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Challenge Mallorca
The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season. The five races are ranked 1.1 on the UCI Europe Tour. Although the race styles itself as the "Tour of Majorca" it has never been allowed to be classed as a multi day stage race by the sports governing body the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) because the race rules allows riders not to participate on certain days if they don't want to. However, there is an unofficial overall classification winner taken on total time over five days. This laid back attitude by the race organisers makes the race popular with team managers who can bring a large squad (sometimes as many as 20 riders) and interchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. There are two small islands off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma). The anthem of Mallorca is " La Balanguera". Like the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, the island is an extremely popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. The international airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport, is one of the busiest in Spain; it was used by 28 million passengers in 2017, with use increasing every year since 2012. Etymology The name derives from Classical Latin ''insula maior'', "larger island". Later, in Medieval Latin, this became ''Maiorca'', "the larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert (born 30 November 1968) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as ''"Jaja"'' (slang for a glass of wine; when he continued drinking wine as a professional, the nickname stuck because of the similarity to his name), he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the world in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999. Although he never won the Tour de France, where he suffered altitude sickness, he won the Vuelta a España in 1995; as well as the leader's jersey, he won the sprinter's jersey and climber's jersey in the same race — only the third rider to have done this in a Grand Tour. With Alessandro Petacchi, Eddy Merckx, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov and Mark Cavendish, he is one of only five riders to win the points classification in all three grand tours. Biography He turned professional with the French Toshiba team in 1989 and quickly established himself as a daring sprinter. He moved on to the Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Llaneras
Joan Llaneras Rosselló (born 17 May 1969 in Porreres, Majorca) is a former Spanish World and Olympic points race champion track cyclist. He specialises in the madison and points race events. Llaneras began his cycling career on the road with the ONCE professional cycling team but switched to concentrate on track cycling. Llaneras is a four-time world champion in the points race and three-time champion in the Madison. He is a double Olympic champion, winning the event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in Beijing in 2008. Llaneras teamed up with Isaac Gálvez to compete on the lucrative Six Days of Ghent racing circuit in November 2006. It resulted with the death of Gálvez after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and hitting the railings. Llaneras had decided to quit cycling, but a few months later in an interview with Spanish daily newspaper Marca, he said: He returned to competition in 2007, and although he had no intention of returning to Madison racing, Llaneras teamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Echave
Federico Echave Musatadi (born 20 July 1960 in Kortezubi) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the prestigious stage up to Alpe d'Huez in 1987 Tour de France. Echave holds the record for most Vueltas finished, 14, all of them being consecutive. Major results Sources: ;1981 : 2nd Circuito de Getxo : 9th Klasika Primavera : 10th Costa del Azahar ;1982 : 1st Stage 1, Vuelta a Cantabria : 1st GP Caboalles de Abajo : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd GP Pascuas : 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 8th Clásica de San Sebastián : 9th Trofeo Masferrer ;1983 : 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 2 (TTT), Vuelta a Asturias : 8th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 2 TTT ;1984 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 3 and 4a : 6th Overall Ruota d'Oro ::1st Stage 4 : 7th Overall ::1st Stage 2 (TTT) ;1985 : 1st Klasika Primavera : 1st Stage 5, Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 4, Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st Stage 2, Volta a la Comunitat V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiat Saitov
Asyat Mansurovich Saitov (russian: Асят Мансурович Саитов; born 1 January 1965) is a retired Russian cyclist. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the team road race. The same year he won the Tour of Greece and Olympia's Tour. He also won the GP Cuprosan in 1991, Vuelta a Castilla y León in 1992, Vuelta a Mallorca in 1993 and Gran Premio de Llodio in 1994. In 1988 he competed at the Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and in the individual road race and finished in seventh and 51st place, respectively. He is married to Svetlana Masterkova, a Russian Olympic middle distance runner. Major results ;1984 :1st Overall Olympia's Tour ::1st Stage 6 :1st Overall Tour of Greece ;1986 :3rd Overall Peace Race ;1990 :1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España :3rd Trofeo Pantalica ;1992 :1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León :1st Road race, National Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos González Salvador
Juan Carlos González Salvador (born 28 January 1964 in Bilbao) is a Spanish former cyclist. Major results ;1987 :1st National Road Race Championships :1st Stage 1 Étoile de Bessèges ;1988 :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Aragón :1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Asturias :3rd Vuelta a La Rioja ;1990 :1st Stage 1b Vuelta a Venezuela :2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo ;1991 :1st National Road Race Championships :2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ;1992 :1st Trofeo Soller :1st Stage 1b Vuelta a Castilla y León :2nd Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas ;1993 :1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España :2nd Trofeo Luis Puig The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted ... References 1964 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Sportspeople from Bilbao Cyclists from Biscay {{Spain-cycling-bio-1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Stephens
