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Giro Del Capo
The Giro del Capo was a road cycling stage race held in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa. The 2009 edition was held in the form of four challenges. The last edition, held in 2010, was ranked as 2.2 by the UCI and was part of the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th .... Winners References External links Official site UCI Africa Tour races Cycle races in South Africa Recurring sporting events established in 1992 1992 establishments in South Africa 2010 disestablishments in South Africa Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2010 Defunct sports competitions in South Africa Autumn events in South Africa Defunct cycling races in South Africa {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Morscher
Harald Morscher (born 22 June 1972) is an Austrian former professional cyclist. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2004. Major results ;1994 : 1st Overall Tour of Austria ::1st Stage 2 ;1997 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2000 : 1st Stage 5 3-Länder-Tour : 1st Stage 3 Tour du Poitou-Charentes ;2001 : 1st Stage 6 Tour de Normandie : 1st Stage 6 Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ... ;2005 : 1st GP Innsbruck ;2006 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships References External links * 1972 births Living people Austrian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Austria Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Hohenems Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Cox
Ryan Rodney Cox (9 April 1979 – 1 August 2007) was a South African professional road racing cyclist. He had been cycling since 1987 and turned professional in 2000. He first joined but changed the following year to Team Cologne which was based in Germany. He had been a member of Team Barloworld since 2003. In 2004 and 2005 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. Cox died at Kempton Park Hospital when the main artery in his left leg burst, three weeks after a vascular lesion operation in France for a knotted artery. Major achievements ;2000 : 4th Road race, National Road Championships ;2001 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2002 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Circuit des Mines : 5th Tour du Doubs : 10th Overall Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia : 10th Tour du Jura ;2004 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::4th Time trial : 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake ::1st Stage 1 : 2n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiaan Kannemeyer
Tiaan Kannemeyer (born 14 December 1978) is a South African former professional road cyclist. In 2002 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. Major results ;1999 : 1st Road race, All-Africa Games ;2002 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 8 Herald Sun Tour ;2003 : 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Queensland : 9th Overall Tour de la Manche ;2004 : 2nd Overall Giro del Capo ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese : 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi : 9th Giro del Friuli : 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano : 10th Overall Settimana Ciclista Lombarda ;2005 : 1st Overall UCI Africa Tour : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race : 1st Overall Giro del Capo ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi : 6th Overall Giro del Trentino ;2006 : 5th Overall Giro del Capo The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil MacDonald (cyclist)
Neil Macdonald (born 1957) is a Canadian journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, currently senior correspondent for CBC News '' The National''. Early life and family Macdonald was born and raised in Quebec City. His father was Percy Macdonald, who served with the Canadian Army during World War II and helped liberate the Netherlands. His mother is Ferne Macdonald (née Mains). He has two brothers, one of whom was comedian/actor Norm Macdonald. He is married to Joyce Napier, a parliamentary bureau chief for CTV News. Career After graduating from Algonquin College in Ottawa, Macdonald worked first as a print journalist. He joined the CBC in 1988 and covered Canadian Parliament for approximately a decade. He then served for five years (1998–2003) as the network's chief Middle East correspondent. Macdonald was involved in a public dispute with Canadian media mogul Leonard Asper in 2003. Asper had accused Macdonald of being "anti-Israeli" after taking exception t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobus Odendaal
A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ("James, by the grace of God, of Britain, France and Ireland King"). Isaac Newton refers to the coin in a letter to John Locke: '' The Jacobus piece coin'd for 20 shillings is the : part of a pound Troy, and a Carolus 20s piece is of the same weight. But a broad Jacobus (as I find by weighing some of them) is the 38th part of a pound Troy.'' dated September 19, 1698, to John Locke, concerning the weight and fineness of various coins. These correspond to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Lill
Darren Lill (born 20 August 1982) is a South African professional racing cyclist. In 2011 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. Personal life He is married to fellow South African cyclist Candice Lill. Major results ;2006 : African Road Championships ::1st Road race ::5th Time trial : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships :4th Overall Giro del Capo ::1st Mountains classification ;2008 :5th Tour de Leelanau ;2009 :6th Overall Tour de Beauce ;2010 :5th Overall Tour of Utah :7th Overall Tour of the Gila ::1st Stage 5 ;2011 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::3rd Time trial : All-Africa Games ::2nd Time trial ::4th Road race :9th Overall Tour of South Africa ::1st Stage 6 ;2012 :1st Overall Tour of Rwanda The Tour du Rwanda is a cycling event created in 1988 and based in Rwanda. The event is a cycling stage race that is organized by the Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY). The event has been part of the UCI Africa Tour as a categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Spence
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubor Tesař
Lubor Tesař (born 11 May 1971) is a former Czech cyclist. He was a bronze medalist in the 1993 Road World Championships in the amateur category. He competed in the men's point race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1990 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Austria ;1991 : 1st Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 10a (ITT) : 1st Prologue Tour of Austria ;1992 : 1st Overall Okolo Slovenska ;1993 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 7 Bayern Rundfahrt : 3rd Amateur road race, UCI Road World Championships : 4th Overall Peace Race ::1st Stages 2, 4 & 6 ;1994 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;1998 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;1999 : 1st Stage 6 Tour de Serbie ;2000 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Tour de Serbie ::1st Stages 4 & 5 ;2001 : 1st Poreč Trophy : 1st Stages 1 & 4 Giro del Capo : 1st Prologue & Stage 2 Tour of Saudi Arabia : 2nd Overall Sachsen-Tour : 3rd Overall Giro del Capo : 3rd Rund u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piotr Chmielewski
Piotr Chmielewski (born 18 September 1970) is a Polish former racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s .... Palmarès References External links * * 1970 births Living people Polish male cyclists Sportspeople from Lublin Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Poland {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosie Loubser
Kosie is a South African male given name. It is a hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ... of Jacobus. Notable people with the name include: * Kosie Marais (1900–1963), South African brandy maker * Kosie Pretorius (1935–2017), Namibian politician * Kosie Venter (born 1969), South African cricket player {{given name African masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
