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1959 Giro Di Lombardia
The 1959 Giro di Lombardia was the 53rd edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling ... and was held on 18 October 1959. The race started and finished in Milan. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the team. General classification References {{Giro di Lombardia Giro di Lombardia 1959 in road cycling 1959 in Italian sport October 1959 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Looy
Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city where he lived). He was twice World Cycling Championship, world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Monuments': the most prestigious one-day Classic cycle races, classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx). With 379 road victories he's second to Merckx only. He is ninth on the Grand Tour (cycling)#Grand Tour stage wins, all-time list of Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour stage winners with thirty-seven victories. Career Van Looy rose to prominence when he won the Belgian amateur road championship in 1952. He repeated the victory the following year, adding third place in the world title race the same year, before turning profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Galeaz
Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Artists * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ. * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, renowned Filipino painter. * Federico Andahazi, Argentine writer and psychologist. * Federico Casagrande, Italian jazz guitarist * Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos * Federico Cortese, Italian conductor, Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra * Federico Elizalde, Filipino marksman and musician * Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and director * Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright * Federico Luppi, Argentine film, TV, radio and theatre actor * Federico Ricci, Italian composer Athletes * Federico Bruno (born 1993), Argentine distance runner * Federico Chiesa, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Martin (Italian Cyclist)
Walter Martin (26 September 1936 – 21 January 2020) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. He notably won the 1961 Milano–Torino and rode in five editions of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1958 : 10th Giro di Romagna ;1959 : 3rd Giro dell'Emilia : 10th Giro di Lombardia ;1960 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse ;1961 : 1st Milano–Torino : 3rd Giro di Romagna : 5th Giro di Toscana : 7th Milan–San Remo : 9th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma Roma–Napoli–Roma (English: Rome–Naples–Rome) was a road cycle race held from 1902 until 1961. The race had different names during its history: ''Corsa del XX Settembre'' (''Race of 20 September'') from 1919 to 1927, as it was raced in S ... ;1962 : 2nd Giro dell'Emilia : 5th GP Alghero ;1963 : 2nd Giro del Lazio : 2nd GP Cemab : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Giro dell'Emilia : 7th Giro di Romagna Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links * 1936 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rino Benedetti
Rino Benedetti (18 November 1928 in Ponte Buggianese – 14 June 2002) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who won stages in all the three Grand Tours. Major results ;1951 :Giro del Mendrisiotto ;1952 : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 8 ;1953 :Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato ;1954 :Coppa Sabatini ;1955 :Trofeo Fenaroli :Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stages 8 and 16 ;1957 :Vuelta a España: ::Winner stage 9 ;1959 :Coppa Sabatini :Giro del Veneto :Giro di Campania : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 10 ;1961 :GP Industria/Quarrata :Trofeo Fenaroli ;1962 :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 stage 22 External links *Official Tour de France results for Rino Benedetti Italian male cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreste Magni
Oreste Magni (3 March 1936 – 16 March 1975) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 4 of the 1961 Giro d'Italia The 1961 Giro d'Italia was the 44th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Turin, on 20 May, with a stage and concluded in Milan, on 11 June, with a leg. A total of 170 riders from 17 teams ente .... References External links * 1936 births 1975 deaths Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Place of birth missing Cyclists from the Province of Como {{Italy-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Bruni
Dino Bruni (born 13 April 1932) is an Italian road racing cyclist who won the silver medal in the men's team road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Vincenzo Zucconelli and Gianni Ghidini. Italy's fourth rider Bruno Monti also crossed the line, but did not receive a medal because just the first three counted for the final classification. Bruni also represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. After his amateur career, he was a professional rider from 1956 to 1965. He won three stages in the Tour de France, and two stages in the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1957 :Vezzola ;1958 :Capri ;1959 :Tre Valli Varesine :Trofeo Fenaroli :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 4 and 16 ;1960 :Rovigo :Alessandrino :San Marino : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stages 1 and 17 ;1961 :Coppa Sabatini :Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria ;1962 :Arras :GP Tarentaise Briançon :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 21 ;1963 :Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a l ... [...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] |
Torpado
Torpado is an Italian bicycle manufacturing company that was founded in 1895 in Padua, Italy. History Between 1951 and 1962, Torpado sponsored a professional road cycling team that competed in 11 editions of the Giro d'Italia. In 2001, the company was bought by Cycles Esperia, who also acquired several other major brands including Bottecchia, Graziella, Stucchi, and, in 2006, Fondriest, which was founded by former professional cyclist Maurizio Fondriest. They currently specialize in producing mountain bikes, and also sponsor a professional mountain biking team, the Torpado Factory Team. See also * List of bicycle parts * List of Italian companies Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal GDP in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. As an advanced economy the country also has the sixth worldwide national wealth and it is ranked third fo ... References External links Torpado Official website Vehicle manufacturing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Fantini
Alessandro Fantini (Fossacesia, 1 January 1932 — Trier, West-Germany, 5 May 1961) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Fantini died after a crash at the end of the sixth stage of the 1961 Tour of Germany. Major results ;1955 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 12 ;1956 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 7 : Giro d'Italia: ::6th place overall classification ;1957 : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 5 ;1960 :Milano–Vignola The Milano–Vignola was a professional road bicycle race held annually in the Province of Modena, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in t ... External links *Official Tour de France results for Alessandro Fantini 1932 births 1961 deaths People from Fossacesia Italian male cyclists Italian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists who died while racing Sport deaths in Germany Cyclists from Abruzzo Sportspeople from the Province of Chieti< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Vannitsen
Willy Vannitsen (8 February 1935 – 19 August 2001) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France. Major results ;1951 : National Road Race Novice Championship ;1954 :Heist-op-den-Berg :Hoegaarden :Momalle :Zele ;1955 :Brussegem :Geel :Heusden Limburg :Tessenderlo :Omloop van de Gete :Drie Zustersteden :Grote Bevrijdingsprijs :Itegem ;1956 :Beerse :Herent :Jeuk :Wellen :Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken :Beersel ;1957 :Beerse :Brazzaville :Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Looy) :Houthalen-Helchteren :Lommel :Londerzeel :Loverval :Oviedo :Putte-Mechelen :Ronde van Limburg :Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken :Overpelt ;1958 :Fontanelas : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 1 :Melsele :Paal :Sint-Truiden :Wavre : Giro di Toscana :Vijfbergenomloop :Omloop van Limburg :Heusden Limburg :Florenville :Hoepertingen :Zele ;1959 :Berlare :Beverlo :Puurs :Rummen :Wingene :Nazareth :Tienen ;1960 :Averbode :Sint-Truiden :Ronde van Limburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
