2022 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 2022 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne was the 74th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic. It was held on 27 February 2022 as a category 1.Pro race on the 2022 UCI ProSeries. The race was long, starting and finishing in Kuurne, and featured several cobbled sections and climbs. The race formed the latter half of the opening weekend of the Belgian road cycling season with UCI WorldTour race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad held the previous day. Teams Seventeen of the eighteen UCI WorldTeams along with eight UCI ProTeams formed the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. 136 riders finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * Result References External links * 2022 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium. It is he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 UCI ProSeries
The 2022 UCI ProSeries is the third season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road bicycle racing, road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. The original calendar consisted of 56 events, of which 30 are one-day races (1.Pro), and 26 are stage races (2.Pro). There are 47 events in Europe, six in Asia, two in the United States, and one in Argentina. Events Notes References {{2022 in road cycling 2022 UCI ProSeries, UCI ProSeries, 2022 2022 in men's road cycling, UCI ProSeries ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race has been part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events. The race starts in Ghent, Flanders and finishes in Ninove, Flanders. The race route covers the hills in the Flemish Ardennes, marking the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe. Due to its early calendar date, it is characterized by often cold weather, coming as a contrast to the early-season stage races in the Middle East and Southern Europe. The day after the , Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne completes the opening weekend. The race is named after the newspaper sponsoring the event – '' Het Volk'' from 1947 to 2009, and ''Het Nieuwsblad'' from 2009 to present. Since 1950, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23, a race for unde ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taco Van Der Hoorn
Taco van der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially announced a contract with the , but the following month, he signed a deal with the team. He won stage 3 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, during his first Grand Tour. Taco van der Hoorn came second during 'mini Paris-Roubaix' cobble stage from Lille Métropole to Arenberg in the 2022 Tour de France. He lost by a tire-width margin from Australian cyclist Simon Clarke. Major results ;2011 : 1st Guido Reybrouck Classic ;2014 : 7th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I ;2016 : 2nd ZODC Zuidenveld Tour : 8th Overall An Post Rás ::1st Stage 1 : 9th Schaal Sels-Merksem : 10th Gooikse Pijl ;2017 (1 pro win) : 1st Schaal Sels : 2nd Dwars door het Hageland : 2nd Tacx Pro Classic : 4th Slag om Norg : 8th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré : 9th Famenne Ardenne Classic ;2018 (2) : 1st Primus Classic : 1st Nationale Sluitingprijs : 1st Stage 3 Binck ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matteo Trentin
Matteo Trentin (born 2 August 1989) is an Italian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Having initially started his career in cyclo-cross, Trentin has competed more prominently in road bicycle racing, having taken almost thirty professional victories – including eight stage wins across the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, victories at Paris–Tours in 2015 Paris–Tours, 2015 and 2017 Paris–Tours, 2017, and he won the road race at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships in Glasgow. Career Junior and amateur career Born in Borgo Valsugana, Trentin first competed as a junior for the Moro Scott Bicycle Line Spercenigo team. In 2007, Trentin was given a two-month suspension, following a positive test for salbutamol recorded the previous year at a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup event. He joined in 2010, where he won the opening stage of the Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia from a breakaway. The following y ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christophe Laporte
Christophe Laporte (; born 11 December 1992) is a French professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter and classics rider, Laporte has taken more than 30 victories during his professional career, including wins in 2023 at Gent–Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen and the road race at the UEC European Road Championships. He has also won a stage at the 2022 Tour de France, a silver medal in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Career Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Laporte rode for the VS Hyérois and AVC Aix-en-Provence teams as an amateur. In 2012, he rode for UCI Continental team as a stagiaire, and the following year, he won a silver medal in the road race at the Mediterranean Games. Cofidis (2014–2021) 2014–2017 Laporte turned professional with the team in 2014, with his best result in his first season with the team being a sixth-place finish at La Roue Tourangelle. The following ye ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amaury Capiot
