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1953 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1953 Gent–Wevelgem was the 15th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 29 March 1953. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by 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 .... General classification References Gent–Wevelgem 1953 in road cycling 1953 in Belgian sport March 1953 sports events in Europe {{Gent–Wevelgem-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Désiré Keteleer
Désiré "Dis" Keteleer (13 June 1920 – 17 September 1970) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Keteleer was born in Anderlecht and was professional from 1942 until 1961, winning the inaugural Tour of Romandie in 1947 and La Flèche Wallonne in 1946. He rode in the 1949 Tour de France, winning stage 15. Keteleer died in Rebecq-Rognon. Major results ;1943 : 3rd 1943 La Flèche Wallonne, La Flèche Wallonne ;1945 : 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stages 3 & 5 : 3rd Nokere Koerse : 10th 1945 Omloop Het Volk, Omloop Het Volk ; 1946 : 1st Brussels–Spa : 1st 1946 La Flèche Wallonne, La Flèche Wallonne : 7th Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 5 : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ; 1947 : 1st Elfstedenronde : 1st Kampenhout–Charleroi–Kampenhout : 1st Scheldt–Dender–Lys : 1st Overall 1947 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie ::1st Stages 1B & 2 : 1st Stages 6 & 7 1947 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse ; 1948 : 1st Circuit des régions frontalières : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be collectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boudewijn Devos
Baudouin (;, ; nl, Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf, ; german: Balduin Albrecht Karl Leopold Axel Maria Gustav. 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993), Dutch name Boudewijn, was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo. Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935). Because he and his wife, Queen Fabiola, had no children, at Baudouin's death the crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II. Childhood and accession Prince Baudouin was born on 7 September 1930 in the Château du Stuyvenberg, near Laeken, Brussels, the elder son and second child of Prince Leopold, then Duke of Brabant, and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden. In 1934, Baudouin's grandfather King Albert I of Belgium was killed in a rock climbing accident; Leopold became king and the three-year-old Baudouin became Duke of Braba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Decock
Roger Decock (20 April 1927 – 30 May 2020) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Decock won Paris–Nice in 1951. During the 1951 Tour de France he was having the best Tour of his career and was 5th place overall when he became the only witness to one of the most infamous moments in cycling history. Wim Van Est was defending the Yellow Jersey; he was descending the Col d'Aubisque when he lost control of his bike and went off a cliff. Decock was the only person to witness this and he stopped to get help for the fallen rider. It took several minutes to locate Van Est and over two hours to rescue him from 200 feet down the mountain. In total, Decock waited 25 minutes until it was clear the situation was in hand, but the time he waited cost him his high place and he ultimately finished the Tour in 17th. The following year he had the biggest victory of his career when he won the 1952 Tour of Flanders. As the finish line approached, Decock, Loretto Petrucci and Briek Schot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Rosseel
André Rosseel (23 November 1924 in Lauwe – 8 December 1965 in Roeselare) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Rosseel won 4 stages in the Tour de France. Major results ;1946 : national junior road race champion ;1947 :Anzegem :Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen ;1948 :Aalst :Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1950 :Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1951 :Tour of Algeria :Gent–Wevelgem :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 8 and 15 ;1952 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...: ::Winner stages 2 and 16 ;1953 :Aalst :Emelgem :Ruiselede ;1954 :Koksijde :Heule :Tour du Nord :Moorsele :Saint-Ghislain ;1955 :Vlaamse pijl :Wervik ;1956 :Circuit des régions frontalières Mouscron :Kruishoutem :Ruddervoorde :Heule :Dentergem :Le Bizet :Roeselare :Zonnebeke :Waarschoot ;1957 :Aar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Storms
Jan Storms (20 December 1925 – 2 September 2019) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1950 Tour de France. Major results ;1949 : 2nd GP Stad Zottegem ;1950 : 3rd La Flèche Wallonne ;1952 : 3rd Roubaix–Huy : 4th La Flèche Wallonne : 4th Overall Tour du Nord : 6th Omloop Het Volk : 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 8th Schaal Sels ;1953 : 1st Bruxelles–Bost : 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 6th La Flèche Wallonne : 7th Gent–Wevelgem : 7th Paris–Brussels ;1954 : 3rd Ronde van Brabant : 6th La Flèche Wallonne ;1955 : 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreek : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Paris–Brussels : 9th Ronde van Limburg ;1956 : 4th Scheldeprijs ;1957 : 2nd GP Victor Standaert ;1960 : 4th GP Stad Vilvoorde The GP Stad Vilvoorde is a single-day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian city of Vilvoorde. The race was first organized in 1931. The race was Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hein Van Breenen
Hein van Breenen (12 June 1929 – 8 March 1990) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode the Tour de France in 1952–1955 with the best result of 20th place in 1954; that year he finished within the podium at three Tour de France stages. Next year he ended 11th overall at the Giro d'Italia. cyclingarchives.com References 1929 births 1990 deaths Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Amsterdam[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Steenbergen
Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgium, Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists. Early life Van Steenbergen was born in Arendonk into a poor family. He worked as an errand boy and a cigar-roller. He began racing at 16 and became one of Belgium's best juniors from 1940 to 1942. Career He started cycling as a professional during World War II in 1942, after being an amateur since he was 14. The next year, he won his first important races, and became Belgian road cycling champion. In 1944, he won the Tour of Flanders Classic cycle races, Classic, which he won again two years later. During his career, which lasted until 1966, Van Steenbergen won several more classics: Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Brussels and Milan–San Remo. He also won the World Road Cycling Championships three times (1949 Copenhagen, 1956 Copenhagen and 1957 Waregem), equalling the (still standing) record of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Van Est
Wim is a masculine given name or a shortened form of Willem and other names and may refer to: * Wim Anderiesen (1903–1944), Dutch footballer * Wim Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician * Wim Arras (born 1964), Belgian cyclist * Wim Blockmans (born 1945), Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University * Wim Boost (1918–2005), Dutch cartoonist * Wim Boissevain (born 1927), Australian painter * Wim Cohen (1923–2000), Dutch mathematician * Wim Cool (born 1943), Dutch politician * Wim Crouwel (1928–2019), Dutch graphic designer and typographer * Wim Crusio (born 1954), Dutch behavioral neurogeneticist * Wim De Coninck (born 1959), retired Belgian footballer * Wim De Decker (born 1982), Belgian football player * Wim De Vocht (born 1982), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Wim Deetman (born 1945), Dutch politician and statesman * Wim Delvoye (born 1965), Belgian conceptual artist * Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005), Dutch banker and politician * Wim Ebbinkhuijsen (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wevelgem
Wevelgem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76 km² which gives a population density of 800 inhabitants per km². You can reach Wevelgem by road (E403 – A19 – R8), by boat ( De Leie), by air (Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport) or by train at Wevelgem railway station. Wevelgem is known for the annual Gent–Wevelgem bicycle road race which finishes in the town. History The earliest known mention dates from 1197. Wevelgem was home to the Cistercian Guldenberg Abbey in the 13th–14th centuries, which owned grain mills in various locations. From c. 1278 to 1310, abbess Ida was in charge, though Marc Brion lists it as an abbey for men. In the old days, the river De Leie was important for Wevelgem. The people used the river to soak flax, before they processed it in one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
