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Floreffe
Floreffe (; wa, Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km2, giving a population density of 203 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Floreffe, Floriffoux, Franière, and Soye. In 1977, the newly expanded (thus newly adjoining) municipality of Profondeville was given Lakisse, an area in the southeast of the original Floreffe. Floreffe is best known as the location of Floreffe Abbey, founded in the 12th century and suppressed during the French Revolution. Notable people * Joseph Hanse (1902–1992), Belgian linguist Twin towns * Prata di Pordenone, Italy See also * List of protected heritage sites in Floreffe This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Floreffe Floreffe (; wa, Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 UCI Road World Championships
The 1936 UCI Road World Championships took place in Zürich and Bern, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel .... Events Summary References UCI Road World Championships by year W R International cycle races hosted by Switzerland {{Cycling-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts (8 September 1907 – 15 June 1992) was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur (1927) and professional (1935) road race championships. In 1935, Aerts captured first place and the gold medal at the professional UCI Road World Championships in Floreffe, Belgium. In 1927 professional and amateur riders rode concurrently at the Nürburgring in Germany and Aerts finished 5th, the highest ranked amateur. He also competed in three events at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Although he lacked climbing ability for major tours, he used his sprinting ability to win 11 stages of the Tour de France, including six in 1933. Major results ;1927 : World Cycling Championships Road Race (Amateur) : National Road Race Championship (Amateur) ;1928 : National Road Race Championship (Amateur) ;1929 : Volta a Catalunya :: Winner stages 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 ::2nd place overall classification :Tour du Sud-Ouest ;19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Montero
Luciano Montero Hernández (20 April 1908 – 1 August 1993) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1935 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;1926 : 1st Trophée France-Sport ;1927 : 1st GP Pascuas ;1928 : 1st GP Pascuas : 4th Overall Tour de la Sud-Ouest ::1st Stage 1 ;1929 : 1st Spanish National Road Race Championships, National Road Race Championships : 1st GP UVE ;1930 : 1st GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa : 1st Vuelta a Alava : 1st Trofeo Olimpia : 2nd Spanish National Road Race Championships, National Road Race Championships : 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;1931 : 1st Prueba Loinaz : 3rd Prueba Legazpia ;1932 : 1st Spanish National Road Race Championships, National Road Race Championships : 1st GP República : 1st GP Valladolid ;1933 : 1st GP de l'Echo d'Alger : 1st GP República : 1st Prueba Legazpia : 1st Stage 4 Volta a Galicia : 2nd Spanish National Road Race Championships, National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Madrid , coordinates = , largest_city = Madrid , languages_type = Official language , languages = Spanish language, Spanish , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = , ethnic_groups_ref = , religion = , religion_ref = , religion_year = 2020 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Spain, Monarch , leader_name1 = Felipe VI , leader_title2 = Prime Minister of Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Danneels
Gustave Danneels (Loos-en-Gohelle, France, 6 September 1913 – Knokke, 13 April 1976) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is known for bronze medals in the 1934 and the 1935 UCI Road World Championships and his victories in Paris–Tours. When winning the 1936 edition of Paris-Tours Danneels was awarded the Ruban Jaune for recording the fastest time in a professional race. Major results ;1931 : U17 Road Race Champion ;1933 : Independent Road Race Champion ;1934 : Paris–Tours : GP d'Europe : World Road Race Championship ;1935 : Road Race Champion : Winner Stage 2, Tour of Belgium : World Road Race Championship ;1936 : Paris–Tours : Winner stages 3 and 6 Paris–Nice ;1937 : Paris–Tours :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 .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Mancini
Ivo is a masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ..., in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name Ivan (John). Origins The name is recorded from the High Middle Ages among the Normans of France and England (Yvo of Chartres, born c. 1040). The name's etymology may be either Germanic or Celtic, in either case deriving from a given name with a first element meaning "yew" (Gaulish ''Ivo-'', Germanic ''Iwa-'').Campbell, MikIvo(Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First Names) The name may have been spread by the cult of Ivo of Kermartin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Charpentier
Robert Charpentier (4 April 1916 – 28 October 1966) was a French racing cyclist who won three gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1937 he turned professional and rode in the 1947 Tour de France The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over . It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour .... cyclingarchives.com References External links at DatabaseOlympics.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Grundahl Hansen
Werner Grundahl Hansen (22 August 1914 – 22 December 1952) was a Danish cyclist who won a bronze medal in the amateur's road race at the 1935 World Championships. After that he turned professional and competed both on the road and on track, winning a six-day race in his hometown of Copenhagen in 1936 and the national track pursuit title in 1939. References 1914 births 1952 deaths Danish male cyclists Cyclists from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish people {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
