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3 unusual facts about Road bicycle racing


Bundesautobahn 95

In summer 1972 the A 95 was temporarily closed between Munich and the 3-way interchange Starnberg, due to the Road bicycle racing during the Summer Olympics in Munich.

Road bicycle racing

Some professional events, including the Tour Down Under, are held in the southern summer, mainly to avoid clashing with the major northern hemisphere races and allowing top professionals to compete.

While the World Cup contained only one-day races, the World Tour includes the Grand Tours and other large stage races such as Tour Down Under, Tour de Suisse, Paris–Nice and the Critérium de Dauphiné Libéré.


Carlo Santuccione

During the 1990s, Santuccione worked with Conconi the man that is said to have introduced Erythropoietin or EPO to the sport of cycling.

Chris Wherry

Chris Wherry (born 1973) is a professional road racing cyclist from Boulder, Colorado.

Cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

The cycling competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games involves three disciplines: mountain bike racing, road bicycle racing and track cycling.

Eppie's Great Race

Also known as "The Great Race", "The World's Oldest Triathlon" and the "No-Swim Triathlon", it features a 5.82-mile run, 12.5-mile bike and 6.35-mile paddle held along the scenic American River Parkway in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento, California.

French Road Cycling Cup

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.

Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs

The Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg.

Grote 1-MeiPrijs

The Grote 1-MeiPrijs (also named Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne) is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, around Hoboken.

Holme Moss

It has often been used for domestic competition in British road racing and mountain biking.

Jeremy Powers

Jeremy Powers (born June 29, 1983 in Niantic, Connecticut) is an American professional racing cyclist who has found success in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing.

Maureen Kaila Vergara

Maureen Kaila Vergara (born December 17, 1964 in San Francisco, United States) is a retired Salvadoran cycle racer who used to ride for the 800.com team.

Melaka Governor Cup

The Melaka Governor Cup is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Malaysia since 2007, named after Governor of Malacca.

Memorial Van Coningsloo

The Memorial Van Coningsloo (also named Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo) is a European single day cycle race held each year with the start in Wavre and finish in Rijmenam.

Reinhold Pommer

Reinhold Viktor Pommer (January 6, 1935) is a former road and track cyclist from Germany, who won the Bronze medal in the men's team Road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, along with Horst Tüller and Gustav-Adolf Schur.

Vuelta al Táchira

The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (English: Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela.

World University Cycling Championship – Road Cycling

World University Cycling Championship – Road Cycling are the world university championship races for road bicycle racing.


see also

Maynes

Ben Jacques-Maynes (born 1978), American road bicycle racing cyclist from Watsonville, California

Saiz

Manolo Saiz (born 1959), the team manager of Spanish professional road bicycle racing teams