Amaury Capiot (born 25 June 1993) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son of former Belgian racing cyclist Johan Capiot. Major results ;2011 : 1st Gent–Menen : 1st Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps : 1st Stage 1 Keizer der Juniores : 8th Paris–Roubaix Juniors ;2014 : 4th Antwerpse Havenpijl : 6th Grand Prix Criquielion : 7th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 9th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher ::1st Young rider classification : 9th Overall Paris–Arras Tour : 10th Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren ;2015 : 4th Velothon Berlin : 6th Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic : 7th Ronde van Limburg : 7th De Kustpijl : 9th Münsterland Giro : 9th Omloop van het Houtland ;2016 : 1st Combativity classification, Tour of Belgium : 3rd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde : 4th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies : 4th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint : 4th Tour de l'Eurométropole : 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche : 6th Ronde van Drenthe : 6th Nationale Sluit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dries Van Gestel
Dries Van Gestel (born 30 September 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2012 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd Time trial : 1st Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps : 4th Overall Tour du Valromey : 5th Overall Keizer der Juniores : 8th Overall Peace Race Juniors ;2014 : 5th Overall Course de la Paix U23 : 9th Overall Okolo Jižních Čech ;2015 : 2nd Gooikse Pijl : 3rd Overall Carpathian Couriers Race ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Paris–Tours Espoirs : 4th Flèche Ardennaise : 7th Memorial Van Coningsloo ;2017 (1 pro win) : 2nd Overall Tour des Fjords ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 1 : 8th Tour de l'Eurométropole : 9th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde ;2020 : 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 10th Le Samyn ;2021 : 8th Dwars door het Hageland : 10th Scheldeprijs ;2022 (1) : 1st Ronde van Drenthe : 1st Sprints classi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giacomo Nizzolo
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . 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 E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daniel McLay
Daniel "Dan" McLay (born 3 January 1992) is a British racing cyclist, competing in road, track and cyclo-cross, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His first season as a professional was 2015, racing for French pro-continental and 2014 Tour de France wildcard outfit . Primarily a sprinter, McLay is also competent in the Flemish racing scene and has a particular affinity to the Northern Classics. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France. Career Junior career Born in Wellington, New Zealand, McLay moved to the United Kingdom as an infant and was brought up in Leicester. McLay began cycling competitively at the age of six. Following his success as under 16 rider at the British National Track Championships, he represented Great Britain at the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival, competing in the criterium and road race events. He says that he was not very good at sports that require coordination as a school-boy and thus this fuelled his desire to continue com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UCI Professional Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour 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 perfor .... UCI Africa Tour Winners There is a rolling ranking for individuals and countries (the total of the top eight ranked riders of the nation), for which points can be won in all UCI road events, regardless of where the races take place. Prior to 2019 there was also a team ranking, and in all three categories points were earned in continental races of category HC or below (1.1 and 2.1 or below from 2020) that took place ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road bicycle racing, road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour, respectively. List of teams 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 The 18 WorldTeams in 2016 were: 2017 The 18 WorldTeams in 2017 were: 2018 The 18 WorldTeams in 2018 are: 2019 The 18 WorldTeams in 2019 are: 2020 The 19 WorldTeams in 2020 are: 2021 The 19 WorldTeams in 2021 are: 2022 The 18 WorldTeams in 2022 are: 2023 The 18 WorldTeams in 2023 are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2024 The 18 WorldTeams in 2024 are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2025 The 18 WorldTeams in 2025 are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * History of UCI WorldTeams Dark grey indicates that the team was not operating in the year in question. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The 2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 26 February 2022 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove. It was the 77th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the second event of the 2022 UCI World Tour. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a race that is usually won by a solo rider or is decided by a sprint from a small group of several riders. This year was no exception, winner Wout van Aert attacked with 13 km to go from the group of favorites. Victor Campenaerts was the first to try chase Van Aert down from the group of 20 riders. van Aert held his lead to the line extending the gap to 22 seconds. The group of 20 sprint out for the rest of the places of the podium with Sonny Colbrelli beating Greg Van Avermaet. Teams Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all eighteen UCI WorldTour teams and seven UCI ProTeams. Each team entered seven riders, except for who entered five, and and who entered six each, for a tot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |