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1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 to 31 August 1952. Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs. Medal summary Medal table See also * 1952 UCI Road World Championships References {{Portal bar, Sports, France, 1950s Track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by France Uci 1952 in track cycling August 1952 sports events in Europe 1952 in Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Heusden (1954)
Piet van Heusden (11 July 1929 – 15 January 2023) was a Dutch cyclist. He competed in'the individual pursuit and was the amateur world champion in 1952. Awards ;1952 : 1st Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships References {{DEFAULTSORT:van Heusden, Piet 1929 births 2023 deaths Dutch male cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Cyclists from Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Verschueren
Adolph Verschueren (also Adolf; 10 June 1922 – 30 April 2004) was a Belgian cyclist. As a road cyclist, he won the Tour of Flanders in 1942 and the sixth stage of Tour de Suisse in 1949. As a track cyclist, he competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category. He won the European championships in 1951, 1953, 1956 and 1958 and three consecutive world championships in 1952–1954. He finished in second place in the European championships in 1952, 1954 and 1955. In 1954 he set a world record in 1 hour race (58.85 km). He also finished second in the 1947 Paris–Roubaix and rode in the 1948 Tour de France. He is not related to Theo Verschueren Theo Verschueren (born 27 January 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, in which he won the world championships in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969, 1970 a ..., another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships By Year
UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer Institute, a cancer treatment and research institution in Kampala, Uganda * ''Unified Configuration Interface'', a set of scripts to unify and simplify the configuration the OpenWrt operating system * Union Correctional Institution, Florida, United States * Unione Cinematografica Italiana, an Italian film company of the silent era * Unit Compliance Inspection, a United States Air Force inspection * UCI Cinemas (United Cinemas International), cinema company in Brazil, Germany, Italy and Portugal * Universal Chess Interface, a communications protocol for chess game software * Univision Communications Inc. TelevisaUnivision (formerly known as Univision Communications) is a Mexican-American media company headquartered in New York and Mexico C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 In French Sport
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 UCI Road World Championships ...
The 1952 UCI Road World Championships took place in Luxembourg, Luxembourg between 23–24 August 1952. Events Summary References {{UCI Road World Championships UCI Road World Championships by year W R R Sports competitions in Luxembourg City 1950s in Luxembourg City UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loris Campana
Loris Campana (3 August 1926–3 September 2015) was an Italian road and track cyclist who won the gold medal in the men's 4000m team pursuit at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Marino Morettini, Mino de Rossi and Guido Messina Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist. He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold .... References External links * 1926 births 2015 deaths Italian track cyclists Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Cyclists from the Province of Mantua Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Heusden
Piet van Heusden (11 July 1929 – 15 January 2023) was a Dutch cyclist. He competed in'the individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ... and was the amateur world champion in 1952. Awards ;1952 : 1st Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships References {{DEFAULTSORT:van Heusden, Piet 1929 births 2023 deaths Dutch male cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Cyclists from Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Amateur Individual Pursuit
UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer Institute, a cancer treatment and research institution in Kampala, Uganda * ''Unified Configuration Interface'', a set of scripts to unify and simplify the configuration the OpenWrt operating system * Union Correctional Institution, Florida, United States * Unione Cinematografica Italiana, an Italian film company of the silent era * Unit Compliance Inspection, a United States Air Force inspection * UCI Cinemas (United Cinemas International), cinema company in Brazil, Germany, Italy and Portugal * Universal Chess Interface The Universal Chess Interface (UCI) is an open communication protocol that enables chess engines to communicate with user interfaces. History In November 2000, the UCI protocol was released. Designed by Rudolf Huber and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Peacock
Cyril Francis Peacock (19 July 1929 – 31 December 1992) was a British amateur racing cyclist who was world champion in 1954.Sports123, http://sports123.com/tcy/mw-spra.html He was also national sprint champion in 1952, 1953 and 1954 and was the Commonwealth Games champion in 1954. Biography Adolescence Cyril Peacock took up cycle-racing when he was 15 and working as a scientific surgical instrument maker.The Bicycle, UK, 1 April 1953, p21 in south London. He met a friend, Charlie Whitbourn, who suggested he join the Kingston Road Club. He was a member for two years before he rode his first race. His first track, or velodrome, race was at Slough, west of London, on 22 June 1947. He came third. That September he won his first race, the National Cyclists' Union junior medal competition at Paddington, central London. He joined the army for compulsory national service at the end of the year and spent two years as a physical training instructor but did not ride a bike. Unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marino Morettini
Marino Morettini (2 January 1931 – 10 December 1990) was a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy, who won the silver medal in the men's 1.000m time trial at the 1952 Summer Olympics. At the same Olympic tournament he claimed the gold medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Loris Campana, Mino De Rossi and Guido Messina Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist. He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold m .... He was a professional rider from 1954 to 1963. References External links * 1931 births 1990 deaths Italian track cyclists Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Sacchi
Enzo Sacchi (January 6, 1926 – July 12, 1988) was a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy, who won the gold medal in the men's 1,000 metre sprint scratch race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Sacchi was born in Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ..., where he also died. He was a professional rider from 1952 to 1965. References External links * 1926 births 1988 deaths Cyclists from Florence Italian male cyclists Italian track cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
