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2015 GP Ouest–France
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The 2015 GP Ouest-France was a one-day classic cycle race that took place in Plouay on 30 August 2015. The race was the 79th edition of the GP Ouest-France and was the twenty-fourth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race came down to a bunch sprint of 69 riders. The winner was Alexander Kristoff (), who won his twentieth race of the season. Simone Ponzi () was second, with Ramūnas Navardauskas () third. Result References Bretagne Classic GP Ouest-France 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 1989 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UCI World Tour
The 2015 UCI World Tour was the seventh edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the 2015 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under on 20 January, and concluded with 2015 Il Lombardia, Il Lombardia on 4 October. For the second successive year, Spain's Alejandro Valverde won the World Tour individual points title, amassing 675 points over the course of the season. The rider finished 201 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez of , while Colombian rider Nairo Quintana was third – also for the – 17 points behind Rodríguez and 218 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, finished top for the third year running, with a total of 1619 points. Second place went to , 13 points behind, while finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 839 over Italy, who moved into second at the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company Limited (with IMMEDIATE styled in all uppercase as its logo) is a British multinational publishing house that produces a wide range of magazine titles, including ''Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, Good Food'' and many others. In H1 2018, the company's titles reported a combined ABC circulation of 1.59 million, including 1.1M active subscribers. In 2018 it reported selling 70+ million magazines. The publishing house is owned by Hubert Burda Media, and is an agglomeration of Magicalia, Origin Publishing and BBC Magazines, publishing both media content and software platforms. Approximately 85% of its revenue is from content services, with the remainder from advertising. Immediate Media also owns Immediate Live, a business that launches nation-wide live events, including Good Food Shows, Knitting & Stitching Shows, Gardeners' World Live and others. History Immediate Media originated from the combined assets of several formerly independent publishing houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Cort
Magnus Cort Nielsen (born 16 January 1993) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Orica–GreenEDGE (2015–17) In June 2014, World Tour team signed Cort for three years, starting from the 2015 season. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España, where he won stages 18 and 21. Astana (2018–19) Cort rode for in 2018. He was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France. On 22 July 2018, Cort won stage 15 of the race after being in a breakaway for most of the day. Cort attacked with to go, and ended up in a breakaway together with Bauke Mollema and Ion Izagirre, where he was the fastest man in the final sprint and won the first Tour de France stage of his career. EF Education First (2020-2023) In August 2019, it was announced that Cort would be joining the team on a two-year contract, from the 2020 season. During the 2021 Vuelta a España he won three individual stages and was named the most combat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Guldhammer
Rasmus Poulsen Guldhammer (born 9 March 1989 in Vejle) is a Danish former professional cyclist. Major results ;2006 : 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 7th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg ;2008 : 5th Overall Giro delle Regioni : 8th Fyen Rundt ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 : 3rd Overall Grand Prix du Portugal ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 4th Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Young rider classification : 4th La Côte Picarde ;2010 : 2nd Fyen Rundt : 6th Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Young rider classification : 7th GP Herning ;2011 : 1st Stage 2b Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 2nd Himmerland Rundt ;2013 : 3rd Overall Rás Tailteann : 4th GP Herning : 5th Ringerike GP : 6th Himmerland Rundt ;2014 : 1st Hadeland GP : 2nd Himmerland Rundt : 3rd Skive–Løbet : 4th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher ::1st Stages 4 & 5 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wout Poels
Wouter Lambertus Martinus Henricus Poels (born 1 October 1987) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Poels was born in Venray. He almost lost a kidney after a massive crash on 2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 6, the sixth stage of the 2012 Tour de France. After competing with the squad since 2009, Poels moved to the squad for the 2014 season. Team Sky (2015–19) In September 2014, announced that Poels would join them from 1 January 2015. His first win for the team came in the 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico, where he led the team following the withdrawal of Chris Froome. Poels won stage 4 into Castelraimondo with an attack on the final climb and a solo descent to the finish line. He moved into the lead of the race and went on to finish seventh in the overall standings. He later finished second overall at the 2015 Tour of Britain, Tour of Britain, winning the toughest mountain stage with an uphill finish on Hartside Fell. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armindo Fonseca
Armindo Fonseca (born 1 May 1989) is a French former racing cyclist, who rode professionally for the team – through various team names – from 2011 to 2018. During his career, Fonseca took two professional victories, both of which came in 2014, with a stage win at the Boucles de la Mayenne and a win in the Tour de Vendée one-day race. He also competed in the Tour de France on three occasions – in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Major results Source: ;2010 : 9th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites ;2011 : 2nd Tour du Finistère ;2012 : 4th Tour de Vendée : 7th Tour du Finistère ;2013 : 2nd Circuito de Getxo : 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne : 4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers : 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan ;2014 : 1st Tour de Vendée : 3rd Tour du Finistère : 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan : 4th Overall Tour du Haut Var : 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Stage 1 : 5th La Drôme Classic ;2015 : 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies : 7th GP Ouest-Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Roux
