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Sylwester Szmyd
Sylwester Szmyd (born 2 March 1978) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2016. Born in Bydgoszcz, Szmyd competed as a climber who served as a leader in smaller stage races, and as a strong mountain domestique for his team leaders in the Grand Tours. He completed all of the 23 Grand Tours that he started during his career. Professional career In 2009, Szmyd scored the first victory of his career when he crossed the finish line atop the Mont Ventoux during the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He had broken away with Alejandro Valverde () and the pair finished together. Szmyd said afterward that he was so used to sacrifice himself as a ''domestique'' for his captains that his legs almost buckled in the last corner when he realized he would win. In the 2012 Giro del Trentino, Szmyd was allowed to race for himself and placed well on the final two stages of the race, which were mountainous. In stage 3, he came in second place ...
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2010 Tour De Romandie
The 2010 Tour de Romandie (64th Edition) cycling road race started on 27 April and finished on 2 May in Switzerland. It was the 6th event in the 2010 UCI ProTour, and the 13th event in the World Calendar. The race winner had been declared as Alejandro Valverde, who won the final stage to take the race by 11 seconds. However, some four weeks after the end of the race the UCI placed Valverde under a two-year suspension for his involvement in the 2006 Operación Puerto doping case, which was backdated to, and involved removal of all his results since, 1 January 2010. Simon Špilak was thus promoted to winner of the event. Pre-Race Favourites 2010 pre-race favourites included 2009 champion, Roman Kreuziger of as well as teammate Ivan Basso. Denis Menchov of Russia is also a favourite. While not a favourite to win overall, local Alexandre Moos has a lot going for him as this will be his 12th and final Tour de Romandie. Teams There are 20 teams for the 2010 Tour de Romandi ...
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2001 Tour De Pologne
The 2001 Tour de Pologne was the 58th edition of the Tour de Pologne cycle race l. It was held from 3 September to 9 September 2001. The race started in Gdańsk and finished in Karpacz. The race was won by Ondřej Sosenka. General classification References 2001 Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ... September 2001 sports events in Europe {{cycling-race-stub ...
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Giro Dell'Appennino
The Giro dell'Appennino is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Fausto Coppi, Francesco Moser, Felice Gimondi, Gianni Bugno and Gilberto Simoni Gilberto Simoni (born 25 August 1971 in Palù di Giovo, Trentino) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, most recently for . Simoni is twice winner of the Giro d'Italia cycling race (2001 and 2003 editions). Simoni might have wo ... have won the race. Winners References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giro Dell'appennino Recurring sporting events established in 1934 1934 establishments in Italy UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Italy Classic cycle races ...
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2007 Tour De Romandie
The 2007 Tour de Romandie served as the 59th edition of this event now held on the 2007 UCI ProTour. The stage race was held from May 1 through May 6, 2007 in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandy. The race winner was Thomas Dekker of . Final standings General classification * UCI ProTour points are not awarded to riders on UCI Continental Team that finish in the top-10 overall or a top-3 stage finish. Mountains classification Points classification Sprints classification Stages Prologue – 2007-05-01, Fribourg, 3.5 km ITT Italian Paolo Savoldelli () repeats his win in last year's prologue with a time of 4 minutes, 35 seconds over the 3.5 kilometer course at 45.82 km/h (28.5 mph). Stage 1 – 2007-05-02, Granges-Paccot – La Chaux de Fonds, 157 km Germany's hope for the future Markus Fothen of took the win after he escaped in the finale together with Francisco Pérez. Fothen beat him in a classical sprint-a-deux. The peloton bunc ...
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Giro Dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The race starts from Bologna, it generally takes a tour of Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park and ends in Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ... with 5 reps on the brutal climbing ring (Orfanelle climb, Montalbano climb and Casaglia downhill) of Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. It is considered one of the most important and historical classic bicycle races of the calendar, the palmarès shows great champions like Coppi, Bartali, Merckx. Winners ...
