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1953 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1953 La Flèche Wallonne was the 17th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 2 May 1953. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Liège. The race was won by Stan Ockers. General classification References 1953 in road cycling 1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ... 1953 in Belgian sport 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Ockers
Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the same year. At this time the races were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais". He also won the World Cycling Championship that year. Stan Ockers died after crashing during a track race in Antwerp in 1956. A year later a monument was built in Les Forges, Sprimont, in the south of Belgium. Career achievements Major results ;1941 : 1st Scheldeprijs ;1943 : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1944 : 4th Overall Omloop van België ;1946 : 1st Scheldeprijs : 1st Heist-op-den-Berg : 1st Bruxelles–Saint-Trond : 5th Gent–Wevelgem ;1947 : 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse : 4th La Flèche Wallonne : 5th Liège–Bastogne–L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Kübler
Ferdinand Kübler (; 24 July 1919 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship. Biography Kübler was born in Marthalen. He began racing professionally in 1940 but his early career was limited to Switzerland by the Nazi occupation elsewhere. He was multiple Swiss national champion and a three time winner of the Tour de Suisse. Kübler's most successful years in international racing were 1950–1952, when the classics had resumed after the Second World War. He won the La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, both in 1951 and 1952, in a time where these races were still contested in the same weekend. He was also World Road Race Champion in 1951, having placed second in 1949 and third in 1950. Kübler rode the Giro d'Italia from 1950–1952, placing fourth once, and third twice. Kübler abandoned the 1947 and 1949 Tours de France, despite an early stage win in each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto Petrucci
Loretto Petrucci (18 August 1929 – 17 June 2016) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer who won Milan–San Remo in 1952 and 1953. Palmarès ; 1950 : 3rd, Coppa Bernocchi : 3rd, Giro del Piemonte ; 1951 : 1st, Giro di Toscana : 1st, GP Massaua-Fossati : 3rd, Milan–San Remo : 3rd, Trofeo Baracchi ; 1952 : 1st, Milan–San Remo : 2nd, Tour of Flanders : 2nd, Trofeo Baracchi ; 1953 : 1st, Overall, Challenge Desgrange-Colombo : 2nd, Giro del Piemonte : 1st, Milan–San Remo : 3rd, National Championship, Road, Elite, Italy : 2nd, Milano–Torino : 2nd, Giro di Campania : 1st, Paris–Brussels : 3rd, La Flèche Wallonne ; 1955 : 1st, Giro del Lazio The Giro del Lazio is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Lazio, Italy. From 2005 to 2008, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ... References External links * Italian male cyclists 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1952 La Flèche Wallonne was the 16th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 10 May 1952. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Liège. The race was won by Ferdinand Kübler. General classification References 1952 in road cycling 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... 1952 in Belgian sport 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{La Flèche Wallonne-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1954 La Flèche Wallonne was the 18th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 8 May 1954. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Liège. The race was won by Germain Derycke. General classification References 1954 in road cycling 1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ... 1954 in Belgian sport 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{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] |
Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.Statistics Belgium; ''Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2008'' (excel-file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, as of 1 January 2008. Retrieved on 19 October 2008. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in |
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands (Maastricht is about to the north) and with Germany (Aachen is about north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. The municipality consists of the following districts: Angleur, , Chênée, , Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège, Rocourt, and Wandre. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Impanis
Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. He has been made an honorary citizen of the town of Kampenhout. Impanis died on 31 December 2010, aged 85, following a long illness. Major results ;1947 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 19 ::6th place overall classification :Berg-Housse-Berg ;1948 :Kampenhout — Charleroi — Kampenhout :Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 9 and 10 ::10th place overall classification ;1949 :Berg-Housse-Berg :Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1950 :Steenokkerzeel :Weekend Ardennais :Berg-Housse-Berg :Tour de France: ::8th place overall classification ;1951 :Dwars door Vlaanderen :Kortenberg ;1952 :Ronde van Haspengouw :Gent–Wevelgem ;1953 :Gent–Wevelgem ;1954 :Paris–Roubaix :Tour of Flanders :Paris–Nice ;1955 :Boortmeerbeek :Hanret :Huy :La Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Storms
Jan Storms (20 December 1925 – 2 September 2019) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1950 Tour de France. Major results ;1949 : 2nd GP Stad Zottegem ;1950 : 3rd La Flèche Wallonne ;1952 : 3rd Roubaix–Huy : 4th La Flèche Wallonne : 4th Overall Tour du Nord : 6th Omloop Het Volk : 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 8th Schaal Sels ;1953 : 1st Bruxelles–Bost : 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 6th La Flèche Wallonne : 7th Gent–Wevelgem : 7th Paris–Brussels ;1954 : 3rd Ronde van Brabant : 6th La Flèche Wallonne ;1955 : 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreek : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Paris–Brussels : 9th Ronde van Limburg ;1956 : 4th Scheldeprijs ;1957 : 2nd GP Victor Standaert ;1960 : 4th GP Stad Vilvoorde ;1962 : 9th Druivenkoers-Overijse Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Close
Alex Close (26 November 1921 in–21 October 2008) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished fourth in the 1953 Tour de France and seventh in the 1952 Tour de France. He also won the Tour of Belgium in 1955 and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1956. Major results ;1949 : 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1951 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg : 8th GP Stad Zottegem ;1952 : 7th Overall Tour de France : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 3 ;1953 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium : 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 4th Overall Tour de France ;1954 : 1st Stage 4b Tour of Belgium : 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1955 : 1st Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 9th Overall Tour de France ;1956 : 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 8 : 1st Hoeilaart–Diest–Hoeilaart : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 7th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1957 : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1958 : 9th Overall Critérium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Vanderstockt
Robert Vanderstockt (11 May 1924 – 27 December 1994) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1952 Tour de France The 1952 Tour de France was the 39th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 19 July. It was composed of 23 stages over . Newly introduced were the arrivals on mountain peaks. The race was won by Italian Fausto Coppi. Coppi d .... References 1924 births 1994 deaths Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
