(Posted on n. 14 of the magazine PdlPro) Photo Sergi Ros The Circuit de Catalunya hosted the final of the 90th edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, on Sunday 28 March in a final stage that started from the place where the future will be located Parc Esport Internacional de Catalunya, next to the Car of San Cugat del Vallés. Last year, in the 89 th edition of "Volta", it was the first time at Montmelo circuit, which was his debut as a test scenario high-level international cycling, seeing the success of New Zealander Greg Henderson Columbia team.
In 2010 the Tour has come back to the Circuit, this time in a much more attractive to the public. If last year's runners arrived at the circuit and directly contest the sprint, this year favored the show and the brokers should give 8 laps. The getaway Zubeldia and Roy encouraged competition and entertained the few hundred spectators attended to see the final stage and the Volta. As usual, the pack perfectly measured the distance and caught the escapees in the absence of a return. The coming to sprint resolved with the triumph of Saxo Bank's Argentine Juan Jose Haedo. And then, usually occupying the podium riders and drivers of Formula 1 was once occupied the three top finishers in the Volta a Catalunya: Joaquim Rodríguez, Xavier Tondo and Taaramae Rein. Two Catalan three winners. A great success for the Catalan cycling, no doubt. But not only in sports. The inclusion of the Circuit de Catalunya in the Volta tour is also a great success.
The introduction of cycling tours and motorcycle racing is a recurrent event, and more often than one might think at first. Without going any further, the Dutch circuit of Assen (considered as the Cathedral of Motorcycling) hosted the start of the Tour of Spain 2009, in an individual time trial victory for Fabian Cancellara. The steps of the circuit had an excellent appearance and intensity with which the Dutch lived that prologue served in advance of the passion with which the Dutch followed the three stages of the Tour in the Netherlands.
Also last year's Tour de France Grand Depart in Monaco, stepped onto the Formula 1 circuit in Monte Carlo in his prologue. As you know, the Monte Carlo circuit is a street circuit, so that their movement is not permanent, and the 15 miles that comprised the initial test of the 2009 Tour was traveling about half what would be the racing circuit. The riders paraded through much of the circuit and its legendary sites (Rascasse, Sainte-Dévote, The Casino, Mirabeau ...). Does the winner of the prologue? If it is a time trial and ran a Swiss! Then Cancellara won! But let
. Who can forget the World Cycling Championships Mario Cipollini won in Zolder 2002? The world on a flat circuit, designed for the Lion King which was resolved as planned. Freire sorry for the incident on the last lap, because that year may have given a scare Cipolllini. The circuit of Zolder, also known as Terlaemen is a racetrack extension of 3,977 meters located in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. It was built in 1963 and hosted the Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 on 10 occasions during the 1970 and 1980. The Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve died in a collision this circuit for the classifications in the Belgian Grand Prix 1982. Following
Belgium, probably not too well known fact, but Liege Bastogne Liege runs through a part of the Spa Francorchamps circuit, since this is a semi-permanent circuit that joins the town of Spa Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot. Over the years, the layout of the circuit was modified several times until reaching the current 6.973 km. Name Spa circuit is to imagine the legendary Eau Rouge-Raidillon: slow after crossing the La Source hairpin, drivers accelerate by a straight downhill after which they must deal with a rise to a series of zigzag curves (the first of which Eau Rouge is) that end in a reverse blind.
Spa Francorchamps was also the scene of a final stage of the Tour de France, 1989, in particular stage 3, with the victory of Raul Alcala, Mexico's best racer of all time.
And if you have named the Zolder circuit, it should be clear that the inclusion of speed circuits World Championships Road Fund has a long tradition. The same circuit Zolder and saw the cycling World Cup in 1971. And before the Montlhery racetrack in France (1933), Reims in France (1947-1958), Zandwoort in Holland (1959), and Imola in Italy (1968, with home win Vittorio Adorni). The Nurburgring circuit in Germany has seen no less than three World Cups, 1927, 1966 and 1978 and is going to be one of the toughest circuits with demanding steep slopes.
special mention of Lasarte and Montjuic circuit. Lasarte Circuit hosted the Grand Prix of Spain racing 10 times in the decades of 1920 and 1930 and he held the cycling world in 1965 in which Tom Simpson slipped the rainbow jersey. In the case of Montjuic (where Felice Gimondi won in 1973 and Claude Criquielion in 1984) should be noted that without being a permanent racetrack does have a long tradition of racing among which 24 hours Montjuic motorcyclists. Incidentally, in 2009, taking advantage of the arrival of the Tour de France to Barcelona, \u200b\u200brecovered those mythical 24 hours Montjuic riders that raced in the 60 and 70, but this time by bike. This year 2010 marks the second edition of cycling 24 hours on 4 and 5 September in a drive circuit for the Barcelona Olympic mountain.
