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2017 Il Lombardia
The 2017 Il Lombardia was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 7 October. It was the 111th edition of the Il Lombardia and the 36th event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. It was won for the second time by Vincenzo Nibali. The race was marred by several severe accidents, all on the fast and technical descent of the Sormano hill. Laurens De Plus () suffered a small fracture to his right knee when he was launched over the guardrail and fell into a ravine. Jan Bakelants () remained hospitalised in Como with seven broken ribs and two fractures to his spine. Simone Petilli Simone Petilli (born 4 May 1993) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Petilli signed a contract to join the team for the 2016 season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2010 : 5th ... () was diagnosed after his crash at the same site with two back fractures, a broken collarbone and shoulder blade. Results References Il L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 UCI World Tour
The 2017 UCI World Tour was a competition that included thirty-seven road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2017 in men's road cycling, 2017 men's cycling season. It was the ninth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The competition started with the opening stage of the 2017 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under on 17 January and concluded with the final stage of the 2017 Tour of Guangxi, Tour of Guangxi on 24 October. Slovakia's Peter Sagan was the defending champion. The 2017 edition featured ten new events. Sagan was unable to defend his World Tour title, winning just one race overall at the 2017 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec in September, as he finished fourth in the points rankings; he finished one point behind third-placed Tom Dumoulin. The rankings were topped for the first time by Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet, riding for the , who amassed 3,582 points with the newly-enlar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Petilli
Simone Petilli (born 4 May 1993) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Petilli signed a contract to join the team for the 2016 season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2010 : 5th Trofeo Città Di Ivrea ;2011 : 2nd Trofeo San Rocco : 3rd Overall Tre Ciclistica Internazionale Bresciana : 7th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi : 10th GP Dell'Arno ;2012 : 5th Trofeo Franco Balestra ;2013 : 1st Mountains classification, Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 4th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli : 6th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 6th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto : 9th Giro del Belvedere ;2014 : 1st Young rider classification, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali ;2015 : 1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Young rider classification, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali : 2nd Trofeo Edil C : 3rd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta Mont Blanc : 3rd GP Laguna : 3rd Giro del Medio Brenta : 5th Overall Tour de l' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Chernetskiy
Sergey Vitaliyevich Chernetskiy (russian: Сергей Витальевич Чернецкий; born 9 April 1990 in Sertolovo) is a Russian cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2010 : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 8th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 8th Klasika Primavera ;2011 : UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Individual pursuit : 4th Klasika Primavera : 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 10th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia ;2012 : 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Stage 6 ( ITT) : 2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 2nd Chrono Champenois : 4th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour ::1st Young rider classification : 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 4th Duo Normand (with Anton Vorobyev) : 9th Time trial, UCI Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairo Quintana
Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, Order of Boyacá, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known for his ability to launch sustained and repeated attacks on ascents of steep gradient, high power output and great stamina to react and endure others' attacks. He is also a competent time triallist, making him a consistent contender for general classification at stage races. His best career results are winning the 2014 Giro d'Italia and 2016 Vuelta a España, as well as 2nd place overall in the Tour de France of 2013 Tour de France, 2013 and 2015 Tour de France, 2015. In addition to his two Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour victories he has also placed in the top 10 on twelve occasions, six of which were on the podium. His multiple wins in Nairo Quintana#Major results, other major stage races, leading to high UCI WorldTour ranking placemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikel Nieve
Mikel is the Basque adaptation of the given name Michael. Notable people with the name include: Footballers * Mikel Alonso (born 1980), Spanish Basque footballer and older brother of retired Spanish international Xabi Alonso * Mikel Álvaro (born 1982), Spanish footballer * Mikel Amantegui (born 1979), Spanish footballer * Mikel Aranburu (born 1979), Spanish Basque retired footballer, who played for Real Sociedad * Mikel Arce (born 1984), Spanish footballer * Mikel Arteta (born 1982), retired Spanish Basque footballer, currently head coach at Arsenal F.C. * Mikel Arruabarrena (born 1983), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel Balenziaga (born 1988), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel Dañobeitia Martín (born 1986), Spanish footballer * Mikel González (born 1985), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel John Obi (born 1987), Nigerian footballer * Mikel Kortina (born 1974), Spanish retired footballer * Mikel Labaka (born 1980), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel Lasa (born 1971), Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Aru
