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Giro Dell'Emilia
The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. First run in 1909, the race is considered a classic cycle race, and is traditionally grouped with the Giro del Piemonte and Giro di Lombardia as part of the Italian autumn classics. The race begins and ends in Bologna, incorporating a tour through the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park. The finale consists of five circuits featuring the ascent to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, with each circuit including the Orfanelle climb, Montalbano climb, and Casaglia descent. The race held UCI Europe Tour 1.HC classification from 2005 through 2019. In 2020, it was elevated to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road bicycle racer, road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020 UCI ProSeries, 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Devel ... calendar. Since 2014, ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual UCI Road World Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Merckx
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (, ), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours (five Tour de France, Tours de France, five Giro d'Italia, Giros d'Italia, and a Vuelta a España), all five Cycling monument, Monuments, setting the hour record, three UCI Road World Championships, World Championships, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track. Born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Province of Brabant, Brabant, Belgium, he grew up in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre where his parents ran a grocery store. He played several sports, but found his true passion in cycling. Merckx got his first bicycle at the age of three or four and competed in his first race in 1961. His first victory came at Petit-Enghien in October 1961. After winning eighty races as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolsit–Pirelli
Wolsit was an Italian professional cycling team that existed in part between 1910 and 1938. Its main sponsor was Italian bicycle manufacturer Wolsit. The team had two riders that won the general classification of the Giro d'Italia, Alfredo Binda in 1928 and Antonio Pesenti in 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort .... References Cycling teams based in Italy Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1910 establishments in Italy 1938 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1910 Cycling teams disestablished in 1938 {{Italy-cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganna (cycling Team)
Ganna was an Italian professional cycling team that existed in part between 1913 and 1953. It was started by Luigi Ganna, winner of the general classification of the inaugural Giro d'Italia, and was sponsored by his bicycle and motorcycle manufacturing company. Whilst with the team, Fiorenzo Magni won the general classification of the 1951 Giro d'Italia. The team was the predecessor of the Nivea–Fuchs Nivea–Fuchs was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1954 to 1956. The team was formed when the Ganna team told its leader, Fiorenzo Magni, that it would not be able to continue and he gained the backing of the German cosmetic ... team. References External links Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1913 establishments in Italy 1953 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1913 Cycling teams disestablished in 1953 {{Italy-cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stucchi-Pirelli
Stucchi was an Italian professional cycling team that existed in part between 1909 and 1951. Its main sponsor was Italian company Stucchi & Co. The team had two riders that won the general classification of the Giro d'Italia, Alfonso Calzolari in 1914 and Costante Girardengo in 1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off th .... References External links Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1909 establishments in Italy 1951 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1909 Cycling teams disestablished in 1951 {{Italy-cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legnano–Pirelli
Legnano was an Italian professional cycling team active from 1906 to 1966. It is ranked as the 6th most successful cycling team in history. Many famous cyclists rode for the team including Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. The team participated in the Giro d'Italia 46 times, won the team classification 11 times and earned 135 stage wins. It was sponsored by Italian bicycle motorcycle manufacturer . Major results ;1906 :No recorded wins ;1907 :No recorded wins ;1908 :Stage 4 Giro di Sicilia, Pierino Albini ;1909 :Stages 1 & 8 1909 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia, Dario Beni :Stage 3 & 6 1909 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia, Giovanni Rossignoli :Roma, Dario Beni : Italy National Road Race Championships, Dario Beni ;1910 :Giro della Romagna, Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq :Paris–Brussels, Maurice Brocco : France National Road Race Championships, Émile Georget :Bordeaux–Paris, Émile Georget :Stage 1 1910 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia, Ernesto Azzini :Stage 2 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stucchi–Dunlop
