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1989 Amstel Gold Race
The 1989 Amstel Gold Race was the 24th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 22, 1989, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 242 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen Meerssen (; li, Meersje ) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands. History The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving .... There were a total of 162 competitors, with 108 cyclists finishing the race. Result External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Amstel Gold Race, 1989 Amstel Gold Race April 1989 sports events in Europe 1989 in road cycling 1989 in Dutch sport 1989 UCI Road World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 UCI Road World Cup
The 1990 UCI Road World Cup was the second edition of the UCI Road World Cup. From the 1989 edition, an individual time trial finale event in Lunel, France, was added. The series was won by Italian rider Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. Biography Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Milan†... of . Races Final standings Riders Teams References Complete results from Cyclingbase.com Final classification for individuals and teams from memoire-du-cyclisme.net {{1990 UCI Road World Cup UCI Road World Cup (men) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Verhoeven
Nicolaas ("Nico") Cornelis Maria Verhoeven (born 2 October 1961 in Berkel-Enschot, North Brabant) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in the individual road race where he didn't finish the race. Verhoeven won the first stage in the 1987 Tour de France. Major results ;1984 : National Amateur Road Race Championship ;1985 :Anderlecht :Bodegraven :Nieuw-Amsterdam :Profronde van Pijnacker :Zes van Rijn & Gouwe ;1986 :Ulvenhout ;1987 :Tiel :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1 :Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem ;1988 :Tilburg ;1989 :Made ;1990 :Houtem ;1991 :Mijl van Mares ;1992 :Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen :Kelmis ;1995 :Mijl van Mares :Boxmeer See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 In Road Cycling
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large Exxon Valdez oil spill, oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States United States invasion of Panama, invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 1989 Sports Events In Europe
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with the season of autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, and spring in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. History The Romans gave this month the Latin name ''Aprilis''"April" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 497. but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb ''aperire'', "to open", in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open", which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (''ánixi'') (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adri Van Der Poel
Adrie van der Poel (born 17 June 1959 in Bergen op Zoom) is a retired Dutch cyclist. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included six classics, two stages of the Tour de France and the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in 1996. He also obtained the second place and silver medal in the World Road Championships in 1983 behind Greg LeMond and five second places in the World Cyclo-Cross championships. The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is named after him. Career Van der Poel began his career on the road and during his first season as a professional he obtained second place in Paris–Nice behind Stephen Roche and second place in the La Flèche Wallonne. In the Tour de France, he won two stages; his stage win in 1988 set the record for fastest stage (since then only surpassed by three cyclists). Van der Poel also competed in cyclo-cross during the winter and obtained great results – that he turned full-time to cyclo-cross in the latter part of his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Planckaert
Eddy Planckaert (born 22 September 1958 in Nevele) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. In 1988, Planckaert enjoyed perhaps his best year by capturing the green jersey (points competition) at the 1988 Tour de France and winning the Tour of Flanders. In 1990, he won Paris–Roubaix, his second '' monumental classic'', with the closest finish in the race's history beating Canadian Steve Bauer by less than a cm. A strong sprinter, Planckaert is one of the riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours. Eddy Planckaert is the brother of fellow cyclists Willy and Walter Planckaert. Eddy is also the uncle of Jo Planckaert and the father of Francesco Planckaert. More than 10 years after his cycling career, the former racer got back into the public eye with a long running reality TV show about his family life, on Vtm. After the 2016 Paris-Roubaix, Planckaert declared that second-placed Tom Boonen should have made a deal with eventual winner Mathew Hayma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jozef Lieckens
