|
Mauricio Ardila
Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (born May 12, 1979, in Medellín) is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1999 :1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Guatemala ;2002 :1st Stage 4 Tour of Sweden :1st Stage 10 Tour de l'Avenir ;2003 :4th Subida a Urkiola ;2004 :1st Overall Tour of Britain ::1st Stages 2 & 4 :2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt :5th Subida a Urkiola :7th Circuito de Getxo :8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos ;2005 :1st Stage 5 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt :9th Overall Vuelta a España ;2006 :6th Road race, National Road Championships ;2008 :3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm ;2011 :10th Klasika Primavera :10th GP Llodio ;2012 :2nd Overall Vuelta a Bolivia ::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) ;2014 :National Road Championships ::8th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team set ... [...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] |