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Luis Alberto González
Luis Alberto González Gallego (born July 27, 1965 in Palestina, Caldas) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1987 to 1996. Career ;1987 :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) ;1988 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) ;1989 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacá (COL) ;1992 :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) ;1993 :4th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) ;1994 :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Pereira (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, ITT, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;1995 :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Buenaventura (COL) :8th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1996 :7th in General Classification Clásic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestina, Caldas
Palestina is a town in the south central region of the state of Caldas, Colombia. Located in the Triangle of Coffee Area, with a culture and tradition related to the colonization of Antioquia and the coffee growing. Because of this, the historic center of the town and surrounding rural areas were named part of the " Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. Palestina's airport "Aeropuerto Internacional del Café", enables export cargo especially given the proximity to the city of Manizales (important industrial center), the diversity of agriculture and agribusiness in its area of influence – municipalities comprising the departments of Risaralda, Caldas, Quindio and the north of Valle del Cauca. This town has very different climatic zones, because its territory is from the banks of the Cauca River The Cauca River () is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Vuelta A Colombia
The 42nd edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from March 31 to April 12, 1992. There were a total number of 93 competitors, including 20 foreign riders. The race started in Pereira. Stages 1992-03-31: Pereira — Pereira (5.2 km) 1992-04-01: Pereira — Palmira (196 km) 1992-04-02: Cali — Popayán (138.4 km) 1992-04-03: Popayán — Buga (203.1 km) 1992-04-04: Buga — Génova (163.5 km) 1992-04-05: Armenia — Manizales (151.2 km) 1992-04-06: Manizales — Medellín (199.3 km) 1992-04-07: Rionegro — La Dorada (205.8 km) 1992-04-08: Honda — Ibagué (141 km) 1992-04-09: Ibagué — Bogotá (211 km) 1992-04-10: Cajicá — Duitama (173.1 km) 1992-04-11: Paipa — Tunja (43 km) 1992-04-12: Tunja — Bogotá (144.2 km) Final classification Teams ;Manzana Postobón ;Seguros Amaya (Spain) ;Kelme (Spain) ;Gaseosas Glacial ;Coors Light (United States) ;Cadafé ;Pony Malta-Avianca ;Manzana Postobón Afic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Vuelta A Colombia
The 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from March 20 to April 4, 1993. There were a total number of 102 competitors, including 26 foreign riders. The race started in Ecuador. Stages 1993-03-20: Tulcán (Ecuador) — Ipiales (11.5 km) 1993-03-21: Tulcán (Ecuador) — Pasto (95.4 km) 1993-03-22: Pasto — El Bordo (165.8 km) 1993-03-23: Popayán — Palmira (153.5 km) 1993-03-24: Cali — Pereira (219.2 km) 1993-03-25: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Medellín (202.5 km) 1993-03-26: Itagüí — Manizales (188.5 km) 1993-03-27: Manizales — Ibagué (216.6 km) 1993-03-28: Ibagué — Bogotá (212.6 km) 1993-03-29: Sopó — Duitama (176.3 km) 1993-03-30: Tunja — San Gil (191.8 km) 1993-03-31: San Gil — Bucaramanga (100.2 km) 1993-04-01: Bucaramanga — Pamplona (129 km) 1993-04-02: Pamplona — San Cristóbal (126 km) 1993-04-03: Cúcuta — Chinácota (40.4 km) 1993-04-04: Circuito Cúcuta (120.9 km) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored by Radio Cadena Nacional, which is one of the oldest and largest radio networks in Colombia, and by a network of Colombian business in Medellín "Empresas Públicas de Medellín". The Clásico RCN and the Vuelta a Colombia are the most important stage races in Colombia. History The first event was held in 1961 and was won by Rubén Darío Gómez. Many well-known Colombian cyclists have won the event, including Martín Emilio Rodríguez, Fabio Parra, Luis Herrera and Rafael Antonio Niño. During the 1980s, the Clásico RCN held several "open" events in which professional cycling teams from Europe came and competed in the race. It has been written that the reason for this was for Elite professionals in Europe to get altitude training in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Vuelta A Colombia
