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Cycling At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Road Time Trial
These are the results of the women's time trial event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines: * Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre (start and finish at Kotzia Square, for the road race events) and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre (for the time tr .... The race was held at 13:00 on 18 August. Zijlaard-Van Moorsel, who had crashed on the penultimate lap of the road race three days earlier, showed no serious damage had been done as she successfully defended her Olympic individual time trial title. Medalists Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling At The 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Road Time Trial W Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Women's individual time trial 2004 in women's road cycling Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre events Women's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines: *Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre (start and finish at Kotzia Square, for the road race events) and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre (for the time trial events). *Track cycling, held at the Olympic Velodrome. * Mountain biking, held at the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue. In total, 464 cyclists participated: these consisted of 334 men and 130 women, from 61 countries. The youngest participant was Ignatas Konovalovas, at 18 years, while the oldest was Jeannie Longo, at 45 years. The most successful contestant was Bradley Wiggins, who won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze. The most successful country was Australia, with its team members winning 6 gold and 11 total medals. Russia and Great Britain came in second place with 3 and 2 golds, respectively. After a disqualification, Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia was awarded his second gold medal in men's time trial, defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirjam Melchers
Maria Wilhelmina Johanna "Mirjam" Melchers-Van Poppel (born 26 September 1975 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a female former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She was one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the UCI number one ranking as well as winning highly rated races. She was a one-day specialist but has managed smaller stage races. In 2003, she won the GP Feminas Castilla y Leon round of the World Cup and finished third overall in the series behind Nicole Cooke and German sprinter Regina Schleicher. Melchers also finished first in the Damesronde van Drenthe and the Emakumeen Bira, before bringing her season to a close with a silver medal at the world championship road race in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. On 7 September 2006 Melchers crashed during the third stage of the Euregio Tour. She broke her pelvis, a hip and her jaw. Palmares Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale awarded points to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Cycling At The 2004 Summer Olympics
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, thoroughfares, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels", which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Ljungskog
Susanne Ljungskog (born 16 March 1976 in Halmstad) is a Swedish former cyclist. A four-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008), she won the world road race championship in 2002 and 2003. The same years, she was UCI points champion. She has also won two World Cup races. Ljungskog received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 2002. Career highlights ;1994 :1st National Road Race Championships :2nd Drei Tagen von Pattensen :3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen :3rd GP Scandinavia Time Trial :3rd Tjejtrampet – 3rd place ;1996 :National Road Championships ::1st Road Race ::2nd Time Trial ;1997 :National Road Championships ::1st Road Race ::3rd Time Trial :4th European U23 Road Race Championships ;1998 :National Road Championships ::1st Road Race ::2nd Time Trial :European U23 Road Championships ::1st Road Race :1st Tjejtrampet :2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen ::1st Stage 1 :2nd Overall Eurosport Tour of Poland :: 2 stage wins :5th Overall Tour d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nataliya Kachalka
Nataliya Kachalka (born 9 March 1975) is a road cyclist from Ukraine. She represented her nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also rode at the 2003 and 2004 UCI Road World Championships The 2004 UCI Road World Championships took place in Verona, Italy, between 27 September and 3 October 2004. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women. Events summary {{ .... References External links profile at ''Cyclingarchives.com'' Ukrainian female cyclists Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Ukraine Living people 1975 births Sportspeople from Vinnytsia {{Ukraine-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasa Polikevičiūtė
Rasa Polikevičiūtė (born September 25, 1970 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian cycle racer. One of her Lithuanian cycling contemporaries is her identical twin, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė. She began cycling at age 13 under the influence of her childhood athletic coach and made her professional debut in 1990. Her top results in the years to come would include an overall victory at the 1997 Women's Challenge and a victory in the 2001 World Road Race Championships. Besides her native Lithuanian, Rasa also speaks Russian, Italian, and French. Palmarès ;1993 *GP de la Mutualite Haute Garonne - 3rd place *Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - stage victory *Berlin Rundfahrt - 1st place, 2 stage victories *Druzhba - 1st place, stage victory *Velka Cena Presova - 2nd place, stage victory ;1994 *World Team Time Trial Championships - 2nd place *GP Kanton Zurich - 1st place, 1 stage victory *Masters Feminin - 2nd place, 1 stage victory * Tour Cycliste Feminin - 2nd place, 2 stage victories * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Valen
