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Michael Andersson (cyclist)
Michael Andersson (born 4 March 1967) is a Swedish former road cyclist who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2001. He competed three times at the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000). Andersson is a three-time winner of the Tour of Sweden. Andersson started in the Giro d'Italia two times, and in the Vuelta a España four times; the only Grand Tour he finished was the 1995 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1990 : 2nd Grand Prix de France : 5th Chrono des Herbiers ;1991 : 1st Overall Tour of Sweden ::1st Stage 1b ;1992 : 1st Overall Tour of Sweden ::1st Stages 1b (ITT) & 5 (ITT) ;1993 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race : 1st Paris–Évreux : 4th Overall Tour of Sweden : 9th Chrono des Herbiers ;1994 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà ::1st Stage 2 ;1995 : 1st Overall Rapport Toer ::1st Stage 6 (ITT) : 1st Overall Giro del Capo ;1996 : 1st Overall Tour of China ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 3a (I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höganäs
Höganäs () (old da, Højenæs) is a locality and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 14,107 inhabitants in 2010. Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Group. Höganäs has the main office of Höganäs AB, one of the world's biggest iron powder manufacturer with subsidiaries around the world. The Höganäs AB company was founded by Count Eric Ruuth in 1797 which makes it one of Sweden's oldest companies. History Höganäs began as a small fishing village in the parish of Väsby, documented in 1488 in the written form ''Høyenæss''. In the middle of the 17th century it had 17 homes. Coal was found in the area, and mining started in 1797. In 1798 a railway with wooden rails was built. It was the first of its kind in Sweden and was used to transport coal from the mine to the harbour. The population started to grow and new dwellings were built for the miners. During the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