, birth_date = , birth_place = San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia, Italy , height = , weight = , currentteam = Retired , discipline = Road , role = Rider , ridertype = Climber , amateuryears1 = 2009–2012 , amateurteam1 = Palazzago , amateurteam2 = , amateuryears2 = , proyears1 = 2012–2017 , proteam1 = , proyears2 = 2018–2020 , proteam2 = , proyears3 = 2021 , proteam3 = , majorwins = Grand Tours :Tour de France ::1 individual stage (2017) : Giro d'Italia ::Young rider classification ( 2015) ::3 individual stages (2014, 2015) :Vuelta a España ::General classification ( 2015) ::2 individual stages (2014) One-day races and Classics : , image_size = , death_date = , death_place = , medaltemplates = , show-medals = Fabio Aru (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the , and squads. He hails from San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia, and is known for his climbing abil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Pozzovivo
Domenico Pozzovivo (born 30 November 1982) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His very small stature confer him with the qualities of a pure climbing specialist. He is most known for a victory in stage 8 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, an overall victory in the 2012 Giro del Trentino, and is notable for his educational attainments. Personal life Pozzovivo has a degree in economics and wrote a thesis entitled "Southern politics from the unity of Italy up to the present day". His educational attainments have earned him the nickname "Dr. Pozzovivo" in the peloton. He stated that his fields of interest outside cycling are history, technology, economics, politics and weather forecasts. He also speaks French fluently and stated that a jump into politics would interest him after his cycling career. Career In 2008, Pozzovivo finished on the third step of the podium of the Giro del Trentino, which had a race categorization of 2.1. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thibaut Pinot
Thibaut Pinot (born 29 May 1990) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Once considered one of the most promising talents in French cycling, he finished third overall in the 2014 Tour de France and first in the young rider classification. He has won stages in all three Grand Tours, with 3 in the Tour de France, 1 in the Giro d'Italia and 2 in the Vuelta a España. Pinot has also won the Giro di Lombardia in 2018 and finished 3rd in the race in 2015. Career Pinot was born in Mélisey, Haute-Saône. 2012 Pinot, aged 22 was the youngest rider in the 2012 Tour de France. He took a prestigious victory on the eighth stage from Belfort to Porrentruy, which comprised seven categorized climbs including the Category 1 Col de la Croix, where he passed Fredrik Kessiakoff () shortly before the summit. He then negotiated the descent and the flat portion of road before the finish situated 16 km from the climb. He held on to his lead over the chasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Vuillermoz
Alexis Vuillermoz (born 1 June 1988) is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career He was originally a mountain bike racer before switching to road cycling, winning the French national under-23 mountain bike title twice and riding as part of the French national team that took the team relay title at the 2008 Mountain Bike World Championships. He was a member of the team that competed at the 2013 Tour de France, finishing the race 46th overall. Vuillermoz joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. In the eighth stage of the 2015 Tour de France, Vuillermoz attacked the leading group on the Mûr-de-Bretagne to cross the line solo atop the hill. "After winning I thought about my dad who died three years ago. He was the one who got me interested in the Tour de France, he used to take my cousins and I to the side of the road to watch the Tour go past," said Vuillermoz. "I hope today he's proud of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurosport
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through Warner Bros. Discovery Sports#Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe properties, its international sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territories, and streams on Discovery+, which superseded Eurosport Player. Originally a joint venture between the European Broadcasting Union and Sky Television (1984–1990), Sky established in 1989, it was briefly shut down in 1991 following complaints by competitor Screensport. It was subsequently acquired by TF1 Group, and later merged with Screensport. For a period, it was a joint venture between TF1, Canal+ Group, and Havas Images. TF1 Group later bought out the other owners' shares. In 2012, Discovery, Inc., Discovery Communications began to take an ownership in Eurosport, eventually leading towards a full buyout in 2015. Eurosport is the main rightsholder of the Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a tourist destination, and the city contains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks, and palaces: the ''Como Cathedral, Duomo'', seat of the Diocese of Como; the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio; the Villa Olmo; the public gardens with the Tempio Voltiano; the Teatro Sociale; the ''Broletto'' or the city's medieval town hall; and the 20th-century Casa del Fascio (Como), Casa del Fascio. With 215,320 overnight guests in 2013, Como was the fourth-most visited city in Lombardy after Milan, Bergamo, and Brescia. In 2018, Como surpassed Bergamo becoming the third most visited city in Lombardy with 1.4 million arrivals. Como was the birthplace of many historical figures, including the poet Caeciliu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Nibali
), The Nibbler , birth_date = , birth_place = Messina, Sicily, Italy , height = , weight = , currentteam = , discipline = Road , role = Rider , ridertype = Climber , proyears1 = 2005 , proteam1 = , proyears2 = 2006–2012 , proteam2 = , proyears3 = 2013–2016 , proteam3 = , proyears4 = 2017–2019 , proteam4 = , proyears5 = 2020–2021 , proteam5 = , proyears6 = 2022 , proteam6 = , majorwins = Grand Tours :Tour de France ::General classification (2014) ::6 individual stages (2014, 2015, 2019) : Giro d'Italia ::General classification (2013, 2016) ::7 individual stages (2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017) ::2 TTT stages (2007, 2010) :Vuelta a España ::General classification (2010) :: Combination classification (2010) ::2 individual stages (2010, 2017) ::1 TTT stage (2013) Stage races :Tirreno–Adriatico (2012, 2013) :Giro del Trentino (2008, 2013) :Tour of Oman (2016) One-day races and Classics : :Giro di Lombardia (2015, 2017) :Milan–San Remo (2018) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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