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1949 Tour Of Flanders
The 33rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 10 April 1949. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race in an 18-man sprint before Belgians Valère Ollivier and Briek Schotte Alberic "Briek" Schotte (born Kanegem, West Flanders, 7 September 1919 – died Kortrijk, 4 April 2004) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron B .... Magni was the second non-Belgian rider to win the Tour of Flanders, as well as the first Italian.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 100 52 of 225 riders finished. Route The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 260 km. The course featured three categorized climbs: Results References Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders {{TourofFlanders-race-stub ...
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Het Nieuwsblad
''Het Nieuwsblad'' (; en, The Newspaper) is a Flemish newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports. History and profile In 1929, ''Het Nieuwsblad'' was published by ''De Standaard'' for the first time. In 1939, the sports paper ''Sportwereld'' (established in 1912) was purchased by De Standaard and turned into a daily supplement to their two main newspapers, "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad". In 1957, three other newspapers were purchased by ''De Standaard'' and initially kept in circulation. In 1966, the further publication of two of them, ''Het Nieuws van de Dag'' and ''Het Vrije Volksblad'', was stopped. The same happened with the third paper, Het Handelsblad, in 1979. In 1959, two more newspapers were purchased, of which ''De Landwacht'' disappeared in 1978. The other paper, ''De Gentenaar'', was turned into a "cover-paper" for ''Het Nieuwsblad'' around the city of Ghent. ''De Gentenaar'' stil ...
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Edelareberg
Edelareberg is a hill in Oudenaarde, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With its top at 80 m, it is one of the many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes. The top of the Edelareberg is in the village of Edelare, from which the hill takes its name. Colloquially, it is also called ''Kerselareberg'', after Kerselare, the small hamlet which is now part of Edelare. The road was asphalted in the late 1960s and is now a broad and gently rising road, part of the N8 road connecting Oudenaarde and Brakel. The steepest slopes are 7% towards the top of the climb. Cycling The hill is best known from cycling, as it is one of the many climbs in the Flemish Ardennes featuring in the spring classics. The climb has been included 35 times in the Tour of Flanders. In the early years of the race it was one of a classic trio of climbs, together with the Kwaremont and Kruisberg, called the ''dromedaries''. The climb had a roughly-cobbled pavement with a sharp hairpin turn and a steep gra ...
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1949 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ...
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Martin Van Den Broeck
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of M ...
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Mercier (cycling Team)
Mercier was a French professional cycling team that promoted and raced on Mercier racing bikes. Together with the Peugeot team, the Mercier team had a long presence in the cycling sport and in the Tour de France from 1935 until 1984. History Cycles Mercier was the main sponsor of the team from at least 1935 on until 1969. From 1946 on, the team wore a purple jersey which in 1950 became the characteristic purple jersey with yellow neck and cuff lining which was to stay with the team until Mercier was no longer the main sponsor of the team in 1969. From 1935 to 1955 the team had as second sponsor Hutchinson and was the Mercier-Hutchinson team. From 1956 the team was known as Mercier-BP-Hutchinson which it would continue as until 1969 after which the sponsor Mercier became the second sponsor of the team. Two-time Tour de France champion and 1936 World Champion Antonin Magne finished his career with the Mercier-Hutchinson team in 1941. Around ten years later in 1953, Magne was ...
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Maurice Diot
Maurice Diot (13 June 1922 – 4 March 1972) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951, he won the Paris–Brest–Paris race of 1200 km in a record time that has not been broken since. He rode in the 1947, 1948, and 1949 Tour de France. He also finished in second place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1947 :GP d'Espéraza :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 20 ;1949 :Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ... ;1950 :GP Catox ;1951 :GP de l'Echo d'Oran : Paris–Brest–Paris ;1952 :GP du Pneumatique :Montluçon References External links *Official Tour de France results for Maurice Diot French male cyclists 1922 births 1972 deaths French Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Paris {{France-cycling-bio-192 ...
