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The Supercopa was created in 1984 by the recently established Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB) in which the league winner faces the cup winner in a single-game final. During its first four editions (1984–1987), the Supercup was also known as Federation Cup, as the tournament was jointly organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation ...
Province of Jaén (Spain) / 38.000°N 3.500°W / 38.000; -3.500. Jaén ( Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈen]) is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is the city of Jaén . It has a total area of ...
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Origins
The first races in Spain were run at the national level and were promoted by the bicycle manufacturers from Eibar. Consequently, the tour was Eibar – Madrid – Eibar, and called the Grand Prix of the Republic.
1935–1960
In early 1935, former cyclist Clemente López Doriga, in collaboration with Juan Pujol, director of the daily newspaper Informaciones, organized the Vuelta a España, The inaugural event saw 50 entrants face a 3,411 km (2,119 mi.) course over only 14 stages, averaging over 240 km (149 mi.) per stage. It was inspired by the success of the Tours in France and Italy, and the boost they brought to the circulations of their sponsoring newspapers (L'Auto and La Gazzetta dello Sport respectively); Puj...
1960–1970
The prestige of the Vuelta increased, with more stars from the international cycling scene. During the late 1950s came the first successes in the overall standings of Italian and French riders. In the 1960s, they would also be joined by German and Dutch riders. In 1963, Jacques Anquetil won the general classification, establishing himself as the first rider to win all three Grand Tours. Five years later, in 1968, Felice Gimondi would do the same. Eddy Merckx (1973), Bernard Hinault (1978, 198...
The overall leader at present wears a red jersey— the Spanish counterpart to the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Other jerseys honor the best climber (King of the Mountains, awarded a blue-on-white polka dot jersey) and leader of the points competition (for many years awarded a blue with yellow fish jerseysponsored by Spain's fishing and marin...
Typically, the course includes up to three time trials, and a number of mountain stages. Since 1994, and often before (such as in the inaugural edition), the Vuelta finished in the Spanish capital, Madrid, although Bilbao (in the 1950s) and San Sebastián (in the 1970s) were long both recurring finish cities. Behind Madrid, three cities share second...
Stage wins per rider
17 riders have won 10 or more individual stages. active riders are in bold
Most Vuelta a España victories: Roberto Heras, 4Most Vuelta a España Stage wins: Delio Rodríguez, 39Most stage wins in one edition: Freddy Maertens in 1977, 13Most individual time trial wins: Abraham Olano, Alex Zülle, and Tony Rominger, 6Between 2015 and 2022, a women's race (Challenge by La Vuelta) was held in conjunction with the final day(s) of the Vuelta as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Initially a one day race, it became a stage race from 2018 onwards, with the 2022 edition featuring 5 stages. The race was criticised for its lack of difficulty, with winner Annemiek van V...
2025 →. The 2024 Supercopa de España was the 40th edition of the Supercopa de España, an annual football competition for clubs in the Spanish football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season. Real Madrid won the tournament for their thirteenth Supercopa de España title.
WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185986863; LCCN: no97074916; GND: 300035616; BNF: 13910398q; BNE: XX1924875: Composer Chabrier, Emmanuel: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat. No. D 44 I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. IEC 14 Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 1 rhapsody Allegro con fuoco (F major, 509 bars) Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. 1883 First Perf ...
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Red Eléctrica de España, S.A. Red Eléctrica de España ( Spanish pronunciation: [reð eˈleɣtɾika ðe esˈpaɲa]; REE) is a partly state-owned and public limited Spanish corporation which operates the national electricity grid in Spain, where it operates the national power transmission system. It also holds assets in Peru, Chile and Brazil.
Grupo Audiovisual Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.U. (formerly Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. and Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.) is a Spanish media company, controlled by the Italian-based company MFE - MediaForEurope N.V., which is majority-owned by Berlusconi family's Fininvest Group. Its divisions include the generalist free-to-air ...
