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Mariano MartÃnez (cyclist)
Mariano MartÃnez (born 20 September 1948) is a Spanish-French former professional road racing cyclist. He won the King of the Mountains competition in 1978 Tour de France. Born in Spain, MartÃnez became a naturalized French citizen in 1963. He is the father of former racing cyclists Miguel and Yannick Martinez, the brother of Martin, and the grandfather of Lenny Martinez. Major results ;1965 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1971 : 7th Züri-Metzgete : 8th GP du canton d'Argovie : 9th Overall Étoile des Espoirs : 10th Grand Prix des Nations ;1972 : 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 4th Overall Tour de Romandie : 6th Overall Tour de France ;1973 : 3rd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 4th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1974 : 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 6th Overall Paris–Nice : 8th Overall Tour de France : 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1975 : 4th Overall Tour de l'Aude : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of the Arlanzón (river), Arlanzón river tributaries and at the edge of the Meseta Central, central plateau. The municipality has a population of about 180,000 inhabitants. The Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route runs through Burgos. Founded in 885 by the second Count of Castile, Diego RodrÃguez Porcelos, Burgos soon became the leading city of the embryonic County of Castile. The 11th century chieftain El Cid, Rodrigo DÃaz de Vivar (''El Cid'') had connections with the city: born near Burgos, he was raised and educated there. Burgos experienced a long decline from the 17th century onwards. Burgos became the headquarters of the Francoist proto-government (1936–1939) following the start of the Spanish Civil War. Declared in 1964 as Pole of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 UCI Road World Championships
The 1974 UCI Road World Championships took place on 25 August 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal and the 1976 Summer Olympics follows a similar course to this World Championship. It was the 47th edition of the tournament and the first to be hosted outside Europe. Results Medal table References External links Men's results* {{UCI Road World Championships 1974 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by Canada, UCI Road World Championships 1974 Sports competitions in Montreal 1974 in road cycling August 1974 sports events in Canada, Uci Road World Championships, 1974 1974 in sports in Quebec Cycle racing in Quebec 1974 in Montreal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étoile Des Espoirs
The Étoile des Espoirs was an end of the season French cycling stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a racing, race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day race, multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages .... It was created by Jean Leulliot, and was open to young professional cyclists. Winners ''Source'' References External links * Defunct cycling races in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Of Aargau Canton
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton () is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Aargau canton, one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... of Leuggern. Winners References External links * 2009 Race report {{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Cycle races in Switzerland UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1964 1964 establishments in Switzerland Aargau Summer in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history dating back to 1914, on a demanding course in the hilly region around Zürich. In its heyday the race was considered the ''sixth monument'' of cycling, alongside the five most prestigious one-day races on the calendar (Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Giro di Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy). It was the most prominent of the summer classics. The Züri-Metzgete was included in every edition of the former UCI Road World Cup which ran from 1989 to 2004, and a leg of the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005. In 2005 the race was moved to the end of the season for the first time in its history. The 2007 edition of the race was canceled after organizers failed to attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French National Road Race Championships
The French National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the French cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The event was established in 1899, a professional championship was established in 1907 and the women's championship was established in 1951. Several additional categories were added later. The record for victories is by one of the best female cyclists, Jeannie Longo, who has so far won 20 road championships. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey which is blue, white and red, just like the national flag A national flag is a flag that represents and national symbol, symbolizes a given nation. It is Fly (flag), flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanin ..., these colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VeloNews
''VeloNews'' was an American cycling magazine headquartered in Boulder, Colorado Boulder is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the most ... dedicated to the cycle sport, sport of cycling. After 50 years of leading cycling journalism in the United States, VeloNews was purchased by Outside (company), Outside Inc. in early 2021. Months later, another major U.S. road cycling publication, Cycling Tips, was acquired in July 2021. Soon after acquisition, however, CEO Robin Thurston refocused Outside Inc's business model, stating in April 2022 that "Outside's future is in NFTs." The NFT marketplace crashed within six months. In a letter to staff on November 15, announcing layoffs, Thurston stated that "The fundamentals of our business are sound," but "economic headwinds that every media and technol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Martinez (cyclist)
Lenny Martinez (born 11 July 2003) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son, grandson and nephew of former racing cyclists Miguel, Mariano and Yannick Martinez respectively. Career On 16 July 2022 during stage 4 of the Giro della Valle d'Aosta Martinez along with teammate Reuben Thompson were the last men standing from the group of favorites. Martinez, who had just extended his lead gave the win to Thompson. On 1 June 2022, Martinez got to ride for as a development rider with the team at the 2022 Mercan'Tour Classic where he finished in eighth position, beating UCI WorldTour professional cyclists all while helping leader David Gaudu finish in fourth. On 3 August 2022, confirmed they had signed Martinez into their UCI WorldTeam for 2023. in June, 2023 Martinez took his first professional win at the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge. On 31 August 2023, during the 6th stage of the 2023 Vuelta a España, he was part of a large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Martinez
Martin Martinez (22 February 1946 – 4 February 2012) was a Spanish-born French racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1972 to 1975. The highlight of his career was winning stage 10b of the 1974 Vuelta a España after a 35 kilometer solo breakaway. He was the brother of fellow cyclist Mariano MartÃnez and the uncle of Yannick Martinez. Major results ;1970 : 1st Stage 3 ;1974 : 1st Stage 10b Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ... References External links * 1946 births 2012 deaths French male cyclists Spanish emigrants to France French Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from Burgos Cyclists from the Province of Burgos Naturalized citizens of France 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Martinez
Yannick Martinez (born 4 May 1988) is a French road and cyclo-cross cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Guidon Chalettois. He is the younger brother of 2000 Olympic cross-country mountain biking champion Miguel Martinez, the son of Mariano MartÃnez, and the uncle of Lenny Martinez. Major results ;2009 : 1st Val d'Ille Classic : 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2011 : 6th Tour de la Somme ;2012 : 8th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake : 8th Tour du Doubs : 9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 9th Paris–Bourges ;2013 : 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st Stage 1 Route du Sud : 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne : 3rd RideLondon–Surrey Classic : 5th Overall Tour du Limousin : 5th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan : 6th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake : 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 7th Tour de Vendée : 8th Polynormande : 10th Tour du Finistère ;2014 : 3rd Tour de la Somme : 5th La Roue Tourangelle : 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 9th Scheldeprijs : 10th Bouc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Martinez (cyclist)
Miguel Martinez (born 17 January 1976 in Fourchambault, Nièvre) is a French road cyclist and cross-country mountain biker, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in third place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine He also rode in the 2002 Tour de France, finishing 44th. His brother Yannick, father Mariano and uncle Martin were also professional cyclists. He is also the father of racing cyclist Lenny Martinez. Major results Mountain bike ;1994 : 1st Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships : 1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships ;1995 : 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships ;1996 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships : 2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup ::1st Helen ::1st Bromont ::1st Kristiansand : 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 3rd Cross-country, Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
