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2002 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2002 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 37th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 14 March to 20 March 2002. The race started in Massa Lubrense and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Erik Dekker of the Rabobank team. Teams Twenty-five teams, containing a total of 200 riders, participated in the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Route General classification References Further reading * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tirreno-Adriatico, 2002 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... 2002 in Italian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Dekker
Hendrik "Erik" Dekker (born 21 August 1970) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank (cycling), Rabobank cycling team from 1992 till 2006. From 2007 to 2015 he was one of Rabobank's team managers. Cycling career Amateur career Dekker rode his first race at eight, and soon became successful. In 1985 he was invited to join the national selection for juniors. As an amateur, his most important results were second places at the youth world championships in Bergamo in 1987 and at the road race in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In that Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, Olympic road race, Dekker got away at 30 km before the finish, together with Fabio Casartelli and Dainis Ozols. Dekker was outsprinted by Casartelli, but was so happy that he won a medal that he also finished with his arms in the air. Directly after the Olympic Games, he became professional, and rode h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Di Cambio
Rocca di Cambio (locally ''Rocche 'i Cagne'') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Located in the northern part of the Altopiano delle Rocche, the communal territory is included in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park. Sights include the Abbey of Santa Lucia and the nearby Campo Felice ski resort. Numerous buildings were damaged in the course of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, whose epicenter was located nearby, on the boundary with Lucoli. Twin towns * Saas-Fee Saas-Fee () is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded ..., Switzerland References Cities and towns in Abruzzo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hruška
Jan Hruška (born 4 February 1975) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1996. Doping Hruška entered the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was removed after testing for a doping product. Major results ;1996 : 10th Overall Peace Race ;1997 : 10th Overall Hofbräu Cup ;1998 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;1999 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Rioja : 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stage 5 : 4th Overall Peace Race ;2000 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Prologue & Stage 20 ( ITT) ::Held after Prologue : 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;2002 : 1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 3rd Circuito de Getxo : 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 9th Overall Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe ;2003 : 1st Stage 3 ( ITT) Vuelta a Rioja : Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ::Held after Stage 1 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Savoldelli
Paolo Savoldelli (born 7 May 1973) is a former Italy, Italian road racing cyclist and winner of the 2002 Giro d'Italia, 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia. Savoldelli was a climbing specialist, climber but known for his fast downhill riding. He is nicknamed ''Il Falco'' ("the falcon"). His downhill skills won him the 2005 Giro. His descent of the Colle delle Finestre before the final ascent to Sestriere in the penultimate stage, closed a gap to Gilberto Simoni, preserving his lead and giving him the win. On 20 July 2005, Savoldelli won the 17th stage of the 2005 Tour de France, Tour de France. He led in the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but worked for teammate Eddy Mazzoleni. Savoldelli retired from competitive professional cycling at the end of the 2008 season. He did not leave the cycling world however, as he embarked on a career covering the sport in the media. As of 2012, Savoldelli worked for the Italian television channel RAI, providing viewers with commentary on cycling races. He commen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Trentin
Guido Trentin (born 24 November 1975) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. His greatest achievement was winning stage 5 of the 2002 Vuelta a España. Career Trentin turned professional in 1999 with the Italian team and won the Tour Trans Canada stage race in his first year as a professional. In 2000 Trentin, riding his first Tour de France, placed second in the young rider classification behind Francisco Mancebo. Trentin moved onto the Cofidis team in 2001, and spent five years with the French squad. Trentin recorded three wins beyond his stage victory in the 2002 Vuelta a España: overall victory in the 2003 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne and stage wins in the 2005 Tour de Wallonie and 2005 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho. After the 2007 season, Trentin left the Saunier team and retired at the end of the year. Major results ''Source'': ;1993 : 2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;1997 : 1st Overall Triptyque Ardennais ;1999 : 1st Overall Tour Trans Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruslan Ivanov
Ruslan Ivanov (born 18 December 1973 in Chişinău) is a former Moldovan road bicycle racer. Ivanov competed in two Olympics Games - in the individual time trial and the individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and at the individual road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Palmares ;1997 :National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Road race : 1st Coppa Collecchio : 2nd, Overall, Baby Giro ;1998 :National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Road race : 1st, GP d'Europe (with Massimo Cigana) ;2000 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st, Giro di Toscana ;2001 : 1st, Overall, Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali :: Winner Stages 2 & 3 : 1st, Stage 2, Giro del Trentino : 2nd, Overall, Regio-Tour :: Winner Stage 2b :National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::3rd Road race : 10th, Tirreno–Adriatico ;2002 : 1st, GP Lugano : 1st, Stage 5, Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 1st, Stage 4, Settimana Lombarda : 5th, ... [...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] |
Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti (born 15 January 1978) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Alessio, , and teams. Pellizotti now works as a directeur sportif for the team. Career Early career Pellizotti was born in Latisana, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. During his career, Pellizotti was known as a climbing specialist and won Stage 10 in the 2006 Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 in the 2008 Giro d'Italia and Stage 17 in the 2009 Giro d'Italia. After finishing third overall in the 2009 Giro, he won the polka dot jersey in Paris as the best climber of the 2009 Tour de France (which has been cancelled), as well as named the Most Combative (Aggressive) Rider on Stages 9 and 17. At the start of each race, Pellizotti was seen making the sign of the cross and kissing a crucifix around his neck. Doping ban On 3 May 2010, Pellizotti's name was released by La Gazzetta dello Sport as being one of several riders under investigation by ... [...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] |
Rapagnano
Rapagnano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of 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 Castell .... ReferencesOfficial Site of Rapagnano (Italian) Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Individual Time Trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ITTs are also referred to as "the race of truth", as winning depends only on each rider's strength and endurance, and not on help provided by teammates and others riding ahead and creating a slipstream. Individual time trials are usually held on flat or rolling terrain, although sometimes they are held up a mountain road (in Italian: ''cronoscalata'' "chrono climbing"). Sometimes the opening stage of a stage race is a very short individual time trial called a prologue (8 km or less for men, 4 km or less for women and juniors). Starting times are at equal intervals, usually one or two minutes apart. The starting sequence is usually based on the finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