Stucchi was an Italian professional cycling team that existed in part between 1909 and 1951. Its main sponsor was Italian company Stucchi & Co. The team had two riders that won the general classification of the Giro d'Italia, Alfonso Calzolari in 1914 and Costante Girardengo in 1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off th .... References External links Defunct cycling teams based in Italy 1909 establishments in Italy 1951 disestablishments in Italy Cycling teams established in 1909 Cycling teams disestablished in 1951 {{Italy-cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianchi (cycling Team)
Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi Bicycles. A Bianchi cycling team existed in 1899 which implies that Bianchi was sponsoring professional cycling at a very early stage in the sport. It appears that the team existed from 1899 to 1900, then from 1905 to 1966, then from 1973 until 1984. It existed again in 1993 and for the last time in 2003, as . In addition Bianchi has been a co-sponsor of many cycling teams. History In 1899 Giovanni Tommaselli won the first international cycling victory for Bianchi at the world championship of track racing: the '' Grand Prix of Paris''. During the existence of the Bianchi team in Italy in 1919–1920, Bianchi was also a co-sponsor of a French team that was called Peugeot–Bianchi–Pirelli which according to a historical cycling website, the team rode on Peugeot bikes. It is possible that this team rode on Bianchi bikes in Italy. The team had many famous cyclists on the team over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atala (cycling Team)
Atala () was a cycling team that was created in 1908 and officially retired in 1989. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ( Luigi Ganna, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage). Major wins One-day races *Giro di Lombardia **1932: Antonio Negrini **1961: Vito Taccone Grand Tours Tour de France *Stages: (1 in 1932, 2 in 1955, 2 in 1956, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959) Giro d'Italia * General Classification: ** 1909 - Luigi Ganna ** 1910 - Carlo Galetti ** 1912 - Team Atala ( Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto, Eberardo Pavesi) *Points Classification: **1984 - Urs Freuler * Mountains Classification: ** 1961 - Vito Taccone *Stages: (3 in 1909, 7 in 1910, 3 in 1912, 3 in 1948, 3 in 1949, 3 in 1951, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 3 in 1956, 3 in 1957, 4 in 1959, 1 in 1961, 3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 4 in 1985, 3 in 1987, 1 in 1988 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peugeot–Wolber
Peugeot team was a French professional cycling team that promoted and rode Peugeot racing bikes. It is listed as the most successful cycling team of all time on cyclingranking.com, with a large margin on the second placed team, Alcyon. History Peugeot cycles started producing bicycles in 1882, and from then on it was involved in sponsoring cyclists. At the beginning of the century a Peugeot cycling team existed. Hippolyte Aucouturier rode Peugeot cycles when he won Paris–Roubaix and Bordeaux–Paris in 1903, and when he was disqualified from the 1904 Tour de France in which he had finished fourth overall, for the illegal use of trains and cars. But the Peugeot team obtained success for the following four years in the Tour de France with Louis Trousselier, René Pottier and Lucien Petit-Breton. The Peugeot team finished second overall in the 1912 Giro d'Italia. The team would obtain two further victories in the Tour de France with Belgian Philippe Thys before the outbreak o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legnano (cycling Team)
Legnano was an Italian professional cycling team active from 1906 to 1966. It is ranked as the 6th most successful cycling team in history. Many famous cyclists rode for the team including Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. The team participated in the Giro d'Italia 46 times, won the team classification 11 times and earned 135 stage wins. It was sponsored by Italian bicycle motorcycle manufacturer . Major results ;1906 :No recorded wins ;1907 :No recorded wins ;1908 :Stage 4 Giro di Sicilia, Pierino Albini ;1909 :Stages 1 & 8 Giro d'Italia, Dario Beni :Stage 3 & 6 Giro d'Italia, Giovanni Rossignoli :Roma, Dario Beni : Italy National Road Race Championships, Dario Beni ;1910 : Giro della Romagna, Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq :Paris–Brussels, Maurice Brocco : France National Road Race Championships, Émile Georget :Bordeaux–Paris, Émile Georget :Stage 1 Giro d'Italia, Ernesto Azzini :Stage 2 Giro d'Italia, Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq :Stage 4 Giro d'Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atala–Continental
Atala () was a cycling team that was created in 1908 and officially retired in 1989. In 1912, the 1912 Giro d'Italia was contested by teams, and Team Atala, consisting of Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto and Eberardo Pavesi emerged as the winner ( Luigi Ganna, also member of the team, retired during the fifth stage). Major wins One-day races *Giro di Lombardia **1932: Antonio Negrini **1961: Vito Taccone Grand Tours Tour de France *Stages: (1 in 1932, 2 in 1955, 2 in 1956, 1 in 1958, 1 in 1959) Giro d'Italia *General Classification: ** 1909 - Luigi Ganna ** 1910 - Carlo Galetti ** 1912 - Team Atala ( Carlo Galetti, Giovanni Micheletto, Eberardo Pavesi) *Points Classification: **1984 - Urs Freuler *Mountains Classification: ** 1961 - Vito Taccone *Stages: (3 in 1909, 7 in 1910, 3 in 1912, 3 in 1948, 3 in 1949, 3 in 1951, 1 in 1954, 3 in 1955, 3 in 1956, 3 in 1957, 4 in 1959, 1 in 1961, 3 in 1982, 3 in 1983, 4 in 1984, 4 in 1985, 3 in 1987, 1 in 1988 1988 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
