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Petr Vakoč
Petr Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who rides for UCI Mountain Bike team Canyon Northwave. Career 2013 2013 was Prague-born Vakoč's first year as a professional, riding for , the development team of . In June, he won the Okolo Slovenska stage race at the age of 20. Vakoč's success continued when he won overall in the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid sub-23, the under 23 version of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid. In August Vakoč won the 1.2 event Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, five seconds ahead of Josef Hosek. 2014 After Vakoč's successes in 2013, he was granted a contract for . He finished 10th overall and won a stage of the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both his nation's road race and time trial championship. 2015 In 2015, Vakoč won the National Road Race Championships 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia. Vakoč finished the race in 116th place over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Zaventem used to be the city of start; in 2008 however, Leuven became the place of start. Until 2009, the finish was located in Alsemberg and, in 2010, it moved to Overijse. Also in 2010, the fixed date of the Brabantse Pijl shifted from the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders to the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic .... In 2011, the race was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Edwig Van Hooydonck holds the record for most wins in the race with four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Královéhradeckého Kraje
The Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje is a one-day cycling race held annually since 2012 in the Czech Republic. It is part of the UCI Europe 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, the ... in category 1.2. Winners References Cycle races in the Czech Republic Recurring sporting events established in 2012 2012 establishments in the Czech Republic UCI Europe Tour races Hradec Králové Region {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurens De Plus
Laurens De Plus (born 4 September 1995) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclist Jasper De Plus. Major results ;2013 : 5th Overall Ain'Ternational–Rhône Alpes–Valromey Tour : 7th La Philippe Gilbert juniors : 8th Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;2015 : 1st Ghent–Staden : 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification : 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa : 4th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar : 5th Flèche Ardennaise : 6th Overall Tour Alsace : 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;2017 : 3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer : 10th 2017 Brabantse Pijl, Brabantse Pijl ;2018 : 1st 2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial, Team time trial, 2018 UCI Road Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Tour De France
The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification was won by Chris Froome of , with the second and third places were taken by Romain Bardet () and Nairo Quintana (), respectively. Mark Cavendish of won the opening stage to take the general classification leader's yellow jersey. rider Peter Sagan won the second stage to claim yellow and held onto it until the fifth stage when Greg Van Avermaet () took the stage and the yellow jersey. Van Avermaet lost ground in the mountainous eighth stage, finishing over 25 minutes behind the stage winner Froome, who took the yellow jersey. Froome retained the yellow jersey through to stage 17 and extended his lead further following a strong performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Brabantse Pijl
The 2016 Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: La Flèche Brabançonne) was a one-day cycling road race that took place on 13 April 2016. The course ran from Leuven to Overijse in Flanders. The race was the 56th edition of the Brabantse Pijl and was rated as a 1.HC event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. Race The race was organised by Flanders Classics and marked the transition from the cobbled classics in Flanders to the Ardennes classics in Wallonia. The race included 26 ' (small hills) that formed the principal difficulty in the race. The race therefore suited the ''puncheurs'', such as Ben Hermans (), the defending champion. Other favourites included Michael Matthews (), Tom-Jelte Slagter (), Julian Alaphilippe () and Tony Gallopin (). One of the other favourites for the race, Philippe Gilbert (BMC), was ruled out of the race with a broken finger after an "altercation" with a driver during training. After attacks throughout the latter half of the race, a five-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Drôme Classic
La Drôme Classic ( en, The Drôme Classic) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drôme region of France, held by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation. It is run as part of a weekend of racing in the south Ardèche, known as the ''Boucles du Sud Ardèche'', along with the Classic Sud-Ardèche. Since 2013, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe 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, the .... The first edition of the race, due to be held on 23 February 2013, was cancelled due to snow. Beginning in 2020, the race was renamed as the ''Royal Bernard Drôme Classic''. Winners References External links * Cycle races in France UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2013 2013 establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Sud-Ardèche
