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List Of Teams And Cyclists In The 2009 Tour De France
The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. This Tour featured 180 riders from 30 countries on 20 cycling teams, starting in the principality of Monaco on 4 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July. Of the teams taking part in the Giro, 17 were ProTour teams, and 3 were Professional Continental teams. were the only ProTour team not to receive an invitation. The three Professional Continental teams included were , and . Each of the 20 teams invited to the race entered a squad of nine riders. Twenty-four riders abandoned the three-week race before reaching Paris. Alberto Contador of the team won the race; after winning the 15th stage to Verbier, and thus taking over the yellow jersey which he kept until the end of the race. __NOTOC__ Teams Cyclists Nationality ;Selection information * announced their selection on 18 June, including Denis Menchov, Grischa Niermann, Juan Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groupe Maillot Jaune - Ventoux 2009
A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches of a national defence force. Air groups vary considerably in size and status, but generally take two forms: * A unit of two to four squadrons, commanded by a lieutenant colonel, colonel, commander, naval captain or an equivalent rank. The United States Air Force (USAF), ''groupes'' of the French ''Armée de l'air'', ''gruppen'' of the German ''Luftwaffe'', United States Marine Corps Aviation, British Fleet Air Arm and some other naval air services usually follow this pattern. * A larger formation, often comprising more than 10 squadrons, commanded by a major general, brigadier general, commodore, rear admiral, air commodore or air vice-marshal. The air forces of many Commonwealth countries, such as the British Royal Air Force (RAF), fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
