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Julio César Aguirre
Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (born July 15, 1969 in Bogotá) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2003. Career ;1994 :1st in Clásica Santander (COL) :1st in Stage 9 Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1996 :1st in Stage 4 Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Cajamarca (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Itagui (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 2 Clasico Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :1st in General Classification Clasico Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :1st in Vuelta a Boyacá (COL) :8th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1999 :10th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;2000 :1st in General Classification Clásica Ciudad de Girardot (COL) :8th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia The (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 firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the List of largest cities, largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, aeronautical, technological, scientific, medical and educational center of the country and northern South America. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh Spanish conquest of the Muisca, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ... [...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] |
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored by Radio Cadena Nacional, which is one of the oldest and largest radio networks in Colombia, and by a network of Colombian business in Medellín "Empresas Públicas de Medellín". The Clásico RCN and the Vuelta a Colombia are the most important stage races in Colombia. History The first event was held in 1961 and was won by Rubén Darío Gómez. Many well-known Colombian cyclists have won the event, including Martín Emilio Rodríguez, Fabio Parra, Luis Herrera and Rafael Antonio Niño. During the 1980s, the Clásico RCN held several "open" events in which professional cycling teams from Europe came and competed in the race. It has been written that the reason for this was for Elite professionals in Europe to get altitude training in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Vuelta A Colombia
The 46th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 5, 1996. There were a total number of 106 competitors, including a Spanish rider, ( Laudelino Cubino) and an Ecuadorian rider ( Héctor Chiles). 77 cyclists finished the stage race. Stages 1996-04-21: Bogotá — Colmena (5.1 km) 1996-04-22: Chía — Duitama (183.1 km) 1996-04-23: Duitama — Socorro (221.3 km) 1996-04-24: Socorro — Bucaramanga (120 km) 1996-04-25: Bucaramanga — Barrancabermeja (168 km) 1996-04-26: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (202 km) 1996-04-27: La Dorada — Villamaría (171.2 km) 1996-04-28: Villamaría — Alto de Santa Helena (221.2 km) 1996-04-29: Medellín — Palestina (223.3 km) 1996-04-30: Chinchiná — Palmira (219 km) 1996-05-01: Cali — Cali (17 km) 1996-05-02: Buga — Córdoba (191.1 km) 1996-05-03: Calarcá — Cajamarca (155 km) 1996-05-04: Ibagué — Bogotá (208 km) 1996-05-05: Bogotá — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Vuelta A Colombia
The 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a total of 119 competitors, including six Mexican riders. Stages 1997-04-21: Bucaramanga — Bucaramanga (7.6 km) 1997-04-22: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km) 1997-04-23: Oiba — Duitama (192.7 km) 1997-04-24: Tunja — Zipaquirá (138.3 km) 1997-04-25: Funza — Ibagué (196.2 km) 1997-04-26: Ibagué — Sevilla (185.9 km) 1997-04-27: Cali Circuito Panamericano (105 km) 1997-04-28: Palmira — Pereira (200.4 km) 1997-04-29: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Manizales (35.7 km) 1997-04-30: Manizales — Itagüí (184 km) 1997-05-01: Medellín — Alto Santa Helena (91.2 km) 1997-05-02: Rionegro — Puerto Salgar (197 km) 1997-05-03: La Dorada — Fontibón (179.5 km) 1997-05-04: Circuito Bogotá (100 km) Jersey progression Final classification Teams ;Todos por Boyacá — Lotería de Boyacá ;Telecom Discado Directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Vuelta A Colombia
The 49th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 13 to June 27, 1999. Stages 1999-06-13: Circuito en Manizales (120 km) 1999-06-14: Manizales — Pereira (102.3 km) 1999-06-15: Armenia — Cali (179.3 km) 1999-06-16: Cali — Cartago (181.7 km) 1999-06-17: Cartago — La Pintada (164.6 km) 1999-06-18: Santa Fé de Antioquia — Alto del Toyó (78 km) 1999-06-19: Santa Fé de Antioquia — Edificio Inteligente (150 km) 1999-06-20: Medellín — Medellín (31.5 km) 1999-06-21: Bello — Puerto Berrío (177.4 km) 1999-06-22: Puerto Berrío — Barrancabermeja (159.8 km) 1999-06-23: Barrancabermeja — Bucaramanga (124.2 km) 1999-06-24: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km) 1999-06-25: San Gil — Tunja (188.3 km) 1999-06-26: Tunja — Zipaquirá (171.8 km) 1999-06-27: Circuito en Bogotá (100.8 km) Final classification See also * 1999 Clásico RCN References cyclingnews [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 — Tunja (36.6 km) 2000-06-26: Paipa — Bogotá (184.2 km) Final classification Teams ;Aguardiente Cristal — Chec ;05 Orbitel ;Selle Italia — Néctar ;Selección de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Clásico RCN
The 40th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from August 11 to August 20, 2000, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Medellín and finished in Bogotá. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. Stages 2000-08-11: Medellín — Pueblito Paisa (5.4 km) 2000-08-12: Medellín — Jardín (172 km) 2000-08-13: Jardín — Manizales (210 km) 2000-08-14: Manizales — Cartago (207 km) 2000-08-15: Roldanillo — Cali (131 km) 2000-08-16: Palmira — Pereira (182 km) 2000-08-17: Pereira — Ibagué (126 km) 2000-08-18: Ibagué — Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ... (188 km) 2000-08-19: Circuito Parque Nacional, Bogotá (102 km) 2000-0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
1969 (Roman numerals, MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – USS Enterprise fire, An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 28 and injures 314. * January 16 – First successful docking of two crewed spacecraft in orbit and the first transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another (by a space walk) between Soviet craft Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 4. * January 18 – Failure of Soyuz 5's service module to separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Cyclists From Bogotá
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of 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 instrumental in Japan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
