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1996 Brabantse Pijl
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The 1996 Brabantse Pijl was the 36th edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 31 March 1996. The race started and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Johan Museeuw. General classification References 1996 Brabantse Pijl The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Museeuw
Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and Northern France and was considered one of the best classic races specialists of the 1990s. He won both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix three times and was road world champion in 1996. Other notable career achievements include two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, two final classifications of the UCI Road World Cup, two national road race championships and several classic cycle races. In 1996 he received the Vélo d'Or, awarded annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year. Early life and amateur career Born in Varsenare, Museeuw grew up in Gistel, West Flanders. His father Eddy had been a professional cyclist for two seasons, albeit without much success. As a junior and amateur, Museeuw pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluca Pianegonda
Gianluca Pianegonda (born September 23, 1968 in Thiene) is a former Italian racing cyclist. His most notable result was winning stage 2 of the 1995 Vuelta a España. He also held the leader's jersey for one day. Palmares ;1986 :1st Giro di Basilicata ;1989 :2nd Giro del Belvedere ;1994 :1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto :1st Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin :1st stage 8 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt ;1995 :1st stage 1 Regio-Tour :1st stage 2 Vuelta a España :2nd Regio-Tour :3rd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise ;1996 :2nd Classic Haribo :3rd Brabantse Pijl :3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne :3rd Tirreno–Adriatico ;1997 :1st Brabantse Pijl :2nd Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ... References 1968 births Living people Italian male cyclists Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Brabantse Pijl
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1997 Brabantse Pijl
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The 1997 Brabantse Pijl was the 37th edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 30 March 1997. The race started and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Gianluca Pianegonda. General classification References Brabantse Pijl Brabantse Pijl The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Zaventem used to be the city of start; in 2008 however, Leuven became the place of start. Until 2009, the finish was located in Alsemberg and, in 2010, it moved to Overijse. Also in 2010, the fixed date of the Brabantse Pijl shifted from the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders to the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic .... In 2011, the race was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Edwig Van Hooydonck holds the record for most wins in the race with four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsemberg
Alsemberg is a rural town with about 5,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Beersel, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, situated south of Brussels. The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Located close to Brussels, to Wallonia and the municipality with linguistic facilities of Sint-Genesius-Rode Sint-Genesius-Rode (; french: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, ) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only, and lies between Brus ..., Alsemberg is home to a minority of French-speakers. External link Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Tchmil
Andrei Tchmil (born 22 January 1963) is a retired Soviet (until 1991), Moldovan (1992–1995), Ukrainian (1995–1998) and Belgian (since 1998) professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Cycling career Tchmil was born in Khabarovsk, Russia. His family moved to Ukraine during the days of the Soviet Union. He started cycling and showed enough talent to be moved to a cycling school in Moldova. The glasnost in the Soviet Union allowed him to try a professional career with the Italian Alfa Lum team in 1989. After the collapse of the Soviet Union he became a Ukrainian citizen, although he eventually moved to Belgium early in his professional career. ''"People are cynical when I talk about Belgium. They think I'm only Belgian on paper. That is not true. Yes, I was a Russian, even a proud one.... Now I am proud to be Belgian. The first thing I did was learn French. Now there are some books in my suitcase to learn Flemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Merckx
Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team . In his professional career (1993–2007), he won the Belgian national road race championship in 2000 and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Olympic games in Athens. Cycling career Born in Uccle, Axel Merckx became a professional cyclist in 1993, winning the Belgian national road race championship in 2000. He vowed to make his mark by accomplishing feats that had eluded his father, such as winning a Tour de France stage at Alpe d'Huez and the Paris–Tours classic. He did not succeed, but competed in eight Tours de France and finished as the highest-placed Belgian rider six times. His personal best was cracking the top 10 during the 1998 edition. Merckx won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Games in Athens, breaking free in the final kilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Thijs
Erwin Thijs (born 6 August 1970 in Tongeren) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Palmarès ;1987 : 2nd, National U17 Road Race Championship ;1992 : 1st, Overall, Circuit Franco-Belge ;1993 : 1st, Hel van het Mergelland ;1994 : 1st, Stage, Circuit de la Sarthe ;1996 : 1st, Brussels-Ingooigem ;1997 : 1st, Stage 2, Circuito Montañés ;1998 : 1st, Flèche Ardennaise : 1st, kermesse in Dilsen : 7th, Grand Prix des Nations ;1999 : 1st, kermesses in Jülich & Dortmund ;2000 : 1st, Ronde van Limburg : 1st, Points Competition, Ster der Beloften :: Winner Stages 2 & 3 : 1st, Stage 3, Dekra Open ;2001 : 1st, kermesses in Stekene, Strombeek-Bever & Wingene ;2002 : 1st, Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen : 1st, Stage 4, Tour de Wallonie ;2003 : 1st, Flèche Hesbignonne ;2004 :1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé ;2005 : 1st, Stage 4, Ster Elektrotoer : 13th, Paris–Roubaix ;2006 : 1st, Colliers Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Roscioli
Fabio Roscioli (born 18 July 1965 in Grottammare) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. In 1993, he won the 12th stage of the Tour de France. Major results ;1986 : 1st Gran Premio San Giuseppe ;1988 : 4th Milan–San Remo ;1990 : 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen ;1992 : 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta ;1993 : 1st Stage 12 Tour de France : 2nd Coppa Bernocchi : 3rd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni : 6th Tre Valli Varesine : 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;1994 : 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse : 3rd Gran Premio Città di Rio Saliceto e Correggio : 4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ::1st Stage 4 : 9th Gent–Wevelgem : 9th Trofeo Pantalica ;1995 : 6th Nokere Koerse : 9th Overall Ronde van Nederland ;1996 : 1st Milano–Vignola : 1st GP d'Europe : 2nd Firenze–Pistoia : 4th Giro del Piemonte : 5th Coppa Sabatini : 6th Trofeo Melinda : 7th Japan Cup : 8th Brabantse Pijl : 9th Giro di Romagna : 10th D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