Classic Sud-Ardèche (also known as the Souvenir Francis Delpech) is a road bicycle race held annually in late-February in the Ardèche department of France. The race was a National Event from its inception in 2001 until 2007, before joining the UCI Europe Tour in 2008 as a 1.2 category race and becoming a professional 1.1 race in 2010. Until 2013, the race was known as Les Boucles du Sud-Ardèche, before a secondary race was added by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation – La Drôme Classic La Drôme Classic ( en, The Drôme Classic) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drôme region of France, held by the Ruoms Cyclisme Organisation. It is run as part of a weekend of racing in the south Ardèche, known ... – to be held on the same weekend as the Classic Sud-Ardèche. Winners References External links *Results from CyclingArchives.com UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in France Recurring sporting events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Tour Of Britain
The 2015 Aviva Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the twelfth running of the 2004 incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 76th British tour in total. The race started on 6 September in Beaumaris and finished on 13 September in London. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. Teams The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain are: Stages Stage 1 6 September 2015 — Beaumaris to Wrexham, Stage 2 7 September 2015 — Clitheroe to Colne, Stage 3 8 September 2015 — Cockermouth to Floors Castle, Stage 4 9 September 2015 — Edinburgh to Blyth, Stage 5 10 September 2015 — Prudhoe to Hartside Fell, Cumbria, Stage 6 11 September 2015 — Stoke-on-Trent to Nottingham, Stage 7 12 September 2015 — Fakenham to Ipswich, Stage 8 13 September 2015 — London, Classification leadership Standings General classification Points class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Cycling Tour
The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic. It was created in 2010 and was initially part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2, but in 2015 moved up to 2.1 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale. The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style .... The race originally took place in July but the 2015 edition was held in the middle of August. The race was renamed to the Sazka Tour in 2021. Winners References Cycle races in the Czech Republic Recurring sporting events established in 2010 2010 establishments in the Czech Republic UCI Europe Tour races {{cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Giro D'Italia
The 2015 Giro d'Italia () was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in May 2015. It was the 98th running of the Giro d'Italia and took place principally in Italy, although some stages visited France and Switzerland. The race included 21 stages, beginning in San Lorenzo al Mare on 9 May and concluding in Milan on 31 May. It was the fifteenth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The Giro was won by Alberto Contador (), with Fabio Aru () second and Aru's teammate Mikel Landa third. Contador first took the lead after stage 5, the race's first uphill finish. His defence of the pink jersey (given to the leader in the General classification in the Giro d'Italia) was put in doubt when he injured his left shoulder in a crash in the sixth stage. He held his lead through several stages stage but was caught up in another crash in stage 13, which caused him to lose the lead. He took the lead back the following day in the Individual time trial, where he gained a lead o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the ''Grand Tours'', and all three races are similar in format, being three-week races with daily stages. They have a special status in the UCI regulations: more points for the UCI World Tour are distributed in Grand Tours than in other races, and they are the only stage races allowed to last longer than 14 days. All three races have a substantial history, with the Tour de France first held in 1903, Giro d'Italia first held in 1909 and the Vuelta a España first held in 1935. The Giro is generally run in May, the Tour in July, and the Vuelta in late August and September. The Vuelta was originally held in the spring, usually late April, with a few editions held in June in the 1940s. In 1995, however, the race moved to September to avoid direct competition with the Giro d'Italia. The Tour de Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold König
Leopold König (born 15 November 1987) is a Czech former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the , , and teams. Since retiring, he has acted as the race director for the Czech Cycling Tour and the Course de la Paix U23 – Grand Prix Jeseníky. Career Early career Born in the small Czech town of Moravská Třebová, east of Prague, König as a child played ice hockey, using his bike solely for fitness until he started road racing at the age of 14. Team NetApp (2011–2014) König was a stage winner in Caerphilly in September 2012 at the Tour of Britain and in May 2013, he won the queen stage of the Tour of California finishing atop Mount Diablo. König detached himself from a small group in the final kilometers and caught Janier Acevedo, dropping him with only to go. However both these wins were eclipsed in August 2013 when he claimed his team's maiden Grand Tour victory by winning a mountain stage to Alto Peñas Blancas in the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