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola Not only was the scene of the World 1968, but that 2009 also saw the conclusion of the Italian Championship with victory for Pozzatto, in the same manner as in 1988, which was also the scene of the Italian championship, the victory went to Pierino Gavazzi. What of Imola, a tragic scenario where the Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna died after losing control of his Williams at the Tamburello curve and crashed into a cement wall on May 1, 1994. Imola has also been the scene of the late stage of the Giro in 1968, the 15 th stage saw the triumph of Marino Basso, and the Giro in 1992 (the first of Indurain), with a stage completed in Imola and triumph of Roberto Pagnin.
Cycling and circuitry are intended to speed their meeting point. Precisely in the days before the arrival of the Volta a Catalunya Circuit, the Catalan Cycling Federation reached an agreement so that cyclists can ride at the Circuit de Catalunya. This is great news for cyclists and cyclists Catalans, who in this way can roll in peace without having to be aware of cars and other vehicles that the rider feel like an intruder on the road. With a total distance of more than five miles, it is a complete circuit, with two steep slopes that put the sauce on the circuit already entertaining, with its unique way of "croissant". It is a pleasure to train there and join in one of the many squads that are mounted. And for cycling children is a gold mine. Power train without risk to children is a clear investment in the future.
The Circuit de Catalunya is a public facility, whose ownership belongs to the consortium formed by the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Royal Automobile Club of Catalunya (RACC) and the city of Catalunya. This arrangement allows the operation of an installation at a time of low occupancy. For the modest price of 5 Euros (there is a monthly fee of 25 Euros), you can access the Circuit every Tuesday and every Thursday from 18.30 until 22.00 hours. This will be possible throughout the year (except in special cases), although it should be borne in mind that during the winter should be circular with lights, because this is Dubai and the circuit is not fully illuminated.
After the bad news in recent years, with the disappearance of the Setmana and climbing Montjuic, at the Catalan cycling sport is in very good health as shown by Joaquim Rodriguez and Xavier Tondo. Hopefully the agreement of the FCC and the Circuit de Catalunya to be sustained and become another great news for the Catalan cycling.
In 2010 the Tour has come back to the Circuit, this time in a much more attractive to the public. If last year's runners arrived at the circuit and directly contest the sprint, this year favored the show and the brokers should give 8 laps. The getaway Zubeldia and Roy encouraged competition and entertained the few hundred spectators attended to see the final stage and the Volta. As usual, the pack perfectly measured the distance and caught the escapees in the absence of a return. The coming to sprint resolved with the triumph of Saxo Bank's Argentine Juan Jose Haedo. And then, usually occupying the podium riders and drivers of Formula 1 was once occupied the three top finishers in the Volta a Catalunya: Joaquim Rodríguez, Xavier Tondo and Taaramae Rein. Two Catalan three winners. A great success for the Catalan cycling, no doubt. But not only in sports. The inclusion of the Circuit de Catalunya in the Volta tour is also a great success.
The introduction of cycling tours and motorcycle racing is a recurrent event, and more often than one might think at first. Without going any further, the Dutch circuit of Assen (considered as the Cathedral of Motorcycling) hosted the start of the Tour of Spain 2009, in an individual time trial victory for Fabian Cancellara. The steps of the circuit had an excellent appearance and intensity with which the Dutch lived that prologue served in advance of the passion with which the Dutch followed the three stages of the Tour in the Netherlands.
