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Mick Ives
Mick Ives (10 August 1939 – 18 January 2024) was an English professional racing cyclist from Coventry. Ives was the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI World Masters Cycling Champion five times, and the British national cycling champion 62 times (with five championships won in 2007). He was at one time the manager of the Great Britain cycling team, and the National Coach, and won over 1000 races. Ives ran the Team Jewson MI Racing Team, which he formed in 1997. The team won more than 1,000 races all over the UK and mainland Europe. Ives became the first pensioner to complete the Tour de France route in 2005. Riding alone two days ahead of the big race itself, Ives completed the 3,608 km distance under par, in just 20 days, having ridden two of the stages in one day. He was the only rider in the world known to have completed the race route solo. Ives died on 18 January 2024, at the age of 84. Palmarès ;1960 :2nd Overall, Dun Laoghaire ::1st Stage 1, Dun Laoghaire ::2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Cyclist
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX and mountain bike trials. The (UCI) is the world Sport governing body, governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI. ThUltraMarathon Cycling Associationis the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe. The countries most devoted to bicycle racing include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Other countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