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Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
The Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ( en, Lombardic Cycling Week) is an Italian cycle road race. In 2007, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on 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 ..., previously being a 2.2 race. It was previously known as Giro Ciclistico Bergamasco and Settimana Ciclistica Bergamasca. While usually held in the Spring, the 2011 edition was held in late August. The 2012 edition was cancelled after several sponsors withdrew. When the race returned to the Europe Tour calendar in 2013, it was held in September. List of winners References Cycle races in Italy Recurring sporting events established in 1970 UCI Europe Tour races Sport in Lombardy 1970 establishments in Italy { ...
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2006 Tour De Romandie
The 60th Tour de Romandie took place from April 25 through April 30. It is a six-stage cycling tour. It was won by Australian climber Cadel Evans of the who surprisingly won the final time trial stage and won the Overall Classification despite starting the time trial in the third overall position. Stage Results Prologue - April 25: Geneva ITT, 3.4km The stage was a short individual time trial. Pre-Tour favorite, Jan Ullrich, a notable time trialist and Tour de France winner, underperformed; clocking only 4 minutes 53 seconds, almost 30 seconds behind the fastest time of the day. Stage 1 - April 26: Payerne-Payerne , 169.0km Stage 2 - April 27: Porrentruy-Porrentruy , 171.2km Following an early breakaway by Swiss cyclists Roger Beuchat and David Loosli, which lasted for the majority of the stage, they were finally caught at the final climb of the day (less than 20  km from the finish), the 1st Category '' Col de la Croix''; which is particularly steep at some points ...
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Settimana Internazionale Di Coppi E Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ( en, International Week of Coppi and Bartali), also known as Coppi e Bartali, is an Italian cycle sport, cycle Road bicycle racing, road race. It is run typically in late March over five days in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. History Between 1999 and 2000 it was called ''Memorial Cecchi Gori'' while it was also previously held as ''Giro di Sardegna'' and ''Giro di Sicilia''. The race is named after Italian cyclists Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is considered one of the most important List of important cycling events, stage races in Italy and is organized by Gruppo Sportivo Emilia. In 2004 the organization of the race retired the number 145, worn by Marco Pantani in 2003 when he placed tenth and finished second in one stage after Ruslan Ivanov, allowing him to stand on the podium for the last time in his life. At the start of the race a flock o ...
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2006 Giro Del Trentino
The 2006 Giro del Trentino was the 30th edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 18 April to 21 April 2006. The race started and finished in Arco. The race was won by Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego (born 19 September 1981) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2018 for the , and teams. Cunego's biggest wins were the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, .... General classification References 2006 2006 in road cycling 2006 in Italian sport {{Italy-cycling-race-stub ...
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GP Industria & Artigianato Di Larciano
The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on 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 .... Between 1967 and 1976 it was held as the Circuito di Larciano. In 2015 the race was not held but returned in 2016. Past winners References External linksOfficial site Cycle races in Italy UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1967 1967 establishments in Italy {{Italy-cycling-race-stub ...
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Japan Cup (cycling)
The Japan Cup Cycle Road Race is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in the city of Utsunomiya in Japan since 1992. The race usually held in October each year. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.Pro race as part of the UCI ProSeries. History The race is held since 1992 at a circuit around the Utsunomiya Forest Park where 1990 UCI Road World Championships took place. Japan Cup was a round of 1996 UCI Road World Cup. Since 2008, it was a 1.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It became 1.Pro race since the start of UCI ProSeries in 2020, although the race was canceled in that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2010, an exhibition criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m. Overview Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ... ...
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GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
The GP Triberg-Schwarzwald was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Triberg im Schwarzwald, Germany. From 2005 to 2009 it was 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 ..., being organised as 1.1 race. Winners External links Official website UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Germany Recurring sporting events established in 2002 2002 establishments in Germany Sports competitions in Baden-Württemberg 2009 disestablishments in Germany Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009 Defunct cycling races in Germany {{Cycling-race-stub ...
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