on the north by the Danube and to the south and west by the state borders of Styria .... References Cities and towns in Amstetten District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clément Venturini
Clément Venturini (born 16 October 1993 in Villeurbanne) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2011, he won the UCI Junior World Cyclo-cross Championship. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. In August 2020, he was named in the start list for the 2020 Tour de France. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2010–2011 : 1st UCI World Junior Championships : UCI Junior World Cup ::1st Pontchâteau ;2011–2012 : Under-23 Challenge de la France ::2nd Lignières-en-Berry ::2nd Rodez : 3rd National Under-23 Championships ;2012–2013 : Under-23 Challenge National ::1st Pontchâteau ::1st Saverne : 2nd National Under-23 Championships ;2013–2014 : 1st National Under-23 Championships : 1st Rennaz : Under-23 Challenge National ::1st Saint-Etienne-lès-Remiremont ::1st Quelneuc ::1st Flamanville ;2014–2015 : 1st Overall EKZ CrossTour ::1st Hittnau ::2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steyr
Steyr (; Central Bavarian: ''Steia'') is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd largest city in Upper Austria. The city has a long history as a manufacturing center and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as the former Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate and its successor Steyr Motors. Geography The city is situated in the Traunviertel region, with the two rivers Steyr and Enns flowing through it and meeting near the town centre beneath Lamberg Castle and St Michael's Church. This prominent location has made it prone to severe flooding through the centuries until the present, one of the worst cases being recently in August 2002. To the south of the town rises a series of hills that climb in altitude and stretch out to the Upper Austrian Prealps. To the north, the hills roll downwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondsee (town)
__NOTOC__ Mondsee is a town in the Vöcklabruck district in the Austrian state of Upper Austria located on the shore of the lake Mondsee. The town is home to the medieval Mondsee Abbey, whose cloister church was used for the site of the wedding in ''The Sound of Music''. The town is also known for the SKGLB railway museum and for prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements at Mondsee, which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its past sons is Alexander Strähuber (1814–1882), the history painter and book illustrator, and from 1865 to 1882 professor at the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts.Holland, Hyacinth"Strähuber: Alexander"in ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Band 36 (1893), P. 490–493. Retrieved 30 December 2020 Population Neighbouring municipalities * Unterach am Attersee * Tiefgraben * Innerschwand Innerschwand am Mondsee is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in the Austrian state of Upper Austria Upper Austria (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Ruffoni
Nicola Ruffoni (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist. Career He competed in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but failed to finish within the time limit on stage 11. He rode in the 2015 Giro d'Italia, but withdrew on stage 15. In May 2017, one day before the start of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, the UCI announced that Ruffoni and team-mate Stefano Pirazzi had tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in out-of-competition controls carried out the previous month. Later that month the UCI confirmed that both riders' B-samples had also tested positive, leading Bardiani-CSF to confirm that they would terminate both riders' contracts. On 14 December 2017, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) banned Ruffoni for four years, and as a result, he was unable to compete until May 2021. Major results ;2009 : 5th Trofeo Città di Brescia ;2010 : 6th Circuito del Porto ;2012 : 2nd Circuito del Porto : 2nd Trofeo Città di Brescia : 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
