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1959 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1959 La Flèche Wallonne was the 23rd edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 25 April 1959. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Liège. The race was won by Jos Hoevenaers. General classification References 1959 in road cycling 1959 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 E ... 1959 in Belgian sport April 1959 sports events in Europe {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ...
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Jos Hoevenaers
Jos Hoevenaers (30 November 1932, in Antwerp – 14 June 1995, in Wilrijk) was a Belgian cyclist, reputed for his attacking style. In 1960 he wore the pink jersey of leadership for eight days in the Giro d'Italia, but Jacques Anquetil won instead. Bad luck, and inadequate time-trialling and sprinting stopped Hoevenaers' becoming the best Belgian Tour rider of his generation. Major results ;1955 : Berliner Rundfahrt (U23) ;1956 : Berliner Rundfahrt (U23) : Liège-Marche-Liège : Final classification Ster van Ieper ;1957 : Omloop der drie Proviniciën : Omloop van Midden-België : Tour de Catalonia: Stage 3A ;1958 : Mandel-Leie-Schelde : Final classification Rome-Naples-Rome ;1959 : La Flèche Wallonne ;1960 : Driedaagse van Antwerpen Stage 1A : Brussel-Sint-Truiden stage 2 ;1961 : Schaal Sels ;1962 : Omloop van Midden-België ;1964 : Omloop van Midden-Brabant : Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen : Berner Rundfahrt Tours de France *1958 – 10th, 1 day in yellow jersey *1959 †...
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Gilbert Desmet
Gilbert Desmet (born 2 February 1931 in Roeselare), nicknamed ''Smetje van Lichtervelde'', is a former Belgian cyclist who was professional from 1952 to 1967. In the 1956 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 2 days, and in the 1963 Tour de France he wore it for 9 days. Desmet won 101 professional races, including Paris–Tours, La Flèche Wallonne and Four Days of Dunkirk. His best result in the Tour de France was his 4th place in 1962. He finished second in the 1959 Paris–Roubaix. Throughout his career, he was often confused with Gilbert De Smet, another Belgian cyclist with a similar name. Major results ;1951 : 2nd Kattekoers ;1954 : 1st GP Stad Zottegem : 8th Omloop Het Volk ;1956 : Tour de France ::Held after Stages 3–4a : 1st Overall Drielandentrofee ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen : 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 2nd Vijfbergenomloop ;1957 : 1st Omloop van het Houtland : 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Antwerpen : 6th Kuurne–Brussels–K ...
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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 ...
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Noël Foré
Noël Foré (23 December 1932 – 16 February 1994) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His greatest victories were Paris–Roubaix in 1959 and the Tour of Flanders in 1963. Palmarès ;1957 :Dwars door Vlaanderen/Dwars door België ;1958 :Tour of Belgium ;1959 :Paris–Roubaix ;1962 :Tour of Belgium ;1963 :E3-prijs :Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne :Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and orga ... ;1967 :Rund om Köln References External links * 1932 births 1994 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Maldegem Cyclists from East Flanders 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ...
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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 ...
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Léopold Rosseel
Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's ''Ulysses'' * Leopold "Leo" Fitz, a character on the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Leopold "Butters" Stotch, a character on the television series ''South Park'' * General Leopold von Flockenstuffen, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Leopold the Cat, Russian cartoon character Other arts, entertainment, and media * Leopold (prize), a biennial German prize for music for children * '' Kate & Leopold'', 2001 romantic comedy film * '' King Leopold's Ghost'', popular history book by Adam Hochschild * " King Leopold's Soliloquy", 1905 pamphlet by Mark Twain. * '' Leopold the Cat'', television series * Léopold Nord & Vous, Belgian musical band Brands and enterprises *Leopold (publisher), a Neth ...
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Frans De Mulder
Frans De Mulder (17 December 1937 in Kruishoutem – 5 March 2001 in Deinze) was a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium between 1958 and 1963. De Mulder is most famous for winning the overall title and four stages the 1960 Vuelta a España. He bested fellow countryman Armand Desmet and Spaniard Miguel Pacheco across 3566 km in 17 stages. Major results Source: ;1959 : 1st Stage 5a Tour de l'Ouest : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 4th Milan–San Remo : 4th Brussels–Ingooigem : 7th Paris–Roubaix : 7th La Flèche Wallonne ;1960 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 4, 7, 16 & 17a : 2nd Gent–Wevelgem : 3rd Omloop van het Houtland : 5th Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke : 6th Tour of Flanders : 6th Dwars door België : 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 4 : 7th Milan–San Remo : 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 10th Brussels–Ingooigem ;1961 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 8th Kuurn ...
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Agostino Coletto
Agostino Coletto (14 August 1927 – 1 June 2016) was an Italian racing cyclist. Major results ;1953 :3rd Grand Prix des Nations ;1954 :1st Stage 2 Roma-Napoli-Roma :1st Milano–Torino :2nd Tour de Suisse :5th Giro di Lombardia ;1955 :1st Stage 3 Roma-Napoli-Roma :5th Giro d'Italia ;1956 :3rd Giro d'Italia ;1958 :1st Milano–Torino ;1959 :3rd Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ... ;1960 :10th Giro d'Italia References 1927 births 2016 deaths Italian male cyclists People from Avigliana Cyclists from Piedmont Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin {{Italy-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ...
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Armand Desmet
Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) nieuwsblad.be
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was a professional road bicycle racer. Desmet was born in , and competed professionally between 1955 and 1967. He was the first winner of the and



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 ...
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Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands (Maastricht is about to the north) and with Germany (Aachen is about north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. The municipality consists of the following districts: Angleur, , Chênée, , Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège, Rocourt, and Wandre. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008.
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Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.Statistics Belgium; ''Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2008'' (excel-file)
Population of all municipalities in Belgium, as of 1 January 2008. Retrieved on 19 October 2008.
The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in