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2000 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2000 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 35th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 2000. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the ONCE (cycling team), ONCE team. Teams Twenty-two teams participated in the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Route General classification References Further reading * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tirreno-Adriatico, 2000 Tirreno–Adriatico, 2000 2000 in Italian sport March 2000 sports events in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Olano
Abraham Olano Manzano (born 22 January 1970) is a Spanish retired professional road racing cyclist, who raced as a professional from 1992 to 2002. He won the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Road Championship in 1995 UCI Road World Championships, 1995, and the UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, World Time Trial Championship in 1998 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, 1998, becoming the first male cyclist to win both. He won Vuelta a España in 1998 Vuelta a España, 1998, was second in 1995 Vuelta a España, 1995, made it twice to the final podium at Giro d'Italia (third in 1996 Giro d'Italia, 1996 and second in 2001 Giro d'Italia, 2001), and placed three times in the top-ten at Tour de France, with the fourth place in 1997 Tour de France, 1997 as his personal best. In total he won six stages in the Vuelta and one in the Tour, all of them Individual time trial, time trials. Olano was also double Spanish Champion in both Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche. Geography The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castellano and is surrounded on three sides by mountains. Two natural parks border the town, one on the northwestern flank (Monti Sibillini National Park, Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini) and the other on the southern (Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, Parco Nazionale dei Monti della Laga). Ascoli has good rail connections to the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast and the city of San Benedetto del Tronto, by highway to Porto d'Ascoli and by the Italian National Road 4 Via Salaria, Salaria to Rome. History ''Ausculum'' of ancient Picenum was founded by the Italic (Picentes, Piceni) and was originally a Sabines, Sabine city. Asculum (other), Asculum was also the name of other places. Following its defeat by the Romans in 268 BC ... [...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] |
David Plaza
David Plaza Romero (born 3 July 1970) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ; 1991 : 1st, Overall, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ; 1994 : 1st, Overall, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ; 1999 : 1st, Overall, Volta a Portugal ; 2000 : 1st, Overall, Deutschland Tour ::1st, Stage 7 : 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships ; 2001 : 1st, Overall, Vuelta de Chile ::1st, Stages 6a & 8 : 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ... References External links * * 1970 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from Madrid Cyclists at the 1992 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Wauters
Marc Wauters (born 23 February 1969 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a Belgian former cyclist who was professional from 1991 until 2006. The 2004 Olympian, nicknamed ''The Soldier'' was a member of the Rabobank cycling team of the UCI ProTour since 1998 and had to end his career several weeks short because of a broken collarbone which he suffered during a training on 20 September 2006.Abrupt einde aan carrière Wauters , nos.nl, 20 September 2006 He currently works as a for . Wauters participated at the |
Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt (; born 17 September 1971) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and, upon retirement, became a cycling sports broadcast commentator. During his cycling career, Voigt raced for several teams, the last one being UCI ProTeam . Voigt wore the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice, though he was never a contender for the overall title owing to the mountainous nature of the stages of the race being better suited to climbing specialists. His career achievements include winning the Critérium International a record-tying five times and a number of one-week stage races, as well as two Tour de France stage victories. In September 2014, he set a new hour record. Among cycling fans, Voigt was generally popular, both for his aggressive riding style and his affable, forthright and articulate manners in dealing with the public and media. He speaks fluent French and English, in addition to his native German. Early life Voigt was born in Grevesmühlen, now in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Serpellini
Marco Serpellini (born 4 August 1972) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. Major results ;1989 : 3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland ::1st Stage 4 ;1990 : 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi ;1992 : 1st ;1994 : 3rd Overall Hofbrau Cup ;1995 : 4th Chrono des Herbiers : 10th Gent–Wevelgem : 10th Trofeo Laigueglia : 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen : 10th Firenze–Pistoia ;1996 : 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 4th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde : 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ;1997 : 3rd Tre Valli Varesine : 8th Trofeo dello Scalatore ;1998 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Giro del Piemonte : 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 2nd GP d'Europe (with Marco Velo) : 3rd Milano–Torino : 4th Firenze–Pistoia : 5th De Brabantse Pijl : 5th GP de la Ville de Rennes : 6th Giro del Veneto : 7th Giro di Lombardia : 9th Overall Vuelta a España : 10th Overall Driedaagse van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romāns Vainšteins
Romāns Vainšteins (born 3 March 1973) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. He won the road race at the 2000 World Cycling Championship. Career He won the road race at the 2000 World Cycling Championship in Plouay, France. At the end of the race, he won the sprint for the line ahead of Zbigniew Spruch and defending champion Óscar Freire. Following his world title, Vainšteins moved to the team under Patrick Lefevere. Even with some impressive results, such as third place in the 2001 Paris–Roubaix, he was unable to follow up on the success of his world championship. He left the team after the 2002 season and raced with Vini Caldirola and for two more years before retiring. In 2017, Vainsteins returned to Latvia to work as the coach of the Latvian national cycling team after his unanimously appointment as head coach of the men’s national team. He also helped with coaching the under-23, junior, youth, and women’s teams. Controversy In March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Boogerd
Michael Boogerd (born 28 May 1972) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker and female cyclist Leontien van Moorsel. Career Boogerd was born and grew up in The Hague. In primary school, he was in the same class as later professional tennis player Richard Krajicek. He began his professional career in 1994, joining ''WordPerfect''. In 1995 the team changed name to ''Novell'', before Rabobank in 1996 became main sponsor and name for the team. Boogerd stayed with the team his entire career. His speciality were hilly classics like Liège–Bastogne–Liège, La Flèche Wallonne and the Amstel Gold Race in the Ardennes week and the Lombardian races in the Fall, as well as mountain-stages. He has won two stages in Tour de France (1996, 2002) as well as the Amstel Gold Race and Paris–Nice. He has been Dutch Champion three times, in 1997, 1998 and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torricella Sicura
Torricella Sicura is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park". Geography The town is located about from the provincial capital of Teramo. It is divided into neighborhoods : *Torricella Oscura *Torricella Scarpone - the area surrounding the town castle *Torricella Romana - the area surrounding the house of the illustrious Romani family *Torricella Case Nuove - area in which homes have most recently been constructed *Centro - town centre History The town most likely takes the first part of its name from an ancient castle once found just to the north. The local gentry still refer to this area as "lu castille" (the castle). In the late 18th century there is mention of a tunnel that led from the castle to the surrounding countryside. Legend has it that somewhere in this area is an enormous grotto containing a vast treasure under the watchful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teramo
Teramo (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia) and the Adriatic coast. The town is located by the confluence of the Vezzola and Tordino rivers, on a hillside area where the terrain features along with the Mediterranean climate make the territory rich in vineyards and olive groves. The economy of the town is mostly based on activities connected with agriculture and commerce, as well as a sound industrial sector: textiles, foods, engineering, building materials and ceramics. Teramo can be reached from the A14 and the A24 motorways. Climate The climate in the region is described as fresh-temperate. During the coolest month, which is January, temperatures average around . On the other hand, during the warmest month, July, temperatures average around . In winter, the region experiences significant snowfall, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte San Giusto
Monte San Giusto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about southeast of Macerata. Monte San Giusto borders the following municipalities: Corridonia, Monte San Pietrangeli, Montegranaro, Morrovalle Morrovalle is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about east of Macerata. Morrovalle borders the following municipalities: Corridonia, Macerata Macerata () .... Among the churches in Monte San Giusto are: * Santa Maria della Pietà in Telusiano * Chiesa Collegiata di Santo Stefano * Santa Maria delle Panette References Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
