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2002 Vuelta A Andalucía
The 2002 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 48th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 17 February to 21 February 2002. The race started in Huelva and finished in Granada. The race was won by Antonio Colom. Teams Twenty teams of eight riders started the race: * * * * * * * Team Nürnberger, Team Nürnberger Versicherung * * * * * * * * * * * * * General classification References 2002 in Spanish road cycling, Vuelta a Andalucia Vuelta a Andalucía by year 2002 in Spanish sport {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Colom
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony (given name), Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito (name), Antoñito, Antonino (name), Antonino, Antonello (name), Antonello, Tonio (name), Tonio, Tono (other), Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino (other), Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Toto (other), Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito (name), Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandr Shefer
Alexandr Shefer (born 28 August 1971) is a former Kazakhstani racing cyclist. He was a professional racer from 1993 to 2003. He is the brother of Viktor Shefer, who was also a professional cyclist. Shefer was a coach for from 2007 to 2009, the team of Alexander Vinokourov, alongside team director Belgian Johan Bruyneel. Major results ;1990 : 1st Overall Regio-Tour : 1st Stage 2 Giro delle Regioni ;1992 : 1st Stages 9 & 10b Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda : 3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni ;1993 : 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico ;1994 : 3rd Giro della Romagna ;1996 : 2nd Giro del Friuli : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1997 : 10th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1998 : 7th Overall Tour de Suisse ;2001 : 1st Giro dell'Appennino : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;2002 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st Giro di Toscana ;2003 : 3rd La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced for most of his career with Team Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and cycling sprinters of all time. Zabel won a record nine points classifications in Grand Tour (cycling), grands tours including the points classification in the Tour de France six consecutive years between 1996 and 2001 and the points classification in the Vuelta a España in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Zabel won the Milan–San Remo four times and numerous six-day track events. He was one of the few road cyclists of recent times who raced all year, including track cycling in winter. For season 2012 he joined as sprint coach. He previously held that same position with the team until their dissolution. Zabel admitted to doping from 1996 to 2003. He is the father of cyclist Rick Zabel. Early life and amateur career Zabel grew up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Beltrán
Manuel Beltrán Martinez (born 28 May 1971) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader. He was the team leader for numerous Vuelta a España rides and performed well. Beltrán tested positive for EPO after the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, according to ''L'Équipe'' 11 July 2008. The same date as the news broke, a spokesman for his team Liquigas said he would be suspended from the team and thrown out of that year's tour. It was later confirmed that his B-sample also tested positive. Beltrán was suspended for two years. In 2010, he had to pay his former team 100.000 euros because of his positive doping test in the Tour de France. His name was also 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 positive for EPO when retested in 2004. Career achievements Major resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikel Zarrabeitia
Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (born May 14, 1970, in Abadiño) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. In the 11th stage of the 2000 Vuelta a España, Zarrabeitia cut off the top of his finger. He was trying to repair his distance counter during the descent from Alt de la Rabassa when the accident happened. Major results ;1991 : 3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1992 : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Klasika Primavera : 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1993 : 8th Subida al Naranco : 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1994 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a España ;1996 : 4th Subida al Naranco : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1997 : 1st Gran Premio Navarra : 1st Klasika Primavera : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya : 5th Tour du Haut Var : 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 7th Overall Paris–Nice : 7th Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo García Quesada
Adolfo García Quesada (born 27 September 1979 in Granada) is a Spanish former cyclist. His brother, Carlos García Quesada also competed professionally. He rode in the 2003 Giro d'Italia, finishing in 18th place and the 2005 Vuelta a España for 35th position. Major results ;2000 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Navarra : 2nd Overall Circuito Montañés ;2002 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos ;2004 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal ;2005 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stage 8 ;2006 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya : 2nd GP Llodio : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería () is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six year ... [...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] |
Francisco Cabello (cyclist)
Francisco Cabello Luque (born 20 May 1969, in La Zubia) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racing, road cyclist who competed from 1990 to 2006. Major results ;1992 : 1st Memorial Manuel Galera ;1993 : 6th Overall 1993 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía ;1994 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca : 1st Stage 4 1994 Tour de France, Tour de France : 3rd Overall 1994 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía ;1996 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca ::1st Trofeo Soller : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja ;1998 : 5th Overall 1998 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía ;1999 : 1st Trofeo Calvià : 5th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ;2000 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca ::1st Trofeo Andratx : 2nd Overall 2000 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Mountains classification : 7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Stage 2 ;2001 : 2nd Circuito de Getxo : 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 ;2002 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca : 4th Overall 2002 Vuelt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Merckx
Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team . In his professional career, he won the Belgian national road race championship in 2000 and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Cycling career Born in Uccle, Axel Merckx became a professional cyclist in 1993, winning the Belgian national road race championship in 2000. He vowed to make his mark by accomplishing feats that had eluded his father, such as winning a Tour de France stage at Alpe d'Huez and the Paris–Tours classic. He did not succeed, but competed in eight Tours de France and finished as the highest-placed Belgian rider six times. His personal best finish was tenth in the 1998 edition. Merckx won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Games in Athens, breaking free in the final kilometre. During the 2006 Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Nürnberger
Team Nürnberger was a German road cycling team that competed professionally between 1996 and 2002. Major wins ;1996 : Acht van Chaam, Mike Weissmann ;1999 : Overall Hessen-Rundfahrt, Jens Zemke (1999) : Overall Sachsen-Tour, Jörn Reuß : Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Jens Zemke ;2000 : Overall Sachsen-Tour, Thomas Liese : Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Raphael Schweda : Rund um Düren, Jürgen Werner ;2001 : Beverbeek Classic, Koen Das ;2002 : Rund um Düren, Lubor Tesař Lubor Tesař (born 11 May 1971) is a former Czech cyclist. He was a bronze medalist in the 1993 Road World Championships in the amateur category. He competed in the men's point race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1990 : 1st Stage ... References {{Reflist Defunct cycling teams based in Germany Cycling teams based in Germany Cycling teams established in 1996 Cycling teams disestablished in 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro (river), Darro, the Genil, the Monachil (river), Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada ''comarca'', the city sits at an average elevation of Above mean sea level, above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. In the 2021 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 227,383, and the population of the entire municipal area was estimated to be 231,775, ranking as the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, 20th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