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Lode Anthonis
Lode Anthonis (28 November 1922 – 12 January 1992) was a Belgian racing cyclist who competed professionally from 1948 to 1962. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1951. He is buried in Tremelo. Major results ;1948 : 7th Nationale Sluitingprijs ;1949 : 1st Kampenhout–Charleroi–Kampenhout : 4th Nationale Sluitingprijs : 5th Omloop Het Volk : 8th Tour of Flanders : 9th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1951 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;1952 : 2nd Roubaix–Huy : 6th Overall Dwars door België : 9th Omloop Het Volk : 10th Tour of Flanders ;1953 : 3rd Paris–Brussels ;1954 : 7th Omloop Het Volk ;1955 : 1st Omloop Het Volk : 7th Gent–Wevelgem : 10th Tour of Flanders ;1957 : 6th Nationale Sluitingprijs Nationale Sluitingprijs is a semi classic European bicycle race held annually in Putte (Kapellen), Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racin ... ...
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Louis Caput
Louis Caput (23 January 1921 - 1 January 1985) was a French professional racing cyclist and then team manager. He was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, and won Paris–Tours in 1948, and two stages of the Tour de France. He was national champion in 1946. Career Caput rode as a professional from 1942 to 1957. René de Latour said: :Everybody liked Louis Caput, who became known to the crowds as ''P'tit Louis''. And not only was Caput a likeable rider, he was a clever one who knew his job perfectly and I don't think I have ever seen him make a serious mistake on the road. Whenever he got into a break, he was the boss, the ruler of it. Little Louis was a great general of the pelotons, shouting encouragement, picking the right length for the relays and giving orders to his companions of the breakaway. He rode the Tour de France nine times between 1947 and 1956, failing to finish six times but coming 45th in 1951, 54th in 1955, and 56th in 1956. He won stages in 1949 and 1955. He came t ...
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André Declerck
André Declerck (17 August 1919 – 13 September 1967) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1948 Tour de France. He finished in sixth place in the 1949 Paris–Roubaix and fourth in the 1951 Paris–Roubaix The 1951 Paris–Roubaix was the 49th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 8 April 1951 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Antonio .... References External links * 1919 births 1967 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Koekelare Cyclists from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ...
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Raymond Impanis
Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. He has been made an honorary citizen of the town of Kampenhout. Impanis died on 31 December 2010, aged 85, following a long illness. Major results ;1947 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 19 ::6th place overall classification :Berg-Housse-Berg ;1948 :Kampenhout — Charleroi — Kampenhout :Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 9 and 10 ::10th place overall classification ;1949 :Berg-Housse-Berg :Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1950 :Steenokkerzeel :Weekend Ardennais :Berg-Housse-Berg :Tour de France: ::8th place overall classification ;1951 :Dwars door Vlaanderen :Kortenberg ;1952 :Ronde van Haspengouw :Gent–Wevelgem ;1953 :Gent–Wevelgem ;1954 :Paris–Roubaix :Tour of Flanders :Paris–Nice ;1955 :Boortmeerbeek :Hanret :Huy :La Hu ...
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Ernest Sterckx
Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 – 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ... in 1952, 1953 and 1956. References External links * 1922 births 1975 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Westerlo Cyclists from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ...
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Kruisberg
The Kruisberg, also known as Oude Kruisberg or Oude Kruisens, is a hill and road in the city of Ronse, in Flanders, Belgium. With its top at 122 m altitude, it is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East-Flanders. The road starts going gently uphill from the center of Ronse. The upper and steepest part of the climb consists of 450 m of cobbled surface. Kruisberg is the unofficial name of the ''Oudestraat'' and ''Oude Kruisens'' roads, which run parallel to Ronse's actual Kruisberg, a broad concrete road. Hence the climb is frequently referred to as ''Oude Kruisberg''. In Flemish media the climb is often erroneously called ''Oude Kruiskens'' – with k. The Kruisberg should not be confused with the Kluisberg, a nearby hill and forest in the neighbouring municipality of Kluisbergen. Cycling The climb is best known from road bicycle racing, as it regularly features in the spring classics, most notably the Tour of Flanders. The 1.000 m climb start ...
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