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Mountain Biking: 1997 World Championships
at Cateau d'Oex, Switzerland (Sept. 12–21).Men Cross Country (51.2 km)Time1Hubert Pallhuber, ITA2:42:262Henrik Djernis, DENat 1:043Luca Bramati, ITAat 1:36 Downhill (4.15 km)Time1Nicholas…Mountain Biking UCI World Championships
UCI World ChampionshipsSan Marcos
(Encyclopedia) San MarcosSan Marcossăn märˈkəs [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. Citrus fruit, avocados, flowers,…San Miguel
(Encyclopedia) San MiguelSan Miguelsän mēgĕlˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 118,214), E El Salvador, at the foot of San Miguel, an active volcano (6,996 ft/2,132 m, also known as Chaparrastique). It has…San Jose, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) San JoseSan Josesănəzāˈ, săn hōzāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Along with San Francisco and Oakland the city…Jiménez, Juan Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Jiménez, Juan RamónJiménez, Juan Ramónhwän rämōnˈ hēmāˈnāth [key], 1881–1958, Spanish lyric poet, b. Andalusia, studied at the Univ. of Seville. In his youth Jiménez was influenced by…Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de
(Encyclopedia) Apodaca, Juan Ruiz deApodaca, Juan Ruiz dehwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ dā äpōᵺäˈkä [key], 1754–1835, Spanish viceroy and military leader. He was sent to London by the Central Junta of…Montalvo, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Montalvo, JuanMontalvo, Juanhwän môntälˈvō [key], 1832–89, Ecuadorean essayist and political writer. A champion of liberalism and a master of political invective, he showered fiery…Cosa, Juan de la
(Encyclopedia) Cosa, Juan de laCosa, Juan de lahwän dā lä kōˈsä [key], c.1460–1510, Spanish navigator. He sailed with Columbus in 1492 (as pilot of the flagship Santa María) and again in 1498. After…Belmonte, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Belmonte, JuanBelmonte, Juanhwän bĕlmōnˈtā [key], 1892–1962, Spanish matador, b. Seville. He is generally considered the greatest matador of all time, as remarkable for the poetry of…