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2000 Vuelta A Colombia
The 50th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 11 to June 26, 2000. Stages 2000-06-11: Circuito Cartagena (108 km) 2000-06-12: Cartagena — Barranquilla (141.9 km) 2000-06-13: Puerto Giraldo — Sincelejo (174.9 km) 2000-06-14: Sincelejo — Montería (121.1 km) 2000-06-15: Caucasia — Yarumal (164 km) 2000-06-16: Yarumal — Medellín (136.2 km) 2000-06-17: Medellín — Medellín (25.2 km) 2000-06-18: Oriente — Oriente (152.9 km) 2000-06-19: Caldas — Manizales (196 km) 2000-06-20: Cartago — Cali (184.6 km) 2000-06-21: Palmira — Pereira (222 km) 2000-06-22: Pereira — Ibagué (125 km) 2000-06-23: Ibagué — Soacha (181 km) 2000-06-24: Chía — Villa de Leyva (157.2 km) 2000-06-25: Villa de Leyva Villa de Leyva, also called Villa de Leiva, is a touristic colonial town and municipality, in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Boyacá Department of Colombia. The town is a Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Palacio
Héctor Ivan Palacio Montoya (born 12 May 1969) is a Colombian former professional cyclist. During the 1992 Olympic Games, Palacio represented Colombia in the individual road race, where he finished 52nd. He most notably won the Vuelta a Colombia in 2000. Major results ;1990 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica ;1991 : 1st Team time trial, Pan American Games ;1994 : National Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::3rd Time trial : 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 ;1995 : 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 9 ;1996 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stages 4 & 13 ;1997 : 1st Mountains classification, Volta a Catalunya : 1st Overall : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 1 ;1998 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 12 ;1999 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia ;2000 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montería
Montería () is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city and region are known for their distinct cultural heritages, which include a blend of mainly colonial Spanish descendants, indigenous Zenú peoples and more recently, Middle East immigrants. The city is home to the Sombrero Vueltiao, a national symbol; and is the home of Porro folklore music. The city has an inland seaport connected to the Caribbean Sea by the Sinú River. History The area where the Department of Córdoba is located today was first settled by Zenú Indians, who lived near the banks of three rivers: the Sinú ( Finzenú), the San Jorge ( Panzenú) and the Nechí ( Zenúfana). Montería was founded on May 1, 1777 by Spanish officer Antonio de la Torre y Miranda, being governor of the Province of Cartagena officer Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta. The city, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Pérez (cyclist)
Jairo Pérez Suárez (born March 24, 1973 in Iza, Boyacá) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Career ;1998 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia, Circuito del Llano (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Alto de Santa Helena (COL) ;1999 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Barrancabermeja (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Clásico RCN, Tocancipá (COL) ;2000 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta al Táchira, Bramón (VEN) :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia, Villa de Leyva (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Villa de Leyva (COL) :1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Venezuela, Calabozo circuit (VEN) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN) :1st in General Classification D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher educational institutions. History Manizales was founded on October 12, 1849. The city was founded by a group of twenty Antioquians (''The Expedition of the 20''), who came from Neira and Salamina. Geography Manizales is the capital city of one of the smallest Colombian departments. The city is described as having an "abrupt topography", and lies on the Colombian Central Mountain Range (part of the longest continental mountain range, the Andes), with a great deal of ridgelines and steep slopes, which, combined with the seismic instability of the area, has required architectural adaptations and public works to make the city safer. Even though Manizales has this very difficult topography, there are many coffee plantations in its fertile l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caldas, Antioquia
Caldas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Caldas is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas. Climate Caldas has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with abundant rainfall year-round. Notables Caldeños *Luis Fernando Montoya Luis Fernando Montoya Soto (born 2 May 1957) is a former Colombian football manager, best known for leading Once Caldas to winning 2004 Copa Libertadores. He was shot during a robbery in December 2004. Since then he has been struggling with a te ... professional soccer coach * Ciro Mendía poet and playwright References Municipalities of Antioquia Department The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley {{Antioquia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubán Ramírez
Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez (born 30 December 1965) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. Career ;1993 : 1st in Stage 5 Clasica Coljueces Cundinamarca (COL) : 1st in General Classification Clasica del Valle (COL) : 2nd in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Ibagué (COL) ;1994 : 1st in General Classification Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) : 1st in Stage 5 Clasica Antioquina (BRA) : 1st in Clasica Virboral (BRA) : 1st in Clasica Nortevallacaucana (BRA) : 1st in Clasica Idea (BRA) ;1995 :1st in Stage 3 Clasica Colprensa (ESP) :1st in Prologue Clásico RCN, Medellin (COL) :1st in Stage 8 Clásico RCN, Tunja (COL) :1st in Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Santa Fé de Bogota (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Clasica Integración de la Guadua-Gobernación de Risaralda (COL) ;1996 :1st in Stage 3 Classica Aitagui (COL) :1st in Prologue Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jair Bernal
Jair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda (born February 12, 1968 in Tunja, Central Boyacá Province) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1989 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1992 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Bogotá (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;1996 :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Buga (COL) :1st in Stage 9 Clásico RCN, Santa Helena (COL) :3rd in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1997 :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ... (COL) References Profile 1968 births Living people People from Tunja Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Sportspeople from Boyacá Department {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier De Jesús Zapata
Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada (born 16 October 1969) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. He was nicknamed "El Milagroso" during his career. Major results ;1993 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1994 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial ;1995 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca ;1996 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1997 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela : 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 1 ;1999 : 1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN, Barbosa (COL) ;2000 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Argentina ;2001 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::3rd Road race : 10th Overall Clásico RCN ;2003 : 1st Overall Vuelta de la Paz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanny Torres
Giovanny Bariani Marques (born 19 September 1997), simply known as Giovanny, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League side Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park .... References External links * 1997 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Club Athletico Paranaense players Paraná Clube players Goiás Esporte Clube players {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the city had an estimated population of 2,508,452 according to the 2018 census. With its surrounding area that includes nine other cities, the metropolitan area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people. In 1616, the Spaniard Francisco Herrera Campuzano erected a small indigenous village ("''poblado''") known as " Saint Lawrence of Aburrá" (''San Lorenzo de Aburrá''), located in the present-day El Poblado commune. On 2 November 1675, the queen consort Mariana of Austria founded the "Town of Our Lady of Candelaria of Medellín" (''Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Rojas
José Alexis Rojas Díaz (born August 9, 1972 in Bogotá) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Major results ;1995 : 1st Overall Clasica Alcaldía de Pasca ;1996 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 : 10th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2000 : 1st Overall Vuelta de Higuito ;2001 : 1st Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá ;2002 : Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional ::1st Stages 7 & 9 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 1 Doble Copacabana Grand Prix Fides : 9th Overall Clásico RCN ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Clásica de Fusagasugá : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Antioquia ;2004 : 1st Overall Vuelta al Tolima ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa Doble Sucre Potosi GP Cemento Fancesa was a cycling race held annually in Bolivia. It was part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
