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ﾃ］gel Pulgar
ﾃ］gel Ramiro Pulgar Araujo (born 7 February 1989, in Barquisimeto) is a Venezuelan track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's team sprint for the national team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the team sprint and the men's keirin. Palmarﾃｨs ;2008 :Cuban National Track Championships ::2nd Sprint ::3rd 1 km time trial ;2009 :Venezuelan National Track Championships ::1st 1 km time trial ::2nd Keirin ::2nd Sprint ;2010 :Pan American Road and Track Championships ::1st Team sprint (with Cﾃｩsar Marcano and Hersony Canelﾃｳn) ::2nd 1 km time trial ;2011 :Pan American Road and Track Championships :: 1st 1 km time trial :Venezuelan National Track Championships ::1st 1 km time trial ::1st Keirin ::2nd Sprint :1st Clasico Aniversario De La Federacion Veneolana De Ciclismo ;2012 :Venezuelan National Track Championships ::1st 1 km time trial ::1st Sprint ::3rd Keirin ;2013 :Pan American Road and Track Championships The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track Cycling
Track cycling is a Cycle sport, bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. These velodromes consisted of two straights and slightly banked turns, though they varied more in length and material than the modern 250 m track. One appeal of indoor track racing was that spectators could be easily controlled, and hence an entrance fee could be charged, making track racing a lucrative sport. Early track races attracted crowds of up to 2,000 people. Indoor tracks also enabled year-round cycling for the first time. The main early centers for track racing in Britain were Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London. The most noticeable changes in over a century of track cycling have concerned the bikes themselves, engineered to be lighter and more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics 窶 Women's tournament, women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. There were 10,518 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) who participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then-Mayor of London, London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 Summer Olympics, 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclists At The 2011 Pan American Games
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of bicycle pedal, pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second Boer War, both sides used bicycles for scouting. In World War I, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand used bicycles to move troops. In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Cyclists For Venezuela
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Living People
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1989 Births
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Male Cyclists
Venezuelans ( Spanish: ''venezolanos'') are the citizens identified with the country of Venezuela. This connection may be through citizenship, descent or cultural. For most Venezuelans, many or all of these connections exist and are the source of their Venezuelan citizenship or their bond to Venezuela. Venezuela is a diverse and multilingual country, home to a melting pot of people of distinct origins, as a result, many Venezuelans do not regard their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship or allegiance. Venezuela as Argentina and Brazil, received most immigrants, during 1820s to 1930s Venezuela received a major wave of 2.1 million European immigrants, being the third country in Latin America to have received Europeans, behind Argentina and Brazil. Historical and ethnic aspects Pre-Columbian period Writing was not used in pre-Columbian times, a historical stage where various groups began to move throughout the Americas, thus making it difficult to find evidence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altagracia De Orituco
: : : Altagracia () is a municipality in the Rivas Department of Nicaragua. It is the largest town on the island of Ometepe, above the town of Moyogalpa. Its original name was Astagalpa, meaning 窶鷲ouse of the herons窶 in Nahuatl. This city also has a ferry port, Puerto de Gracia, that services Granada and San Carlos near the Rio San Juan. However, due to seasonal water level fluctuations, this port and the nightly ferry crossings are often seasonally cancelled. History Altagracia is home to a cathedral which was built in 1924. The city has recently installed a sculpture park next to the cathedral that contains important pre-Columbian art made from basalt rock. The figures are of great size, and represent human figures and their alter egos, mainly the eagle and jaguar. Also present in Altagracia is the Museum of Ometepe (''Museo de Ometepe'') with a large archaeological and ethnographic collection. Tradition The city patron is San Diego de Alcalﾃ｡ and his festival, Fiesta de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagua
Cagua () is a city of Venezuela, capital of the Sucre Municipality of Aragua State. Cagua is part of the metropolitan area of Maracay. History Cagua was established in 1620 as "Cagua La Vieja", a town of original Spaniards. Cagua was rebuilt in its current location in 1622 with the new name of "Nuestra Seﾃｱora del Rosario de Cagua", which was changed to "San Josﾃｩ de Cagua" during the 18th century. The city is now known simply as Cagua. The origin of the name comes from the indigenous Cumanagoto word ''"Cahigua"'', which means snail. Geography Cagua is located at 458 meters above sea level in the valley of Aragua, in the northwestern part of the Aragua State. Its climate is Kﾃｶppen's Tropical savannah. Cagua is one of the most important cities of Aragua state because it is close to Maracay (about 14 km away), the capital city of Aragua, it is close to Valencia, Carabobo (about 65 km away) and it is also nearby Caracas (at 97 km away), Venezuela's capital city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta Ciclista A Venezuela
The Vuelta a Venezuela () is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. Between, 2005 and 2019 and 2021 and 2022, the race carried a UCI rating of 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In 2023, the race dropped down to national level. The event is organized by the Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo. Past winners See also *Venezuelan National Road Race Championships The Venezuelan National Road Race Championships are held annually, and are governed by the Venezuelan Cycling Federation (in Spanish: ''Federaciﾃｳn Venezolana de Ciclismo''). The event also includes the Venezuelan National Time Trial Championshi ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Venezuela Cycle races in Venezuela UCI America Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1963 1963 establishments in Venezuela Annual sporting events in Venezuela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hersony Canelﾃｳn
Hersony Gadiel Canelﾃｳn Vera (born 8 December 1988, Caracas) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside Cﾃｩsar Marcano and Andris Hernﾃ｡ndez in the Men's Track Team Sprint, and won a gold in 2010. He competed in men's track cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Games in Rio. Career ;2007 : in Pan American Games, Track, Team Sprint, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ;2010 : in Central American and Caribbean Games, Track, Team Sprint, Mayagﾃｼez (PUR) : in Central American and Caribbean Games, Track, Keirin, Mayagﾃｼez (PUR) : in Central American and Caribbean Games, Sprint, Mayagﾃｼez (PUR) : in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Team Sprint, Aguascalientes (MEX) ;2011 : in Pan American Games, Track, Sprint, Guadalajara (MEX) : in Pan American Games, Track, Team Sprint, Guadalajara (MEX) : in Pan American Games, Track, Keir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
