Chloe Hosking has seized the lead of the Lexus of Blackburn after a dominant show of speed at Phillip Island.The Australian sprint queen, riding for Ale Cipolini, was too strong down the finishing straight of the MotoGP circuit, saluting at the end of the 22-lap, 97.9km opener.NEED TO KNOW:HERALD SUN TOUR:SIERRA:“I feel as if it was a really big team effort. I get a lot of satisfaction out of seeing all the girls contribute to the win,” Hosking said.“I know there’s still a lot of work to go (on fitness) so this is a nice surprise to come away with a few wins this summer, so my coach will be happy.”. Mediacamera Chloe Hosking claims a stage win. Picture: Michael Klein mediacamera Chloe Hosking celebrates her stage win. Picture: Michael KleinHosking held off Italian Rachele Barbieri and Finland’s Lotta Lepisto to win comfortably, with the trio in a lead group of eight that slipped away from the main bunch in the final kilometre.Title contender Amanda Spratt made the split, but defending champion Brodie Chapman was caught out of position and faces a seven second deficit ahead of Thursday’s tough second and final stage into Churchill. “We just went super hot into that corner with about 1km to go and the skill levels in the bunch vary so some girls can go super fast and some can’t,” Hosking said.Hosking also dodged a crash inside the last 10km, while rivals Mitchelton-Scott were the team that did the bulk of the work hauling in lone leader Ruth Winder. Mediacamera Chloe Hosking wins the sprint to claim Stage 1.
Tortuga is an island located in the Caribbean as the northwest part of Hispaniola. In the 17th century, it became the first big establishment of the Buccaneers. Alongside Port Royal, the island was the strongest and safest buccaneers' port in the mid-17th century, a place from where they launched numerous attacks on Spanish colonies. Tortue Island. European adventurers settled Tortue in 1629, in conjunction with trying to establish a foothold on the neighbouring island of Hispaniola (now comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Known as filibusters and buccaneers, these “Brethren of the Coast” harassed Spanish shipping.
Picture: Michael KleinWinder surged off the front of the peloton after the first intermediate sprint 22km in and the American stayed away for nearly 70km before being caught on the second-last lap.“Being out there all alone for that long is going to be hard for anybody,” Winder said.“It wasn’t necessarily my plan to end up out on my own, but that’s just the way it worked out.”Hosking on Thursday faces an uphill task - literally - to retain the leader’s yellow jersey, with Stage 2 featuring a tough climb only 12km from the finish that only the climbers are likely to survive.
Contents.History The first Europeans to land on Tortuga were the Spaniards in during the of into the. On December 6, 1492, three Spanish ships entered the 'Windward Passage' that separates.
At sunrise, Columbus noticed an island whose contours emerged from the morning mist. Because the shape reminded him of a 's shell, he chose the name of Tortuga.Tortuga was originally settled by a few colonists. In 1625 and English settlers arrived on the island of Tortuga after initially planning to settle on the island of. The French and English settlers were attacked in 1629 by the Spanish commanded by, who fortified the island, and expelled the French and English.
As most of the Spanish army left for Hispaniola to root out French colonists there, the French returned in 1630 to occupy the fort and expanded the Spanish-built fortifications.From 1630 onward, the island of Tortuga was divided into French and English, allowing to use the island as their main base of operations. In 1633, the first were imported from to aid in the plantations. However, by 1635 the use of slaves had ended. The slaves were said to be out of control on the island, while at the same time there had been continuous disagreements and fighting between French and English colonies.In 1635 recaptured Tortuga from the English and French, expelled them and left. As they soon returned, conquered the English and French colonies for a second time, only to leave again because the island was too small to be of major importance. This allowed the return of both French and English pirates.
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In 1638, the Spanish returned for a third time to take the island and rid it of all French and the newly settled. They occupied the island, but were expelled by the French and Dutch colonists in 1640, at which time the French built in a natural; the fort enabled the French to defeat a Spanish invasion force the following year. HaitiLocation, HaitiConstructionconcrete towerTower shapetapered cylindrical tower with lightMarkings / patternwhite and red horizontal band towerTower height14 metres (46 ft)Focal height23.5 metres (77 ft)Light sourcesolar powerRange14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)Fl (2) W 6s.numberJ5414number14232The island of Tortuga stands off the northern coast of. It is very mountainous and rocky; the rocks are especially abundant on the northern part of the island.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the population lived on the southern coast of the island, where there was a port for ships to enter. The northern shore was described as inaccessible via both land and sea.The inhabited area was divided into four parts; the first of these was called 'Low Land' or 'Low Country.' This region contained the island's port and was therefore considered the most important.
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The town was called Cayona, and the richest planters of the island lived there. The second region was called the 'Middle Plantation'; the farmers of this region were unfamiliar with the soil and it was only used to grow. The third part was named 'La Ringot,' and was positioned on the western portion of the island.
The fourth region was called the 'La Montagne' (the Mountain); it is there that the first cultivated plantations were established upon the island.This 17th century geography is known largely from Alexandre-Olivier Exquemelin's detailed description in his book 'Zeerovers,' where he describes a 1666 journey to the island.In popular culture Tortuga has been portrayed in many works depicting in the 17th and 18th centuries.Films Tortuga has been featured in numerous films, including. (1935). (1942).
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