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Milan–San Remo Women
Milan–San Remo Women, officially the Milano–San Remo Donne, is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race, held annually in March. It is part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The equivalent men's race is a cycling monument, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycling. The race is held on the same day as the men's race, over a shorter distance but with an identical finish in Sanremo. The race was first held in 1999 as Primavera Rosa as part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup, running for 7 editions before it was cancelled prior to the 2006 edition. In the 2020s, organisers discussed the potential of a women's race, with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announcing in 2024 that the race would join the 2025 UCI Women's World Tour. History Milan–San Remo is one of cycling's oldest races (being first held in 1907), and considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycling. Held in early March, the race is the longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liguria
Liguria (; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa. Liguria is bordered by France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It rests on the Ligurian Sea, and has a population of 1,509,908 as of 2025. The region is part of the Alps–Mediterranean Euroregion. Etymology The name ''Liguria'' predates Latin and is of obscure origin. The Latin adjectives (as in ) and ''Liguscus'' reveal the original root of the name, ''ligusc-'': in the Latin name -sc- was shortened to -s-, and later turned into the -r- of , according to rhotacism (sound change), rhotacism. Compare whence . The name derives from the ancient Ligures people, although the territory of this people was much larger th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puncheur
A puncheur or puncher is a road bicycle racer who specialises in rolling terrain with short but steep climbs. The ideal races for this type of rider are one-day spring classics (making them classics specialists), which are characterized by multiple hills with a 10–20% gradient and are 1–2 km long. Examples include climbs at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the Mur de Huy in the Flèche Wallonne and the Cauberg in the Amstel Gold Race (men's race), Amstel Gold Race, which comprise the Ardennes classics. Puncheurs can be well built, with broader shoulders and bigger legs than the average racing cyclist (able to produce high overall power over short time periods) - for example Wout van Aert (78kg) or Peter Sagan (78kg) or smaller, lighter riders (able to produce a higher power/weight ratio over that same time period) - for example Paolo Bettini (58kg) or Julian Alaphilippe (62kg). The physique of this type of rider allows them to escape from the peloton through quick bursts, som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune Di Cittiglio
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one day women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. First held in 1974, Trofeo Alfredo Binda is one of the oldest and most established races in the women's calendar, and has been part of the UCI Women's World Tour since its inception in 2016. History Trofeo Alfredo Binda was first held as a regional event in 1974. The race became a national event in 1999, before becoming an international event from 2007. In 2008, the race joined the UCI Women's Road World Cup. In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour. From 2025, the race has moved backwards one week in the calendar, allowing Milan–San Remo Women to join the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is one of the biggest races on the women's calendar that does not have a male equivalent. Media have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Cavalli
Marta Cavalli (born 18 March 1998) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2018, she won the Italian National Road Race Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the road race – finishing 8th overall. In 2022, Cavalli won two of the Ardennes classics – Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne Féminine. She then finished second at Giro Donne. In July 2022, she was named as one of the pre-race favourites for the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes, however Cavalli crashed heavily on stage 2 and had to abandon the race. This impacted her, with Cavalli not immediately returning to the same form as previously. Two further injuries in 2024 disrupted her full return to racing, with Cavalli announcing that she would leave the FDJ–Suez team at the end of the season to join Team Picnic PostNL. Major results Road ;2015 : 3rd Time trial, National Juniors Road Championships ;2018 : 1st Road race, National Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company Limited (with IMMEDIATE styled in all uppercase as its logo) is a British multinational publishing house that produces a wide range of magazine titles, including ''Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, Good Food'' and many others. In H1 2018, the company's titles reported a combined ABC circulation of 1.59 million, including 1.1M active subscribers. In 2018 it reported selling 70+ million magazines. The publishing house is owned by Hubert Burda Media, and is an agglomeration of Magicalia, Origin Publishing and BBC Magazines, publishing both media content and software platforms. Approximately 85% of its revenue is from content services, with the remainder from advertising. Immediate Media also owns Immediate Live, a business that launches nation-wide live events, including Good Food Shows, Knitting & Stitching Shows, Gardeners' World Live and others. History Immediate Media originated from the combined assets of several formerly independent publishing houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing coverage of cycle racing—including road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross and gravel—as well as bike-related reviews and buying advice. Since 2019, the site is owned by British publishing company Future. The site has been called "the world leader in cycling sport coverage" by industry publication ''Bicycle Retailer''. History In 1995 Australian Bill Mitchell, a keen cyclist and professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, created the website titled "Bill’s Cycling Racing Results and News" after finding there was a need for fast-breaking news and race results in English-speaking countries. In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell, and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher Future plc for £2.2m. In July 2014 it was bought by Immediate Media Company, with sister website BikeRadar and sister magazines '' Cycling Plus'', '' Mountain Biking UK'', and '' Procycling' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris–Roubaix Femmes
