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Ankaragücü Cycling Team
Ankaragücü Cycling Team was a Turkish professional cycling team, based in Ankara. The team was the men's and women's cycling department of MKE Ankaragücü, a major sports club in Ankara, Turkey. In 2010, Ankaragücü was the only team who had UCI licence by mountainbike discipline. Semra Yetiş Semra Yetiş (born October 1, 1987) is a Turkish road bicycle racing, road cyclist and mountain biking, mountain biker. She competed between 2007 and 2009 for the first Turkish Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI mountain biking team Goldcity Alan ... was part of the team in 2010. External links Ankaragücü Official Web Page References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankaragücü Cycling Team MKE Ankaragücü Sports clubs and teams in Ankara Defunct cycling teams based in Turkey Cycling teams based in Turkey Cycling teams established in 2008 Cycling teams disestablished in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center (Etimesgut, Yenimahalle, Çankaya District, Çankaya, Keçiören, Altındağ, Pursaklar, Mamak, Ankara, Mamak, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Gölbaşı, Sincan, Ankara, Sincan) and 5,864,049 in Ankara Province (total of 25 districts). Ankara is Turkey's List of cities in Turkey, second-largest city by population after Istanbul, first by urban land area, and third by metro land area after Konya and Sivas. Ankara was historically known as Ancyra and Angora. Serving as the capital of the ancient Celts, Celtic state of Galatia (280–64 BC), and later of the Roman Empire, Roman province with the Galatia (Roman province), same name (25 BC–7th century), Ankara has various Hattians, Hattian, Hittites, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, Galatians (people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salcano (bicycle)
Salcano is a Turkish bicycle manufacturer based in Istanbul. It was founded in 1975 as a family company under the name Salko Bicycle. The company produces a variety of bicycles including road bikes, mountain bikes, hybrid bikes, city bikes (aka utility bikes), and children bikes. The company's 16,000 m² factory in Istanbul produces bicycles and also manufactures other parts such as wheels and tires; the company currently produces 225,000 parts annually. In January 2021, the company broke ground on a new factory in Lüleburgaz, expanding its manufacturing area to 40,000 m² in total and expanding production capacity to 500,000 bicycles per year. In 2011, the company sponsored a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Mountain bike racing Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline relatively late in 1990, when it sancti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling Team
A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing, which is a team sport, but collaboration between team members is also important in track cycling and cyclo-cross. Composition While riders form the core of a team, a top team also has personnel who support the racing and training. These include *A manager, who oversees the team's commitments, sponsorships, and general operations. *Directeur sportif, Directeurs sportifs, who travel to races and dictate the racing strategy. In bigger teams they often drive team cars and have radio contact with the riders. *Coaches, who direct the team's training. *Doctors are responsible for riders' well-being and often make sure the riders meet regulations such as those related to Doping (sport), doping. *Therapists, who assist th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountainbike
A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which often makes them heavier, more complex and less efficient on smooth surfaces. These typically include a bicycle fork, suspension fork, large knobby tires, more durable Bicycle wheel, wheels, more powerful brakes, straight, wide handlebars to improve balance and comfort over rough terrain, and wide-ratio gearing optimized for topography, application (e.g., steep climbing or fast descending) and a frame with a bicycle suspension, suspension mechanism for the rear wheel. Rear suspension is ubiquitous in heavier-duty bikes and now common even in lighter bikes. Dropper seat posts can be installed to allow the rider to quickly adjust the seat height (an elevated seat position is more effective for pedaling, but poses a hazard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MKE Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü or fully Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the closure of the Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium. The club's greatest domestic successes are the Turkish Football Championship title in 1949 and two Turkish Cups won in 1972 and 1981. They also won the second division on two occasions. Regionally, Ankaragücü have won six Ankara Football League titles.Sivritepe, ErdinÃBefore the Turkish Leagues – Ankara turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010. The club have a rivalry with GençlerbirliÄŸi. Ankaragücü also operate cycling, taekwondo, and women's volleyball departments. The women's volleyball team have competed in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League since the 2009–10 season. History Early years (1909–1959) Ankaragücü are based in Ankara, but were founded in Zeytinbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semra YetiÅŸ
Semra Yetiş (born October 1, 1987) is a Turkish road bicycle racing, road cyclist and mountain biking, mountain biker. She competed between 2007 and 2009 for the first Turkish Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI mountain biking team Goldcity Alanya (). Following the dissolution of the team in early 2009, she went to Germany to ride on Koga Miyata, Koga Miyata Team for one season. Upon returning home, she signed for Ankaragücü Cycling Team, MKE Ankaragücü racing in 2010. In 2011, Yetiş was with Istanbulspor and in 2012 with Brisaspor, Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli. From the 2013 season, she competed for Ankara Gençlik Hizmetleri SK. Semra Yetiş became the first ever Turkish female cyclist to qualify for participation at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race held in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Major results Sources: Mountain biking ;2006 : 1st Cross-country marathon, National Mountain Bike Championships ;2007 : 2nd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Clubs And Teams In Ankara
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions admitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Cycling Teams Based In Turkey
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Cycling Teams Based In Turkey
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of bicycle pedal, pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second Boer War, both sides used bicycles for scouting. In World War I, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand used bicycles to move troops. In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
