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Roman Broniš
Roman Broniš (born 17 October 1976) is a Slovak former road cyclist, who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . He represented his nation Slovakia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2008). Career Born in Bánovce nad Bebravou, Broniš made his official debut as an amateur cyclist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he did not finish the men's road race against a vast field of more than a hundred cyclists. Broniš later turned professional in 2004, when he signed a two-year contract with Ed' System ZVVZ. Throughout his early sporting career, he competed for three annually contractual cycling teams (, , and ), and also produced numerous triumphs at different stages in both local and global road cycling tournaments, specifically in Coupe des Carpathes (Poland), Tour du Maroc (Morocco), Tour of Libya, and UAE International Emirates Post Tour. Eight years after competing in his last Olympics, Broniš qualified for his second Slovak squad, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bánovce Nad Bebravou
Bánovce nad Bebravou (german: Banowitz, hu, Bán) is a town in Slovakia, in the Trenčín Region. Names The name is derived from the personal name or title Ban (title), Bán meaning "the village of Bán's people". "Nad Bebravou" means "above Bebrava" (beaver river).Martin Štefánik - Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, . http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku The eldest inscription mentioning the town as ''villa Ben'' dates back to 1232. Other recorded names are ''Villa Ban'' (1318), ''Banowitz'' (1389), ''oppidum Banowcz'' (1439), ''Ban'' (1467), ''Banowcze'' (1471). Geography It is located at the northernmost edge of the Danubian Hills, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains at the confluence of the Radiša and Bebrava rivers. It is 25 km away from Prievidza, 30 km from Trenčín and 50 km from Nitra. History The oldest settlement stems fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