Neil Stephens (born 1 October 1963 in Canberra) is an Australian former road bicycle racer. He won the Australian national road race title in 1991 and 1994. He is a Tour de France stage winner and is one of the relatively few riders to have completed the three Grand Tours ( Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España) in a calendar year, as well as being the first Australian to complete the feat. He was involved in the Festina doping scandal in 1998 Tour de France. He claimed that he took EPO but believed he was taking vitamin supplements intravenously. In late 2007, announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director. Stephens was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1996 Australia Day Honours for his service to cycling and the Australian Sports Medal in September 2000 in recognition of his Tour de France stage win. Major results ;1986 :1st and Fastest Time Alex Roberts "100" Mile one day Classic Mount Gambier South Australia :1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Gutiérrez
Alfonso Gutiérrez (born 17 November 1961) is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Giro d'Italia and seven editions of the Vuelta a España. Major results ;1983 : 1st GP Pascuas : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias : 1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Cantabria : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1984 : 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo : Tour of Galicia ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stages 2 & 3a : 1st Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Aragón : 1st Stage 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros : 2nd Circuito de Getxo ;1985 : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya : 1st Stage 3a Vuelta a La Rioja : 2nd Trofeo Masferrer ;1986 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ::1st Stages 3, 4, 5 & 6 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 7a Paris–Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Weltz
Kenneth is an English given name and surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name .... The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and ''Cináed (other), Cináed''. The modern Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely". A short form of ''Kenneth'' is ''Ken (name), Ken''. Etymology The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the Celtic language, Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire", or else Common Brittonic, Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord". People :''(see also Ken (name) and Kenny)'' Places In the United States: * Kenneth, Indiana * Kenneth, Minnesota * Kenneth City, Florida In Scotland: * Inch Kenneth, an isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabobank (cycling)
Rabobank (; full name: ''Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.'') is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The group comprises 89 local Dutch Rabobanks (2019), a central organisation (Rabobank Nederland), and many specialised international offices and subsidiaries. Food and agribusiness constitute the primary international focus of the Rabobank Group. Rabobank is the second-largest bank in the Netherlands in terms of total assets. A 2013 scandal resulted in a $1 billion fine for unscrupulous trading practices, which included the manipulation of LIBOR currency rates worldwide. Chief Executive Piet Moerland resigned immediately as a result. In terms of Tier 1 capital, the organisation is among the 30 largest financial institutions in the world. As of December 2014, total assets amount to €681 billion with a net profit of €1.8 billion. ''Global Finance'' ranks Rabobank 25th in its survey of "the world's safest banks". Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVM (cycling Team)
TVM was a Dutch road bicycle racing team. It folded in 2000, two years after suffering a doping scandal. Farm Frites continued as a sponsor in 2001 with the new team, . Major wins ;1988 :Brabantse Pijl, Johan Capiot ;1989 :Brabantse Pijl, Johan Capiot :Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Phil Anderson ;1990 : Omloop Het Volk, Johan Capiot :Stage 4b Giro d'Italia, Phil Anderson ;1992 : Omloop Het Volk, Johan Capiot :Nokere Koerse, Johan Capiot :Brabantse Pijl, Johan Capiot :Stage 3 Tour de France, Rob Harmeling, ;1993 :Stage 15 Vuelta a España, Dag Otto Lauritzen :Stage 5 Tour de France, Jesper Skibby ;1994 :Clásica de Almería, Johan Capiot :Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Jesper Skibby :Stage 17 Vuelta a España, Bart Voskamp :Stage 8 Tour de France, Bo Hamburger ;1995 :Stage 6 Tour de France, Jeroen Blijlevens :Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Jesper Skibby :Stage 10 Vuelta a España, Jeroen Blijlevens ;1996 :Dwars Door Vlaanderen, Tristan Hoffman :Stage 6 Tour de France, Jeroen Blijlevens : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Mobile Team
T-Mobile is the brand name used by some of the mobile communications subsidiaries of the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG in the Czech Republic (T-Mobile Czech Republic), Poland (T-Mobile Polska), the United States (T-Mobile US) and by the former subsidiary in the Netherlands (T-Mobile Netherlands). The T-Mobile brand was introduced in 1996 and the name was previously used by subsidiaries in other countries, including Austria (now Magenta), Croatia (now Hrvatski Telekom), Germany (now Deutsche Telekom), Hungary (now Magyar Telekom), Montenegro (now Crnogorski Telekom), North Macedonia (now Makedonski Telekom), Romania (now Telekom România), Slovakia (now Slovak Telekom), and the United Kingdom (now EE Limited). In 1999, Deutsche Telekom formed the holding company T-Mobile International AG for its mobile communications subsidiaries. From 2003 to 2007, T-Mobile International was one of Deutsche Telekom's services, in addition to "Broadband/Fixnet", "Business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
