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1958 Tour De Suisse
The 1958 Tour de Suisse was the 22nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 11 June to 18 June 1958. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Pasquale Fornara. General classification References 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ... Tour de Suisse 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1958 in road cycling June 1958 sports events in Europe {{Tour de Suisse-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasquale Fornara
Pasquale Fornara (29 March 1925 – 24 July 1990) was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that still stands to this day. In addition to his Tour de Suisse achievements, Fornara won the 1956 Tour de Romandie and finished on the podium in two Grand Tours: a third place behind the legendary Fausto Coppi at the 1953 Giro d'Italia and a second place at the 1958 Vuelta a España behind Frenchman Jean Stablinski. Major achievements ;1952 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 2 stage wins) : 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia ;1953 : 3rd, Overall, Giro d’Italia (and 1 stage win) :: 1st, King of the Mountains ;1954 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse ;1955 : 4th, Overall, Tour de France : 1st, Stage, Giro d’Italia ;1956 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Romandie : 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia : 24th, Overall, Tour de France ;1957 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 1 stage win) :: 1st, King of the Mountains ;1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Janssens
Marcel Janssens (30 December 1931, in Edegem – 29 July 1992, in Nukerke) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Janssens won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after Jacques Anquetil. He also won the 1960 edition of Bordeaux–Paris. He finished third place in the 1959 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1945 :Oostrozebeke ;1951 : National amateur road race Championship ;1953 :Mortsel :Bruxelles - Liège :Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten ;1954 :Polder-Kempen :Zingem :Tongeren ;1955 :Aurillac :Brasschaat :Nederbrakel :Wilrijk : Schelde-Dender-Leie :Polder-Kempen :GP du Brabant Wallon :Tour de l'Ouest ;1956 :Wilrijk ;1957 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 4 ::2nd place overall classification ;1958 :Waarschoot ;1959 :Antwerpen - Ougrée :Aarschot :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 10 ;1960 :Libourne :Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional cale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
The 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the eleventh and final edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1957 edition were retained and the Vuelta a España was included for the first time. Fred De Bruyne won the third of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship. The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo folded after the 1958 season and the Super Prestige Pernod replaced it as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing. Races Final standings Riders Nations References * {{1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Challenge Desgrange-Colombo The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was a season-long road bicycle racing competition between 1948 and 1958. There were two classifications, one for individual cyclists and another for nations. History The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo competition was ... Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1958 in European sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 In Swiss Sport
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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