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1984 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1984 La Flèche Wallonne was the 48th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 12 April 1984. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Kim Andersen of the COOP–Hoonved team. General classification References 1984 in road cycling 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ... 1984 in Belgian sport 1984 Super Prestige Pernod International {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Andersen (cyclist)
Kim Andersen (born 10 February 1958 in Malling, Denmark) is a former professional Danish road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif. From 2004 to 2010, he was a directeur sportif for Danish ProTour Team Saxo Bank. From 2011, he holds the same position at the Leopard Trek team. Rider In 1983 he became the first Dane to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, and later won stages in that race. He has also sported stage wins in Vuelta a España, Four Days of Dunkirk, Ronde van Nederland, Midi Libre and Tour de Suisse, as well as numerous individual wins, 31 during his career. In 1984 he won the semi-classic Flèche Wallonne. Doping Kim Andersen was tested positive for doping in 1987, and was banned for life, a sentence that was later changed to a one-year quarantine. In 1992 he was tested positive again, and fired from his team. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Manders
Henri Manders (born 2 March 1960 in The Hague) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1982 : 1st Overall Tour of Greece : 1st Drielandenomloop ;1983 : 2nd Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem : 9th Grand Prix Cerami ;1984 : 5th La Flèche Wallonne : 6th Overall Ronde van Nederland : 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie ;1985 : 1st Circuit des Frontières : 1st Stage 5 Tour de France : 9th Dwars door België : 10th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;1986 : 3rd Omloop van het Leiedal : 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen ;1987 : 1st Stage 12 Herald Sun Tour : 9th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem ;1988 : 7th Giro dell'Etna : 9th Omloop Het Volk ;1989 : 1st Stage 10 Herald Sun Tour : 6th Omloop van de Westhoek : 6th GP du canton d'Argovie : 6th De Kustpijl ;1990 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges ;1991 : 7th Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acácio Da Silva
Acácio Mora da Silva (born 2 January 1961 in Montalegre, Portugal) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1982 to 1994 during which he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and stages in many other stage races. He won three stages in total in the Tour de France, one in 1987, one in 1988 and one in 1989. After his stage win in 1989, he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days. In 1986 he won the Züri-Metzgete and was also the Portuguese national road champion. Major results ;1979 : 3rd Overall GP Général Patton ;1980 : 1st Overall Flèche du Sud ::1st Stage 1 ;1981 : 1st Stage 5 Flèche du Sud ;1982 : 1st Tour de Kaistenberg : 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1983 : 1st Tour de Kaistenberg : 6th GP du canton d'Argovie : 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 4 : 7th Brabantse Pijl : 8th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1984 : 1st Coppa Placci : 1st Tour de Kaistenberg : 2nd Overall Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Anderson (cyclist)
Philip Grant Anderson (born 20 March 1958) is a British-born Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Origins Phil Anderson was born in London but moved to Melbourne, Australia, when he was young. He grew up in the suburb of Kew and graduated from Trinity Grammar School in 1975. He first raced with Hawthorn Cycling Club, where Allan Peiper, another future professional, was also a member.Cycling Weekly, UK, 21 November 1992 Peiper said: "Phil went to a private school and joined the club with his mate, Peter Darbyshire. My best friend was Tom Sawyer, later a six-day racer in Europe, and we were the two rough nuts, while Phil and Darbs were the two upper-class boys". Amateur career Anderson won the 1977 Dulux Tour of the North Island in New Zealand and the Australian team time-trial championship at Brisbane in 1978. In that year he also won the Commonwealth Games road race in Edmonton, Alberta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Linard
Hubert Linard (born 26 February 1953) is a former French racing cyclist. He rode in six editions of the 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 ... between 1980 and 1985. References External links * 1953 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Aube Cyclists from Grand Est {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urs Zimmermann
Urs Zimmermann (born 29 November 1959 in Mühledorf) is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist. He stood on the podium in two of the three Grand Tour events after finishing third in 1986 Tour de France and 1988 Giro d'Italia. He also won several stage races such as the Tour de Suisse, Dauphiné Libéré and Critérium International. After the eleventh stage of the 1991 Tour de France, there was a rest day, on which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. Zimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then disqualified him, but after the other cyclists protested, he was allowed to use other means of transportation. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1986. Career achievements Major results ;1981 : 3rd National Hill Climb Championships : 10th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1982 : 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 3rd Overall Tour du Vaucluse ;1983 : 4th GP du Canton d'Argovie ;1984 : 1st O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Lubberding
Henk Lubberding (born 4 August 1953 in Voorst) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1977 to 1992. As an amateur, he finished third in the 1976 Tour de l'Avenir. The following year he turned professional with the Dutch cycling team TI–Raleighof Peter Post. Lubberding stayed his entire career in teams directed by Post. In 1978, Lubberding was road race champion of the Netherlands and won a stage in the 1978 Tour de France, finishing eighth overall and best young rider. He was a good mountain climber despite being tall, and from the low lands of Holland. After team leader Hennie Kuiper left, Lubberding and Paul Wellens became co-leaders and Lubberding performed well throughout 1979 with high placings in Paris–Nice, the Amstel Gold Race, Gent–Wevelgem, Tour de Romandie, Rund um den Henninger-Turm and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He won the Dutch road race title again and finished 18th in the 1979 Tour de France. His role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Arnaud
Dominique Arnaud (19 September 1955 – 20 July 2016) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in eleven editions of the Tour de France. Arnaud won three stages in the Vuelta a España, a stage in the Midi Libre and the Tour du Limousin in 1983. Personal life Death Arnaud lived in Mées, but died of cancer in a hospital in Dax. A week before his death, a square in Mées was named after him. – La Nouvelle République Major results ;1980 :1st Stage 16a :10th[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tackaert
William Tackaert (born 9 August 1956) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He rode in five editions of the Tour de France between 1979 and 1983. He most notably won the 1983 E3 Harelbeke and the 1985 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. Major results ;1979 : 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde : 2nd Nokere Koerse ;1980 : 1st Stage 2a Étoile des Espoirs : 2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde : 4th Ronde van Limburg : 5th GP Stad Zottegem : 8th Paris–Roubaix : 8th Scheldeprijs ;1981 : 1st Stage 3a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2nd Nationale Sluitingprijs : 3rd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen : 7th Druivenkoers-Overijse : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium : 10th Omloop Het Volk ;1982 : 1st Nokere Koerse : 3rd Omloop van de Westhoek : 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 8th Grand Prix Cerami ;1983 : 1st E3 Harelbeke : 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde : 2nd Grand Prix de Denain : 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 3rd Ronde van Limburg : 4th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde : 6th Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercier (cycling Team)
Mercier was a French professional cycling team that promoted and raced on Mercier racing bikes. Together with the Peugeot team, the Mercier team had a long presence in the cycling sport and in the Tour de France from 1935 until 1984. History Cycles Mercier was the main sponsor of the team from at least 1935 on until 1969. From 1946 on, the team wore a purple jersey which in 1950 became the characteristic purple jersey with yellow neck and cuff lining which was to stay with the team until Mercier was no longer the main sponsor of the team in 1969. From 1935 to 1955 the team had as second sponsor Hutchinson and was the Mercier-Hutchinson team. From 1956 the team was known as Mercier-BP-Hutchinson which it would continue as until 1969 after which the sponsor Mercier became the second sponsor of the team. Two-time Tour de France champion and 1936 World Champion Antonin Magne finished his career with the Mercier-Hutchinson team in 1941. Around ten years later in 1953, Magne was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 |
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