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Édgar Fonseca
Carlos Édgar Fonseca (born March 6, 1981, in Duitama, Boyacá) is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;2005 :1st in Stage 2 Clasica del Meta (COL) ;2008 :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ..., La Dorada (COL) References * 1981 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Cyclists from Boyacá Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Vuelta A Antioquia
The Vuelta a Antioquia is a road cycling race held annually in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. The first edition of the race, known as the ''Clásica Antioquia - Postobón'', took place from 15 to 19 April 1973. Sponsored by the Postobón Postobón, S.A. ( ) is the largest Colombian beverage company, and also one of the largest in South America. The company has a wide portfolio of products that includes soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, tea, an energy drink, and coffee. ... soft drink brand, it was organized by the Antioquia Cycling League. Sixty participants entered the race, which was divided into five stages and covered nearly 650 kilometers. Winners References {{reflist Cycle races in Colombia Recurring sporting events established in 1973 Men's road bicycle races 1973 establishments in Colombia ...
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Duitama
Duitama () is a city and municipality in the department of Boyacá. It's the capital of the Tundama Province. Duitama is located northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia and northeast of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá. In 2023 Duitama had an estimated population of 131,591. Etymology Duitama has existed since pre-Columbian times, when the Muisca inhabited the hills surrounding a former lake in the valley. The original name of Duitama was "Tundama", named after ''cacique'' Tundama. The name of Duitama means "to me the tribute" in muyskkubun (Muisca language). In its beginnings, Duitama corresponded to a Muisca village ruled by the cacique Tundama, a word that changed for Duitama, absolute and powerful lord that he had as bosses tributaries to the Onzaga, Soatá, Chitagoto, Susacón or Cabita, Icabuco, Lupachoque, Sátiva, Tutazá and Cerinza caciques. The natives lived in bohíos, looking for the heights of the plain of the Indians, Tigua, today hills of La Milagro ...
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Boyacá Department
Boyacá () is one of the thirty-two departments of Colombia, and the remnant of Boyacá State, one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia". Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Cordillera Oriental, Colombia, Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River at the town of Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá, Puerto Boyacá. Boyacá borders to the north with the Department of Santander Department, Santander, to the northeast with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Norte de Santander, to the east with the departments of Arauca Department, Arauca and Casanare Department, Casanare. To the south, Boyacá borders the department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca and to the west with the Department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia covering a total area of . The capital of Boyacá is the city of Tunja. Boyacá is known as "The Land of ...
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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 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 (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual UCI Road World Champio ...
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ...
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2008 Vuelta A Colombia
The 2008 Vuelta a Colombia, the competition's 58th edition, was held from May 10 to May 25, 2008. Colombia's Giovanny Báez was crowned champion after 50 hours, 25 minutes and 55 seconds or riding through the plains and mountains of Colombia. The last stage, an urban race through the streets of Cali, was won by Artur García. The 27-year-old Báez was the 33rd cyclist to win the Tour of Colombia. Stages 2008-05-10: Barrancabermeja — Barrancabermeja (8.4 km) 2008-05-11: Barrancabermeja — Bucaramanga (146.9 km) 2008-05-12: Piedecuesta — El Socorro (136.4 km) 2008-05-13: El Socorro — Tunja (169.5 km) 2008-05-14: Tunja — La Vega (192 km) 2008-05-15: San Francisco — La Dorada (135 km) 2008-05-16: Doradal — El Santuario (115.3 km) 2008-05-17: Río Negro — La Unión (163.6 km) 2008-05-18: Medellín — Santa Elena (31 km) 2008-05-20: Caldas — Manizales (173 km) 2008-05-21: Manizales — Mariquita (176.8 km) 2008- ...
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1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kil ...
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Living People
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Colombian Male Cyclists
Colombian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Colombia * Colombians, persons from Colombia, or of Colombian descent **For more information about the Colombian people, see: *** Demographics of Colombia *** Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Native Colombians *** Colombian American ** For specific persons, see List of Colombians * Colombian Spanish, one of the languages spoken in Colombia ** See also languages of Colombia * Colombian culture * Colombian sheep, a sheep breed * Colombian necktie * Columbians Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Pasco, Washington * Colombians, a 2017 instrumental Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ... track, released in the Super Deluxe boxset of " Humanz." See also * * * Christopher Columbus (145 ...
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Vuelta A Colombia Stage Winners
Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts: Cycling races * Vuelta a España is an annual cycle race in Spain, one of cycling's prestigious Grand Tours, part of the UCI World Tour * La Vuelta Femenina, a women's edition of the Vuelta a España, part of the UCI Women's World Tour * Vuelta a Andalucía * Vuelta a Aragón, Spain * Vuelta a Asturias, Spain * Vuelta a Bolivia * Vuelta a Burgos, Spain * Vuelta a Cantabria, Spain * Vuelta a Castilla y León, Spain * Vuelta a Chihuahua, Mexico * Vuelta a Colombia * Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz * Vuelta a Cuba * Vuelta a El Salvador * Vuelta a Extremadura, Spain * Vuelta a Guatemala * Vuelta a la Argentina * Vuelta a La Rioja, Spain * Vuelta a Mallorca * Vuelta a Murcia, Spain * Vuelta a Navarra, Spain * Vuelta a Paraguay * Vuelta a Perú * Vuelta a San Juan, Argentina * Vuelta a Tenerife, Canary Islands, ...
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Cyclists From Boyacá Department
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 ...
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