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Yohann Gène
Yohann Gène (born 25 June 1981 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2019, entirely for and its later iterations. He was the first black cyclist, as well as the first cyclist of Afro-Caribbean and Sub-Saharan African descent, to ever compete in the Tour de France. Major results ;2003 : 2nd La Côte Picarde : 9th Overall Tour de la Somme ;2004 : 6th Grand Prix des Marbriers ;2007 : 5th Grand Prix de la Somme ;2009 : 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi ;2010 : 2nd Val d'Ille Classic : 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ::1st Stage 5 ;2011 : 1st Stage 3 Tour of South Africa : 7th Boucles de l'Aulne : 9th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ::1st Stages 2 & 5 ;2012 : 3rd Châteauroux Classic : 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : 10th Tallinn–Tartu GP ;2013 : 1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo ::1st Points classification ::1st Stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Days Of Dunkirk
The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for most of its history. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Irish cyclist Sam Bennett (cyclist), Sam Bennett won the most recent edition of the race. List of overall winners Multiple winners ''Riders in italics are still active'' Wins per country External links Wielersite* References {{Expand French, topic=sport, Quatre jours de Dunkerque, date=May 2012 Four Days of Dunkirk, Cycle races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1955 1955 establishments in France Sport in Dunkirk UCI Europe Tour races UCI ProSeries races Super Prestige Pernod races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteauroux Classic
The Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux. It was created in 2004 and since 2005 the race had been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route The French Road Cycling Cup ( English for Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route) is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation) each year since 1992. It consists of several one-day rac .... After the 2014 edition, the race was discontinued. Winners References External links * History, winner list with link to all results UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 2004 2004 establishments in France Cycle races in France 2014 disestablishments in Italy Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014 Defunct cycling races in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Giro D'Italia
The 2007 Giro d'Italia was the 90th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place from 12 May to 3 June 2007. The race began in Sardinia and finished in Milan, and featured five mountain top finishes, of which one was an individual time trial. The race also visited France and Austria in three stages. Danilo Di Luca of the team won the race, with Andy Schleck from and Eddy Mazzoleni from rounding out the podium. Schleck also won the Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia, youth classification, which featured in the Giro for the first time since 1994. Di Luca's team dominated the overall classification, holding the race leader's pink jersey statistics, pink jersey for 17 of the 21 stages. During the race, Alessandro Petacchi tested positive for elevated levels of salbutamol at a doping control on 23 May, after winning Stage 11. Petacchi has a medical exemption to use salbutamol in the treatment of asthma, but the concen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Giro D'Italia
The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in the Belgian city of Seraing with a individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start road stage that stretched from Museo del Ghisallo to Milan. Twenty two teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Basso of the team. Second and third were the Spain José Enrique Gutiérrez and Italian Gilberto Simoni. Basso, riding for , won the Giro in dominant fashion. Basso won three individual stages, as well as the team time trial, along with his fellow Team CSC riders, and won the overall classification by more than 9 minutes over the next best rider, the largest margin of victory in a Grand Tour in the last three years. In the other classifications that the race awarded, Paolo Bettini of the team won the points classification, Quick Step-Innergetic rider Juan Manuel Gárate won the mountains classification, and Paolo Savoldelli of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Classification In The Giro D'Italia
The general classification in the Giro d'Italia is the most important classification of the Giro d'Italia, which determines who is the overall winner. It is therefore considered more important than secondary classifications as the points classification or the mountains classification. Since 1931, the leader of the general classification has been identified by a pink jersey ( ). Prior to that year and since the creation of the race, no colour was used to distinguish the winner at the top of the classification. The first rider to wear the maglia rosa was Learco Guerra following the first stage of the 1931 Giro d'Italia. The first jersey was entirely pink and made from wool. It had a roll-neck collar and front pockets. As Italy was under Fascist Party rule there was a gray shield stitched onto the shirt, a symbol for the party. This initial jersey and many of the first pink jerseys were designed by Vittore Gianni who had created jerseys for AC Milan and Juventus. Castelli has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Pink
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage (bicycle race), stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the ''Grand Tours'', and all three races are similar in format, being three-week races with daily stages. They have a special status in the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI regulations: more points for the UCI World Tour are distributed in Grand Tours than in other races, and they are the only stage races allowed to last longer than 14 days, and these differ from major stage races more than one week in duration. All three races have a substantial history, with the Tour de France first held in 1903, Giro d'Italia first held in 1909 and the Vuelta a España first held in 1935. The Giro is generally run in May, the Tour in July, and the Vuelta in late August and September. The Vuelta was originally held in the spring, usually late April, with a few editions held in June in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2016 Tro-Bro Léon was the 33rd edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 17 April 2016. The race was won by Martin Mortensen. General classification References 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ... 2016 in road cycling 2016 in French sport {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
The 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was the tenth edition of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Road cycling race, road cycling stage race held in Gabon. It was held between 16 and 22 February 2015. It was rated a 2.1 event and was part of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour. The race is therefore the highest ranked stage race in Africa. The race is known for bringing amateur African cycling teams together with professional teams from Europe. had dominated the recent editions of the race, having won every edition between 2010 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, 2010 and 2014 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, 2014. The 2014 champion was Natnael Berhane, the first African to win the event, but he was not selected to defend his title. His teammate Yohann Gène was chosen to lead instead. The 2015 race consisted of eight stages. These began with difficult, hilly stages in eastern Gabon, before coming to the western coast for several stages suitable for sprinter (cycling), sprinters. There was also a team time trial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix De Fourmies
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. From 2005 to 2019 it was organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2021, it joined 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 ..., after being cancelled in 2020. List of winners External links * Full 2024 results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix de Fourmies Recurring sporting events established in 1928 1928 establishments in France Cycle races in France UCI Europe Tour races UCI ProSeries races Tourist attractions in Nord (French department) Sport in Nord (French department) Super Prestige Pernod races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boucles De La Mayenne
The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020, although that year's edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Winners Wins per country References External links * Boucles de la Mayenne, UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1975 1975 establishments in France Cycle races in France UCI ProSeries races {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route D'Occitanie
The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. Name of the race * 1977 – 1981 : Tour du Tarn * 1982 – 1987 : Tour Midi-Pyrénées * 1988 – 2017 : La Route du Sud * 2018 – : Route d'Occitanie Winners Multiple winners Wins per country External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Route d'Occitanie UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1977 1977 establishments in France Cycle races in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
