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Tour De Okinawa
The is an annual professional road bicycle racing Classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005. Until 2007, it was a one-day race, billing itself as the longest single-day course in Japan, but was transformed into a two-day stage race in 2008, its Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI category changing from 1.2 to 2.2. In 2008, the first day was a criterium, but from 2009, it was changed to a time trial run on the streets of Nago. The 2010 edition extended the second stage to 210 kilometers. The 2012 edition again returned to a single-day event. In addition to the main international champion race, there is also a women's and junior international race, as well as several amateur races. Past winners Men's winners Women's winners References External links * * Statistics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city of Okinawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe. Okinawa Prefecture encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands, including the Okinawa, Daitō and Sakishima groups, extending southwest from the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to Taiwan ( Hualien and Yilan Counties). Okinawa Prefecture's largest island, Okinawa Island, is the home to a majority of Okinawa's population. Okinawa Prefecture's indigenous ethnic group are the Ryukyuan people, who also live in the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture. Okinawa Prefecture was ruled by the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the Invasion of Ryukyu in 1609. Okinawa Prefecture was officially founded in 1879 by the Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Bridgestone Anchor
Team Bridgestone Cycling () is a continental cycling team based in Japan that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team's history can be traced back to 1964, but its current incarnation as the UCI registered road-racing team Team Bridgestone-Anchor started in 2008. For the 2012 season the team made a major change, adding several non-Japanese riders and running half their races outside Japan. For 2013, they signed Damien Monier, a French stage winner at the Giro d'Italia. During this period another Frenchman Thomas Lebas was the team leader for 5 years. In 2018, the team changed its name to Team Bridgestone Cycling, with an all-Japanese team roster. Team roster Major wins ;2008 :Stage 8a Tour de Martinique, Masamichi Yamamoto ;2009 :Stage 1 Jelajah Malaysia, Makoto Iijima :Overall Tour de Okinawa, Kenji Itami ::Stage 2, Kenji Itami ;2010 :Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan, Miyataka Shimizu :Overall Tour de Martinique, Miyataka Shimizu ::Stage 7, Miyataka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recurring Sporting Events Established In 1989
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UCI Asia Tour Races
UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer Institute, a cancer treatment and research institution in Kampala, Uganda * ''Unified Configuration Interface'', a set of scripts to unify and simplify the configuration the OpenWrt operating system * Union Correctional Institution, Florida, United States * Unione Cinematografica Italiana, an Italian film company of the silent era * Unit Compliance Inspection, a United States Air Force inspection * UCI Cinemas (United Cinemas International), cinema company in Brazil, Germany, Italy and Portugal * Universal Chess Interface, a communications protocol for chess game software * Univision Communications Inc., the former name of the American subsidiary of media company TelevisaUnivision * Unlawful command influence Unlawful command influence (UCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Races In Japan
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to: Anthropology and social sciences * Cyclic history, a theory of history * Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. * Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences ** Business cycle, the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its ostensible, long-term growth trend Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Cycle'' (2008 film), a Malayalam film * ''Cycle'' (2017 film), a Marathi film Literature * ''Cycle'' (magazine), an American motorcycling enthusiast magazine * Literary cycle, a group of stories focused on common figures Music Musical terminology * Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together **Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements **Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class **Song cycle, individually complete songs designed to be performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Taipei Cycling Association
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The Chinese Taipei Cycling Association (CTCA; ) is the national governing body of cycle racing for the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is a member of the UCI and the Asian Cycling Confederation. See also * Chinese Taipei References External links Chinese Taipei Cycling Association official website National members of the Asian Cycling Confederation Cycle racing organizations Cycle racing in Taiwan Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTC De Amstel
WTC may stand for: Buildings *World Trade Center (other) **World Trade Center (1973–2001) in New York, a seven-building complex in Lower Manhattan that was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks ** World Trade Center (2001–present), a complex in New York under construction to replace the former World Trade Center *Warrenton Training Center, a classified U.S. government complex in Virginia Arts, entertainment, and media *''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', a collection of preludes and fugues for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach * When They Cry (other), a Japanese video game series *Waking the Cadaver, a slam death metal band based out of New Jersey *Wu-Tang Clan, an American hip-hop group Education * West Toronto Collegiate, a former public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *Western Technical College, a vocational-technical school in La Crosse, Wisconsin *Westminster Theological Centre, a UK-based accredited theological college Other uses * ICC Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avanti Racing Team
Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team p/b Cervelo () was an Australian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. Based in Tasmania since its establishment in 2000, the team's original title sponsor was a Tasmanian restaurant chain, Praties, but Genesys Wealth Advisers, an Australian financial planning network, has taken over this role in 2010. The team was founded by Andrew Christie-Johnson and Steve Price. In 2014 team was the top ranked team in Australia's National Road Series (NRS). It has competed overseas in the Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC), Tour de Taiwan (2.2) and the Herald Sun Tour (2.1). The team was invited to compete in the Team Time Trial of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships as the Oceania representative. For the 2016 season the team secured the sponsorship of sports nutrition company, IsoWhey Sports. For the 2017 season the team merged with SwissWellness, securing the teams immediate future after Avanti announced they would stop sponsoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utsunomiya Blitzen
is a Japanese UCI Continental cycling team. It was established in 2009 with a home base in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, the location of the Japan Cup cycling race. Team roster Major wins ;2010 :Stage 1 Tour de Kumano, Yoshimitsu Tsuji ;2014 : Tour de Okinawa, Nariyuki Masuda ;2016 :Overall Tour de Hokkaido, Nariyuki Masuda ::Stage 2, Nariyuki Masuda :Prologue Tour de Kumano, Takayuki Abe :Stage 3 Tour de Kumano, Jin Okubo : Tour de Okinawa, Nariyuki Masuda ;2017 :U23 Asian Time Trial Cycling Championships, Rei Onodera :Points classification Tour de Kumano, Takayuki Abe ;2018 :Mountains classification Tour of Japan, Yuzuru Suzuki ::Stage 2, Takeaki Amezawa :Prologue Tour de Kumano, Takayuki Abe ;2019 :Prologue Tour of Japan, Atsushi Oka : National Time Trial Championships, Nariyuki Masuda : Tour de Okinawa, Nariyuki Masuda ;2021 :Overall Tour of Japan, Nariyuki Masuda ::Stage 1, Nariyuki Masuda ::Mountains classification, Nariyuki Masuda ;2022 :You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisan Racing Team
is a Japanese UCI Continental cycling team managed by Takumi Beppu and sponsored by . It was previously formed in 1976 as the bicycle club for the employees of Aisan Industry. The club started racing in earnest in 1987 after registering in the Japan Industrial Track & Field Association. Team roster Major wins ;2006 :Overall Tour de Hokkaido, Taiji Nishitani ::Prologue, Kazuhiro Mori ::Stage 3, Taiji Nishitani :Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour, Satoshi Hirose ;2007 :Stage 7 Tour de Taiwan, Satoshi Hirose :Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Taiji Nishitani :Stages 7 & 8 Tour of South China Sea, Taiji Nishitani ;2008 :Stage 3 Tour de East Java, Taiji Nishitani :Stage 1 Tour de Kumano, Satoshi Hirose :Stages 2 & 3 Tour de Hokkaido, Kazuhiro Mori :Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido, Taiji Nishitani ;2009 : Road Race Championships, Taiji Nishitani : Time Trial Championships, Kazuhiro Mori :Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia, Taiji Nishitani :Stage 3b Tour de Singkarak, Taiji Nishitani :Stage 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
