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1957 Paris–Roubaix
The 1957 Paris–Roubaix was the 55th edition of Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycling race in France. The single day event was held on 7 April 1957 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Alfred De Bruyne from Belgium. Results References 1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ... 1957 in road cycling 1957 in French sport 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo April 1957 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Roubaix-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred De Bruyne
Alfred De Bruyne (21 October 1930 – 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion road cyclist. He won six Tour de France stages early in his career and went on to win many other Monuments and stage races. He had a great deal of success early in his career during the Tour de France. 1953 was his first Tour, his best result was making one stage podium, on stage 5 from Dieppe to Caen. In 1954 he finished 2nd on the final stage into Paris and won three stages along the way. In 1955 he didn't win any stages, but ended up with the highest overall classification he would ever have which was 17th. In 1956 he won three stages in the first half of the Tour, but slowed a bit in the second half and couldn't add to this total. Also in 1956 he won Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as well as the stage race Paris–Nice early in the season. In 1957 he abandoned the Tour for the first time in his career. He won both Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours that year. In 1958 he rode th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Mollin
Maurice Mollin (6 May 1924 – 5 August 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France. He finished in fifth place in the 1957 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1946 : 8th Schaal Sels ;1947 : 7th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1948 : 1st Liège-Bastogne-Liège : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Belgique : 5th Circuit des XI Villes : 6th La Flèche Wallonne ;1949 : 3rd Omloop Het Volk : 3rd Overall Tour de Belgique : 5th Gent-Wevelgem : 8th La Flèche Wallonne : 8th Paris-Bruxelles : 10th Paris-Tours ;1951 : 7th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1952 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Belgique : 3rd Brussel-Ingooigem : 5th Schaal Sels : 10th Ronde van Brabant ;1953 : 2nd Omloop Het Volk : 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 4th Scheldeprijs : 6th Circuit des XI Villes ;1955 : 6th Bruxelles-Bost ;1957 : 4th Brussel-Ingooigem : 5th Paris - Roubaix : 6th Omloop Het Volk Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day Road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In French Sport
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Road Cycling
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Dupont (cyclist)
Jacques Dupont (19 June 1928 – 4 November 2019) was a French racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 15 July 2008) He also won a bronze medal in the team road race, together with and Alain Moineau. He won |
Joseph Groussard
Joseph Groussard (born 2 March 1934 in La Chapelle-Janson, Brittany, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Groussard was professional from 1954 to 1968. He rode 9 editions of the Tour de France where he won one stage in the 1959 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in 1960 Tour de France. Other victories include two wins in Paris–Camembert, stage wins in Paris–Nice, wins in Critérium International and Four Days of Dunkirk and the 1963 edition of Milan–San Remo. In 1965, Groussard became the Lanterne rouge (last finishing rider) in the 1965 Tour de France. Joseph Groussard is the brother of cyclist Georges Groussard. Major results ;1957 :Locmalo :Paris–Camembert ;1958 :Fougères ;1959 :GP Monaco :Plumeliau : Genoa–Nice :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 22 ;1960 :Circuit de l'Indre :Paris–Camembert :Tour de France: ::Wearing yellow jersey for one day :Pontivy ;1961 :Brignolles :Etoile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Kerckhove
Norbert Kerckhove (21 October 1932 – 4 July 2006) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ... in 1959. References External links * 1932 births 2006 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Meulebeke Cyclists from West Flanders 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Blusson
Serge Blusson (7 May 1928 – 14 March 1994) was a French cyclist. He was born in Paris. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Pierre Adam, Charles Coste and Fernand Decanali Fernand Decanali (7 July 1925 – 9 January 2017) was a French cyclist. He was born in Marseille. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Pierre Adam, Charles Coste and Serge Blusson S .... He finished in fifth place in the 1954 Paris–Roubaix. References External links * 1928 births 1994 deaths Cyclists from Paris French male cyclists Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics French track cyclists {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-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] |
André Darrigade
André Darrigade (born 24 April 1929 in Narrosse) is a retired French professional road bicycle racer between 1951 and 1966. Darrigade, a road sprinter won the 1959 World Championship and 22 stages of the Tour de France. Five of those Tour victories were on opening days, a record tied by Fabian Cancellara in 2012 (who won 4 prologues and an individual time trial in 2009).Vélo, France, undated cutting Early life and amateur career André Darrigade was born at Narosse, near Dax in the forested Landes region. He came to attention at the other end of the country and on the track by beating the future world sprint champion, Antonio Maspes in a meeting at the Vélodrome d'Hiver the night before the Six Days of Paris race there. His name immediately appealed to northern crowds. René de Latour said: "It is a very 'musical' name to orthernFrench ears, especially when pronounced by a southerner who rolls his Rs like a Scotsman to make it sound like ''Darrrrrigade''.Sporting Cyclist, ... [...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] |
Roubaix Velodrome
The Roubaix Velodrome (officially Vélodrome André-Pétrieux) is a velodrome in Roubaix, Nord, France. It was opened in 1936 and has hosted the finish of the one-day " monument classic" cycling race Paris–Roubaix since 1943. The race moved to the current stadium in 1943, and there it has stayed with the exceptions of 1986, 1987 and 1988 when the finish was in the avenue des Nations-Unies, outside the offices of La Redoute, the mail-order company which sponsored the race. The shower room inside the velodrome is distinctive for the open, three-sided, low-walled concrete stalls, each with a brass plaque to commemorate a winner. These include Peter Van Petegem, Eddy Merckx, Peter Sagan, Roger De Vlaeminck, Rik Van Looy and Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi (; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War. His successes earned him the title ''Il Campionissimo'' ("Champion of Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
