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1992 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1992 La Flèche Wallonne was the 56th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 15 April 1992. The race started in Spa and finished in Huy. The race was won by Giorgio Furlan of the Ariostea team. General classification References 1992 in road cycling 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ... 1992 in Belgian sport {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Furlan
Giorgio Furlan (born 9 March 1966 in Treviso) is an Italian people, Italian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Major results ;1986 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg ;1990 : 1st Italian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore ;1991 : 1st Coppa Bernocchi ;1992 : 1st Overall 1992 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Giro di Toscana : 1st 1992 La Flèche Wallonne, La Flèche Wallonne : 1st Stage 2 Critérium International : 1st Stage 14 1992 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia ;1993 : 1st Stage 9 1993 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia : 1st Stage 2 1993 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse ;1994 : 1st Overall Critérium International ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall 1994 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico ::1st Stages 2, 6 & 7 : 1st 1994 Milan–San Remo, Milan–San Remo : 1st Trofeo Pantalica : 1st Stage 2 Semaine Sicilienne : 1st Stage 2 1994 Tour de R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Rué
Gérard Rué (born 7 July 1965 in Romillé) is a French former road cyclist. He was a professional from 1987 to 1996. Career Rué began his professional career in 1987 with the Système U-Gitane team. In 1993, he transferred to the Banesto team to support Miguel Indurain and Pedro Delgado. Known for being one of the most important teammates of Miguel Indurain in the Banesto team, he also won several races and some places of honor in the classics. Major results ;1987 : 1st Duo Normand (with Thierry Marie Thierry Marie (born 25 June 1963) is a French former cyclist. Marie often performed well in prologue stages: he won the Tour de France prologue three times in his career, and because of that he wore the yellow jersey in those three years, for sev ...) : 1st Prologue Tour de la Communauté Européenne ( TTT) : 2nd Points race, National Track Championships : 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 6th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe ;1988 : 1st Stage 7 Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 2nd G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Cassani
Davide Cassani (born 1 January 1961) is a former road cyclist and cycling commentator on Italian television from Italy. Now he works as manager for Italy national cycling team. He was born in Faenza. In 1982 he made his professional debut with Termolan-Galli. In 1986 he moved to Carrera, where he supported figures such as Claudio Chiappucci, Roberto Visentini and Stephen Roche; Cassani later raced for Gewiss-Bianchi, Ariostea, GB-MG and Saeco. He retired in 1996 after being hit by a car in training. Media work After retiring from cycling, he became a commentator at Italian public broadcaster RAI. In 2007, he was involved in the withdrawal of Michael Rasmussen from the Tour de France. Cassani claimed to have seen Rasmussen in the Dolomites mountains in Italy, while Rasmussen and Rasmussen's in-laws claimed that he was in Mexico at that time. His comment, coupled with other issues concerning Rasmussen, led to his expulsion from the Rabobank team. The claim was first made a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1991 La Flèche Wallonne was the 55th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 17 April 1991. The race started in Spa and finished in Huy. The race was won by Moreno Argentin of the Ariostea team. General classification References 1991 in road cycling 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ... April 1991 sports events in Europe 1991 in Belgian sport {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1993 La Flèche Wallonne was the 57th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 14 April 1993. The race started in Spa and finished in Huy. The race was won by Maurizio Fondriest of the Lampre team. General classification References 1993 in road cycling 1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ... 1993 in Belgian sport {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week between the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. At one time, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais" (both races are organised by Amaury Sport Organisation). Only seven riders have achieved the "Ardennes double" by winning both races in the same year: Alejandro Valverde three times (in 2006, 2015 and 2017), Ferdi Kubler twice (in 1951 and 1952), Stan Ockers (1955), Eddy Merckx (1972), Moreno Argentin (1991) Davide Rebellin (2004) and Philippe Gilbert (2011). History La Flèche Wallonne was created to boost the sales of a newspaper ''Les Sports'' during the 1930s and was first run in 1936. While perhaps not as revered as one of the Classic ' Monuments', the race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spa, Belgium