Anita Valen (born 12 December 1968) is a Norwegian cyclist. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship six times. She was born in Porsgrunn, and is the sister of Monica Valvik. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships. See also * 2007 Vrienden van het Platteland season *2008 Team Flexpoint season The 2008 women's road cycling season was the fourth season for the 2008 UCI Women's Cycling Team Team Flexpoint (UCI code: FLX), which began as ''Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team'' in 2005. Roster * Elisabeth Braam * Saskia Elemans * Loes Gunnew ... References External links * 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Porsgrunn Norwegian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Norway Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Norwegian women {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Guderzo
Tatiana Guderzo (born 22 August 1984) is an Italian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She won the world road race championship on 26 September 2009 at Mendrisio, Switzerland and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Major results Source: at ''Cycling Archives'' Road ;2002 : 2nd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
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Edwige Pitel
Edwige Pitel (born 4 June 1967) is a French racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Pitel was the winner of the 2003 ITU Duathlon World Championships. Pitel earned a PhD from Imperial College London in 1994 under the supervision of Peter G. Harrison for a thesis titled '' Queues with negative customers''. Major results Sources: ;2001 : 1st Chrono des Nations ;2002 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2003 : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::11th Road race : 1st Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin ;2004 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::6th Road race : 1st Chrono des Nations : 4th Gran Premio Brissago Lago Maggiore : 6th GP de Plouay – Bretagne ;2005 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::4th Road race : 1st Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin ::1st Stage 3b (ITT) : 1st Chrono des Nations : 2nd Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Overall Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Cooke
Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE (born 13 April 1983) is a Welsh former professional road bicycle racer and Commonwealth, Olympic and World road race champion. At Beijing in 2008 she became the first British woman to win a Gold Olympic medal in any cycling discipline. Cooke announced her retirement from the sport on 14 January 2013 at the age of 29. Early life Cooke was born in Swansea, and grew up in Wick, Vale of Glamorgan. She attended Brynteg Comprehensive School in Bridgend, where she gained the Rankin Prize, awarded each year for the highest academic achievement by a girl at GCE A Levels. She began cycling at 11, starting at Cardiff Ajax Cycling Club of which she is a life member. At 16 she won her first senior national title, becoming the youngest rider to take the senior women's title at the 1999 British National Road Race Championships. At 17 she became the youngest rider to win the senior women's title at the 2001 British National Cyclocross Championships. Later that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dori Ruano Sanchon
María Teodora Adoracion ("Dori") Ruano Sanchón (born 11 January 1969) is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Spain. She represented her native country at three Summer Olympics: in 1992, 2000, and 2004. Her biggest achievement was winning the world title in the women's points race at the 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from August 26 to August 30, 1998. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women. France do .... References External links * 1969 births Living people Spanish female cyclists Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Spain Sportspeople from Salamanca UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Spanish track cyclists Cyclists from Castile and León {{Spain-cycling-bio-1960s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Palmer-Komar
Susan Palmer-Komar (born January 27, 1967 in Collingwood, Ontario) is a Canadian racing cyclist. She represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's road race and in 2004 also in the women's time trial. She also rode at the 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 UCI Road World Championships. She now teaches elementary school students in Hamilton, Ontario. Palmarès ;1992 :2nd Canadian National Road Race Championships ;1995 :2nd Canadian National Road Race Championships :2nd Canadian National Time Trial Championships ;1996 :1st Canadian National Road Race Championships ;1997 :3rd Canadian National Road Race Championships ;2002 :2nd Road race, Commonwealth Games, Rivington ;2003 :3rd Canadian National Road Race Championships :2nd Waalse Pijl (F) (BEL) ;2004 :3rd Prologue, Redlands Bicycle Classic, Mt Rubidoux (USA) :2nd Stage 3, Redlands Bicycle Classic (USA) :1st Circuit National Féminin de Saint-Amand-Montrond (FRA) :1st C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
