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1998 Paris–Tours
The 1998 Paris–Tours was the 92nd edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 4 October 1998. The race started in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jacky Durand of the Casino team. General classification References 1998 in French sport 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 ... Paris-Tours 1998 in road cycling October 1998 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Durand
Jacky Durand (born 10 February 1967 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Tour of Flanders in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France. Durand turned professional in 1990. He was national road champion in 1993 and 1994 and won Paris–Tours in 1998, the first French winner in 42 years. Durand rode seven Tours de France, finishing last in the 1999 race. In 1995 he was the surprise winner of the prologue, starting before it began raining. He wore the yellow jersey for two days. Durand won the combativity award in the 1998 and 1999 Tour de France; the latter year he also took the Lanterne Rouge. He retired at the end of 2004. He has since worked for Eurosport as a commentator. Amateur career Durand was born to a poor farming family in the Mayenne region of northern France. He started racing in the ''minime'' class, the very youngest, but never won a race there or in the older ''cadet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Minali
Nicola Minali (born 10 November 1969 in Isola della Scala, Veneto) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won a total of twelve stages in Grand Tours, including the prestigious Champs-Élysées stage in 1997 Tour de France. He also won the Paris–Tours classic twice. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004. He is the father of racing cyclist Riccardo Minali. Major results ;1993 : 1st Stage 2 Three Days of De Panne ;1994 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de France :Tour de Romandie ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ;1995 : 1st Paris–Tours : Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 1, 6 & 11 : 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia : Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ::1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 : Tirreno–Adriatico ::1st Stages 3 & 6 : Danmark Rundt ::1st Stages 1, 4 & 6 : 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 UCI Road World Cup
The 1998 UCI Road World Cup was the tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup, cycling's season-long competition of the ten top-tier classic cycle races, one-day classics. It was won by Italian classics specialist Michele Bartoli of the team. Italian team won the team competition and placed four riders in the individual top-ten. Bartoli moved into the lead of the World Cup after his win in 1998 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and claimed a second event win at the Züri-Metzgete, Grand Prix de Suisse. He ended the competition with 416 points, more than double the points total of the runner-up, Léon van Bon and a competition record with the point system in place since 1997 to 2004. Races Single races details ''In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).'' ''In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.'' Final standings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In French Sport
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 shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Patrick Nazon
Jean-Patrick Nazon (born 18 January 1977, in Épinal Épinal (; german: Spinal) is a commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, south of Nancy. Épinal station has rail connection ...) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who turned professional in 1997. He is the brother of former racing cyclist Damien Nazon. Major results ;1998 : 6th Overall Circuit de Lorraine ::1st Stages 3 & 7 : 10th 1998 Paris–Tours, Paris–Tours ;1999 : 7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen : 9th 1999 Tro-Bro Léon, Tro-Bro Léon ;2000 : Étoile de Bessèges ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 1st Stage 3a Tour de Picardie : 1st Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk : 9th 2000 Tro-Bro Léon, Tro-Bro Léon ;2001 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir ;2002 : 1st Stage Critérium International : 1st Stage Four Days of Dunkirk : 4th 2002 Grand Prix de Denain, Grand Prix de Denain : 6th Overall Tour of Belgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Korff
André Korff (born 16 June 1973) is a German professional road bicycle racer. Despite being a sprinter, he only managed to take two wins in his entire career. He lives in Forchheim, Germany, with his wife and two children. Palmares * Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt - 1 stage (2004) * GP Tell The Grand Prix Guillaume Tell (, "William Tell Grand Prize") was a professional cycling race held annually in Switzerland. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were in ... - 1 stage (1998) External links * 1973 births Living people German male cyclists Sportspeople from Erfurt People from Bezirk Erfurt Cyclists from Thuringia 21st-century German people {{Germany-cycling-bio-1970s-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] |
Alessandro Bertolini
Alessandro Bertolini (born 27 July 1971 in Rovereto, Italy) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the UCI Professional Continental cycling team . He is also known in Italy as "Alex" Bertolini. Major results ;1996 : 1st, Stage 1, Euskal Bizikleta ;1997 : 1st, Stage 2, Giro di Sardegna : 1st, Paris–Brussels : 10th, Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cy ... ;1998 : 7th, Paris–Tours ;1999 : 1st, Schynberg Rundfahrt ;2000 :1st, Stage 3, Tour of Austria :1st, Stage 8, Peace Race ;2001 : 1st, Circuito de Getxo ;2003 : 1st, Giro del Piemonte ;2004 : 1st Overall, Giro della Provincia Di Lucca :: 1st, Stage 3 ;2005 : 1st, Coppa Sabatini ;2006 : 1st, Coppa Agostoni : 1st, Stage 4, Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling), Circuit de la Sarth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Van Heeswijk
Max Lambert Peter van Heeswijk (born 2 March 1973 in Hoensbroek, Limburg) is a Dutch retired professional road racing cyclist. He finished 15th road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 17th in the road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Career achievements Major results ;1992 : 1st Omloop Alblasserwaard ;1993 : 2nd Overall Sachsen-Tour : 2nd Ronde van Limburg ;1994 : 1st Stages 2, 12, 13 & 15 Commonwealth Bank Classic : 1st Stage 1 Teleflex Tour : 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 ;1995 : 1st Hel van het Mergelland : 1st Stages 2 & 4 Tour of Galicia : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg : 1st Stage 3 Niederösterreich Rundfahrt : 9th Paris–Brussels ;1996 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of the Netherlands : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Galicia : 3rd Overall Tour of Sweden ;1997 : 1st Stage 22 Vuelta a España : 2nd Clásica de Almería : 9th GP Rik Van Steenbergen ;1998 : 1st Profronde van Heerlen : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Austria : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Andalucia : 3rd Trofeo Luis Puig : 4th Omloop Het Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Zanini
Stefano Zanini (born 23 January 1969 in Varese, Lombardy) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, the leadout man for Liquigas-Bianchi in 2006, after riding for Mapei, , and Quick-Step. His palmares include the Milano–Torino of 1995, Amstel Gold Race in 1996, one stage of the 2000 Tour de France and two stages at the Giro d'Italia (1994 and 2001). He retired at the end of 2007 and took up the role of directeur sportif with the Silence-Lotto team. He is currently a directeur sportif with Astana Pro Team. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found suspicious for EPO when retested in 2004. Major results ;1987 : 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;1989 : 2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1990 : 5th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;1992 : 1st Coppa Sabatini : 1st Stage 5 Giro di Puglia : 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Giro dell'Etna : 5th Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Gualdi
Mirco Gualdi (born 7 July 1968) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in five editions of the Giro d'Italia. He also competed in the men's road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1985 : 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;1989 :5th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;1990 :1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi :1st GP Industria e Commercio – Tr. Città di San Vendemiano ;1991 :1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ;1992 :1st GP Industria e Commercio – Tr. Città di San Vendemiano ;1993 :1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne ;1997 :1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia :1st Stage 7 Ruta de Mexico :10th Veenendaal–Veenendaal ;1998 :2nd Paris–Tours : 3rd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ..., National Road Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AG2R La Mondiale
AG2R La Mondiale is a French multinational insurance firm headquartered in Paris that engages in global insurance, financial services, supplementary retirement fund and supplementary pension. With €29 billion in contributions in (2017), AG2R La Mondiale is the biggest provider of supplementary pensions in France, managing one quarter of employees in the private sector, and the second biggest health insurer (excluding banking groups). The firm has 15 million individual customers and more than 500,000 business customers. AG2R La Mondiale owns the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team and sponsors the Transat AG2R sailing race. History The company is a fusion of two entities. Those are the AG2R Group, a French-based interprofessional insurance and supplementary retirement fund group, created in 1951 and headquartered in Paris, and the La Mondiale Group, which is a French-based international group for supplementary pension and estate planning insurance, created in 1905 and headquartered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
