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1997 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 1997 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 32nd edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 12 March to 19 March 1997. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Roberto Petito of the Saeco team. Route General classification References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tirreno-Adriatico, 1997 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ... 1997 in Italian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Petito
Roberto Petito (born 1 February 1971) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Petito was born in Civitavecchia. His most important win came in 1997, when he won the Tirreno–Adriatico. He has also finished in the top five in classics such as the Tour of Flanders or Paris–Roubaix, as well as the overall in the 2006 edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk. Career achievements Major results ;1992 : 1st Overall Giro delle Regioni ::1st Stage 3 ;1994 : 1st Giro della Romagna : 2nd Gran Piemonte ;1995 : 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen : 6th Overall Paris–Nice ;1997 : 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna : 1st Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali : 7th Wincanton Classic : 7th Overall Tour of Galicia : 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana ;1998 : 5th Trofeo Laigueglia : 8th La Flèche Wallonne : 9th Milan–San Remo ;1999 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Trofeo Melinda ;2000 : 2nd Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Bartoli
Michele Bartoli (born 27 May 1970, in Pisa) is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. Bartoli was a professional cyclist from 1992 until 2004 and was one of the most successful classic cycle races, single-day classics specialists of his generation, especially in the Italian and Belgian races. On his palmarès are three of the five Cycling monument, monuments of cycling—five in total: the 1996 Tour of Flanders, the 1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, 1997 and 1998 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the 2002 and 2003 Giro di Lombardia. He won the UCI Road World Cup in 1997 UCI Road World Cup, 1997 and 1998 UCI Road World Cup, 1998. From 10 October 1998 until 6 June 1999, Bartoli was number one on the UCI Road World Rankings. Considered one of the most versatile riders of his generation, Bartoli won a variety of classics. He won most of the major Italian one-day races—apart from Milan–San Remo—and was Italian National Road Race Championships, Italian national champion in 2000. In B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Donati (cyclist)
Massimo Donati (born 18 January 1967) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France and five editions of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1990 : 1st Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 7th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;1992 : 2nd Giro d'Oro ;1993 : 10th Coppa Bernocchi ;1994 : 5th Giro del Veneto : 7th Coppa Placci : 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stage 6 ;1995 : 1st GP Sanson : 2nd Giro dell'Emilia : 3rd Coppa Placci : 3rd Giro del Veneto : 6th Züri-Metzgete : 7th Giro di Romagna : 10th Coppa Bernocchi ;1996 : 3rd Trofeo dello Scalatore : 3rd Tre Valli Varesine : 8th Coppa Placci : 8th Giro dell'Emilia : 8th Coppa Agostoni : 8th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano : 10th Coppa Sabatini : 10th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato ;1997 : 2nd Overall Route du Sud : 4th Giro dell'Emilia : 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 9th GP de Fourmies : 10th Overall Vuelta a Aragon : 10th Coppa Placci ;1998 : 1st Trofeo dello Scalato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassili Davidenko
Vassili Alexandrovich Davidenko (born 3 July 1970 in Tbilisi) is a Russian-American former cyclist, who currently works as the team manager and Senior Vice President of Athletics for UCI ProTeam . In 1999, Davidenko moved to the United States and changed to American citizenship. After retiring from cycling, he became manager of the cycling team in 2007. The following year, he became the manager of . Major results ;1988 :2nd Junior World Road Race Championships ;1991 : Peace Race ::1st Stages 3 & 4 ;1992 :1st Gran Premio della Liberazione ;1995 :1st Stage 10 Tour DuPont ;1996 :1st National Road Race Championships :1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne ;1997 :6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1998 :1st National Cyclo-cross Championships ;1999 :1st Stgae 5 Cascade Classic :2nd National Road Race Championships :3rd Overall Tour de Toona ::1st Stage 5 ;2000 : Tour de Beauce ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 4b :2nd Overall Tour de Toona ;2001 :1st Stage 2 Sea Otter Classic :1st Stage 6 Giro d'Abruzzo : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimiliano Gentili
Massimiliano Gentili (born 16 September 1971 in Foligno) is an Italian former road cyclist. Major results ;1992 : 2nd Coppa della Pace ;1994 : 5th GP Capodarco ;1995 : 1st Giro del Casentino : 1st Gran Premio Inda : 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 5th Overall Tour de Slovénie ;1996 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias : 1st Stage 11 Volta a Portugal : 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 8th Giro dell'Appennino : 9th Overall Giro del Trentino ;1997 : 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1998 : 5th Coppa Agostoni : 6th Züri-Metzgete : 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;1999 : 10th GP Industria & Artigianato ;2000 : 4th Trofeo dello Scalatore : 8th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ;2001 : 8th Giro del Veneto : 8th GP Industria & Artigianato ;2002 : 4th Züri-Metzgete : 5th Subida al Naranco : 6th GP Città di Camaiore : 8th Giro del Veneto : 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain ;2003 : 5th Giro del Veneto ;2004 : 3rd Overall Brixia Tour : 4th Overall Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Traversoni