Also last year's Tour de France Grand Depart in Monaco, stepped onto the Formula 1 circuit in Monte Carlo in his prologue. As you know, the Monte Carlo circuit is a street circuit, so that their movement is not permanent, and the 15 miles that comprised the initial test of the 2009 Tour was traveling about half what would be the racing circuit. The riders paraded through much of the circuit and its legendary sites (Rascasse, Sainte-Dévote, The Casino, Mirabeau ...). Does the winner of the prologue? If it is a time trial and ran a Swiss! Then Cancellara won! But let
. Who can forget the World Cycling Championships Mario Cipollini won in Zolder 2002? The world on a flat circuit, designed for the Lion King which was resolved as planned. Freire sorry for the incident on the last lap, because that year may have given a scare Cipolllini. The circuit of Zolder, also known as Terlaemen is a racetrack extension of 3,977 meters located in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. It was built in 1963 and hosted the Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 on 10 occasions during the 1970 and 1980. The Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve died in a collision this circuit for the classifications in the Belgian Grand Prix 1982. Following
Belgium, probably not too well known fact, but Liege Bastogne Liege runs through a part of the Spa Francorchamps circuit, since this is a semi-permanent circuit that joins the town of Spa Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot. Over the years, the layout of the circuit was modified several times until reaching the current 6.973 km. Name Spa circuit is to imagine the legendary Eau Rouge-Raidillon: slow after crossing the La Source hairpin, drivers accelerate by a straight downhill after which they must deal with a rise to a series of zigzag curves (the first of which Eau Rouge is) that end in a reverse blind.
Spa Francorchamps was also the scene of a final stage of the Tour de France, 1989, in particular stage 3, with the victory of Raul Alcala, Mexico's best racer of all time.
And if you have named the Zolder circuit, it should be clear that the inclusion of speed circuits World Championships Road Fund has a long tradition. The same circuit Zolder and saw the cycling World Cup in 1971. And before the Montlhery racetrack in France (1933), Reims in France (1947-1958), Zandwoort in Holland (1959), and Imola in Italy (1968, with home win Vittorio Adorni). The Nurburgring circuit in Germany has seen no less than three World Cups, 1927, 1966 and 1978 and is going to be one of the toughest circuits with demanding steep slopes.
special mention of Lasarte and Montjuic circuit. Lasarte Circuit hosted the Grand Prix of Spain racing 10 times in the decades of 1920 and 1930 and he held the cycling world in 1965 in which Tom Simpson slipped the rainbow jersey. In the case of Montjuic (where Felice Gimondi won in 1973 and Claude Criquielion in 1984) should be noted that without being a permanent racetrack does have a long tradition of racing among which 24 hours Montjuic motorcyclists. Incidentally, in 2009, taking advantage of the arrival of the Tour de France to Barcelona, \u200b\u200brecovered those mythical 24 hours Montjuic riders that raced in the 60 and 70, but this time by bike. This year 2010 marks the second edition of cycling 24 hours on 4 and 5 September in a drive circuit for the Barcelona Olympic mountain.
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola Not only was the scene of the World 1968, but that 2009 also saw the conclusion of the Italian Championship with victory for Pozzatto, in the same manner as in 1988, which was also the scene of the Italian championship, the victory went to Pierino Gavazzi. What of Imola, a tragic scenario where the Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna died after losing control of his Williams at the Tamburello curve and crashed into a cement wall on May 1, 1994. Imola has also been the scene of the late stage of the Giro in 1968, the 15 th stage saw the triumph of Marino Basso, and the Giro in 1992 (the first of Indurain), with a stage completed in Imola and triumph of Roberto Pagnin.
Cycling and circuitry are intended to speed their meeting point. Precisely in the days before the arrival of the Volta a Catalunya Circuit, the Catalan Cycling Federation reached an agreement so that cyclists can ride at the Circuit de Catalunya. This is great news for cyclists and cyclists Catalans, who in this way can roll in peace without having to be aware of cars and other vehicles that the rider feel like an intruder on the road. With a total distance of more than five miles, it is a complete circuit, with two steep slopes that put the sauce on the circuit already entertaining, with its unique way of "croissant". It is a pleasure to train there and join in one of the many squads that are mounted. And for cycling children is a gold mine. Power train without risk to children is a clear investment in the future.
The Circuit de Catalunya is a public facility, whose ownership belongs to the consortium formed by the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Royal Automobile Club of Catalunya (RACC) and the city of Catalunya. This arrangement allows the operation of an installation at a time of low occupancy. For the modest price of 5 Euros (there is a monthly fee of 25 Euros), you can access the Circuit every Tuesday and every Thursday from 18.30 until 22.00 hours. This will be possible throughout the year (except in special cases), although it should be borne in mind that during the winter should be circular with lights, because this is Dubai and the circuit is not fully illuminated.
After the bad news in recent years, with the disappearance of the Setmana and climbing Montjuic, at the Catalan cycling sport is in very good health as shown by Joaquim Rodriguez and Xavier Tondo. Hopefully the agreement of the FCC and the Circuit de Catalunya to be sustained and become another great news for the Catalan cycling.
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