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Gerald Ciolek
Gerald Michael Ciolek (born 19 September 1986) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Career Ciolek started racing at senior events in May 2005, with , where he had a very successful season. He won the German National Road Race Championships aged 18, the youngest ever rider to do so. Ciolek was able to overcome seasoned sprinters Erik Zabel and Robert Förster without help from any team mates, ending the twelve-year domination of T-Mobile. Besides winning the national championship, he secured three stage victories and the points competition at the Tour de Hongrie, and a stage victory at the Mainfranken Tour. In 2006, Ciolek completed his training at the Ford Motor Company and was able to turn professional and devote his career to cycling. Through the season, he rode strongly and secured a number of high placings in important races to prove he could ...
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2011 Tour De Romandie
The 2011 Tour de Romandie, was the 65th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race. It started on 26 April in Martigny and ended on 1 May in Geneva and consisted of six stages, including a race-commencing prologue stage and also a penultimate day individual time trial. It was the 13th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by rider Cadel Evans, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey for the second time – having previously won the race in 2006 – with an eighth-place finish on the penultimate time trial stage, and held his advantage to the end of the race. Evans' winning margin over runner-up Tony Martin was 18 seconds, and 's Alexander Vinokourov completed the podium, 19 seconds down on Evans. In the race's other classifications, rider Chris Anker Sørensen won the King of the Mountains classification, Matthias Brändle of won the green jersey for the sprints classification, 's Andrew Talansky won the young rider classification, with also fini ...
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Directeur Sportif
A ''directeur sportif'' ( French for sporting director, although the original French term is often used in English-language media; plural ''directeurs sportifs'') is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event. It is seen as the equivalent to a field manager in baseball, or a head coach in football. At professional level, a directeur sportif follows the team in a car and communicates with riders, personnel and race officials by radio. The directeur sportif warns of obstacles or challenging terrain, updates the team on the situation in the race, and provides mechanical help. The car carrying the directeur sportif also usually carries a bicycle mechanic with spare bikes, wheels and parts. It also carries spare water bottles, food and medical equipment. Since the late 1990s, the role has increased, in keeping with better team cohesion, tactics and communication and telemetry equipment. The directeur sportif can have split times, find where riders from o ...
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2007 Vattenfall Cyclassics
The 2007 edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics cycle race took place in the German city of Hamburg on August 19, 2007. Alessandro Ballan won the race, beating last years winner Óscar Freire. General Standings 2007-19-08: Hamburg-Hamburg, 229,1 km Olaf Pollack received no UCI ProTour points because his team, Team Wiesenhof-Felt, is not part of the UCI ProTour. References External linksRace website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vattenfall Cyclassics, 2007 2007 2007 UCI ProTour Vattenfall Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Swedish State. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The company's name is Swedish for "waterfall", and ...
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2007 Deutschland Tour
The 31st edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race took place in Germany from August 10 to August 18, 2007. It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage. The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of . The race began in Saarbrücken and finished in Hanover. For the second year in a row Jens Voigt held off Levi Leipheimer to take the victory. Final General Classification Teams 23 teams took part. Of the 20 ProTour teams, only did not take part (the team was in crisis from doping results at the 2007 Tour de France). Four non-ProTour teams were given a wildcard invitation: Skil–Shimano, Team Volksbank, Team Wiesenhof–Felt and Elk Haus-Simplon. Stages Stage 1 Saarbrücken 183.7 km Friday, August 10 Stage 2 Bretten Team Time Trial 42.2 km Saturday, August 11 Stage 3 Pforzheim – Offenburg 181.8 km Sunday, August 12 Stage 4 Singen – Sonthofen 183.8 km Monday, August 13 ...
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Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded as an episcopal see in 696 and became a Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, and gold mining. The fortress of Hohensalzburg Fortress, Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a center of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built. Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, Salzburg's historic center (German language, German: ''Altstadt'') is renowned for its Baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city centers north of the Alps. The historic center was enlisted as a UN ...
