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1984 Tour De Suisse
The 1984 Tour de Suisse was the 48th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 13 June to 22 June 1984. The race started in Urdorf and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Urs Zimmermann of the Cilo–Aufina team. General classification References 1984 Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ... June 1984 sports events in Europe 1984 Super Prestige Pernod International {{Tour de Suisse-race-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] |
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] |
1984 In Swiss Sport
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] |
Dromedario (cycling Team)
Dromedario, also known as Fibok–Sidermec–Müller, was an Italian and Swiss professional cycling team that existed from 1983 to 1987. The team competed in five consecutive editions of the Giro d'Italia, having entered each year of its existence. Major wins ;1983 : Giro dell'Emilia, Cesare Cipollini ;1985 : Gran Premio di Lugano, Gottfried Schmutz : Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Silvano Riccò ;1986 : Giro dell'Umbria The Giro dell'Umbria was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Umbria, Italy from 1910 to 1991. After 1991, the race was merged with the newly created Trofeo Melinda Trofeo Melinda was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Tren ..., Stefano Colagè References Defunct cycling teams based in Italy Defunct cycling teams based in Switzerland 1983 establishments in Italy 1987 disestablishments in Switzerland Cycling teams established in 1983 Cycling teams disestablished in 1987 {{cycling-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Savini
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important members of which were: * Claudius, Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus * Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis ( fl. 486 BC), founder of the family, originally a Sabine known as Attius Clausus. * Appius Claudius Crassus ( fl.450BC), public official, decemvir in 451 BC, appointed to codify the laws. * Appius Claudius Caecus ( fl.300BC), official orator, best known for the highway named after him, the Appian Way. Consul in 307 & 296. * Claudius Gothicus (210–270), officer in the Roman army and a provincial governor First name: Claudio Claudio became a popular first name due to the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages. Claudio is also used in Spanish and in Portuguese, accented as Cláudio. Notable people with the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Veldscholten
Gerard Veldscholten (born 19 August 1959 in Lemselo, Overijssel) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. In 1985 he placed 2nd in the Dutch National Championship and also performed well in the 1985 UCI Road World Championships finishing within the group just three seconds behind winner Joop Zoetemelk. In 1988 he finished 7th in Paris–Roubaix and won the Tour de Romandie. Major results ; 1980 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Namur ; 1982 : 1st Stage 9a ( TTT) Tour de France ; 1983 : 1st Profronde van Almelo : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie ; 1984 : 1st Stage 1a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 1st Gouden Pijl Emmen : 1st GP Union Dortmund : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse ; 1985 : 1st Hengelo : 1st Meerssen : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ; 1988 : 1st Overall Tour de Romandie : 1st Hansweert ; 1991 : 1st Profronde van Almelo : 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Nederland The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Wellens
Leo Wellens (born 14 March 1959) is a Belgian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Paul and Johan Wellens and the father of cyclist Tim Wellens. At the 1981 Tour de France, he and his brothers all rode for the Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago team as domestiques for Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. His career coincided with the best years of another Belgian rider, Eddy Merckx, and supporters and reporters were sp .... References External links * 1959 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Hasselt 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Maier
Harald Maier (born 17 November 1960) is an Austrian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Giro d'Italia and two editions of the Vuelta a España. He was the overall winner of the 1985 Giro del Trentino. Major results ;1983 : 3rd Vuelta al Camp de Morvedre : 4th Grand Prix Cerami ;1984 : 7th Overall Tour de Suisse : 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragon ;1985 : 1st Overall Giro del Trentino ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships ;1986 : 1st GP Industria & Commercio di Prato : 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 3rd Giro del Friuli : 10th Overall Giro di Puglia ;1990 : 2nd Straßenengler Radsporttag ;1991 : 2nd Straßenengler Radsporttag : 6th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros ::1st Stage 4 ;1992 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of the Basque Country ;1993 : 6th Giro dell'Emilia : 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 10th Trofeo Masferrer Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia Catal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Breu
Beat Breu (born 23 October 1957, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer. In 1982 Tour de France he won the prestigious stage on Alpe d'Huez, as well as another mountain stage finishing in Saint-Lary-Soulan, and finished sixth overall. He also won Tour de Suisse two times and a stage in 1981 Giro d'Italia. In later life in 2019 he fulfilled his childhood dream of having his own circus. In 2022 the National Museum of Switzerland made a miniature model of Breu's stage win up Alpe d'Huez in 1982. Major results Sources: ;1981 : 1st Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stages 3b & 7b : 1st Züri-Metzgete : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 20 ;1982 : 4th Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 4b : 6th Overall Tour de France ::1st Stages 13 &16 ;1983 : 10th Overall Tour de Suisse : 10th GP du canton d'Argovie ;1984 : 6th Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 2 : 8th Overall Giro d'Italia : 8th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1985 : 5th Overall Tour de Suisse : 8th Overall Tour de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilo–Aufina
Cilo–Aufina was a Swiss professional cycling team that existed from 1978 to 1986. Its main sponsor was Swiss bicycle manufacturer Cilo Cilo was a Swiss manufacturer of bicycles that filed for bankruptcy in 2002. The bicycles were produced on the shores of Lake Geneva in Romanel-sur-Lausanne in the Vaud canton. ''Cilo'' is an acronym for Charles Jean Lausanne-Oron. The abbrev .... References Cycling teams based in Switzerland Defunct cycling teams based in Switzerland 1978 establishments in Switzerland 1986 disestablishments in Switzerland Cycling teams established in 1978 Cycling teams disestablished in 1986 {{Switzerland-sport-team-stub ... [...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] |
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the Urban agglomeration, urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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