2010 Team Sky season
Encyclopedia
|
|
|---|---|
| Manager | Dave Brailsford Dave Brailsford David John Brailsford CBE is a Welsh cycling coach and is currently British Cycling's performance director, and the general manager of Team Sky.-Early life:... |
| One-day victories | 3 |
| Stage race overall victories | 2 |
| Stage race stage victories | 15 |
| Next season 2011 Team Sky season The 2011 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.-2011 roster:Ages as of January 1, 2011.... |
|
The 2010 season for , its first, began in January with the Tour Down Under
2010 Tour Down Under
The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 January to 24 January 2010, traveling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar...
. As a UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team, they are automatically invited and obliged to attend every event in the ProTour. The team formed for the 2010 season as part of an initiative by British Cycling
British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...
to produce the first ever British Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
winner within five years. Much of the team's ridership is British, most of it is anglophone, and the team competes under a British license. Its manager is Dave Brailsford
Dave Brailsford
David John Brailsford CBE is a Welsh cycling coach and is currently British Cycling's performance director, and the general manager of Team Sky.-Early life:...
, the Performance Director of British Cycling. Senior Director Sportif is ex-professional road cyclist and Australian Scott Sunderland. Team Sky's other Sports Directors are former professional cyclists Marcus Ljungqvist
Marcus Ljungqvist
Marcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season...
from Sweden, the Briton Sean Yates
Sean Yates
Sean Yates is an English former professional cyclist and head Directeur Sportif at Team Sky.-Career:Yates competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the 4,000m individual pursuit. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
, and Steven De Jongh
Steven de Jongh
Steven de Jongh is a Dutch former road bicycle racer.de Jongh made his professional debut in 1995 at TVM team where he stayed until 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was part of , while he made the move to in 2006...
from the Netherlands.
2010 roster
Ages as of January 1, 2010.Riders' 2009 teams
| Rider | 2009 team |
|---|---|
| Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen is a former Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for . Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. From 2012 he will be manager of .... |
|
| John-Lee Augustyn John-Lee Augustyn John-Lee Augustyn is a South African professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Tour de France 2008:During Stage 16 of the 2008 Tour in his second professional year, John-Lee crested Col de la Bonette in first place before shortly and spectacularly overshooting a hairpin bend on the... |
|
| Michael Barry Michael Barry (cyclist) Michael Barry is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Previous to riding for UCI ProTour team he spent several years with the . He also raced of the Saturn Cycling Team for a number of years before going to US Postal Service/Discovery. He was born and raised in... |
|
| Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no... |
|
| Sylvain Calzati Sylvain Calzati Sylvain Calzati is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bretagne-Schuller. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld. His biggest success is winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France. He also won the Tour de l'Avenir in 2004. He currently... |
|
| Kjell Carlström Kjell Carlström Kjell Carlström is a Finnish road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He has raced in the Tour de France in 2005, 2006 and 2007... |
|
| Dario Cioni Dario Cioni Dario David Cioni is an English-born Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Mountain bike career:... |
|
| Steve Cummings Steve Cummings Stephen Philip Cummings is an English racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Cummings won the team pursuit at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also took bronze in the individual pursuit... |
|
| Russell Downing Russell Downing Russell Downing is an English cycling road-racer for UCI ProTour team . He was the British national road race champion in 2005. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing... |
CandiTV-Marshall's Pasta |
| Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:... |
|
| Chris Froome Chris Froome Chris Froome is a professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team .Born in Kenya, Froome moved with his family to South Africa as a teenager, and although he began his career registered with the Kenyan cycling federation, since spring 2008 has ridden under a British licence on the... |
|
| Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria.... |
|
| Mathew Hayman Mathew Hayman Mathew Hayman is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Hayman is an experienced and respected domestique, as he typically takes on a supporting role within his team.-Palmares:1996... |
| Rider | 2009 team |
|---|---|
| Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He... |
|
| Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists... |
neo-pro |
| Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Löfkvist is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTour . He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in at the age of 19 in 2004... |
|
| Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .He started his career as a mountain biker, but after finishing 5th in the 2004 Norwegian National Road Racing Championship, his focus changed towards road bicycle racing... |
|
| Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005... |
|
| Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he missed much of the racing season with cardiac arrhythmia problems.- Palmares :* 2004 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré - 1 stage* Tour de France... |
|
| Morris Possoni Morris Possoni Morris Possoni is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .In 2008, Possoni rode for . His best moment was in the 2008 Giro d'Italia, where he wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification. In 2010, Possoni transferred to... |
|
| Ian Stannard Ian Stannard Ian Stannard is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team... |
|
| Christopher Sutton Christopher Sutton (cyclist) Christopher Sutton is professional cyclist from Australia, for UCI ProTour team .Born in Caringbah, Sydney, New South Wales, Sutton trained as a carpenter. He is the son of NSW Institute of Sport's head cycling coach, Gary Sutton, and nephew of British Cycling track coach, Shane Sutton; both... |
|
| Ben Swift Ben Swift Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:... |
|
| Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... |
|
| Davide Viganò Davide Viganò Davide Viganò is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He previously rode for Quick Step, Fuji-Servetto, and Team Sky.-References:... |
|
| Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
One-day races
Before the spring season began, the team took a victory in its first-ever race. Henderson was the team's captain for the Cancer Council Helpline Classic, a 51 km (31.7 mi) criteriumCriterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course , often run on closed-off city center streets....
run two days before the Tour Down Under with the same peloton, but not counting toward its standings. Team Sky was largely responsible for bringing back a breakaway that included Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
and Óscar Pereiro, with Downing and Sutton leading Henderson out to the sprint win. Sutton finished the race in second place just behind Henderson.
