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Graciano Fonseca
Graciano Fonseca Fuken (born September 4, 1974 in Soracá, Boyacá) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2001 :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Tunja (COL) ;2003 :1st in Stage 2 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Alto de San Miguel-Sibaté-Canoas-Soacha (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clásica de Fusagasugá (COL) ;2004 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;2005 :1st in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Circuito de Fusagasugá (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Sogamoso (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Medellin (Alto de Santa Helena) (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Tunja (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, TTT, La Paz (BOL) ::alongside Libardo Niño, Víctor Niño, Freddy Montaña, Iván Casas, and Israel Ochoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soracá
Soracá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. Soracá borders the municipalities of Chivatá in the north, Siachoque, Viracacha and Ramiriquí in the east, Boyacá in the south and the department capital Tunja in the west. Etymology In Chibcha, Soracá means "ruling mansion of the sovereign". History The area of Soracá was part of the '' zacazgo'' of Hunza, presently known as Tunja in the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. The Muisca inhabiting the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and their confederation were an advanced civilization who spoke Chibcha. In the 1530s the Spanish conquistadores led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada entered the territories of the Muisca. Economy Main economical activities in Soracá are dairy production, mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Montaña
Freddy Emir Montaña Cadena (born November 23, 1982 in Aquitania, Boyacá) is a Colombian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2005 : 10th Overall Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides ::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) ;2006 : 2nd Overall Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides : 6th Overall Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa ;2008 : 3rd Clásica Internacional de Bogotá ;2009 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá ::1st Stage 3 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Clasica Alcaldía de Pasca : 3rd Subida a Urkiola ;2010 : 3rd Time trial, Pan American Road Championships : 6th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex : 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2011 : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica ::1st Stage 8 ( ITT) : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 15 : 7th Overall Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas ;2012 : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2013 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;2014 : 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2017 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Boyacá Department
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Bolivia
The Vuelta a Bolivia is the most important road bicycle race in the State of Bolivia. The first edition of the race, in 2008, replaced an historical Bolivian race, the "Doble Copacabana de Ciclismo". It is now organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI America 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 External links * UCI America Tour races Cycle races in Bolivia Recurring sporting events established in 2008 2008 establishments in Bolivia Spring (season) events in Bolivia Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Bolivia Defunct cycling races in Bolivia {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Ochoa
Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas (born 26 August 1964) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed ''El Rápido'' during his career. Major results ;1991 : 1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN ;1992 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta al Táchira ;1993 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1994 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stages 5 & 12 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico ;1996 : 1st Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 1 ;1997 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca : 1st Stages 3a & 10 Vuelta a Guatemala : 3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Prologue ( TTT) : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1999 : 3rd Overall Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico : 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 13 ;2000 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2001 : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 : 2nd Overall Clasica del Meta ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Time trial, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Casas
Iván Mauricio Casas Buitrago (born June 12, 1980 in Tunja, Boyacá) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. Career ;2005 :2nd Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot ::1st Stage 4 :2nd Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides ::1st Stage 3 ;2006 :1st Stage 1 Doble Copacabana GP Fides :1st Stage 2 Clásica Ciudad de Girardot :2nd National Road Race Championships ;2007 :1st Stage 3 Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia :1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacà ::1st Stages 3 & 5 ;2008 :1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional ;2010 :1st Pan American Championships, Time Trial :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela ( en, Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. The race carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored ... ;2011 :1st Overall Vuelta al Uruguay ::1st Stage 7a :1st Time Trial Championships :1st Overall Vuelta a Chiapas ;2013 :2nd National Time Trial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Niño
Victor Niño Corredor (born 4 June 1973 in Paipa, Boyacá) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed "La Chicharra" during his career. Major results ;1998 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Guatemala : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica ;1999 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2001 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Colombia : 7th Overall Clásico RCN ;2002 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Tolima : 5th Overall Clásico RCN ;2003 : 3rd Overall Vuelta al Tolima ;2004 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá : 1st Overall Clásica de la Consolación : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Tolima : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Antioquia : 6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela : 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica ::1st Stage 11 ;2005 : 1st Overall Clasica del Meta : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia : 6th Overall Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides ::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) : 6th Overall Clásico RCN ;2006 : 1st Stage 2 Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa : 3rd Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima : 8th Overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyacá Department
Boyacá () is one of the thirty-two departments of Colombia, and the remnant of Boyacá State, one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia". Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River at the town of Puerto Boyacá. Boyacá borders to the north with the Department of Santander, to the northeast with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Norte de Santander, to the east with the departments of Arauca and Casanare. To the south, Boyacá borders the department of Cundinamarca and to the west with the Department of Antioquia covering a total area of . The capital of Boyacá is the city of Tunja. Boyacá is known as "The Land of Freedom" because this region was the scene of a series of battles which led to Colombia's independence from Spain. The first one took place on 25 July 1819 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libardo Niño
Libardo Niño Corredor (born 26 September 1968) is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the individual road race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles (49th) and Héctor Palacio (52nd). Major results ;1993 :Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Prologue & Stages 8 & 14 ;1994 :3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stages 4, 5 & 6 ;1995 :5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 :1st Stage 7 Clásico RCN ;1997 :9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 :1st Stage 9 Ruta Mexico :3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2001 :1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 :1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 :1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Guatemala ;2004 :1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2005 :1st Overall Vuelta a Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Clásico RCN
The 45th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 2 to October 9, 2005 in Colombia. The stage race started in Cúcuta and finished with an individual time trial in Manizales. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. Stages 2005-10-02: Cúcuta – Cúcuta (120.4 km) 2005-10-03: Bucaramanga – El Socorro (121.8 km) 2005-10-04: El Socorro – Tunja (162 km) 2005-10-05: Duitama ("Circuito Mundialista 1995") (142.4 km) 2005-10-06: Tunja – Bogotá (198.2 km) 2005-10-07: Soacha – Ibagué (190 km) 2005-10-08: Ibagué – Armenia (105.2 km) 2005-10-09: Chinchiná – Manizales (26.4 km) Final classification Teams ;05 Orbitel ;Lotería de Boyacá-Coordinadora ;Aguardiente Antioqueño-Lotería de Medellín ;Postal Express ;Coordinadora - Monarca - Sabaneta ;Envía-Indeportes Boyacá ;Frugos de Cali ;Gobernación de Norte de Santander-Bono del Ciclismo ;Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