The 44th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from March 15 to March 27, 1994. There were a total number of 95 competitors. Stages 1994-03-15: Ocaña — Ocaña (7.9 km) 1994-03-16: Aguachica — Bucaramanga (173.1 km) 1994-03-17: Floridablanca — Socorro (116.5 km) 1994-03-18: Socorro — Tunja (164.4 km) 1994-03-19: Tunja — La Vega (192.3 km) 1994-03-20: Honda — Manizales (141.8 km) 1994-03-21: Manizales — Alto de Santa Helena (213.8 km) 1994-03-22: Caldas — Pereira (191.9 km) 1994-03-23: Pereira — Armenia (47.5 km) 1994-03-24: Armenia — Ibagué (140 km) 1994-03-25: Ibagué — Neiva (210 km) 1994-03-26: Neiva Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly ... — Girardot (175.4 km) 1994-03-27: G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Vuelta A Colombia
The 45th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia, a bicycle stage race was held from April 18 to May 1, 1995. There were a total number of 111 competitors. Stages 1995-04-18: Paipa — Paipa (6.2 km) 1995-04-19: Duitama — Villa de Leiva (177.3 km) 1995-04-20: Villa de Leiva — Pacho (198.1 km) 1995-04-21: Funza — Mariquita (157.1 km) 1995-04-22: Honda — Manizales (143.7 km) 1995-04-23: Manizales — Santa Helena del Opón (214.2 km) 1995-04-23: Caldas — Palestina (172.3 km) 1995-04-25: Pereira — Cali (206.5 km) 1995-04-26: Cali — Buenaventura (127.8 km) 1995-04-27: Buenaventura — Buga (122.3 km) 1995-04-28: Buga — Armenia (187.6 km) 1995-04-29: Armenia — Ibagué (115.2 km) 1995-04-30: Ibagué — Santa Fé de Bogotá (213.7 km) 1995-05-01: Bogotá — Alto de Patios (26 km) Final classification Teams ;Pony Malta-Kelme PRF ;Manzana Postobón PRF ;Gasesosas Glacial ;Aguardiante Antioqueño ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Clásico RCN
The 36th edition of the Clásico RCN was held from Saturday March 16 to Monday March 25, 1996, in Colombia. Stages 1996-03-16: Urena — Cúcuta (8 km) 1996-03-17: Cúcuta — Bucaramanga (210 km) 1996-03-18: Bucaramanga — Barbosa (210 km) 1996-03-19: Barbosa — Leona en Tocancipa (170 km) 1996-03-20: Cajica — Zipaquirá (172 km) 1996-03-21: Mosquera — Ibagué (185 km) 1996-03-22: Ibagué — Buga (207.9 km) 1996-03-23: Buga — Pereira (208 km) 1996-03-24: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Alto de Las Palmas (206 km) 1996-03-25: Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ... — Santa Helena (16 km) Final classification See also * 1996 Vuelta a Colombia References cyclingnews {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Clasico Rcn Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Vuelta A Colombia
The 46th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 5, 1996. There were a total number of 106 competitors, including a Spanish rider, (Laudelino Cubino) and an Ecuadorian rider (Héctor Chiles). 77 cyclists finished the stage race. Stages 1996-04-21: Bogotá — Colmena (5.1 km) 1996-04-22: Chía — Duitama (183.1 km) 1996-04-23: Duitama — Socorro (221.3 km) 1996-04-24: Socorro — Bucaramanga (120 km) 1996-04-25: Bucaramanga — Barrancabermeja (168 km) 1996-04-26: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (202 km) 1996-04-27: La Dorada — Villamaría (171.2 km) 1996-04-28: Villamaría — Alto de Santa Helena (221.2 km) 1996-04-29: Medellín — Palestina (223.3 km) 1996-04-30: Chinchiná — Palmira (219 km) 1996-05-01: Cali — Cali (17 km) 1996-05-02: Buga — Córdoba (191.1 km) 1996-05-03: Calarcá — Cajamarca (155 km) 1996-05-04: Ibagué — Bogotá (208 km) 1996-05-05: Bogotá — Bog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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