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2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Sprint
The Men's Sprint was one of the 10 men's events at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Ballerup Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research o ..., Denmark. 46 cyclists from 20 countries participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders were to advance to the 1/16 finals. The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round. The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders from a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed the quarterfinals. The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes faced a race for 5th-8th place. The qualifying, first round, second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Rainbow
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a microstate, small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose Duke of Normandy, dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
