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1893 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1893 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the second edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 28 May 1893. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Léon Houa. General classification References 1893 Events January * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; th ... 1893 in Belgian sport {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Houa
Léon Houa (8 November 1867 – 31 January 1918) was a Belgium, Belgian road bicycle racer Career He is famous for winning the first three editions of Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1892–1894. The race has come to be known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), and is one of the five 'classic cycle races, Monuments' of the European professional road cycling calendar, and the oldest. The first two editions of Liège–Bastogne–Liège were amateur races. On 29 May 1892, he bested 32 amateur riders over 250 km to finish the race in 10 hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds and became the first Liège–Bastogne–Liège champion. On 28 May 1893, he finished in 10 hours, 40 minutes and ahead of 25 other riders. Also in 1893, Houa won the amateur version of the Belgium National Road Race Championship. Houa went on to win the first professional version of the race held in 1894 in 8 hours, 52 minutes and 5 seconds over a distance of 223 km. Also in 1894, Houa captured th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Borisowski
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Charles Collette (cyclist)
Charles Henry Collette (29 July 1842 – 10 February 1924) was an English stage actor, composer and writer noted for his work in comedy in a long career onstage. He appeared, beginning in the late 1860s, in many Effie Bancroft, Bancroft productions and was engaged by other managers, including J. L. Toole, John Hollingshead, Mary Anderson (actress, born 1859), Mary Anderson, Lydia Thompson and Herbert Beerbohm Tree, as well as performing in his own companies. He toured for some years as the title character in F. C. Burnand's ''The Colonel (play), The Colonel'' and played many military men. Collette continued acting in London and in the British provinces until 1907, a career of nearly four decades, but he is probably best remembered today for the presence of his musical play ''Cryptoconchoidsyphonostomata'' on the bill with the historic 1875 premiere of Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Trial by Jury''. Early life and acting career Collette was born in London, the son of Charles Hastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