Jozef Lieckens (born 26 March 1959) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the Tour de France four times between 1985 and 1989 and in the 1984 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1980 :7th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton ;1981 :1st GP de Fourmies :1st Kattekoers :1st Paris-Troyes :1st Circuit du Port de Dunkerque ;1982 :1st Stage 4 Tour Méditerranéen :2nd Schaal Sels :4th Brabantse Pijl :5th Le Samyn :8th GP de Fourmies ;1983 :3rd De Kustpijl :8th Omloop Het Volk ;1984 :Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 3 & 5 :2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton ;1985 :1st Overall Tour de Picardie :1st Intermediate sprints classification Tour de France :1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens :2nd E3 Harelbeke :2nd Scheldeprijs :2nd Amstel Gold Race :2nd Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem :3rd Dwars door België :3rd Omloop Het Volk :4th Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 5 :4th Paris–Brussels :5th Tour of Flanders :5th Rund um den Henninger Turm :6th Gent-Wevelgem :7th Paris-Roubaix :7t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Madiot
Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of , a UCI WorldTeam. He is also known as the president of the French Ligue National de Cyclisme (LNC). In 1987, he made disparaging remarks about the sport of women's cycling, calling it ugly and unesthetic. In 2008, he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor. It was presented by president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée palace in Paris. He is the older brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and French national road racing champion Yvon Madiot. Major results ;1979 : 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 2nd Manche Atlantique ;1980 : 1st Troyes–Dijon : Sealink International ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 9th Olympic Games, Road Race ;1981 : 1st Overall Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Pedersen (cyclist)
Per Pedersen (born 5 April 1964) is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993. He competed in four Tours de France (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993). He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... Today he runs a bicycle shop near Herning, Denmark. After his career he admitted he used cortisone during his career. Cortisone was allowed at the time but has later been classified as doping. Teams *1986: R.M.O. (France) *1987: R.M.O. (France) *1988: R.M.O. (France) *1989: R.M.O. (France) *1990: R.M.O. (France) *1991: Amaya Seguros (Spain) *1991: Varta - Elk - Nö (Austria, from 12 June to 16 June) *1992: Amaya Seguros (Spain) *1993: Amaya Seguros (Spain) Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Gianetti
Mauro Gianetti (born 16 March 1964 in Lugano) is a Swiss former professional road cyclist and later directeur sportif. Gianetti was employed as team manager for the cycling team throughout its existence between 2004 and 2011. Several riders have been sanctioned for doping violations that occurred during his tenure as directeur sportif, including Riccardo Riccò and Juan José Cobo. Gianetti currently sits on the Board of Directors of UAE Team Emirates. With over 30 professional victories, Gianetti's biggest career accomplishments as a rider include winning the 1995 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Amstel Gold Race and representing Switzerland at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His son Noé Gianetti was also a professional cyclist. Major results ;1981 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1982 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1983 : 2nd Gran Premio di Chiasso ;1984 : 1st Stage 5b Settimana Ciclistica Bergamasca ;1985 : 2nd Circuito Belvedere ;1986 : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerssen
Meerssen (; li, Meersje ) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands. History The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German of East Franks. Around the middle of the 10th century the allodium Meerssen was the property of queen Gerberga, the daughter of king Henry I. She was the spouse of Louis IV of France. In 968 she donated all her property to the abbey of Saint Remigius in Reims. Population centres Transportation Railway station: Meerssen International relations Twin towns - Sister cities Meerssen is a founding member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. Discussions regarding membership ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Van Lancker
Eric Van Lancker (born 30 April 1961 in Oudenaarde) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. After retiring, he worked as a team manager for several different professional teams. Major results ;1983 : 2nd Flèche Ardennaise : 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften ;1984 : 3rd Paris–Brussels : 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 8th GP Stad Zottegem ;1985 : 1st Overall Milk Race ::1st Stages 1 & 9 : 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt : 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm : 9th La Flèche Wallonne : 9th Druivenkoers Overijse ;1986 : 1st Stage 22 Giro d'Italia : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stages 4a & 4b Paris–Nice : 4th Overall Tour of Belgium : 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie : 8th Brabantse Pijl : 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1987 : 2nd Giro di Lombardia : 2nd Gran Piemonte : 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen : 3rd GP de Fourmies : 8th Overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 5 : 8th Milano–Torino ;1988 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cantabria : 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 1 : 6th Overall Volta a Cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