National championships
At the British National Road Race ChampionshipsBritish National Road Race Championships
The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...
Team Sky controlled the men's race ending with riders in the top three positions. Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
won the race, Peter Kennaugh
Peter Kennaugh
Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists...
came second and Ian Stannard
Ian Stannard
Ian Stannard is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team...
came third. In the British National Time Trial Championships
British National Time Trial Championships
The British National Time Trial Championships are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in the country to show their status as national champion...
again claimed the top three with Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....
retaining his title. In Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no...
won his National Time Trial Championships for the fourth time.
Stage races
Henderson finished third overall in the Tour Down Under2010 Tour Down Under
The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 January to 24 January 2010, traveling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar...
, after taking second place on stages 2 and 6 of the six-stage race. His teammate Sutton was the rider to beat him on the final stage. The team won the team time trial
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
stage which opened the Tour of Qatar
2010 Tour of Qatar
The 2010 Tour of Qatar was the ninth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 7 February to 12 February 2010, in Qatar. The race was won by Wouter Mol of .-Teams:...
, giving Boasson Hagen the race lead. He lost it the next day, when attacks from and caught the team unaware and then, when the team had almost paced him back into the leading group, he suffered a puncture.
Later in February, at the inaugural Tour of Oman
2010 Tour of Oman
The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:...
, Boasson Hagen again took race leadership, with third in a sprint to finish the race's second stage. He extended his lead with a victory in stage 3, but lost it the next day in a controversial stage 4. After Team Sky, who were pacing the peloton as the team of the race leader, let a morning breakaway get over seven minutes on a flat course, emotions ran high when no team seemed willing to help them bring the group back. Sky riders responded by pulling the peloton quickly through the stage's feed zone, something which is normally not done. Later, attacked 56 km (34.8 mi) from the end of the stage, while Boasson Hagen had stopped to urinate at the side of the road, also something which is normally not done. Boasson Hagen lost a minute and five seconds on the stage, and the race leader's red jersey. Boasson Hagen went on to win the stage 6 time trial to close the event, winning the points and youth classifications in the race and finishing second overall.
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
Team Sky received an invite to participate in the 2010 Vuelta a España2010 Vuelta a España
The 2010 Vuelta a España was held from August 28 to September 19 and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid.The race covered...
.
During the race, many of the team's riders and staff contracted an unknown virus. John Lee Augustyn, Juan Antonio Flecha, and Ben Swift were forced to retire from the race due to illness. Soigneur Txema Gonzalez died five days after being admitted to hospital due to an unrelated bacterial infection, with the team withdrawing from the race before the start of stage eight.
Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Council Helpline Classic | None | Rymill Park, Adelaide Rymill Park, Adelaide Rymill Park, also known as Park 14 or Mullawirraburka in Kaurna, is a park located in the East Parklands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is bordered by East and Dequetteville Terraces, and Rundle and Bartels Roads... |
|||
| Tour Down Under 2010 Tour Down Under The 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 January to 24 January 2010, traveling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar... , Stage 6 |
UCI ProTour 2010 UCI ProTour The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events... |
Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... |
|||
| Tour of Qatar 2010 Tour of Qatar The 2010 Tour of Qatar was the ninth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 7 February to 12 February 2010, in Qatar. The race was won by Wouter Mol of .-Teams:... , Stage 1 |
UCI Asia Tour | Team time trial | West Bay Lagoon West Bay Lagoon West Bay Lagoon also known as Al Qutaifiya is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar.Reaching from Doha Corniche to west bay lagoon the area has a variety of accommodations and lifestyle options. The area is smart and rather impressive with massive villas on one side and sky-scraping high rises on the other... |
||
| Tour of Oman 2010 Tour of Oman The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:... , Stage 3 |
UCI Asia Tour | Qurayyat Qurayyat, Oman Qurayyat is a small fishing village near Muscat, Oman. A popular stopping point on the way to Sur, Qurayyat is in itself also a very popular destination for Muscat.-External links:*... |
|||
| Tour of Oman 2010 Tour of Oman The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:... , Stage 6 |
UCI Asia Tour | Muscat Muscat, Oman Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats... |
|||
| Tour of Oman 2010 Tour of Oman The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:... , Points classification |
UCI Asia Tour | ||||
| Tour of Oman 2010 Tour of Oman The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:... , Young rider classification |
UCI Asia Tour | ||||
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Ghent Ghent Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of... |
|||
| Paris-Nice 2010 Paris–Nice The 2010 Paris–Nice was the 68th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 7 March and ended on 14 March in Nice and consisted of a prologue time-trial and seven stages. Alberto Contador of Spain won the race, regaining the title he had won in... , Stage 1 |
UCI World Ranking 2010 UCI World Ranking The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16... |
Contres Contres, Loir-et-Cher Contres is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department... |
|||
| Tirreno–Adriatico 2010 Tirreno–Adriatico The 2010 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 45th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race. It started on 10 March and finished on 16 March. The race started in Livorno and ended San Benedetto del Tronto... , Stage 7 |
UCI World Ranking 2010 UCI World Ranking The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16... |
San Benedetto del Tronto San Benedetto del Tronto San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located... |
|||
| Critérium International Critérium International The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932.... , Stage 2 |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.It is the seat of the canton of Porto-Vecchio, which it shares with Sari-Solenzara, Conca and Lecci. Port-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and... |
|||
| Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 | UCI World Ranking 2010 UCI World Ranking The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
|||
| Tour de Picardie Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.... , Stage 2 |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Cires-lès-Mello Cires-lès-Mello Cires-lès-Mello is a town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*... |
|||
| Tour de Picardie Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.... , General classification |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
||||
| Tour de Picardie Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.... , Points classification |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
||||
| Tour de Picardie Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.... , Teams classification |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
The riders on the squad were Ben Swift Ben Swift Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:... , Russell Downing Russell Downing Russell Downing is an English cycling road-racer for UCI ProTour team . He was the British national road race champion in 2005. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing... , Davide Viganò Davide Viganò Davide Viganò is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He previously rode for Quick Step, Fuji-Servetto, and Team Sky.-References:... , Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:... , Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .He started his career as a mountain biker, but after finishing 5th in the 2004 Norwegian National Road Racing Championship, his focus changed towards road bicycle racing... , Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists... , Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he missed much of the racing season with cardiac arrhythmia problems.- Palmares :* 2004 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré - 1 stage* Tour de France... , and Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... |
|||
| Tour de Picardie Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.... , Young rider classification |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 62nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race, and the first since it was renamed. It took place from 6–13 June, and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and World Calendar... , Stage 7 |
UCI ProTour 2010 UCI ProTour The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events... |
Sallanches Sallanches Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Media:Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.-External links:*... |
|||
| Ster Elektrotoer Ster Elektrotoer The Ster ZLM Toer is a stage race cycling race, held in the Netherlands as 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started in 1987 as an amateur race, and became a race for professional cyclists in 1996.-Name of the race:... , Stage 3 |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Schimmert Schimmert Schimmert is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.Schimmert was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Nuth.... |
|||
| Norwegian National Time Trial Championships Norwegian National Time Trial Championships The Norwegian National Time Trial Championships are held annually. They are a cycling race which decides the Norwegian cycling champion in the time trial discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1921 and was won by Ole Moen. At the beginning there were often... |
National Championship | Orkanger Orkanger Orkanger is village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Orkdal at the end of the Orkdalsfjorden, and arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the administrative and commercial centre of the municipality of Orkdal... |
|||
| British National Road Race Championships British National Road Race Championships The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:... |
National Championship | Pendle Pendle Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford... |
|||
| Brixia Tour Brixia Tour The Brixia Tour is an Italian cycle road race. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:... , Stage 3 |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Pisogne Pisogne Pisogne is a comune of 8046 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:Pisogne is situated at the northern-east tip of Lake Iseo.... |
|||
| Tour de Wallonie Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners... , Stage 5 |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Welkenraedt Welkenraedt Welkenraedt is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,163. The total area is 24.47 km² which gives a population density of 374 inhabitants per km².... |
|||
| Tour de Wallonie Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners... , General classification |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
||||
| Dutch Food Valley Classic | UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Veenendaal | |||
| Eneco Tour, Stage 4 | UCI ProTour 2010 UCI ProTour The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events... |
Roermond Roermond Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231... |
|||
| Eneco Tour 2010 Eneco Tour The 2010 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the sixth edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It took place from 17 August to 24 August 2010 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered. It was part of the UCI World Ranking... , Points classification |
UCI ProTour 2010 UCI ProTour The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events... |
/ | |||
| British National Time Trial Championships British National Time Trial Championships The British National Time Trial Championships are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in the country to show their status as national champion... |
National Championship | Llandeilo Llandeilo Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th century stone bridge. Its population is 1,731.The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.- Early history :... |
|||
| Tour of Britain 2010 Tour of Britain The 2010 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages that was held from 11–18 September 2010. The race was the seventh edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the 71st British tour in total. It formed part of the 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour. The race began in Rochdale... , Stage 2 |
UCI Europe Tour 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour The 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour is the sixth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2009–2010 season began 18 October 2009 with the Chrono des Nations in France and is scheduled to end 17 October 2010 with the next edition of the same race.- Events :... |
Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area... |
|||
| Tour of Britain 2010 Tour of Britain The 2010 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages that was held from 11–18 September 2010. The race was the seventh edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the 71st British tour in total. It formed part of the 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour. The race began in Rochdale... , Points classification |
UCI Europe Tour |