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2006 Deutschland Tour
The 30th edition of the Deutschland Tour road bicycle race took place in Germany from 1 to 9 August 2006. It consisted of a Prologue and eight stages covering a total of , starting in Düsseldorf and finishing in Karlsruhe. Jens Voigt claimed the victory ahead of defending champion Levi Leipheimer. Classification tables General classification King of the Mountains Classification Points Classification Young Rider Classification Best Team Stages Prologue - Tuesday 1 August: Düsseldorf, 5.5 km. (ITT) Stage 1 - Wednesday 2 August: Düsseldorf-Bielefeld, 198 km. Stage 2 - Thursday 3 August: Minden-Goslar, 181.5 km. Stage 3 - Friday 4 August: Witzenhausen-Schweinfurt, 203.3 km. Stage 4 - Saturday 5 August: Heidenheim-Bad Tölz, 203 km. Stage 5 - Sunday 6 August: Bad Tölz-Seefeld, 192.1 km. Because of bad weather on top of Mount Kühtai (Top of the Deutschland Tour 2006 at 2017 meters), the riders asked the organisation before the start to remove ...
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2006 Vattenfall Cyclassics
The 2006 edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics cycle race took place in the German city of Hamburg on July 30, 2006. The race was the continuation of the old HEW Cyclassics, which no rider has won twice. General Standings 30-07-2006: Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ..., 250.5 km. External linksRace website {{DEFAULTSORT:Vattenfall Cyclassics, 2006 2006 2006 UCI ProTour Vattenfall ...
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Eschborn–Frankfurt
Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix, is held annually on 1 May, national Labour Day in Germany. As from 2017, Eschborn–Frankfurt is part of the UCI World Tour, the highest-rated professional men's road races, making it the second German World Tour event, together with the Hamburg Cyclassics in August. The event is organised by ASO. History The event was first held on 1 May, 1962, as ''Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt'', starting and finishing in Frankfurt's city centre. Brothers Hermann and Erwin Moos sought to promote the Henninger Tower, a grain silo belonging to the Henninger Brewery, which opened in 1961. Henninger served as main sponsor of the cycling event from the inaugural race until 2008. Rund um den Henninger Turm received a status upgrade in 1967 when Paris–Brussels, ...
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UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series. It was initially the basis of a season long competition for rankings points, created for 2005 to replace the UCI Road World Cup series, which ended at the end of the 2004 season (although the World Cup did not include any stage races). The ProTour was the subject of continuing disputes involving the UCI, cycling teams, and the organizers of the world's most prominent bicycle races (most notably, the Grand Tours), and in 2009 and 2010 the ranking element of the ProTour was superseded by the UCI World Ranking. For 2011, the ProTour and World Ranking were fully merged into the UCI World Tour. ProTour status for teams – relabelled UCI ProTeams – will continue as ...
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand), and Turkey ( Ford Otosan). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by ...
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Tour De Hongrie
The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, and the Budapest–Szombathely–Győr-Budapest stage was accomplished the quickest by Károly Jerzsabek, who managed to cover the distance of 510.5 kilometres in 22 hours and 10 minutes to become the first ever champion of the event. The race was held until the World War II in every year, except 1928, when Budapest hosted the UCI Road World Championship and 1936, when cyclist were in the middle of the preparation of the Olympic Games. During the World War, the event was held twice on a shortened distance, however, following the political changes in the country it was staged only occasionally. Moreover, between 1964 and 1992 came a near thirty years intermission, when the competition was not held. After the end of the communism in Hungary, ...
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Robert Förster
Robert Förster (born 27 January 1978) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. He specialized in bunch sprints. He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger. His career highlights have been wins in the final ( Museo del Ghisallo–Milan) stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2006, and stage 15 ( Motilla del Palancar – Ford factory, Almussafes) of the 2006 Vuelta. Major results ;1998 :1st Stage 3b Vuelta a Guatemala ;2001 :Sachsen Tour ::1st Stages 1 & 3 :1st Stage 4a Hessen-Rundfahrt :1st Stage 4 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;2002 :1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour :1st Stage 6 Circuito Montañés ;2003 :1st Stage 1 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt :1st Groningen-Münster :9th Classic Haribo ;2004 :1st Groningen-Münster :10th Classic Haribo ;2005 :1st Stage 4 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt :2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2006 :1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia :1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España :Danmark Rundt ::1st Stages 3 & 6 :1st Stage 1 Circuit de ...
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