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1950 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Road Race
The men's road race at the 1950 UCI Road World Championships was the 17th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 20 August 1950 in Moorslede, Belgium. The race was won by Briek Schotte Alberic "Briek" Schotte (7 September 1919 – 4 April 2004) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek" (''IJzeren Briek''). He was World ... of Belgium. Final classification References Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race {{UCIMen-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow Jersey
The rainbow jersey is the distinctive cycling jersey, jersey worn by the reigning World Cycling Championship, world champion in a cycling discipline, since 1927. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the colours are: green, yellow, black, red and blue; the same colours that appear in the rings on the Olympic flag. The tradition is applied to all disciplines, including road bicycle racing, road racing, track cycling, track racing, cyclo-cross, BMX, Trials and the disciplines within mountain biking. A world champion must wear the jersey when competing in the same discipline, category and speciality for which the title was won. For example, the World Cycling Championship, world road race champion would wear the garment while competing in stage races (except for time trial stages) and one-day races, but would not be entitled to wear it during time trials. Similarly, on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Van Est
Willem "Wim" van Est (25 March 1923 – 1 May 2003) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it. Biography Van Est was born in the town of Fijnaart, in North Brabant, the 2nd child in a family of 16 children. His family was pushed into poverty in the aftermath of World War One and growing up he lived on a makeshift farm. During this time one of his brothers died at a very young age and his father had to make a coffin for the child, and ride several miles on his bike while carrying the coffin with his son inside to the local church to give the child a proper burial. During World War 2 the teenage Van Est began riding a considerable distance into Belgium smuggling tobacco and cheese which he would either sell or trade for soap, which he would return home with in order to sell on the Black Market. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émile Idée
Émile Idée (19 July 1920 – 30 December 2024) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Idée was a five-time winner of the Critérium International, Critérium National (a race that saw its name changed to Critérium International in 1979), a record he shares with Raymond Poulidor and Jens Voigt. He finished in second place in the 1948 Paris–Roubaix. Idée centenarian, turned 100 on 19 July 2020 and died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 104. At the time of his death he was said to have been the oldest Tour de France stage winner. Major results ;1940 : 1st Critérium National de la Route ;1942 : 1st French National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Critérium National de la Route : 1st : 1st Grand Prix des Nations ''(occupied zone)'' : 1st GP de Provence ;1943 : 1st Critérium National de la Route : 5th Grand Prix des Nations ;1944 : 1st : 3rd French National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Ockers
Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 – 1 October 1956) was a Belgium, Belgian professional racing cycle sport, cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best cycling sprinter, sprinter in that Grand Tour in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic cycle races, Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the same year. At this time, the races were run on successive days as "Weekend ardennais, Le Weekend Ardennais". He also won the World Cycling Championship that year. Ockers did not have the most congenial riding style - he was known as a crafty cyclist who often took advantage of other people's work - but he more than made up for this through his contact with the public. Stan Ockers always remained himself, had time for everyone and thus became one of the most popular riders of his generation, together with Rik Van Steenbergen and the young Rik Van Looy. At the opening of the 1956 Antwerp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Ramon
Albert Ramon (1 November 1920 – 21 March 1993) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1950. He also rode in the 1948 Tour de France The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over . The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who had also won the Tour de France in 1938. Bartal .... References External links * 1920 births 1993 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Bruges 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louison Bobet
Louis "Louison" Bobet (; 12 March 1925 – 13 March 1983) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955. Origins Louis Bobet was born one of three children above his father's baker's shop in the rue de Montfort, Saint-Méen-le-Grand, near Rennes. His father gave him a bicycle when he was two and after six months he could ride it 6 km.On the Wheel, USA, undated cutting Bobet's father was also called Louis and the son was called Louison – little Louis – to avoid confusion The ending ''-on'' is a diminutive in French but outside Brittany Louison refers more usually to a girl. He was known as Louis in his early years as a rider, even as a professional, until the diminutive Louison gained in popularity. His sister played table tennis, his brother Jean football, although he also became a professional cyclist. Louison played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrit Schulte
Gerrit Schulte (7 January 1916 – 26 February 1992) was a The Netherlands, Dutch professional Track cycling, track bicycle racer. Between 1940 and 1960 he won 19 Six-day racing, six-day races out of 73 starts and was one of the dominant Six days racers of his time. Schulte was as well successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and world champion once, in 1948, when he beat Fausto Coppi in the final. He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champion three times and winning a stage in the 1938 Tour de France. Since 1955, the Gerrit Schulte Trophy has been awarded by the national federation to the best professional rider in the Netherlands. Biography Amateur career Schulte competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual and Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race, team road races, but did not finish. Next year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorslede
Moorslede () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dadizele, Slypskapelle and Moorslede proper. On 1 January 2006, Moorslede had a total population of 10,618. The total area is 35.34 km2 which gives a population density of 300 inhabitants per km2. History Moorslede was host of the 1950 UCI Road World Championships, won by Briek Schotte. Notable inhabitants * Constant Lievens (1856-1893), the apostle of the Chota Nagpur plateau, Chota Nagpur, was born in Moorslede. * Emiel Jacques :nl:Emiel Jacques (Moorslede 1874 - Michigan, 1937) was a Flemish painter, illustrator and professor, best known for his flax paintings. * Camille Cools (1874, Moorslede - 1916, Detroit, USA) was the founder, editor and publisher of the Gazette van Detroit References External links * Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 UCI Road World Championships
The 1950 UCI Road World Championships was the 23rd edition of the UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships. It took place between 19-20 August 1950 in Moorslede, Belgium. The professionals' championship was held on Sunday, August 20, 1950. There were 40 participants. Top cyclists who did not finish the race including Hugo Koblet, Rik Van Steenbergen and Gino Bartali. Belgian Briek Schotte escaped from an eight-man leading group towards the end and became world champion for the second time. In the same period, the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt, near Liège Province, Liège, Belgium. Events Summary References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Road World Championships – Men's Road Race
The UCI Road World Championships Elite Men's Road Race is a one-day event for professional cyclists that takes place annually. The winner is considered the ''World Cycling Champion'' (or ''World Road Cycling Champion'') and earns the right to wear the ''Rainbow Jersey'' for a full year in road race or stage events. The event is a single 'mass start' road race with the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. The road race is contested by riders organized by national cycling teams as opposed to commercially sponsored or ''trade teams'', which is the standard in professional cycling. History The first professional World Cycling Championship took place in 1927 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was won by Alfredo Binda, of Italy. In recent years, the race is held towards the end of the European season, usually following the Vuelta a España. The elite men's race is usually won by riders on the UCI World Tour or its predecessors. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Road Race
The UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, men's road race at the 1951 UCI Road World Championships was the 18th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 2 September 1951 in Varese, Italy. The race was won by Ferdinand Kübler of Switzerland. Final classification References 1951 UCI Road World Championships, Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race {{UCIMen-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
