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Vuelta Internacional Femenina A Costa Rica
The Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica is a multi-day bicycle racing stage race held annually in Costa Rica. The race is categorised as 2.2 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ... (UCI) and has traditionally been run in October, although in 2009 it was held in May. The events are organised by the Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo. Previous winners References External links *{{official website, http://www.fecoci.net/ Cycle races in Costa Rica UCI America Tour races Spring (season) events in Costa Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosaura Méndez
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Karen Matamoros
Karen Matamoros (born 11 September 1982) is a Costa Rican cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1982 births Living people Costa Rican female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Costa Rica Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{CostaRica-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Moreno
Blanca Liliana Moreno Canchon (born 8 July 1992) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2010 :5th Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca ;2011 :3rd Overall Vuelta Femenino del Porvenir :8th Time Trial, National Road Championships ;2012 :1st Overall Vuelta Femenino del Porvenir ::1st Stage 2 :1st Overall Clasica Ciudad de Soacha ::1st Stage 3 :7th Time Trial, National Road Championships ;2013 :1st Overall Vuelta Femenino del Porvenir ::1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 3 (ITT) :2nd Overall Clasica Ciudad de Soacha :3rd Overall Clasica Ciudad de Bogota ::1st Stage 2 (ITT) ;2016 :1st Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca ::1st Stage 2 (ITT) :2nd Overall Clasica Ciudad de Soacha :National Road Championships ::2nd Road Race ::9th Time Trial :3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyaca :3rd Overall Clasica IDRD Esteban Chaves (Bogota) ::1st Stage 1 :3rd Overall Vuelta Al Tolima :3rd Overall Clasica Alcaldia de Anapoima ::1st Stage 2 :4th Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages are held as an individual time trial or a team time trial. Long races such as the Tour de France, Absa Cape Epic or the Giro d'Italia are known for their stages of one day each, whereas the boat sailing Velux 5 Oceans Race is broken down in usually four stages of several weeks duration each, where the competitors are racing continuously day and night. In bicycling and running events, a race with stages is known as a stage race. Bicycle race stage In an ordinary stage of road bicycle racing, all riders start simultaneously and share the road. Riders are permitted to touch and to shelter behind each other. Riding in each other's slipstreams is crucial to race tactics: a lone rider has little chance of outracing a small group of riders who c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of . An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Unitary state, unitary Presidential system, presidential Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agricultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Women's Road Bicycle Races
This is a list of women's road cycling races. The list only includes the most important women's road races, and no track, mountain or cyclo-cross races. Championships * UCI Road World Championships: road race, time trial, team time trial * African Cycling Championships: road race, time trial * Asian Cycling Championships: road race, time trial * European Road Championships (U23): road race, time trial * Oceanian Cycling Championships: road race, time trial * Pan American Championships: road race, time trial * National Championships: road race, time trial UCI Women's WorldTour This series replaced the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2016. Unlike its predecessor, it also features stage races. Current WorldTour races Historical overview of World Cup races (1998–2015) One-day races (below WorldTour) Current races Non-UCI races ;Netherlands * Acht van Chaam, professional criterium * Draai van de Kaai, professional criterium * Gouden Pijl, professional criterium * Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Cycliste Internationale
The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the classification of races and the points ranking system in various cycling disciplines including road and track cycling, mountain biking and BMX, for both men and women, amateur and professional. It also oversees the World Championships. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UCI said that Russian and Belarusian teams are forbidden from competing in international events. It also stripped both Russia and Belarus of scheduled events. History UCI was founded in 1900 in Paris by the national cycling sports organisations of Belgium, the United States, France, Italy, and Switzerland. It replaced the International Cycling Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Vuelta Internacional Femenina A Costa Rica
The 2014 Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica was a stage race held in Costa Rica, with a UCI rating of 2.2. It was the third stage race of the 2014 Women's Elite cycling calendar. Stages Stage 1 ;26 February 2014 – Guápiles to San Miguel de Sarapiquí, Stage 2 ;27 February 2014 – San Gerardo Ticabán to San Rafael La Colonia, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 3 ;28 February 2014 – Orotina to Parrita, Stage 4 ;1 March 2014 – Heredia to Grecia, Stage 5 ;2 March 2014 – San José to San José, Jerseys : denotes the leader of the General classification; the rider who has the lowest accumulated time. Classification leadership table References {{reflist Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica The Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica is a multi-day bicycle racing stage race held annually in Costa Rica. The race is categorised as 2.2 by the Union Cycliste Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RusVelo Women's Team
RusVelo Women's Team, a part of the Russian Global Cycling Project (which included Team Katusha and Itera–Katusha), was a Russian road & track cycling team. RusVelo included both men's and women's rosters. Team history 2014 Riders out On November 5 Elena Kuchinskaya left the team to join Servetto Footon as did Tatiana Antoshina on November 8. On December 6, Aizhan Zhaparova left the team to join Astana–Acca Due O. Major wins ;2012 :Overall Albstadt, Hanka Kupfernagel :Stage 3 Tour of Adygeya, Irina Molicheva :Prologue Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen, Hanka Kupfernagel :GP Oberbaselbiet, Hanka Kupfernagel :Lorsch Cyclo-cross, Hanka Kupfernagel :Frankfurt Cyclo-cross, Hanka Kupfernagel ;2013 :Stage 1 Tour of Adygeya, Alexandra Burchenkova :Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne, Oxana Kozonchuk :Stage 1 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Oxana Kozonchuk :Stadl Paura Cyclo-cross, Hanka Kupfernagel :Lorsch Cyclo-cross, Hanka Kupfernagel ;2014 : Overall Vuelta Femenina a Costa Rica, Olga Zab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Cycling Centre
The World Cycling Centre (WCC, french: Centre Mondial du Cyclisme) is a coaching and training centre in Aigle, Switzerland. It contains a indoor velodrome, a BMX racing track and other non-cycling facilities. It was built in 2002 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world Sports governing body, governing body for sports cycling, whose headquarters is located in the main building. Since its opening over 1,000 training camps have taken place at the centre. In 2015 Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D'arc Girubuntu became the thousandth trainee at the centre – previous graduates include 2015 UCI BMX World Championships, 2015 BMX World Champion Stefany Hernández, Daniel Teklehaimanot, the first black African rider to wear the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France, multiple Tour winner Chris Froome, multiple Olympic and World Champion Victoria Pendleton, World Championship medallists Ross Edgar, Ramūnas Navardauskas and Guo Shuang, and multiple Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
