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2011 GP Ouest–France
The 2011 GP Ouest-France was the 75th edition of the GP Ouest-France, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 28 August 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Plouay, France. It was the 23rd event of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. Grega Bole, the Slovenian road race champion riding for the team, took the victory after an attack within the final of the race and managed to hold on to his advantage, as the rest of the field closed on him in the closing metres. Bole had been part of an eight-man breakaway, and held off Simon Gerrans – the winner of the race in 2009 – who took second place for , while another previous race winner, Thomas Voeckler – the winner in 2007 – completed the podium for . Results References External links * 2011 2011 UCI World Tour GP Ouest-France The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 UCI World Tour
The 2011 UCI World Tour was the third edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the 2011 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under's opening stage on 18 January, and consisted of 14 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 15 October. __TOC__ Events All 26 events from the 2010 UCI World Ranking were included, though the UCI ProTour classification of events under which 16 of these were previously promoted has now been disbanded. In addition to this, the five stage Tour of Beijing has been added to the schedule. The 18 teams that hold UCI ProTeam status are obliged to participate in all races. The organisers of each race can additionally invite other teams that hold UCI Pro-Continental status, or an ad hoc national selection, to compete. †: Riders promoted after removal of the results of Alberto Contador. ^: Riders promoted after removal of the results of Juan José Cobo. Final st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 GP Ouest-France
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Yoann Offredo
Yoann Offredo (born 12 November 1986) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020, for the and teams. His only professional victory came at the 2009 Tour de Picardie, where he won stage 4. He is best known for his efforts in the spring classics where he has finished 14th in the 2017 Tour of Flanders and the 2017 Paris–Roubaix. His best result in a monument came at the 2011 Milan–San Remo where he finished 7th after trying a late attack. He has competed in the Tour de France on three occasions, in 2017, 2018, and 2019, where he was often seen in the breakaway. Offredo is a user of the popular fitness site Strava, where he posts regular rides from his training and races. Career Française des Jeux (2008–2016) Offredo turned professional with in 2008, after riding as a stagiaire with the team in 2007. In 2010, Offredo finished 16th at Milan–San Remo, after attacking solo on the Poggio di San Remo. He also finished 3r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Simon
Julien Simon (born 4 October 1985 in Rennes) is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Simon joined the squad for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2007 : 8th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou ;2008 : 9th Tour du Doubs ;2009 : 2nd Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon : 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var : 7th Paris–Camembert : 10th Tour du Finistère ;2010 : 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie : 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie : 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne : 5th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche : 5th Route Adélie ;2011 : 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie : 3rd Overall Circuit de Lorraine : 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan : 5th Duo Normand (with Paul Poux) : 5th Paris–Bourges : 7th Polynormande : 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumiyuki Beppu
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José Joaquín Rojas
José Joaquín Rojas Gil (born 8 June 1985) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Rojas turned professional in 2006 with . His older brother Mariano Rojas, was a professional cyclist as well, riding for until 1996. He died in the same year as a result of a traffic accident. Rojas was selected to ride the 2012 Tour de France, but crashed out on Stage 3, with a fractured left collarbone, the second retirement of the 2012 Tour after 's Kanstantsin Sivtsov. Rojas was again selected to ride the 2013 Tour de France and finished 79th overall, one of the highest GC placings among the sprinters; he also finished in 7th place in the points classification with 156 points. His best result was a third place on the third stage – in which he contested the bunch sprint – which was one of seven top-ten finishes during the Tour. He was disqualified from the 2014 Tour de France for excessive sheltering behind his team car du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaud Gérard
Arnaud Gérard (born 6 October 1984 in Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the and teams. The cousin of former professional cyclist Cédric Hervé, Gérard now works as a directeur sportif for the team. Major results ;2002 : 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Bidasoa Itzulia ;2004 : 3rd La Roue Tourangelle ;2006 : 9th Polynormande ;2007 : 8th Overall Paris–Corrèze : 9th Grand Prix de la Somme : 10th GP Ouest–France ;2008 : 1st Polynormande : 6th GP Ouest–France : 10th Omloop Het Volk : Combativity award Stage 12 Tour de France ;2009 : 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan ;2010 : 6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ;2011 : 3rd Polynormande : 6th GP Ouest–France : 10th Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Nizzolo
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Leopard Trek (2011–18) Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He launched his sprint away from the finish, and was almost passed on the line by Jürgen Roelandts (), who thought he had won, but the photo-finish would prove that Nizzolo was the victor. He won the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia two years in a row in 2015 and 2016 without a stage win. In 2018 Nizzolo was named as a rider in the Vuelta a España, he finished on the podium on 3 different stages. Dimension Data (2019–21) Nizzolo signed a two-year contract with on 21 September 2018; this marked the first time Nizzolo had changed teams in his professional career. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. In 2020, Nizzolo won both the Italian National Road Race Championships and the road race at the UEC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of the 2010 World Road Race Championships. He was the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road race in cycling world road championship. He is also the Scandinavian with the most stage wins in Grand Tours. He is widely considered the greatest Norwegian cyclist of all time. He retired in September 2014. Career Born in Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway, Thor won the under-23 time trial world championship and the under-23 versions of Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours before turning professional in 1998. He was Norwegian time trial champion in 2004 and 2005 and road race champion in 2004 and 2010. In 2006, he won seven UCI ProTour races and two stages of the Tour de France. He won the prologue in Strasbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Cycliste Internationale
The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the classification of races and the points ranking system in various cycling disciplines including road and track cycling, mountain biking and BMX, for both men and women, amateur and professional. It also oversees the World Championships. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UCI said that Russian and Belarusian teams are forbidden from competing in international events. It also stripped both Russia and Belarus of scheduled events. History UCI was founded in 1900 in Paris by the national cycling sports organisations of Belgium, the United States, France, Italy, and Switzerland. It replaced the International Cycling As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI World Tour
The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performances in these. The World Ranking was launched in 2009, and merged fully with its predecessor the UCI ProTour in 2011. UCI WorldTeams must compete at all events that were part of the tour prior to the 2017 expansion. History Until the end of 2004, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) maintained both the UCI Road World Rankings, which awarded results for all its sanctioned races, and the UCI Road World Cup, which was awarded on the basis of performance in ten selected one-day events. Both were replaced from the 2005 season by the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits. However, disputes between the UCI and ASO, the organisers of the Tour de France and other classics, and eventually with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 GP Ouest-France
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The 2009 GP Ouest-France was a one-day road race which took place on 23 August 2009 in Plouay, France. The race was held over , which is 12 laps of a circuit. 2009 was the fifth time that the race has been part of the UCI ProTour, but the race can be dated back to 1931 at its present location. The race was won by the Australian Simon Gerrans, his first victory in a major one-day race. Frenchman Pierrick Fédrigo came in second, with Paul Martens of Germany coming in third. Gerrans won a sprint from a five-man breakaway group which also included Anthony Roux of France and Dan Martin of Ireland. Results External links 2009 GP Ouest-France 2009 2009 UCI World Ranking 2009 in French sport GP Ouest-France The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
