1972 Paris–Tours
The 1972 Paris–Tours was the 66th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 1 October 1972. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Noël Vantyghem. General classification References 1972 in French sport 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ... 1972 Super Prestige Pernod October 1972 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noël Vantyghem
Noël Vantyghem (born 9 October 1947 – 10 June 1994) was a Belgian professional cyclist. Vantyghem's biggest win was the 1972 Paris–Tours. Later, he remarked "Together with Eddy Merckx, I won all classics races that could be won. I won Paris-Tours, he the rest." Major results ;1968 : 1st National Amateur Road Race Championships : 1st Stage 2 Peace Race : 2nd Overall Tour of Greece ::1st Stage 2 ;1969 : 2nd GP Isbergues : 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1970 : 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies : 1st Circuit des Frontières : 2nd Schaal Sels : 2nd De Kustpijl ;1971 : 1st Stage 2 Tour d'Indre-et-Loire : 3rd Omloop Het Volk ;1972 : 1st Paris–Tours : 1st Circuit des Frontières : 1st Schaal Sels : 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk : 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen : 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 3rd De Kustpijl : 3rd Dwars door West–Vlaanderen : 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm : 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 9th Omloop Het Volk ;1973 : 1st Nokere Koerse : 4th Omloop Het Volk Omloop H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cees Koeken
Cees Koeken (born 29 October 1948) is a Dutch former cyclist. Major results ;1967 : 3rd Ronde van Midden-Zeeland ;1971 : 1st Stage 1 Olympia's Tour : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain ;1972 : 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Avenir : 5th Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, ... References 1948 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Zundert 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1972 In French Sport
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Walter Planckaert
Walter Planckaert (born 8 April 1948 in Nevele) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He is the younger brother of Willy Planckaert, the older brother of Eddy Planckaert, and the uncle of Jo Planckaert. He had 74 victories in his professional career. After retiring from riding, he commenced a long career in team management, working for the Panasonic, Novemail–Histor, Palmans, Lotto–Adecco and Chocolade Jacques teams. Major results ;1972 :Amstel Gold Race ;1973 :Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1976 :Tour of Flanders :E3 Prijs Vlaanderen ;1977 :Tour of Belgium :Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1978 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1B ;1979 :Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1984 :Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ... References External li ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barry Hoban
Barry Hoban (born 5 February 1940) is a former English professional cyclist who rode during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He formerly held the record for the most stage wins in the Tour de France by a British rider, winning eight between 1967 and 1975. He holds the record (now shared with David Millar) for the most Tours completed by a British rider – having finished 11 of the 12 he started between 1965 and 1978. He was also the first Briton to win two consecutive stages of the Tour (a feat matched by Mark Cavendish in 2008, twice in 2009 and once in 2010, and by Geraint Thomas in 2018). Early career Hoban started cycle racing in 1955, joining Calder Clarion, and by the end of the year was competing against Tom Simpson in individual time trials. Two years later, he was fourth in the British League of Racing Cyclists hill-climb (the senior title being won by Simpson). Despite his early prowess as a climber, Hoban later established himself as one of Europe's best sprinters. In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rik Van Linden
Rik Van Linden (born 28 July 1949 in Wilrijk, Antwerp) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He won the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France, ahead of Eddy Merckx. Van Linden also won several stages in all of the three Grand Tours, and the classic cycle race Paris–Tours twice (1971, 1973). Through his career, he eventually won 359 races, of which 73 as junior cyclist in 1968. Major results Road ;1968 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1969 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften ;1970 : 1st Omnium, National Amateur Track Championships ;1971 : 1st Paris–Tours : 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 2nd Omloop der Zennevallei : 3rd GP di Larciano : 8th Trofeo Matteotti : 9th Scheldeprijs ;1972 : Tour de France :: 1st Stage 2 :: 2nd Points Classification : 1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico : 3rd GP van Malderen : 8th Paris–Tours : 9th Amstel Gold Race : 10th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1973 : 1st Paris–Tours : Giro d'Italia :: 1st Stages 7 & 17 : ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cyrille Guimard
