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Andrea Noè
Andrea Noè (born 15 January 1969) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1993 and 2011, always racing with Italian teams. One of his greatest achievements was winning stage 11 in the 1998 Giro d'Italia. In the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Noè, aged 38 at the time, took the leaders pink jersey on the extremely long stage 10 after outclimbing his breakaway companions of two days earlier. He finished 1:08 ahead of the second placed rider Marzio Bruseghin and 2:58 of his team captain and 2005 UCI ProTour Champion, Danilo Di Luca. He held onto the jersey for a second day before relinquishing it to Di Luca. Major results ;1992 : 3rd Overall Girobio : 3rd Giro d'Oro ;1994 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1995 : 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen : 9th Giro di Toscana : 10th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato ;1996 : 3rd Overall Tour de Pologne : 5th Giro dell'Appennino : 8th Overall Setmana Catalana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magenta, Lombardy
Magenta (, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy. It became notable as the site of the Battle of Magenta in 1859. The color magenta takes its name from the battle, most likely referring to the uniforms used by Zouave French troops. Magenta is the birthplace of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922–1962) and film producer Carlo Ponti (1912–2007). History Magenta was probably a settlement of the Insubres, a Celtic tribe, who founded it around the 5th century BC. The area was conquered by the Romans in 222 BC. The name is traditionally connected to ''castrum Maxentiae'', meaning "castle of Maxentius". After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was ruled by the Lombards. The Celtic origins of Magenta are proved by some important archeological finds, especially in the area where now the Institute of Canossian Mothers stands; there was a Celtic necropolis in ancient times. Objects, jewelry and weapons were found here. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Tour De Pologne
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The 1996 Tour de Pologne was the 53rd edition of the Tour de Pologne cycle race and was held from 8 September to 15 September 1996. The race started in Szczecin and finished in Bełchatów. The race was won by . General classification References 1996 Tour de Pologne Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Giro D'Italia
The 2000 Giro d'Italia was the 83rd edition of the Giro. It began with a prologue that navigated through the Italian capital Rome. The race came to a close on June 4 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Twenty teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Stefano Garzelli of the team. Second and third were the Italian riders Francesco Casagrande and Gilberto Simoni. In the race's other classifications, rider Francesco Casagrande won the mountains classification, Dimitri Konyshev of the team won the points classification, and rider Fabrizio Guidi won the intergiro classification. finished as the winners of the ''Trofeo Fast Team'' classification, ranking each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the ''Trofeo Super Team'' classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris–Bourges
Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities and since 1996 the race has started in the town of Gien in the Loiret department which is south of Paris. The official name of the race is now Paris-Gien-Bourges although it is still referred to as Paris–Bourges on the UCI calendar and throughout much of the media.www.parisbourges.fr (Accessed Oct 7 2016) Details amended route and name. The first race was run in 1913, and won by and it has been an annual event since 1990. Since 1949, it has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Tour De Romandie
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The 1999 Tour de Romandie was the 53rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 4 May to 9 May 1999. The race started in Bernex and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team. General classification References 1999 Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Pink
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Écréhous, Les Écréhous, Minquiers, Les Minquiers, and Pierres de Lecq, Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the The Crown, English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own Economy of Jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Milan–San Remo
The 88th running of the Milan–San Remo cycling classic was held on 22 March 1997 and won by German Erik Zabel. Summary Michele Bartoli had a small lead on the top of the Poggio, before being joined by a small group with Johan Museeuw, Andrea Ferrigato and Marco Pantani. Rolf Sørensen led the pursuers, who rejoined the grupetto on the descent. A group of 40 decided the race in a sprint, for the first time in 17 years. Alberto Elli led the sprint from afar, but was overtaken by German sprint star Erik Zabel. Several riders were involved in a spectacular final-sprint crash, including Laurent Jalabert, Johan Museeuw and Maximilian Sciandri. Zabel was the second German winner of the ''Primavera'' after Rudi Altig in 1968. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Milan-San Remo, 1997 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trofeo Dello Scalatore
The Trofeo dello Scalatore was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ..., Italy from 1987 to 2001. The race consisted of a very hilly course designed as a competition for climbing specialists. It consisted of several competitions throughout the race which awarded points, with the race winner being the rider with the most total points. Winners References Cycle races in Italy Classic cycle races Recurring sporting events established in 1987 1987 establishments in Italy 2001 disestablishments in Italy Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2001 Defunct cycling races in Italy {{Italy-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The event is owned by the RCS media group which owns the Italian sports daily ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. RCS also organises other top Italian cycling events such as the Giro d'Italia, Milan–San Remo and Tirreno–Adriatico. The race is ranked UCI ProSeries on the UCI continental calendar. The race was not run between the spring of 2007 and the autumn of 2012. Race dates The position of the race in the European calendar has changed several times. Prior to 1987 the event was always seven days before Milan–San Remo and was seen as an important preparation race for the Spring Classics, however in 1987 Milano–Torino was switched to a date in October just before the Giro di Lombardia because the race organisers were not happy with the incle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1997 La Flèche Wallonne was the 61st edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 16 April 1997. The race started in Spa and finished in Huy. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team. General classification References 1997 in road cycling 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ... 1997 in Belgian sport {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escalada A Montjuïc
The Escalada a Montjuïc (in Catalan, English: ''Scaling of Montjuïc'', Spanish: ''Escalada a Montjuïc'') was a one-day, two-stage road bicycle racing race held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1965. It was held in the middle of October, as one of the final races in the European season. Since 2005, it was organised as a 1.2 category race as a part of the UCI Europe Tour. The event, organised by Esport Ciclista Barcelona, played host to number of races for women, veterans, young riders and elite men. The elite men's race was split into two stages. The first stage was a criterium consisting of five laps around a five kilometre circuit. The second stage was an individual time trial up the slopes of Montjuïc, which is usually around ten kilometres. The elite men's race mainly attracted professional Spanish riders. Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critérium International
The Critérium International was a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. For many years it was considered a sort of French national championship and was finally opened to non–French cyclists in 1979. Bernard Hinault is the only cyclist to win the race in both its forms. The race has been won by some of the most famous names in cycling, including Jacques Anquetil, Sean Kelly, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Stephen Roche, Joop Zoetemelk, Laurent Fignon, Jens Voigt, Cadel Evans and Chris Froome. History and route The Critérium International is one of the few races in cycling, apart from the three Grand Tours, with no fixed attachment to a region. Upon its creation in 1932, it was held as a one-day race in the Vallée de Chevreuse, finishing in the Parc des Princes velodrome in Paris. From 1941 to 1943, two races were org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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