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Col D'Agnes
The Col d'Agnes (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (east). Details of climb Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 8.1%), with the steepest sections being at 10.6%. Starting from Massat, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 5.2%), with the steepest sections being at 8.2%. Approximately from the summit is the junction with the climb to the Port de Lers. Appearances in Tour de France The Col d'Agnes was first used in the Tour de France in 1988, since when it has featured five times, most recently in 2011, when the leader over the summit was Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel''Procycling'', UK, November 2008 (born 30 June 1979) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , and two spells wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariège (department)
Ariège (; oc, Arièja ) is a department in southwestern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural landscape, with a population of 153,287 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 09 Ariège INSEE Its INSEE and postal code is 09, hence the department's informal name of ''le zéro neuf''. The inhabitants of the department are known as ''Ariègeois'' or ''Ariègeoises''. Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Tour De France, Stage 12 To Stage 21
These are the profiles and summaries for the individual stages in the 2011 Tour de France, with Stage 12 on 14 July, and Stage 21 on 24 July. Stage 12 ;14 July 2011 — Cugnaux to Luz Ardiden, The first stage to enter the high mountains, the route included one first category (La Hourquette d'Ancizan, used by the tour for the first time), and two highest category climbs, and a summit finish. The early breakaway, consisting of Geraint Thomas (), Iván Gutiérrez (cyclist), Iván Gutiérrez (), Rubén Pérez (), Laurent Mangel (), Blel Kadri () and Jérémy Roy (cyclist), Jérémy Roy (), established a maximum lead of nine minutes and preserved their lead over the first two climbs. On the final climb, an attack by Jelle Vanendert () and Samuel Sánchez () was the first to overhaul the breakaway, and they were pursued by a group of the main GC contenders, initially with pacesetting by Sylwester Szmyd which reduced the size of the group, although contrary to expectations, yellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as the greatest climbing specialist in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded the fastest ever climbs up the Tour’s iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), and all-time greats including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani’s climbing skills. He is the last rider and only one of seven to ever win the Tour de France – Giro d'Italia double in 1998, being the sixth Italian after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Felice Gimondi and Gastone Nencini to win the Tour de France. Pantani's cycling style was off-the-saddle, and was a relentless climbing style. His early death caused by acute cocaine poisoning in 2004 has further turned the cyclist into a popular icon. The narrative has been cultivated by Pantani, who picked the nickname "Il Pirata" (English: "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guzet-Neige
Guzet-Neige is a ski resort situated in the Haute-Ariège area of the Ariège department in the French Pyrénées. The climb to the ski station has been used three times as a stage finish in the Tour de France. Location Guzet is located between and in altitude, in Ariège in the heart of the Pyrenees. The resort is divided into three areas: *Guzet 1400 *Prat-Mataou *Le Freychet The resort can be accessed from two directions: from the west through the Ustou valley and east through the ''Col de Latrape'' from Aulus-les-Bains. Facilities There are of lift served runs and of cross country trails. The resort features a snowpark. Cycling Details of the climb The climb starts from the village of Seix on the River Salat and shares most of its route with that to the Col de Latrape from where there is a turn-off onto the D68, from the summit. From here there is a further climb to the ski station. In total from Seix, the climb is long. Over this distance, you climb at an av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Orens-de-Gameville
Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (, oc, Sent Orenç de Gamevila), also referred to as Saint-Orens, is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, administrative region of Occitania, southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Orennais. See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Garonne {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Tour De France
The 1995 Tour de France was the 82nd Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 23 July. It was Miguel Indurain's fifth and final victory in the Tour. On the fifteenth stage Italian rider Fabio Casartelli died after an accident on the Col de Portet d'Aspet. The points classification was won by Laurent Jalabert, while Richard Virenque won the mountains classification. Marco Pantani won the young rider classification, and ONCE won the team classification. Lance Armstrong's best finish in the Tour de France went down to his 36th-place finish in 1995, after his results from 1 August 1998 onward, including his seven Tour victories, were stripped on 24 August 2012. Teams There were 21 teams in the 1995 Tour de France, each composed of 9 cyclists. The teams were selected in two rounds. In May 1995, the first fifteen teams were announced. In June, five wildcards were announced. Shortly before the start, Le Groupement folded because their team leader Luc Leblanc was injured, and because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)