Paris–Roubaix Femmes is a one day women's bicycle race on cobbled roads (or pavé) in northern France, held annually in early April. It is part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The Paris–Roubaix, equivalent men's race is a cycling monument, and after the Milan–San Remo Women, Tour of Flanders for Women, Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race), Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the fourth to stage a women's edition. The race is held on a Saturday, with the men's race held the day after. History Paris–Roubaix is one of cycling's oldest races, and was first held in 1896. Paris–Roubaix is famous for rough terrain, mud and cobblestones, or pavé (Sett (paving), setts)Paris–Roubaix is popularly known throughout the English-speaking world for its 'cobbled sectors', but this is a misnomer as the sectors are actually paved with Sett (paving), granite setts, roughly hewn blocks, which are smoother and safer than true cobblestones (prominent rounded pebbles ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes is an annual road bicycle racing event in the Ardennes region of Belgium, held in late April. It is part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The equivalent men's race is a cycling monument. Liege is one of four men's Monuments with an equivalent current women's race, along with Milan–San Remo Women, Paris–Roubaix Femmes and Tour of Flanders for Women. In 2017, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes was inaugurated and added to the UCI Women's World Tour, becoming the second of the cycling monuments to introduce a women's edition after the Tour of Flanders in 2014. It is considered one of the most arduous one-day cycling events in the world because of its length and demanding course. The race generally marks the end of the entire spring classics season, as the one-day races give way to longer stage races; Liége is followed in the women's calendar by La Vuelta Femenina. History The men's race was first held in 1892, making it the oldest of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakaway (cycling)
This is a glossary of terms and jargon used in cycling, mountain biking, and cycle sport. For ''parts of a bicycle'', see List of bicycle parts. 0–9 ; 27.5 Mountain bike: A mountain bike with wheels that are approximately in diameter and are based on ISO 584 mm (650B) rims. ; 29er (bicycle):A mountain bike with wheels that are approximately in diameter and are based on ISO 622 mm (700C) rims. ;3:1 rule : A UCI rule stating the depth and breadth (in cross-section) of the bicycle frame tubes cannot exceed the ratio of 3:1. A ; À bloc: Going ''à bloc'' means riding as hard as one possibly can, which can be risky as it leaves one in a state where recovery is needed, and therefore vulnerable to being attacked. ; Abandon: To leave a race prior to its completion - as the rider is unable to finish (for example, because of a crash or injury). ; Aero bars: Extension of the handlebar (cycling), handlebars usually allowing the rider to rest their elbows and benefit from i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poggio Di Sanremo
The Poggio di San Remo is a hill in the Italian region Liguria, near Sanremo. Milan–San Remo It is mainly known from road cycling, as it is the final climb in the classic Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance .... The climb is 4 kilometers long with an average gradient of 3.7%. It is often the site of decisive attacks to the win. From the top of the Poggio, 7 km from the finish, the course heads down via a fast and curvy descent towards the center of San Remo where the race traditionally finishes on the Via Roma, the city's illustrious shopping street. In recent years there has rarely been a big selection in the latter stages of the race. Many sprinters are able to keep up with the main peloton on the climbs, and therefore the race most often ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cipressa
Cipressa () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,183 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Cipressa gives its name to one of two climbs that feature in the final kilometers of the prestigious Milan–Sanremo cycling race. Known as ''The Cipressa'', the climb was added in 1982 to toughen the route before the final climb of The Poggio. The climb starts by the Mediterranean Sea at San Lorenzo al Mare, climbing to Cipressa by the via Cipressa, via Provinciale and the via Matteotti. The bell tower of Cipressa's church marks the end of the climb, and has become a notable landmark in cycling. Cipressa borders the following municipalities: Civezza, Costarainera, Pietrabruna, Pompeiana, San Lorenzo al Mare, Santo Stefano al Mare, and Terzorio. Its ''frazione'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varazze
Varazze (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about west of Genoa and about northeast of Savona in the Riviera di Ponente. Nearby in the Ligurian Apennines is the Monte Beigua with its Natural Regional Park. Economy is predominantly based on the shipyards, yachting and tourism. History The burgh grew around the former Roman station named ''Ad Navalia'', mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana. In the Middle Ages, Varazze was the main port of the marquisate of Bosco, one of the three main margraviates of the Aleramici, and disputed between Savona and Genoa, due to its notable ship production. In 1227, it became an independent commune, but by the Treaty of Varazze of 1251 it was annexed along with Savona by the Republic of Genoa, who conceded the fief to the Malocelli in 1290, and to the Doria in 1317. In 1525, Hugo of Moncada, admiral of emperor Charles V, was defeated here in a naval battle and taken pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
