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Miguel Ángel Induráin Larraya (born July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...July 16, 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...1964, Villava, Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...Navarre) is a The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spanish Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ...cyclist. He won the This article is about the cycle race. ...Tour de France from 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1991 to 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1995, becoming the first person to win the event five consecutive times ( Jacques Anquetil (January 8, 1934 _ November 18, 1987), was a French cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, 1957 and 1961_64. ...Jacques Anquetil was the first to win the event five times non_consecutively). In 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...1994 he set a World The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. ...Hour record of 53.040 kilometres (circa 32.96 miles), breaking the previous record set by Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ...Scotland's Graeme Obree was a Scots cyclist who became World Champion in 1993. ...Graeme Obree. During the Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ...1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta professional cyclists were allowed to compete for the first time; Induráin won the gold medal in the An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road_based bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre _ literally against the watch). There are also track_based time trials where riders compete in velodromes. ...individual time trial. In 1992 and 1993, years in which he won the Tour, Induráin also won the The Giro dItalia is a bicycle race. ...Giro d'Italia. In 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...1996 Induráin was aiming for his sixth Tour victory, but couldn't compete with the eventual winner Bjarne Riis winning the 199km long, 16th stage of the 1996 Tour de France . Bjarne Riis (born April 3, 1964 in Herning) is a Danish cyclist; he won the Tour de France in 1996. ...Bjarne Riis. After his Olympic title later that year, he ended his career. Currently, he is a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee and of Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ...UCI's Professional Cycling Council. He is also Honorary President for the Miguel Induráin Foundation.
External link
- Official homepage (Spanish) (http://www.miguelindurain.es/)
- Track Record (http://biciclopedia.com/palmares/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=30)
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