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Manuel Cardoso (cyclist)
Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983 in Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2015 for the , , , , and teams. He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Tour de France, but had to pull out after the Prologue due to injuries sustained in a crash. Major results ;2006 : 1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal : 5th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul ;2007 : Vuelta a Extremadura ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 4 & 5 ;2008 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid : Volta ao Alentejo ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : Volta ao Distrito de Santarém ::1st Stages 1 & 4 ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal : Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal : 1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine : 8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ::1st Stage 5 ;2010 : 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under : 3rd Trofeo Cala Millor : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paços De Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do Móvel'' (''capital of furniture''), owing to the predominance of this industry within its territory, the municipality has around 5000 companies producing furniture and has the biggest exhibition and selling area (estimated in 2.5 million square meters) of furniture in Europe. It is also the location of IKEA's industrial operations within Portugal. Its football team, FC Paços de Ferreira, participated for three times in European Competitions ( Champions League and Europa League), finished runners-up of the Portuguese cup in 2008/2009 and of the Portuguese League Cup in 2010/2011. History The territory of the current municipality was occupied by humans since prehistory. In the parish of Sanfins de Ferreira, there is an import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Volta A Portugal
The 2014 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 30 July to 10 August 2014. It was the 76th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. The Spanish cyclist Gustavo César from won the race. Participating teams In total, 16 teams competed. *National teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Portugal ''(national team)'' *International teams: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Schedule Stages Prologue ;30 July 2014 — Fafe to Fafe, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 1 ;31 July 2014 — Lousada to Maia, Stage 2 ;1 August 2014 — Gondomar to Braga, Stage 3 ;2 August 2014 — Viana do Castelo to Montalegre–, Stage 4 ;3 August 2014 — Boticas to Mondim de Basto–, Stage 5 ;4 August 2014 — Alvarenga to Santo Tirso– Alto da Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Stage 6 ;5 August 2014 — Oliveira do Bairro to Viseu, Stage 7 ;7 August 2014 — Belmonte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Maroc
Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t .... The editions 1957–1993 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2006, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour. Winners External links 2008 Tour du Maroc results {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour Du Maroc UCI Africa Tour races Cycle races in Morocco Recurring sporting events established in 1937 1937 establishments in Morocco Spring (season) events in Morocco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Red
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Vuelta A Castilla Y León
The 2012 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 27th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycle race and was held on 13 April to 15 April 2012. The race started in Salamanca and finished in Segovia. The race was won by Javier Moreno. General classification References Vuelta a Castilla y León The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bi ... Vuelta a Castilla y León by year 2012 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics
The 2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 16th edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 August 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Hamburg, Germany. It was the 22nd event of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. Fresh from his victory in the Eneco Tour a week before the Cyclassics, 's Edvald Boasson Hagen – who, in 2010, was second to Tyler Farrar, who elected to compete in the concurrent Vuelta a España in 2011 – took the victory in a sprint finish out of a large group of riders, who had broken away after a split in the field. Boasson Hagen had attacked from 250 metres out, and held off Gerald Ciolek, who took second place for , while Borut Božič Borut Božič (born 8 August 1980) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018 for the , , , , , and teams. Considered a sprinter in the mold of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlight ... completed the podium for . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Mallorca
The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season. The five races are ranked 1.1 on the UCI Europe Tour. Although the race styles itself as the "Tour of Majorca" it has never been allowed to be classed as a multi day stage race by the sports governing body the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) because the race rules allows riders not to participate on certain days if they don't want to. However, there is an unofficial overall classification winner taken on total time over five days. This laid back attitude by the race organisers makes the race popular with team managers who can bring a large squad (sometimes as many as 20 riders) and interchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Tour Down Under
The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 to 24 January 2010 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar. The race was won by André Greipel of after he won the sprint finishes to three of the race's stages. Overall favourites As the Tour Down Under has historically been a race which favours sprinters winning the overall classification, several sprinters were tabbed as favourites for victory in the 2010 Tour. These included defending champion Allan Davis, now with , Gert Steegmans of , Baden Cooke of , Greg Henderson from , and 2008 champion André Greipel from . Greipel specifically shied away from talk of him being a favourite for victory. Additionally, was noted to be bringing a strong squad, including reigning Vuelta a España champion Alejandro Valverde. Valverde's presence was speculated to increase the chances for 2005 Tour Down Under champion Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo is a road cycling race held in Gabon and is part of the UCI Africa 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 .... The race consists of only a men's competition, a race run over seven stages (as of the 2019 edition). The race is named in honor of Albertine Amissa Bongo. Past winners References Resultsartek.fr*https://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/ Cycle races in Gabon UCI Africa Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Gabon {{Gabon-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit De Lorraine
The Circuit de Lorraine is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held annually in Lorraine, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of .... Between 1956 and 1994 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race called Circuit des Mines in 199 Winners External links Conseil Régional de Lorraine site Palmarès by Memoire-du-cyclisme.net UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1956 1956 establishments in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