Michael Rasmussen (born 1 June 1974) is a retired Danish professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France (shared Danish record), one stage of the Vuelta a España and a win on the Italian classic Giro dell'Emilia in 2002. He also won the best climber classification in the 2005 and 2006 Tour de France. Specializing in climbing, Rasmussen showed a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in mountain stages in which he broke away from the peloton early and rode alone for most of the stage. Michael Rasmussen was known for his care for detail when considering weight. With a low weight (60 kg) he was usually one of the lightest riders in his class. In the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen while wearing the yellow jersey and well on his way to winning the Tour, had his contract terminated by his team and was removed from the Tour. He served a two-year ban from July 2007 to July 2009 for ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lannemezan
Lannemezan (; Gascon Occitan ''Lanamesa'', "heath of the middle") is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the Occitanie region in south-western France. The inhabitants are called Lannemezanais. Lannemezan is the largest city in the . Geography The Petite Baïse has its source in the commune. Lannemezan is around east of Tarbes, and around 100 km south-west of Toulouse. Geology and relief Over 50 million years, driven by movements of compression, low relief which constitutes the Pre-Pyrenees has risen. Glaciers and streams that cascade down its slopes subject to mountain erosion which flows off from the foot of it. While continuing to rise, the mountain has erected the cluster of its deposits and thus forms the Plateau de Lannemezan, head of a gigantic which puts its mark upon much of the southwest, up the Garonne at more than to the north. High up and submitted to the four winds, the site already assigns itself an identity that would assist in its hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Tour De France
The 2004 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 91st edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005; the Union Cycliste Internationale confirmed the result. The event consisted of 20 stages over . Armstrong had been favored to win, his competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and Iban Mayo, and fellow Americans Levi Leipheimer and Tyler Hamilton. A major surprise in the Tour was the performance of French newcomer Thomas Voeckler, who unexpectedly won the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the fifth stage and held onto it for ten stages before finally losing it to Armstrong. This Tour saw the mistreatment of Filippo Simeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikel Astarloza
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (born 17 November 1979 in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2009, and 2011 to 2013. Career In 2003 he won his first race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under. He has taken part in all editions of the Tour de France since 2003, and won stage 16 of the 2009 Tour to record his second professional stage win in any competition (for the Euskaltel team), with his 9th position overall in 2007 as his next best attempt. His cousin Íñigo Chaurreau is also a professional cyclist. On 26 June 2009 he tested positive on Recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO), for which he was suspended by the UCI on 31 July 2009. Astarloza denied using EPO, saying that it was "sporting suicide" to use illegal performance-enhancing drugs. On 15 May 2010, he was formally handed a two-year ban by the Spanish Cycling Federation. Asta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andorra La Vella
Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital (political), capital of the Andorra, Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, parish that surrounds the capital. , the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. Furniture and Brandy, brandies are local products. Being at an elevation of , it is the highest capital city in Europe and a popular ski resort. Name ''Andorra la Vella'' means "Andorra the Town", to distinguish it from the Principality of Andorra as a whole. Although in Catalan the word ''vella'' (like French ''vieille'') is derived from the Latin word ''vetula'' which means "old", the ''Vella'' here (like French ''ville'' and Catalan ''vila'') is derived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Tour De France, Stage 1 To Stage 11
These are the individual stages of the 2009 Tour de France, with Stage 1 on July 4 and Stage 11 on July 15. Stages Stage 1 4 July 2009 — Monaco, 15.5 km ( ITT) The 2009 Tour began, as have many in the past, with an individual time trial, but instead of a very brief prologue, this 15 kilometer ride saw the race's overall favorites show themselves on day one. The favourite for the stage, Fabian Cancellara, won with Alberto Contador coming in second. Time-trial specialist Bradley Wiggins came third. Stage 2 5 July 2009 — Monaco to Brignoles, 182 km This stage was largely flat, but had one third category, and three fourth category, climbs in its first 129 km, and most of the last 15 km was downhill. A four man breakaway ( Stéphane Augé, Stef Clement, Cyril Dessel and Jussi Veikkanen) held a maximum advantage of some 5 minutes, but they were caught with 10 km remaining, initially by Mikhail Ignatiev, and shortly after by the rest of the peloton. Ign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