Cyrille Guimard (born 20 January 1947) is a French former professional road racing cyclist who became a directeur sportif and television commentator. Three of his riders, Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon, and Lucien Van Impe, won the Tour de France. Another of his protégés, Greg LeMond, described him as "the best (coach) in the world" and "the best coach I ever had". He has been described by cycling journalist William Fotheringham as the greatest directeur sportif in the history of the Tour. Riding career Born in Bouguenais, Loire-Atlantique, Guimard rode as a junior, an amateur and a professional, on the road, track and in cyclo-cross. He was national champion in all three forms: road in 1967 as an amateur, track sprint in 1970 and cyclo-cross in 1976. The riders ahead of him in the 1970 and 1971 professional road championships were disqualified and the titles not given. He said: "After those in front of me were disqualified for failing the drugs test, the federation never ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guido Reybrouck
Guido Reybrouck (born 25 December 1941 in Bruges) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Wilfried Reybrouck and the cousin of Gustave Danneels. Major results ;1964 : 1st Paris–Tours : 1st Züri-Metzgete : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Oise : 2nd Overall Tour du Nord : 2nd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher ::1st Stage 1 ;1965 : 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : Tour de France ::1st Stages 6 & 10 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium : 2nd Overall Paris–Luxembourg : 2nd Omloop van het Leiedal : 4th Paris–Tours : 6th Omloop Het Volk : 6th GP de Fourmies : 8th Milan–San Remo : 9th De Kustpijl ;1966 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Paris–Tours : 1st Stage 2 Tour de France : 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem : 4th Tour of Flanders : 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 7th Paris–Brussels ;1967 : 1st Elfstedenronde : Tour de France ::1st Stages 4 & 9 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a España : Paris–Nice ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 7th To ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roger De Vlaeminck
Roger De Vlaeminck (; born 24 August 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed “The Gypsy” because he was born into a family of traveling clothiers, he is known for exploits in the cobbled classic Paris–Roubaix race, but his performances in other “Monument” races gave him a record that few can match. His record in Paris–Roubaix earned him another nickname, “Monsieur Paris–Roubaix” (English: “Mr. Paris–Roubaix“). Early life and amateur career De Vlaeminck was born on 24 August 1947 in the East Flanders town of Eeklo, His first love was football. At the age of 16 he debuted for F.C. Eeklo. He could have made a career in the sport, however his elder brother Erik was having success as a pro cyclist and this persuaded Roger to try cycling. He raced as a junior in 1965, gaining one win, but 1966 saw 25 victories. Roger and Erik spen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jos Huysmans
Jos Huysmans (18 December 1941 – 10 October 2012) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ; 1963 : 1st, Rummen ; 1964 : 1st, Bruxelles-Liège : 1st, Stage 5a, Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st, Stage 4a, Tour of Belgium : 1st, Machelen ; 1965 : 1st, Brugg : 1st, Bulle : 2nd, Overall, Tour de Suisse : 1st, Stage 1, Tour de Suisse : 1st, Tienen : 1st, Wetteren ; 1966 : 1st, Berlare : 1st, De Panne, Criterium : 1st, Heusden O-Vlaanderen : 1st, Kessel–Lier : 1st, Stage 1, Four Days of Dunkirk : 3rd, National Road Championships : 1st, Itegem ; 1967 : 1st, Stage 2b, Tour of Belgium (Team time trial) : 1st, Ath : 1st, Koksijde : 8th, Overall, Tour de France : 1st, Ronse : 1st, Rijmenam : 1st, Heusden O-Vlaanderen ; 1968 : 1st, GP Briek Schotte : 1st, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st, Mandel-Leie-Schelde : 1st, Nandrin : 1st, Berlaar : 1st, Tour du Condroz :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 20 ; 1969 : 1st, Stage 6a, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (FRA) : 1s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole functional area (France), metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Augustus, Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingian dynasty, Merovingians and the Carolingian dynasty, Carolingians, with the Capetian dynasty, Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Martin of Tours, Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Tour ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |