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1968 Tour De Romandie
The 1968 Tour de Romandie was the 22nd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 9 May to 12 May 1968. The race started and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Eddy Merckx. General classification References 1968 Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ... May 1968 sports events in Europe {{Tour de Romandie-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Merckx
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours (five Tours de France, five Giros d'Italia, and a Vuelta a España), all five Monuments, setting the hour record, three World Championships, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track. Born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant, Belgium, he grew up in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe where his parents ran a grocery store. He played several sports, but found his true passion in cycling. Merckx got his first bicycle at the age of three or four and competed in his first race in 1961. His first victory came at Petit-Enghien in October 1961. After winning eighty races as an amateur racer, he turned professional on 29 April 1965 when he signed with . His first major victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Delisle
Raymond Delisle (11 March 1943 – 11 August 2013) was a French professional road bicycle racer. His sporting career began with ACBB Paris. He is the only rider to have won a stage of the Tour de France on 14 July, France's national day, while wearing the jersey of national champion.L'Équipe, France, 15 July 2003 Born in Ancteville, Delisle started racing as an amateur in 1961 and won the Tour du Lac Leman classic in 1963 and the national team time-trial championship in 1964, with Jean Jourden. He turned professional in 1965. He rode 12 Tours de France between 1965 and 1977. He won two stages, one in 1969 and one in 1976. He wore the Maillot Jaune as leader of the general classification for two days after his stage win in 1976. His best placings were fourth in 1976 and ninth in 1977. He was national road champion in 1969. He retired in 1977 after 45 professional wins. He owned a hotel in Hébécrevon, Manche until his death officially recorded as suicide on 11 August 2013. Amat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hagmann
Robert Hagmann (born 2 April 1942) is a Swiss former racing cyclist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1965. He also rode in the 1968 Tour de France The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 27 June and 21 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French te .... References External links * 1942 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn Tour de Suisse stage winners {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Tour De Romandie
The 1967 Tour de Romandie was the 21st edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 4 May to 7 May 1967. The race started in Geneva and finished in Sainte-Croix. The race was won by Vittorio Adorni. General classification References 1967 Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ... May 1967 sports events in Europe {{Tour de Romandie-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Tour De Romandie
The 1969 Tour de Romandie was the 23rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 7 May to 11 May 1969. The race started in Geneva and finished in Porrentruy. The race was won by Felice Gimondi. General classification References Tour de Romandie, 1969 1969 in Swiss sport, Tour de Romandie May 1969 sports events in Europe {{Tour de Romandie-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It was held without interruption until the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition. The course of the race usually heads northwards towards the Jura mountains and Alpine mountain ranges of western Switzerland. The race traditionally starts with an individual time trial prologue and ends with an individual time-trial in hilly terrains, often in Lausanne. The final time-trial traditionally starts in the stadium north of Lausanne, goes downhill southwards to Lake Léman (Lake Geneva), and makes its way back uphill to the stadium again. The winner and several of the top-ten finishers are usually excellent time trialists. Four winners of the Tour de Romandie had gone on to win the Tour de France in the same year; Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva. The city of Geneva () had a population 201,818 in 2019 (Jan. estimate) within its small municipal territory of , but the Canton of Geneva (the city and its closest Swiss suburbs and exurbs) had a population of 499,480 (Jan. 2019 estimate) over , and together with the suburbs and exurbs located in the canton of Vaud and in the French Departments of France, departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie the cross-border Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat, which extends over ,As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Díaz (cyclist)
Mariano Díaz Díaz (17 September 1939 – 5 April 2014) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In 1967, he won a stage of the 1967 Vuelta a España, and also won the mountains classification. He also competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1963 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra ;1964 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra ;1965 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 2 & 10 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra : 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 7th Subida al Naranco ;1966 : 1st Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros : 1st Stage 5 Eibarko Bizikleta : 1st Stage 4 : 4th Subida al Naranco : 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1967 : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 11 ;1968 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante : 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 4th Overall Tour de Romandie : 5th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta ;1969 : 1st Overall Volta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edy Schütz
Edy Schütz (born 15 May 1941) was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer. In 1964, Schütz rode in the individual road race at the 1964 Olympic Games. From 1966 to 1971 he was six times the Luxembourgish national road race champion. In 1966, he won a stage in the 1966 Tour de France. Major results ;1964 :Österreich-Rundfahrt ;1966 : national road race champion :Tour de Luxembourg :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 18 ;1967 : national road race champion ;1968 : national road race champion :Tour de Luxembourg ;1969 : national road race champion ;1970 : national road race champion :Tour de Luxembourg ;1971 : national road race champion References External links *Official Tour de France results for Edy Schütz 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Dumont (cyclist)
Jean Dumont (born 14 August 1943 in Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Ain) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. His sporting career began with A.S.E.B Lyon. Dumont won stage 5B of the 1968 Tour de France. Major results ;1963 : national amateur road race champion :GP de France ;1965 :Boucles Pertuisiennes :Boussac ;1968 :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 5B :Auzances References External links Jean Dumont (cyclist) profileat ''the Cycling Website'' 1943 births Living people People from Ambérieu-en-Bugey Cyclists from Ain French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners {{France-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Galera
Joaquín Galera Magdaleno ( Baúl, May 25, 1940) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1965 :Subida al Naranco :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 16 ;1966 :La Reineta ;1967 :Getxo ;1968 :Subida Urkiola References External links *Official Tour de France results for Joaquim Galera Spanish male cyclists 1940 births Living people Spanish Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from the Province of Granada Cyclists from Andalusia {{Spain-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Dancelli
Michele Dancelli (born 8 May 1942) is an Italian former road racing cyclist. His main victories include one Milan–San Remo (1970), the 1966 Flèche Wallonne, three editions of the Giro dell'Appennino (1965–1967), two Trofeo Laigueglia (1968 and 1970). He also won 11 stages in total in the Giro d'Italia and one stage in the 1969 Tour de France. Major results ;1963 : 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships : 3rd Giro di Lombardia : 9th Giro dell'Emilia ;1964 : 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia : 1st Corsa Coppi : 1st Col San Martino : 3rd Giro di Campania : 4th Coppa Placci : 6th Giro di Lombardia ;1965 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stages 1 & 5 Giro d'Italia : 1st Giro del Veneto : 1st Giro dell'Appennino : 1st Grand Prix de Cannes : 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato : 1st Giro di Campania : 1st GP Montelupo : 1st Coppa Placci : 1st Giro dell'Emilia : 2nd Trofeo Baracchi : 2nd Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
