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1979 Scheldeprijs
The 1979 Scheldeprijs was the 66th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 31 July 1979. The race was won by Daniel Willems. General classification References 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ... 1979 in road cycling 1979 in Belgian sport July 1979 sports events in Europe {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Willems
Daniel Willems (16 August 1956 – 2 September 2016) '''', 3 September 2016 was a Belgian . Health problems ended his career in 1986. He competed in the event at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hoste
Frank Hoste (born 29 August 1955, in Ghent) is a retired Belgian racing cyclist, who won the points classification in the Tour de France in 1984 as well as three stage victories. Hoste was a professional cyclist from 1977 to 1991, then he started a bicycle factory. He rode in 13 grand tours throughout his career, eight times in the Tour de France and five times in the Giro d'Italia. All total he won five stages in the Tour de France and during the 1983 Giro d'Italia he came in the top 5 on eight different stages, one of which was a stage win. Major results ;1982 : Gent–Wevelgem : Belgian cycling road championship : Four Days of Dunkirk : 1982 Tour de France: 8th stage ;1983 : Giro d'Italia: Stage 16A : Tour de Suisse: Stages 1, 2 and 8 ;1984 : 1984 Tour de France ::Winner stages 1, 6 and 21 :: Winner of the Points classification : Grand Prix de Wallonie : Hasselt-Spa-Hasselt ;1985 : Giro d'Italia: Stage 6 ;1986 : 1986 Tour de France: Stage 15 : GP Kanton Aargau Gippingen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons De Wolf
Alfons ("Fons") De Wolf (born 22 June 1956 in Willebroek) is a retired Belgian road race cyclist, a professional from 1979 to 1990. He represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was forecast, with Daniel Willems, to be the successor to Eddy Merckx. De Wolf seemed to fulfill that promise by having an absolutely dominant 1979 Vuelta a Espana winning 5 stages including an individual time trial as well as the Points Classification, securing a top 10 place in the General Classification and then following it up by winning the 1980 Giro di Lombardia and the 1981 Milan–San Remo, the last and first classic of the season. He almost won the 1982 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, beaten by Italian Silvano Contini in the final sprint. After winning a stage in the 1984 Tour de France, his career faded, however the stage win he claimed was an impressive individual effort in which he was able to beat the group of favorites including Bernard Hinault and even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Scheldeprijs
The 1978 Scheldeprijs was the 65th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 1 August 1978. The race was won by Dietrich Thurau. General classification References 1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ... 1978 in road cycling 1978 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Scheldeprijs
The 1980 Scheldeprijs was the 67th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 29 July 1980. The race was won by Ludo Peeters. General classification References 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ... 1980 in road cycling 1980 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheldeprijs
The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, features mostly sprinters on its roll of honour, as it is held on all-flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres. First held in 1907, it is the oldest still-existing cycling event in Flanders, notably six years older than the Tour of Flanders '' monument race''. The race had its only interruptions during both World Wars and celebrated its 100th edition in 2012. German sprinter Marcel Kittel holds the record with five wins. Since 2021, a women's edition of Scheldeprijs is held on the same day as the men's race, starting and finishing in Schoten, approximately 136 kilometres in distance. Lorena Wiebes won the inaugural edition. History The first Scheldeprijs was organised by the Antwerp branch of the Belgian cycling federation ( BWB) on July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck
Gustaf Van Roosbroeck (born 16 May 1948 in Hulshout) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer who competed in the 1970s. He finished fifth in the 1974 Amstel Gold Race. Major results ;1969 :1st Stages 2 & 3 Olympia's Tour ;1971 :1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium :1st Scheldeprijs ;1972 :1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne :1st Grand Prix de Denain :1st Stage 2 Grand Prix de Fourmies :1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs :6th Paris–Roubaix ;1973 :1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia :1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs :1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse :1st Trofeo Luis Puig :1st Prologue Tour of Belgium (TTT) ;1974 :1st Stage 5 Tour de Romandie :1st Flèche Hesbignonne :2nd Züri-Metzgete :3rd Le Samyn ;1975 :7th Tour of Flanders ;1978 :1st Nokere Koerse :2nd GP Jef Scherens :3rd Züri-Metzgete :3rd 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, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Gijsemans
Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren Military *Emil (tank), a Swedish tank developed in the 1950s * Sturer Emil, a German tank destroyer People *Emil (given name), including a list of people with the given name ''Emil'' or ''Emile'' *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Other * ''Emile'' (film), a Canadian film made in 2003 by Carl Bessai *Emil (river), in China and Kazakhstan See also * * *Aemilius (other) * Emilio (other) * EmÃlio (other) *Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Renier
Marc Renier (born 28 March 1953) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1980 Tour de France The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th edition of the Tour de France. The total distance was over 22 stages. In the first half of the race, Bernard Hinault started out strong by winning the prologue and two stages. However, knee problems forced Hi .... References External links * 1953 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Roeselare Cyclists from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Teirlinck
Willy Teirlinck (born 10 August 1948) is a retired Belgian road cyclist. He was professional from 1970 to 1986 and won 96 races. In 1975 he won the national title on the road. Teirlinck rode the Tour de France ten times and won three stages in 1972, one stage and one day in the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in 1973, and one stage in 1976. His other victories include individual stages of the Vuelta a España, Deutschland Tour, Étoile de Bessèges, Tour de Luxembourg, Tour de l'Oise as well as one day races Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Grand Prix de Fourmies and the Grand Prix de Denain. An annual cycling event ''Willy Teirlinck Classic'' takes place in his honor in Liedekerke. Major results ;1969 :3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 ;1970 :1st Stage 4 Tour d'Algérie :1st Grand Prix des Marbriers :3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships Amateur road race ;1971 :1st De Kustpijl :Étoile des Espoirs ::1st Stages 1, 3 and 4 :1st Sint-Amands ;1972 :Tour de France: : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne De Beule
Etienne De Beule (20 November 1953 – 10 June 2023) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1985 Tour de France. He was the father of football player Davy De Beule. De Beule died in Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ... on 10 June 2023, at the age of 69. References External links * 1953 births 2023 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from East Flanders People from Hamme {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Clark (cyclist)
Daniel "Danny" Clark OAM (born 30 August 1951 in George Town, Tasmania, Australia) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1997. He won five world championships and at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, came second in the 1,000m time trial. Clark was often fastest finishing rider in six-day races, especially as Patrick Sercu slowed after the mid-1970s. Clark and the British rider, Tony Doyle, won many six-day races. Clark enjoyed the party atmosphere of the races, and continued to work in them as a Derny pacer after retiring. Biography Clark began cycling on a bike borrowed from a local enthusiast, which he used for three months before acquiring his eldest brother's semi-racer. He became one of the most successful riders in six-day racing in the 1970s and 1980s, winning 74 races, second to Patrick Sercu's 88. Most of these wins came after a crash in the 1983 Frankfurt six-day which broke hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
