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1998 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1998 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 32nd edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 6 September 1998. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Jo Planckaert. General classification References 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ... 1998 in road cycling 1998 in Belgian sport September 1998 sports events in Europe {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Planckaert
Jo Planckaert (born 16 December 1970 in Deinze) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is the son of former professional road bicycle racer Willy Planckaert, brother of famous road bicycle racers Eddy and Walter Planckaert. Major victories ;1993 : 1st, Stage 3, Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a Murcia : 1st, Ronde van Midden-Zeeland ;1995 : 1st, Nokere Koerse : 1st, Grand Prix de Denain : 1st, Stage 4b, Tour of Sweden : 2nd, Clásica de Almería ;1997 : 2nd, Paris–Roubaix : 2nd, Le Samyn ;1998 : 1st, GP Briek Schotte : 1st, Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : Étoile de Bessèges :: 1st, Overall and Stage 3 ;1999 : 1st, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 1st, Stage 2, Étoile de Bessèges ;2000 : 1st, Tro-Bro Léon : 1st, Étoile de Bessèges : 1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a Andalucía : 1st, Stage 1, Tour de Wallonie : 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Limousin ;2001 : 1st, Grand Prix Zottegem ;2003 : 1st, Stage 2, Étoile de Bessèges ;2004 : 2nd, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Verstrepen
Johan Verstrepen (born 21 October 1967 in Herentals) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. Palmares ;1989 :1st Overall Tour du Hainaut Occidental ::1st Stage 1b :1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco Belge ;1999 :1st Stage 3 Étoile de Bessèges The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ... References 1967 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Sportspeople from Herentals Cyclists from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Meijs
Raymond Meijs (born 13 March 1968) is a Dutch former road bicycle racing, road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1992 to 2001. He notably won the Hel van het Mergelland a record four times in his career, as well as the UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race, UCI Junior World Road Race Championships in 1985. Major results ;1985 : 1st UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race, Road race, 1985 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 1st Dutch National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1986 : 2nd Dutch National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1988 : 1st Drielandenomloop : 3rd Ronde van Overijssel : 4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge ;1989 : 2nd Overall Tour de Liège ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Drielandenomloop ;1990 : 1st Hel van het Mergelland : 1st Stage 2 Étoile du Brabant : 2nd Grand Prix de Waregem : 3rd Overall Tour de Liège ::1st Stage 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1997 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 31st edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 7 September 1997. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Stéphane Hennebert. General classification References 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ... 1997 in road cycling 1997 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1999 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 33rd edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 5 September 1999. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Marc Streel. General classification References 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ... 1999 in road cycling 1999 in Belgian sport September 1999 sports events in Europe {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after the seven-time professional sprint world champion Jef Scherens. The local city circuit from the 2021 UCI Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Road World Championships was the 94th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 19 and 26 September 2021 in the Flanders region of Belgium. The region w ..., hosted in Leuven, was largely based on the circuit that is ridden during the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens. Winners External links Official Website {{Belgian Road Cycling Cup UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1963 1963 establishments in Belgium Cycle races in Belgium Sport in Leuven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. KU Leuven, Belgium's largest university, has its flagship campus in Leuven, which has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earliest mention of Leuven (''Loven'') dates from 891, when a Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia (see: Battle of Leuven). According to a legend, the city's red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludovic Capelle
Ludovic Capelle (born 27 February 1976 in Namur) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2009, riding for (1998–2000), (2001–2002), (2003–2005), (2007), (2008) and (2009). He rode the 2001 Tour de France and recorded victories at Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen (2003), Dwars door Vlaanderen (2004) and Grand Prix d'Isbergues (2004). Major results ;1995 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Namur ;1996 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 ;1997 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Gits (Amateurs) : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Liège ;1998 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie ;1999 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de la Somme : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie ;2000 : 1st Tour de la Haute-Sambre ;2001 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe ;2003 : 1st Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen ;2004 : 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen : 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes See also * List of doping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Nelissen
Daniel ("Danny") Wilhelmus Maria Nelissen (born 10 November 1970 in Sittard, Netherlands) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer and former sports commentator at Eurosport. He won the 1995 amateur world championship and was named ''Dutch Sportsman of the year''. He was the nephew of cycling commentator Jean Nelissen. He started his professional career in 1990 with PDM, for which he won his first professional race, the Grand Prix de Wallonie, in 1992. In 1994, while riding for the Dutch TVM team, he developed heart rhythm impairments and returned to ride at amateur level. The following year in Colombia he won the amateur world championship. He was the last amateur world champion, the UCI replacing the race with a youth competition in 1996. The triumph lead to Nelissen being voted as 1995 ''Dutch Sportsman of the year''. According to Nelissen, his use of a power meter was key to his win: he claimed that he was one of the few riders "(who) had them and knew what t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy De Smet
Andy De Smet (born 4 March 1970) is a Belgian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;1993 : 1st Vlaamse Pijl ;1995 : 1st Zellik–Galmaarden : 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften ;1996 : 1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen : 3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs : 9th GP Stad Zottegem ;1997 : 5th Schaal Sels : 5th Brussels–Ingooigem : 5th Nokere Koerse ;1998 : 1st Stages 1a & 7 Herald Sun Tour : 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 6th GP Stad Zottegem : 7th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden ;1999 : 1st Omloop van de Gouden Garnaal : 7th Nokere Koerse ;2000 : 1st Overall Ster ZLM Toer : 1st Ronde van Drenthe : 2nd Ronde van Noord-Holland : 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour : 3rd Leeuwse Pijl : 5th Omloop van het Waasland : 6th GP Stad Zottegem : 9th Schaal Sels ;2001 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Rhodes ;2002 : 2nd Ronde van Drenthe : 5th Vlaamse Havenpijl ;2003 : 5th Omloop van het Waasland : 7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Talmant
Gilles Talmant (born 27 April 1970) is a French former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three 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 .... References External links * 1970 births Living people French male cyclists Cyclists from Paris {{France-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Demarbaix
Sébastien Demarbaix (born 19 December 1973) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who rode in three editions of the Tour de France. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam and its junior team, UCI Continental team . Major results ;1994 :1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie ;1998 :2nd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen ;1999 :3rd Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ... References External links * 1973 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Lessines Cyclists from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