Spa (; wa, Spå) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium, whose name became an eponym for mineral baths with supposed curative properties. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountains south-east of Liège and south-west of Aachen. In 2006, Spa had a population of 10,543 and an area of , giving a population density of . Spa is one of Belgium's most popular tourist destinations, being renowned for its natural mineral springs and production of "Spa" mineral water, which is exported worldwide. The motor-racing Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, just south of the nearby village of Francorchamps, also hosts the annual Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and various endurance races such as the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The world's first beauty pageant, the Concours de Beauté, was held in Spa on 19 September 1888. The town also hosted the Tour de France on 5 July 2010, when stage 2 of the race ended there. In 2021, Spa became part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariostea (cycling Team)
Ariostea () was an Italian professional cycling team from 1984 to 1993. Its first team manager was Giorgio Vannucci; he was replaced in 1986 by Giancarlo Ferretti, who remained manager until the team was disbanded in 1993. History The first major victories were the two stage wins at the 1986 Giro d'Italia by Sergio Santimaria (1st stage, ''maglia rosa'' for one day) and Norwegian rider Dag Erik Pedersen (15th stage). The highest placed Ariostea rider in the general classification was Alfio Vandi, who finished 11th, 12 minutes and 40 seconds behind the winner. In the late 1980s the team became a more prominent presence in the peloton. One of its successful riders was Rolf Sørensen who won Paris–Tours in 1990 and the Tirreno–Adriatico of 1992. Moreno Argentin won the team its first "monument", the 1990 Tour of Flanders, followed by a victory at the La Flèche Wallonne. 1990 also saw the team's first Tour de France stage win (Argentin) and two more Girostages (Adriano Baffi). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born 4 February 1966), nicknamed ''Eki'', is a Russian former professional racing cyclist. A triple Olympic gold medalist, he was awarded the title of Russian Cyclist of the Century in 2001. Biography Ekimov was born in Vyborg, and started training as a cyclist at age 12 with a bicycle school affiliated with the famous centre of Aleksandr Kuznetsov. He trained in Leningrad at Lokomotiv and later Armed Forces sports society during the Soviet era. Ekimov won three Olympic gold medals: in the track team pursuit in Seoul (1988) for the USSR, and in an upset, in the road time trial in Sydney (2000) for Russia. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ekimov won the silver medal for Russia in the men's road individual time trial, losing to American Tyler Hamilton. Hamilton was later admitted to doping and Ekimov was promoted to gold. Ekimov joined the USPS team in 1997 as its first key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Delgado
Pedro Delgado Robledo (; born 15 April 1960), also known as Perico (), is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1988 Tour de France, as well as the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1989. Delgado is 171 centimetres tall (5 ft 7-1/2 in) and used to weigh 64 kilograms (141 lb). He was a good climber, with an aggressive style, making cycling a spectacle, which gained him fans. On one hand, there were days when he was extremely successful attacking. On the other, he occasionally suffered from big losses of time due to mistakes or strokes of bad luck. He was also a good time-trialist until the nineties, when it became difficult for him to adapt to technical changes in the time-trial bicycles. The ending of the 1987 Tour de France and the 1985 Vuelta a España and the whole 1989 Tour are among his more memorable participations in major competitions. Delgado tested positive for the known masking agent Probenecid during the 1988 tour. The drug, which had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atle Kvålsvoll
Atle Sturla Kvålsvoll (born 10 April 1962) is a Norwegian former professional road cyclist. He rode the Tour de France six times between 1988 and 1994, finishing four times. His best performance was in 1990, when he finished 26th and contributed to Greg LeMond's winning the yellow jersey. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Kvålsvoll finished second in the American Tour DuPont in 1990, 1991 and 1992 and then finished 3rd in 1993. He also won a stage in 1991 and 1992. Kvålsvoll is employed by the Norwegian sports organisation Olympiatoppen and was Thor Hushovd's coach. In 2011 he has also accepted a role as directeur sportif for UCI Continental Team Plussbank Cervélo. Major results ;1984 : 2nd Overall Tour of Norway ;1985 : 3rd Overall Tour of Sweden : 4th Overall Tour of Norway ::1st Stage 6 ;1987 : 9th Overall Tour of Sweden ;1988 : 3rd Duo Normand (with Olaf Lurvik) : 5th Overall Tour du Limousin ;1989 : 1st Overall Tour of Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Roosen
Luc Roosen (born 17 September 1964, in Bree) is a retired road racing cyclist from Belgium, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1997. Career achievements He competed in six Tours de France, as well as one edition each of the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España. He also finished in second place in the 1990 Amstel Gold Race. Roosen obtained a total of sixteen victories during his professional career, including the 1991 Tour de Suisse. Major results ;1986 : 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 4b : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1987 : 1st Stage 6a Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 3rd GP Stad Zottegem : 7th Grand Prix de Fourmies ;1988 : 1st Tour du Haut Var : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse : 2nd Druivenkoers-Overijse : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 3rd Milano–Torino : 4th Giro di Lombardia : 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie : 5th Züri-Metzgete : 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1989 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
