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2016 Milano–Torino
The 97th edition of the Milano–Torino cycling classic was held on 28 September 2016. The race covered a distance of , starting in San Giuliano Milanese, near Milan, and ending on the '' Colle di Superga,'' near Turin. Colombian rider Miguel Ángel López won the race after a late attack on the Superga Hill. Canadian Michael Woods was second, Rigoberto Urán Rigoberto Urán Urán, Colombian military decorations, ODB (born 26 January 1987) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. During his professional career, Urán has taken fifteen victories, inc ... finished in the third place. Teams Eighteen teams of up to eight riders started the race: Result References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Milano-Torino 2016 UCI Europe Tour 2016 in Italian sport Milano–Torino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 UCI Europe Tour
The 2016 UCI Europe Tour was the twelfth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2016 season began on 28 January 2016 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 23 October 2016 with the Chrono des Nations. French rider Nacer Bouhanni (), who scored 721 points in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, 2015 edition, was the defending champion of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. Throughout the season, points were awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determined how many points were awarded to the top finishers; the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points were awarded. The UCI race classifications, UCI ratings from highest to lowest were as follows: * Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2 * One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2 Events January February March April May June July August September Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombians
Colombians () are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Colombian''. Colombia is considered to be one of the most multicultural, multiethnic societies in the world, home to people of various ethnic, religious and national origins. Many Colombians have varying degrees of White people, European, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous and African diaspora, African ancestry. The majority of the Colombian population is Mestizo Colombians, Mestizo, being descendants of Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Indigenous peoples and Europeans, especially Iberian Peninsula, Iberians. Following the initial period of Spanish conquest and immigration, different waves of immigration and settlement of Nonindigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly six centuries and continue today. Elements o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Barguil
Warren Barguil (; born 28 October 1991) is a French cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is best known for winning two mountain stages and the Mountains classification in the Tour de France, mountains classification of the 2017 Tour de France. Career Early career Born in Hennebont, Brittany, Barguil began his professional career in 2011 when he rode for as a ''stagiaire''. He won stage 8 of the Tour de l'Avenir, and finished 5th overall, riding for the French national team. The following year, he rode also as a ''stagiaire'' for . This was a successful season for the cyclist, as he won the Tour de l'Avenir and was second overall in the Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Tour des Pays de Savoie. Argos–Shimano (2013–2017) 2013 For the 2013 season, Barguil joined the team as a regular rider, and booked his largest victories up to that point of his career, when he won stages 13 and 16 of the 2013 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España. Barguil took no other wins this season, but placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Bardet
Romain Bardet (; born 9 November 1990) is a former French professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist who rode for UCI WorldTeam . Bardet is known for his climbing and descending abilities, which make him one of the top general classification contenders in Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. So far in his career, his best results have primarily come on home soil. He has won a total of four stages in the Tour de France in four separate years, running from 2015 to 2017 and then in 2024; he placed in the top ten overall for five consecutive years (from 2014 Tour de France, 2014 to 2018 Tour de France, 2018) and finished on the podium twice: second overall in 2016 and third overall in 2017. He has also worn the Young rider classification in the Tour de France, Young rider classification jersey, and won the Mountains classification in the Tour de France, Mountains classification jersey in 2019 as well as the overall Combativity award in the Tour de France, Combativity Award in 2015. Outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Torres (cyclist)
Rodolfo Andrés Torres Agudelo (born 21 March 1987 in Busbanzá) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Colombian amateur team Boyacá Construcciones Zea el Faro. He competed in the 2014 Giro d'Italia and 2015 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2010 : Vuelta Mexico Telmex ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 7 ( ITT) ;2011 : 6th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica : 8th Overall Vuelta del Uruguay ;2015 : 1st Mountains classification Giro del Trentino : 2nd Overall Tour de San Luis ::1st Mountains classification : 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ::1st Mountains classification : 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 8th Overall Tour de Langkawi : 8th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : Combativity award Stage 16 Vuelta a España ;2016 : 2nd Overall Tour of Bihor : 5th Overall Tour du Limousin : 6th Overall Tour de San Luis : 6th Giro dell'Emilia : 8th Milano–Torino : 10th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ;2017 : 1st Overall Tour of Bihor ::1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pello Bilbao
Pello Bilbao López de Armentia (born 25 February 1990) is a Spaniards, Spanish Basques, Basque cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (2014–16) Bilbao joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. In 2015, Bilbao won the sixth stage of the 2015 Tour of Turkey, Tour of Turkey, concluding his effort atop a steep climb. Astana (2017–2019) He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He finished 10th overall in the 2017 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse, which was his first top 10 in a general classification in a major stage race. Bilbao finished 7th overall at the 2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Months later he finished 8th overall at the 2018 Tour of the Basque Country, Tour of the Basque Country. He won stage 1 of the 2018 Tour of the Alps, Tour of the Alps, therefore riding stage 2 in the leader's jersey. He continued his great form at the 2018 Giro d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Aru
Fabio Aru (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the , and squads. He hails from San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia, and is known for his climbing ability, which made him a favorite for the Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. He is known as "''The Knight of the four Moors''", a reference to his native island of Sardinia. During his career, Aru won stages in all three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, including a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia and two stages at the Vuelta a España, and won the 2017 Italian National Road Race Championships. Alongside his stage wins, Aru has also worn the race leader's jersey in all three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. In 2014, Aru placed third overall in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia and fifth in the 2014 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España. The following year, he finished second in the 2015 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Ulissi
Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Ulissi is a versatile, all-round cyclist who often wins stages and one-day races from breakaways and over hilly terrain. Born in Cecina, Ulissi won the Junior World Road Race Championships in 2006 and 2007. He is the second cyclist ever – after Giuseppe Palumbo – to achieve two consecutive World Junior Road titles. He was awarded stage 17 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia after Giovanni Visconti was relegated for improper sprinting. Lampre–Farnese Vini (2010–present) In June 2011, he recorded his first major professional victories. He won Stage 17 in his first appearance at the Giro d'Italia after Giovanni Visconti was relegated for improper sprinting. Ulissi and Visconti were part of a breakaway that survived to the end of the hilly stage, and Visconti shoved Ulissi during their sprint to the finish line. Ulissi later won the queen stage and the overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Moreno
Daniel Moreno Fernández (born 5 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. He specialised in mountain and high-mountain races along with Grand Tours like the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, winning three stages of the latter in 2011 and 2013. Career Amateur career In 2003, Moreno was a member of the Alcosto–Fuenlabrada team, and he won the Volta a Portugal do Futuro. From September 2004, Moreno rode as a stagiaire with . At his very first race, the annual Tour of Britain, he achieved a prominent result by finishing 5th in the general classification. Relax–Fuenlabrada (2005–07) In 2005, he remained full-time with . He advanced further by ranking 2nd at the Clásica de Ordizia and the Vuelta a Andalucía. In 2006, he achieved his first victories by taking stage wins at the Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas and the Volta ao Alentejo. He supplemented his triumphs wit ... [...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] |
Canadians
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), River Po, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga hill. The population of the city proper is 856,745 as of 2025, while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city was historically a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Turin is sometimes called "the cradle of Italian liberty" for having been the politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
