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Jorge Soto (cyclist)
Jorge Adelbio Soto Pereira (born 8 August 1986, in Salto, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan road bicycle racer and track cyclist. He has won several stages of both Rutas de América as Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay. In 2005, he received a grant for a month in Switzerland in the World Cycling Centre of the UCI to improve his performance, which ultimately became more than a year. Soto represented Uruguay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's road race. He won the Rutas de América in 2011 and 2012. Major results ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 Rutas de América : Pan American Under-23 Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial ;2008 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta del Uruguay : 10th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships ;2009 : 6th Overall Vuelta del Uruguay ::1st Stages 6 & 8 ;2010 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Vuelta del Paraguay ::1st Stage 1 (ITT) : 9th Overall Rutas de América ::1st Stage 4 ;2011 : 1st Overall Rutas de América ::1st Stage 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salto, Uruguay
Salto () is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay. As of the 2011 census it had a population of 104,028 and is the third most populated city in Uruguay, after Montevideo and Ciudad de la Costa. Location and geography The city is located on Route 3 about northwest of Montevideo, and on the east bank of the Río Uruguay across from the city of Concordia in Argentina. About north of the city the Salto Grande Bridge, built on top of the Salto Grande Dam, joins the two sides. Built on hills and bluffs, the city is situated near the Rio Uruguay's 'big jump' falls, which is also the location of the Salto Grande Dam. The land is low lying alongside the river bank, with an elevation of above sea level. History During the Guarani War the governor of Rio de la Plata, José de Andonaegui, and the Marquis of Valdelirios pleaded with Governor José Joaquín de Viana to move north with an army of 400 men and enforce the terms of the Treaty of Madrid. In October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta Del Uruguay
The Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay is a stage race, stage cycling race held annually in Uruguay. It was created in 1939 and is part of the UCI America Tour in category 2.2. Winners References External links * {{Official website, http://www.federacionciclistauruguaya.com.uy/ Cycle races in Uruguay Recurring sporting events established in 1939 1939 establishments in Uruguay UCI America Tour races Autumn events in Uruguay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Cyclists For Uruguay
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Uruguayan Track Cyclists
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Salto, Uruguay
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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1986 Births
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan National Road Race Championships
The Uruguayan National Road Race Championships is a cycling race where the Uruguayan cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. Men Elite U23 Junior Women See also * Uruguayan National Time Trial Championships * National Road Cycling Championships References {{National Road Race Championships National road cycling championships Cycle races in Uruguay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa América De Ciclismo
The Copa América de Ciclismo is a single-day road bicycle racing event held in Brazil. From 2001 to 2007 and in 2009 it took place at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, in São Paulo. The 2008 edition was held in a street circuit around Flamengo Park, in Rio de Janeiro. The race exists as both a men's and a women's competition. The men's competition is part of 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, the .... Men's winners Women's winners References Men's resultsWomen's results {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa America de Ciclismo Cycle races in Brazil Sports competitions in São Paulo Recurring sporting events established in 2001 UCI America Tour races 2001 establishments in Brazil Women's road bicycle races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trial are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta Del Paraguay
The Vuelta del Paraguay is the most important road bicycle race in the State of Paraguay. The first edition of the race was held in 1993. It was organized as a 2.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale. The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ... event on the UCI America Tour in 2010. The race has not been held since 2014. Winners External linksOfficial Website UCI America Tour races Cycle races in Paraguay Recurring sporting events established in 1993 1993 establishments in Paraguay {{Paraguay-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan National Time Trial Championships
The Uruguayan National Time Trial Championships is a cycling race where the Uruguayan cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. Men Elite U23 Junior Women Elite Under 23 See also *Uruguayan National Road Race Championships The Uruguayan National Road Race Championships is a cycling race where the Uruguayan cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. Men Elite U23 Junior Women See also * Uruguayan National Time Trial Championships * Na ... * National Road Cycling Championships References {{National Road Race Championships National road cycling championships Cycle races in Uruguay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
