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1996 Milan–San Remo
The 1996 Milan–San Remo was the 87th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 23 March 1996. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Italian rider Gabriele Colombo of the Gewiss Playbus team. During the race, Colombo and Alexander Gontchenkov set a climbing record on the Cipressa that would stand for nearly 30 years. General classification References 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... March 1996 sports events in Europe 1996 in road cycling 1996 in Italian sport Milan-San Remo {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Colombo
Gabriele Colombo (born 11 May 1972 in Varese) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He won the Milan–San Remo in 1996. Major results ;1994 :3rd GP Lugano ;1995 :1st Stage 3 ( TTT) Tour de France :3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos ::1st Stage 2 :6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1996 :1st Milan–San Remo :1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali :1st Overall Giro di Sardegna :2nd GP Chiasso :4th Trofeo Laigueglia :5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico :5th La Flèche Wallonne :5th Rund um den Henninger Turm :8th Firenze–Pistoia :10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1997 :2nd Trofeo Pantalica :3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège :7th Giro di Romagna ;1998 :1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico :1st Stage 6 4 Jours de Dunkerque :7th Trofeo Laigueglia ;2000 :1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country :1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme :5th Overall Vuelta a Aragón :9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;2001 :2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico :4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Zanini
Stefano Zanini (born 23 January 1969 in Varese, Lombardy) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, the leadout man for Liquigas-Bianchi in 2006, after riding for Mapei, , and Quick-Step. His palmares include the Milano–Torino of 1995, Amstel Gold Race (men's race), Amstel Gold Race in 1996, one stage of the 2000 Tour de France and two stages at the Giro d'Italia (1994 Giro d'Italia, 1994 and 2001 Giro d'Italia, 2001). He retired at the end of 2007 and took up the role of directeur sportif with the Silence-Lotto team. He is currently a directeur sportif with Astana Pro Team. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found suspicious for Erythropoietin, EPO when retested in 2004. Major results ;1987 : 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;1989 : 2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia : 1st Coppa Collecchio ;1990 : 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;1992 : 1st Coppa Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 In Road Cycling
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 19 ** Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 1996 Sports Events In Europe
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. History The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Tchmil
Andrei Tchmil (born 22 January 1963) is a retired Soviet (until 1991), Moldovan (1992–1994), Ukrainian (1994–1998) and Belgian (since 1998) professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Cycling career Tchmil was born in Khabarovsk, Russia. His family moved to Ukraine during the days of the Soviet Union. He started cycling and showed enough talent to be moved to a cycling school in Moldova. The glasnost in the Soviet Union allowed him to try a professional career with the Italian Alfa Lum team in 1989. After the collapse of the Soviet Union he became a Ukrainian citizen, although he eventually moved to Belgium early in his professional career. ''"People are cynical when I talk about Belgium. They think I'm only Belgian on paper. That is not true. Yes, I was a Russian, even a proud one.... Now I am proud to be Belgian. The first thing I did was le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Brochard
Laurent Brochard (; born 26 March 1968) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain. Brochard was a runner and started cycling competitively at 19. He started with Castorama and became part of Festina cycling team. His role in Festina was ''super- domestique'', supporting stars such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively when given the chance. He was implicated in the Festina scandal in the 1998 Tour de France. After serving his suspension, Brochard joined Ag2r Prévoyance as leader and had successes in races such as Critérium International and Étoile de Béssèges. He then moved to Bouygues Télécom. He is a fan of Belgian comic character Marsupilami, often wearing Marsupilami logo and clothing at races. Major results ;1989 : 1st Stage 4 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ;1990 : 10th Overall Tour de la Communauté Européenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Museeuw
Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer, road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and Northern France and was considered one of the best classic cycle races, classic races specialists of the 1990s. He won both the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix three times and was UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, road world champion in 1996. Other notable career achievements include two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, two final classifications of the UCI Road World Cup, two Belgian National Road Race Championships, national road race championships and several classic cycle races. In 1996 he received the Vélo d'Or, awarded annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year. Early life and amateur career Born in Varsenare, Museeuw gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Cipollini
Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to Cipo, is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 professional wins, 192 including criteriums), and his colourful personality. His nicknames include ''Il Re Leone'' (The Lion King) and ''Super Mario''. He is regarded as having been the best sprinter of his generation. His career highlights include the Road World Championships and Milan–San Remo in 2002, and 42 stages in the Giro d'Italia. He also won 12 stages in the Tour de France and three stages in the Vuelta a España. Career Cipollini was born in San Giusto di Compito, surrounded by the mountains of Capannori south of Lucca, Tuscany. He came from a cycling family – his father, Vivaldo, had been a successful amateur racer in his youth, whilst his brother Cesare had raced as a professional and his sister Tiziana had also comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Baldato
Fabio Baldato (born 13 June 1968) is an Italian former racing cyclist. In 2008, he was the oldest rider in a ProTour team. His cycling career ended when he crashed heavily in the Eneco Tour. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1986 : 1st Italian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1989 : 6th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;1990 : 1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo ;1991 : 6th Trofeo Pantalica ;1992 : 5th 1992 Omloop Het Volk, Omloop Het Volk : 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1993 : 1993 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 4, 16 & 21 : 1st Stage 3a 1993 Ronde van Nederland, Ronde van Nederland : 1st Stage 1 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 10th 1993 Paris–Tours, Paris–Tours ;1994 : 1994 Paris–Nice, Paris–Nice ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 2nd 1994 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix : 6th 1994 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders : 6th 1994 Milan–San Remo, Milan–San Remo : 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Sciandri
Maximilian Sciandri (born 15 February 1967) is a retired Great Britain, British road racing cyclist of Italy, Italian descent. He competed as an Italian national up to February 1995, then took British citizenship. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, USA. He was a professional rider from 1989 to 2004. Sciandri subsequently worked for the as a Directeur sportif from 2011 to 2018, having previously ridden for team manager Jim Ochowicz at the Motorola (cycling team), Motorola team in the 1990s. Prior to joining BMC he worked with British Cycling, helping to establish their base in Quarrata, and developing riders such as Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas. In October 2018 it emerged that Sciandri would join the as a directeur sportif from the 2019 season. Major results ;1989 : 1st Giro della Romagna : 2nd Giro del Lazio ;1990 : Vuelta a Aragón ::1st Stages 2, 3a, 4, 5 & 6 : 1st Giro della Romagna : 1st Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gontchenkov
Alexander Gontchenkov (born April 4, 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional racing cyclist, who competed early in his career on the track and throughout his professional career (1993–2000) on the road. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the Unified Team. Major results ;1988 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ;1990 : 1st Amateur team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships (with Dmitri Nelyubin, Evgueni Berzin, & Valeri Baturo) : 2nd Amateur team pursuit, National Track Championships ;1992 : 1st ;1993 : 3rd Paris–Tours : 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;1994 : 6th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 7th Overall Kellogg's Tour : 10th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;1995 : 2nd Brabantse Pijl : 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1996 : 1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia : 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Milan–San Remo : 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 2nd Trofeo Pantalica : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Anda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cipressa
Cipressa () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,183 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Cipressa gives its name to one of two climbs that feature in the final kilometers of the prestigious Milan–Sanremo cycling race. Known as ''The Cipressa'', the climb was added in 1982 to toughen the route before the final climb of The Poggio. The climb starts by the Mediterranean Sea at San Lorenzo al Mare, climbing to Cipressa by the via Cipressa, via Provinciale and the via Matteotti. The bell tower of Cipressa's church marks the end of the climb, and has become a notable landmark in cycling. Cipressa borders the following municipalities: Civezza, Costarainera, Pietrabruna, Pompeiana, San Lorenzo al Mare, Santo Stefano al Mare, and Terzorio. Its ''frazione'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
