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1960 Dwars Door België
The 1960 Dwars door België was the 16th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 26–27 March 1960. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Arthur Decabooter. General classification References 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ... 1960 in road cycling 1960 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Decabooter
Arthur Decabooter (3 October 1936 – 26 May 2012) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist, active as a professional between 1959 and 1967. Cyclist Walter Godefroot is his wife's brother-in-law. Apart from a few years when he was signed to Libéria-Grammont (1962) and to Solo (1963–1964), he rode for the Groene Leeuw team. His major wins were the 1960 Tour of Flanders and 2 stages and the points classification in the Vuelta a España the same year. Decabooter's other wins include Dwars door België, Omloop Het Volk, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, and a stage in the Tour of Belgium. Major Results Road ;1955 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 3th Overall Omloop der 9 Provincies :: 1st Stages 3, 6 (ITT) & 7 : 1st Grand Prix of Essex : 3rd Gent–Wevelgem amateurs ;1958 : 1st GP Gemeente Kortemark : 1st GP Erpe-Mere : 1st Nokere Koerse :1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Independents ;1959 : 1st Dr. Tistaertprijs Zottegem : 1st Omloop van het Houtland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgard Sorgeloos
Edgard Sorgeloos (14 December 1930 – 12 November 2016) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Sorgeloos' biggest success came at the end of his career, when he won a stage in the 1965 Tour de France. Major results ;1951 :GP Maurice Depauw ;1952 :Welle :Circuit de la Dendre ;1954 :Wervik :Halse Pijl ;1955 :Erembodegem-Terjoden :Steenhuize-Wijnhuize :Ninove :Halse Pijl ;1956 :Halse Pijl :Nederbrakel :Gooik ;1957 :GP de la Famenne :Sint-Lievens-Esse ;1958 :Aachen :Zeebrugge :GP des Ardennes :Wingene ;1959 :Sassari – Cagliari :Ronse ;1960 :Sint-Lievens-Esse ;1961 :Erembodegem-Terjoden ;1962 :Düsseldorf :Denderhoutem :Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten :Grand Prix du Parisien (with Rik Van Looy, Guillaume van Tongerloo, Huub Zilverberg, Joseph Planckaert and Peter Post) ;1964 :Ronde van Brabant :Sassari – Cagliari :Mol :Zingem ;1965 :Aalst :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Schepens
Julien Schepens (19 December 1935 – 16 August 2006) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won a stage in the 1960 Tour de France and also wore the yellow jersey for one day after his stage win. Other career highlights include stage wins in Paris–Nice and Four Days of Dunkirk as well as winning the Grand Prix de Denain in 1962. Major results ;1953 : National novice road race Championship ;1954 : National amateur road race Championship ;1956 :Kortemark :Omloop Leiedal ;1956 :Anzegem : National independents road race Championship :Ruiselede ;1957 :Beernem ;1960 :Bankprijs Roeselare :Omloop der drie Proviniciën :Mandel-Leie-Schelde :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1A ::Wearing yellow jersey for one day ;1962 :Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Dwars Door België
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 Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, 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 Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
