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Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL (men's Team)
Team Picnic PostNL () is a Dutch professional cycling team, competing at UCI WorldTeam level. The team is managed by Iwan Spekenbrink. The title sponsors of the team are online supermarket and the Dutch mail, parcel and e-commerce company PostNL. History The team was founded in 2008 when Iwan Spekenbrink founded a small second division professional team under the name Team Skil-Shimano. Thanks to aggressive strategies during Paris–Nice in 2008 and 2009, the team was awarded a Wild card (sports), wildcard for the 2009 Tour de France, making it their first appearance in a Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour. In 2010, Team Skil-Shimano added a Team Picnic PostNL (women's team), Women’s program. Operating under the same umbrella and within the same structure; the idea of equality was paramount with the focus on one organisation. Around the same time, the team became an ambassador of Trees for All: and became the first in the peloton to compensate towards the CO2 emissions ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwan Spekenbrink
Iwan Spekenbrink (born 15 February 1976) is a Dutch cycling manager, who has been the team manager of UCI WorldTeam since the team's creation in 2005. He is also the president of the AIGCP AIGCP (Association International des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels) is an association that groups together many professional cycling teams. Based in Lannion, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in W ..., which he was elected to in 2015. He competed as a cyclist as a junior before moving onto working as a team manager. References Dutch sports coaches Living people 1976 births Directeur sportifs Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL (men's team) {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (sports)
A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is an invitation to a tournament or a playoff berth awarded to a team or individual that does not qualify via an automatic bid. In some events, wildcards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference. International sports In international sports, the term is perhaps best known in reference to two sporting traditions: team wildcards distributed among countries at the Olympic Games and individual wildcards given to some tennis players at every professional tournament (both smaller events and the major ones such as Wimbledon). Tennis players may even ask for a wildcard and get one if they want to enter a tournament on short notice. For Summer Olympic Games, some National Olympic Committees, whose nations are underrepresented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Classification In The Tour De France
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919 Tour de France, 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ). History For the first two Tour de France races, the general classification standings were decided based on the lowest cumulative time. The winner of the first several Tour de France races wore a green armband instead of a yellow jersey. After the 1904 Tour de France, second Tour de France, the rules were changed, and the general classification was no longer calculated by time, but by points. This points system was kept until 1912, after which it changed back to the time classification. There is doubt over when the yellow jersey began. The Belgian rider Philippe Thys (cyclist), Philippe Thys, who won the Tour in 1913 Tour de France, 1913, 1914 Tour de France, 1914 and 1920 Tour de France, 1920, recalled in the Belgian magazine ''Champions et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. The race was first organized in 1903 Tour de France, 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper ''L'Auto'' (which was an ancestor of ''L'Équipe'') and has been held annually since, except when it was not held from 1915 to 1918 and 1940 to 1946 due to the two World war, World Wars. As the Tour gained prominence and popularity, the race was lengthened and gained more international participation. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite. Traditionally, the bulk of the race is held in July. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same and includes time trials, passage through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI World Tour
The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performances in these. The World Ranking was launched in 2009, (known from 2009–2010 as the ''UCI World Ranking'') and merged fully with its predecessor the UCI ProTour in 2011. UCI WorldTeams must compete at all events that were part of the tour prior to the 2017 expansion. History Until the end of 2004, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) maintained both the UCI Road World Rankings, which awarded results for all its sanctioned races, and the UCI Road World Cup, which was awarded on the basis of performance in ten selected one-day events. Both were replaced from the 2005 season by the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits. However, disputes between the UCI and ASO, the organisers of the Tour de France and other classics, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Tour De France
The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France, Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 race stage, stages, including an opening prologue (cycling), prologue, and covered a total distance of . As well as the prologue, the first two stages took place in Belgium, and one stage finished in Switzerland. Bradley Wiggins () won the overall General classification in the Tour de France, general classification, and became the first British rider to win the Tour. Wiggins's teammate Chris Froome placed second, and Vincenzo Nibali () was third. The general classification leader's yellow jersey was worn for the first week by Fabian Cancellara (), who won the prologue. Wiggins, second in the prologue, took the leadership of the race on stage seven, the first mountainous stage, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlaamse Radio- En Televisieomroeporganisatie
