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Rafael Valls
Rafael Valls Ferri (born 25 June 1987) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Cocentaina, Valls left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season. In 2015, Valls had his biggest victory to date by winning the 2015 Tour of Oman, Tour of Oman and its fourth stage. In September 2015 it was announced that Valls would join from 2016 on a two-year deal. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. However, he crashed on the opening stage, and abandoned the race. Major results ;2005 : 3rd Spanish National Time Trial Championships, Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2008 : 9th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal ;2009 : 4th Overall Circuito Montañés : 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;2010 : 2nd Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Inca : 3rd Overall 2010 Tour de San Luis, Tour de San Luis ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 2 : 9th Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Deia ;2014 : 8th Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Tour De France
The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 4 July in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and concluding on 26 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 taken by riders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde, respectively. 's Rohan Dennis won the first stage to take the general classification leader's yellow jersey. rider Fabian Cancellara claimed it on the second, only to lose it after crashing out on the following stage. This put Froome in the lead, after the Tour's first uphill finish. He lost the position to 's Tony Martin at the end of the fourth stage, but Martin's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of the sixth stage put Froome back into the lead. He extended this lead during the stages in the Pyrenees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuito Montañés
Circuito Montañés is a road cycling stage race held annually in Cantabria, Spain. The editions 1986–1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of .... Winners External linksOfficial website UCI Europe Tour races Cycle racing in Cantabria Cycle races in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1954 1954 establishments in Spain {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...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 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Route D'Occitanie
The 2020 Route d'Occitanie was a men's road bicycle race which took place from 1 to 4 August 2020 in France. It was the 44th edition of the Route d'Occitanie. The race was rated as a 2.1 event and formed part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour. Teams Twenty-one teams participated in the race. The teams that participated were: UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * Route Stages Stage 1 ;1 August 2020 – Saint-Affrique to Cazouls-lès-Béziers, Stage 2 ;2 August 2020 – Carcassonne to Cap Découverte, Stage 3 ;3 August 2020 – Saint-Gaudens to Col de Beyrède, Stage 4 ;4 August 2020 – Lectoure to Rocamadour, Classification leadership * On stage two, Elia Viviani, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Bryan Coquard wore the orange jersey as leader of the general classification. * On stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prueba Villafranca De Ordizia
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prueba Villafranca De Ordizia Cycle races in the Basque Country Recurring sporting events established in 1922 1922 establishments in Spain UCI Europe Tour races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Critérium Du Dauphiné
The 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 11 June 2017. It was the 69th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné and was the twenty-third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. The race was won on the final day by Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang, riding for the team. Having trailed overnight leader Richie Porte () by 75 seconds going into the stage, Fuglsang made his bid for victory by attacking along with 's Romain Bardet and rider Dan Martin on the Col de la Colombière, around from the finish. They were later caught before the final climb; Fuglsang and Martin went clear again on that climb, with Fuglsang later dropping Martin. Fuglsang remained clear to the finish, winning his second stage of the race by 12 seconds from Martin. Porte ultimately finished the stage in seventh place, 75 seconds behind Fuglsang; however, with bonus seconds in play on the race, Fuglsang's ten-second bonus gave him the race victory by ten seconds over Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tour Down Under
The 2017 Tour Down Under was a road bicycle racing, road cycling cycling stage race, stage race that took place between 17 and 22 January 2017 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 19th edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. rider Richie Porte won the race for the first time, holding the race lead from the second day onwards following his stage win into Paracombe, South Australia, Paracombe. Porte added a second stage win – the queen stage at Willunga, South Australia, Willunga Hill – as he ultimately won the race by 48 seconds ahead of his closest challenger. 's Esteban Chaves finished in second place, having taken third-place finishes in both of the stages won by Porte; third place on the podium was decided on the final day of the race. Jay McCarthy () trailed Nathan Haas of by three seconds, but McCarthy was able to win the first intermediate sprint of the day – offering three bonus seconds towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Tour Down Under
The 2016 Tour Down Under was a road bicycle racing, road cycling cycling stage race, stage race that took place between 19 and 24 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 18th edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first event of the 2016 UCI World Tour. The defending champion was Rohan Dennis (). Simon Gerrans () took the lead after the third stage of the race. He maintained his lead through the remaining three stages to win the race for the fourth time in his career. Australian cyclists won every stage of the 2016 Tour Down Under; this was the second time this had occurred in the race's history. Participating teams As the Tour Down Under is a 2016 UCI World Tour, UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI World Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Two other teams were given wildcard entries into the race: these were and UniSA–Australia. Route The route of the 2016 Tour Down Under was announced at the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Volta A Catalunya
The 2015 Volta a Catalunya was the 95th edition of the Volta a Catalunya stage race. It took place from 23 to 29 March and was the fifth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. Defending champion Joaquim Rodríguez was scheduled to defend his title, but was pulled from the event days before it was due to start citing a stomach virus. The race was won by Richie Porte (), his second race win of the season, with Alejandro Valverde () in second and Domenico Pozzovivo () in third. Route Participating teams The Volta a Catalunya is part of the UCI World Tour, which meant that the 17 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to send a team. The race organisers also made seven wildcard invitations to UCI Professional Continental teams. The peloton was therefore made up of 24 teams. Stages Stage 1 ;23 March 2015 — Calella to Calella, Stage 2 ;24 March 2015 — Mataró to Olot, Stage 3 ;25 March 2015 — Girona to Girona, Stage 4 ;26 March 2015 — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Paris–Nice
The 2015 Paris–Nice was the 73rd edition of the Paris–Nice stage race. It took place from 8 to 15 March and was the second race of the 2015 UCI World Tour following the Tour Down Under. The race was a return to the traditional format of Paris−Nice after an unorthodox course in 2014. It started in Yvelines, west of Paris, with a prologue time trial; the course then moved south through France with several stages suitable for sprinters. The decisive part of the race began on stage four with a summit finish at the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret; stage six also had a mountainous route. The race ended after seven days with the climb of the Col d'Èze outside Nice. The 2014 champion, Carlos Betancur (), chose not to defend his title. The early lead in the race was taken by Michał Kwiatkowski () in the prologue; he kept the lead until stage three, when Michael Matthews took over the race lead through time bonuses. Stage four was won by Richie Porte (), while Kwiatkowski took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Settimana Internazionale Di Coppi E Bartali
The 2014 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali was the 29th edition of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali cycling stage race. It started on 27 March in Gatteo and ended on 30 March in Castello di Montecuccolo.(Italian"Presentata la Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali - Trofeo Banca Interprovinciale" ''GS Emilia'', 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014. The race consisted of four stages, with the first one divided into two half-stages; the second half of the first stage was a particular team time trial, with every team split into two teams and final time taken on the fourth rider who crossed the finish line. A similar team time trial was also used in the 2013 edition of the race. The race was dominated by . Team Sky's riders won four stages out of five, won the General Classification (with Peter Kennaugh, with another rider – Dario Cataldo – finishing in the second place), won the Points Classification (Ben Swift), and finished ahead of Teams Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Red
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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