Mario Traversoni (born 12 April 1972 in Codogno, Province of Lodi) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. In Stage 19 of the 1997 Tour de France, Traversoni finished third, 26 seconds behind Bart Voskamp and Jens Heppner. However, both Voskamp and Heppner were disqualified for bumping shoulders some 50 yards from the finish. A surprised Traversoni was thus classified as the winner of the stage, which would be his only stage win in the Tour de France. Major results ;1994 :4th GP de Fourmies ;1996 :2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1997 :1st Stage 19 Tour de France :1st Stage 7 Tirreno-Adriatico :1st Stage 5a Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme :9th Scheldeprijs ;1998 :1st Clásica de Almería :1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grottammare
Grottammare (Teramano ) is a town and ''comune'' on Italy's Adriatic coast, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The town is crossed by the 43rd parallel north. Economy is mostly based on summer tourism; other sectors include food and vegetables production, mechanics, and commerce. People *Pope Sixtus V (1521–1590), born here *Pericle Fazzini (1913–1987), artist, created the bronze sculpture ''La Resurrezione'' at Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City Sister towns * Naples, Italy * Sal, Cape Verde * Gjirokastër, Albania * Itiúba, Brazil * Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy See also *Riviera delle Palme (Marche) References External links * ''Red Pepper (magazine), Red Pepper'', August 2004"Local Democracy Italian style" Coastal towns in the Marche Borghi più belli d'Italia {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Konyshev
Dimitri Borisovich Konyshev (; born on February 18, 1966) is a retired Russian road bicycle racer. During Konyshev's 17-year professional cycling career, he won nine Grand Tour stages with at least one stage win in all three Grand Tours. He won four stages each in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, and one stage in the Vuelta a España. Konyshev was the first Soviet and Russian rider to win a medal in the Men's Road race at the UCI Road World Championships. He won a silver medal in 1989 behind Greg LeMond, and a bronze medal in 1992 behind Gianni Bugno and Laurent Jalabert. He was also the first Soviet and Russian rider to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia. While he did not win a Monument, he recorded four top‑ten finishes in Monument classics, three of which were in the Giro di Lombardia. At the 2000 Giro d'Italia, he won both the Points classification and the Combativity classification. During the 1997 race, he won a stage and the Intergiro classification. Following h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montegranaro
Montegranaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region of Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. It is one of the main centres for shoe production in Italy. Main sights Churches in the town include: * San Serafino * San Francesco * Santi Filippo e Giacomo * Crypt of Sant'Ugo Twin towns * Oppeano, Italy * Aiello del Sabato Aiello del Sabato is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Its name derives from the Latin ''agellus'' (meaning "field") and from the Sabato river, a tributary of the Calore Irpino. Archaeological excavation ..., Italy References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Urano
Monte Urano (formerly also called Monteurano or Monturano) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Fermo. Monte Urano borders the following municipalities: Fermo, Montegranaro, Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Torre San Patrizio Torre San Patrizio () is a (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region of Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. In medieval times it was a free commune; later it was subjected to Cesare Borgi .... Economy Monte Urano is a center of shoe production, ranging from man, woman to child shoes, and it is therefore the site of many footwear factories. References External links Official website Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Ferrigato
Andrea Ferrigato (born 1 September 1969 in Schio) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Career In 1991 he turned professional with , which he rode for until 1993. In 1994 he won the 12th stage at the Giro d'Italia, while his best year was 1996, while riding for . That season he won the Leeds International Classic and the Grand Prix de Suisse and placed second to Johan Museeuw in the UCI Road World Cup. During some years he was in the Italian national team, and competed in two editions of the road world championship. He rode a season for the team , before leaving in March 2005, when he began to work for the company Selle Italia. Since 2011 he has been working for the tour operator Girolibero, specialized in cycling holidays, where he has been planning roadbike tours and creating the brochure Girolibero Roadbike. Major results ;1990 : 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana : 1st Giro del Casentino ;1991 : 1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : 8th Gran Premio Città di Cama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinaldo
Corinaldo is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche region of central Italy. It is home to well-preserved 14th-century walls, and was the birthplace of Saint Maria Goretti; it is also the site of a Halloween festival held every October, as well as being a wine country where Verdicchio is produced. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Main sights The walls The walls of Corinaldo are 912 meters long and considered the most impressive medieval walls in the Marche region. They are the symbol of the city of Corinaldo. However, the current walls are not the original ones. Indeed, as a result of the papal reconquest of the town, the papal army of Innocent VI, led by Galeotto I Malatesta, razed Corinaldo to the ground on August 18, 1360. Only seven years later Pope Urban V granted authorization for the reconstruction. The walls were built with the typical dovetail battlements that they still retain tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