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie ("Flemish Radio and Television broadcasting organisation"), shortened to VRT (), is one of the national public service broadcasters for the Flemish Community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the French Community is the French-language RTBF (), and in the German-speaking Community it is BRF (). The VRT operates six television channels (, , , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , and . History The VRT is the successor to a succession of organisations. Belgium's National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (INR-NIR) was founded in 1930 and existed until 1960. It was subsequently split along lingustic lines with Dutch language programming becoming the (BRT) in 1960 and the (BRTN) from 1991 to 1998. The NIR/INR and BRT (; RTB) had each been single state-owned entities with separate Dutch- and French-language production departments. They were housed in the Flagey Building, also known as the ''Radio Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporza
Sporza is a multimedia brand of Belgian public-service radio and television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ... network VRT specifically for coverage of sporting events. These broadcasts are organized by the Flemish government and mainly financed with tax money. Current rights Belgium International Logos File:SPORZA-306x225.jpg, Sporza logo used from 31 May 2004 until 2018 File:Sporza Logo.svg, Sporza logo icon from online with VRT External links * Sports divisions of TV channels Dutch-language radio stations in Belgium Radio stations established in 2004 2004 establishments in Belgium {{Europe-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argos Oil
Argos Energies ltd is an independent oil company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Besides Netherlands the company is also operating in Belgium, Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ..., Germany and France. Argos Oil was founded in 1983 by Peter Goedvolk, Argos oil CEO then. This company merged with North Sea Group on 25 October 2011, and in March 2012 Argos North Sea Group was founded. Since then the new company has been the major sponsor of Argos-Shimano, a professional Dutch cycling team. In 2015, Argos merged with VARO Energy, a company associated with Vitol. References External linksArgos Oil Oil companies of the Netherlands Automotive fuel retailers {{petroleum-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Tour Of Flanders
The 2012 Tour of Flanders was the 96th edition of the Tour of Flanders single-day "Monument" cycling race. It was held on 1 April 2012 over a distance of – between Bruges and Oudenaarde – and was the eighth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season. In a three-man sprint finish, the race was won by Belgian Tom Boonen, who in the process, became the fifth different rider to win the race three times, and took the lead of the overall World Tour standings. Boonen finished ahead of 's Filippo Pozzato and 2007 winner Alessandro Ballan of , who completed the podium. Course change The course of the classic was changed drastically. The finish was changed from Meerbeke to Oudenaarde due to the result of a changed parcours to the race. Famous hills like the Muur van Geraardsbergen and the Bosberg were the final two hills in almost every edition from 1975 but were removed from the course. The new final featured the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg, both were climbed three times. Also include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Kittel
Marcel Kittel (born 11 May 1988) is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the , and squads. As a junior, he specialised in time trials, even winning a bronze medal in the World Championships for cyclists aged under 23. When he became a professional in 2011, he specialised in bunch sprints, winning 19 stages across the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, and taking 89 wins in his professional career. After retirement, he works as an ambassador for Endura (cycling apparel), Endura and ROSE Bikes. Career Skil–Shimano (2011–15) 2011 season Kittel made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dutch team . Known as a time trial specialist at the time, he won a bunch sprint during the 2011 Tour de Langkawi, Tour de Langkawi. After the success he decided to become a sprinter. He then won four out of five stages in the Four Days of Dunkirk, all in bunch sprints. Kittel won his first UCI World Tour, World Tour stage, winning the opening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'Italia, the race was first organised in 1935 Vuelta a España, 1935. The race was prevented from being run by the Spanish Civil War and World War II in the early years of its existence; however, the race has been held annually since 1955 Vuelta a España, 1955. As the Vuelta gained prestige and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend all around the globe. Since 1979, the event has been staged and managed by Unipublic, until in 2014, when the Amaury Sport Organisation acquired control. Since then, they have been working together. The peloton expanded from a primarily Spanish participation to include riders from all over the world. The Vuelta is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
