Óscar Freire Gomez (born 1976) is a Spanish cyclist. He is known as a descent sprinter, but he is also strong in hilly races. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ... The Sprinter is a microcomputer made by Peters Plus, Ltd. ...

He became professional in 1998 at the Vitalicio Seguros team. That year he only won a stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y Léon. The next year he was (until October) less successful. He got a ticket for the Spanish team at the World Championship in Verona, but only because they couldn't find someone else. The World Championship would be his last race, thereafter he would end his season. But, by complete surprise, he became world champion, beating a group with important favorites. A photograph of Freire, taken just after he won, in which he is calling his grandmother (who had no television) he had won became famous. He spent the money he won on an elevator for his grandmother's apartment. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The first professional World Cycling Championship took place in 1927 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was won by Alfredo Binda, of Italy. ... Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. ... A photograph (often just called a photo) is an image (or a representation of that on e. ... A modern elevator has buttons to allow passengers to select the desired floor. ...

The next year he got a contract with the then best cycling team Mapei. That year he won 11 races, including two stages in the Vuelta a España, and he finished second at the World Championship. In 2001 he became world champion again. In 2002 he was less successful, but still he won a stage in the Tour de France. In 2003 he moved to the Rabobank team. 2004 was a more successful year again. He won Milan-San Remo and became world champion (again in Verona) for the third time, a record he shares with Alfredo Binda, Rik van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx. The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The (Le) Tour de France (French for Tour of France), also simply known as Le Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rabobank is a Dutch bank with offices all over the world, although primarily in the Netherlands. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Milan - San Remo, nicknamed la primavera, is an annual cycling race between Milan and San Remo. ... Alfredo Binda (August 11, 1902 - January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist, one of the best road racers before the Second World War. ... Rik Van Steenbergen (September 9, 1924- May 15, 2003) was a Belgian cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists. ... Biography Baron Eddy Merckx (born June 17, 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium) is considered by many to be the greatest cyclist ever1. ...