Anthony Roux (born 18 April 1987) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022 for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2005 : 1st Overall Tour de Lorraine Juniors : 8th Overall GP Général Patton ::1st Stage 1 ;2007 : 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2008 : 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Portugal : 4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes : 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo : 10th Trophée des Grimpeurs ;2009 : 1st Stage 17 Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe : 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th GP Ouest–France : 7th Overall Circuit de Lorraine : 10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ;2010 : 1st Stage 5 Circuit de Lorraine : 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-Charentes : 2nd Duo Normand (with Jérémy Roy) : 4th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 4th Paris–Camembert ;2011 : 1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe ::1st Young rider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Roelandts
Jürgen Roelandts (born 2 July 1985) is a Belgium, Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020, for the , and squads. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, . Career In 2013, he achieved a very prestigious placing, finishing third in the 2013 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders. In the 2015 Gent–Wevelgem, after being in a solo breakaway for in difficult weather conditions, Roelandts got passed by the group of chasers with to go but managed to resist to the return of the peloton, finishing seventh. In June 2015, Roelandts came in second place at the Belgian National Road Race Championships, losing out after a two-man break with Preben Van Hecke. Major results Source: ;2001 : 1st Belgian National Time Trial Championships, Time trial, National Cadet Road Championships ;2002 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Belgian National Road Race Championships, Road race ::3rd Belgian National Time T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grega Bole
Grega Bole (born 13 August 1985 in Jesenice, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest victory is the 2011 GP Ouest–France, where he launched a solo attack with to go. He held on as the field was closing in rapidly, with only Simon Gerrans who was second on the day being awarded the same time as Bole. In 2015, Bole was the victor of the first stage of the inaugural Tour of Croatia after negotiating a series of bends where two crashes occurred. Major results ;2003 : 1st Overall Tour of Croatia Juniors ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2005 : 2nd Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 10th Overall Okolo Slovenska ;2006 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Road race ::3rd Time trial : 5th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy : 5th Overall Giro delle Regioni : 5th GP Kranj : 8th Gran Premio della Liberazione : 9th Overall The Paths of King Nikola ::1st Stage 1 : 9t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing coverage of cycle racing—including road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross and gravel—as well as bike-related reviews and buying advice. Since 2019, the site is owned by British publishing company Future. The site has been called "the world leader in cycling sport coverage" by industry publication ''Bicycle Retailer''. History In 1995 Australian Bill Mitchell, a keen cyclist and professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, created the website titled "Bill’s Cycling Racing Results and News" after finding there was a need for fast-breaking news and race results in English-speaking countries. In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell, and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher Future plc for £2.2m. In July 2014 it was bought by Immediate Media Company, with sister website BikeRadar and sister magazines '' Cycling Plus'', '' Mountain Biking UK'', and '' Procycling' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff (born 5 July 1987) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . A sprinter and classics rider, Kristoff is the most successful Norwegian cyclist by number of wins, having taken almost 100 victories during his professional career. He has won four Tour de France stages, the 2014 Milan–San Remo and 2015 Tour of Flanders one-day races – as a result, becoming the only Norwegian rider, as of , to win a cycling monument – and has won medals in the road race at the Road race at the Olympics#Men, Olympic Games (Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, 2012; bronze), the UCI Road World Championships (2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, 2017; silver), and the European Road Cycling Championships (2017; gold). He also holds the record for most wins at the one-day races Eschborn–Frankfurt (four) and the Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (three), and most stage wins at the Tour of Oma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 1989 to 2015, GP Ouest-France. It was included in the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005 and in 2011 in its successor, the UCI World Tour. Since 2016 it is called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France. Since 2002, a women's event, the Classic Lorient Agglomération is organized on Saturday, the day before the men's race. Supporting events have grown over the years and now include BMX races, track racing and a mass-participation ride, as part of a four–day festival in the last summer weekend in Brittany. History The Bretagne Classic, originally named ''Circuit de Plouay'' and later the ''Grand-Prix de Plouay'', was created in 1931 by former Tour de France doctor Berty, who used his influence to attract some of the biggest names of French cycling to the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
