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1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland from 27 August to 1 September 1961. Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women. Medal summary Medal table See also * 1961 UCI Road World Championships References {{Portal bar, Sports, Switzerland, 1960s Track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ... UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by Switzerland Sport in Zürich 1961 in track cycling 20th century in Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the Urban agglomeration, urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Depaepe
Paul Depaepe (born 12 October 1931) is a Belgian former professional cyclist and world champion. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category and won the European championships in 1961–1963 and the world championships in 1957; he finished in second place in the world championships in 1961–1963."Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893" ''Bike Cult''"Paul Depaepe" ''die Radsport Seiten'' He retired in 1965 after a serious back injury during training. In 1946–1947, he was a successful |
Georg Stoltze
Georg Stoltze (13 February 1931 – 6 July 2007) was a German cyclist. He won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1960 and finished in third place next year 1961. Stoltze came from a cycling family. His grandfather, also named George, was one of the founders of the race round the Hainleite. His father, also Georg Stoltze, won a European title in 1928 along with his brother Walter. Stoltze junior was a versatile cyclist, winning more than 250 races on road and track during his career. After retirement he worked for the post office. He died in 2007 after a long illness. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoltze, Georg 1931 births 2007 deaths German male cyclists Sportspeople from Erfurt East German male cyclists People from Bezirk Erfurt Cyclists from Thuringia 20th-century German sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Wustrow
Siegfried Wustrow (born 7 May 1936) is a retired German cyclist. He began his career in the early 1950s as an all-rounder, competing in road and cross-country races. However, he had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, winning two silver medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1960 and 1961 and the national title in 1961. After retirement he operated a taxi company in Leipzig and was organizing cycling events. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wustrow, Siegfried 1936 births Living people German male cyclists People from Ludwigslust-Parchim Cyclists from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania People from Bezirk Schwerin East German male cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leendert Van Der Meulen
Leendert "Leen" van der Meulen (22 November 1937 – 2 September 2015) Volkskrant, 3 September 2015 was a cyclist from the Netherlands. After winning the 1961 UCI Motor-paced World Championships in the amateurs category he turned professional and finished in second place at the national championships in 1962. References 1937 births 2015 deaths Dutch male cyclists People from Haarlemmermeer Cyclists from North Holland {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Amateur Motor-paced
__FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced ... were conducted between 1893 and 1992 for amateurs and 1895–1994 for professionals. These are the results: Amateurs (1893–1992) * In 1988 Vincenzo Colamartino and Roland Renn were disqualified for doping. Professionals (1895–1994) Source: References {{UCI Track Cycling World Championships events Track cycling races UCI motor-paced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Delattre
Marcel Delattre (born 17 November 1939) is a former French cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1939 births Living people French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Puteaux French track cyclists Cyclists from Hauts-de-Seine {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Oudkerk
Jacob "Jaap" Oudkerk (born 2 August 1937) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He competed in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. He was also active in motor-paced racing. After winning the world championships in the amateurs category in 1964 he turned professional and won three more world championship medals, including a gold in 1969. He was the husband of Marianne Heemskerk, a Dutch Olympic swimmer. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not ... References 1937 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Nijdam
Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963. His best achievements on the road were winning the Olympia's Tour in 1964 and two stages of the Tour de France in 1964 and 1966. Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam. Major results ;1960 : National Track Pursuit Championship ;1961 : Amateur World Track Pursuit Championship :Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;1962 : World Track Pursuit Championship :Olympia's Tour ;1964 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 6 :Oirschot :Made ;1965 :Maarheeze :Mijl van Mares :Kwaadmechelen ;1966 :Eeklo : National Track Pursuit Championship : Nationale Sluitingsprijs :Ulvenhout :Valkenswaard :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 20 :Vuelta a España: ::Winner stages 8, 10B and 16 ;1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Amateur Individual Pursuit
UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer Institute, a cancer treatment and research institution in Kampala, Uganda * ''Unified Configuration Interface'', a set of scripts to unify and simplify the configuration the OpenWrt operating system * Union Correctional Institution, Florida, United States * Unione Cinematografica Italiana, an Italian film company of the silent era * Unit Compliance Inspection, a United States Air Force inspection * UCI Cinemas (United Cinemas International), cinema company in Brazil, Germany, Italy and Portugal * Universal Chess Interface The Universal Chess Interface (UCI) is an open communication protocol that enables chess engines to communicate with user interfaces. History In November 2000, the UCI protocol was released. Designed by Rudolf Huber and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Baensch
Ronald Baensch (5 June 1939 – 28 December 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist, specialising in track sprinting events. He represented Australia at the 1960 Olympics and several World Championships in the 1960s and in 1970. Cycling career 1960 Olympic Games Baensch competed in the 1,000 metre sprint at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Losing to eventual gold medalist Sante Gaiardoni in the semi-final and to Valentino Gasparella in the final round race for bronze, Baensch finished in fourth place. UCI Track Cycling World Championships Baensch won a bronze medal in the men's amateur sprint at the 1961 World Championships in Zurich. After turning professional in 1964, he won silver in the men's sprint at the 1964 World Championships in Paris, bronze in the 1965 ( San Sebastian) and silver again in 1966 ( Frankfurt). Baensch was fined ƒ 2,000 and disqualified from the 1967 World Championships in Amsterdam after testing positive to ephedrine. He claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Beghetto
Giuseppe Beghetto (born 8 October 1939) is a retired Italian cyclist who was active between 1958 and 1971 on the road and track. On the track, he won three gold and three silver medals in the sprint at the world championships of 1961–1968. He also won a gold medal in the Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem, tandem event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, together with his sprint rival Sergio Bianchetto, and set world records in the 200 m (11.40) and in 1 km (1:08.40). On the road, he won two stages of Giro di Sardegna in 1969 and took part in the 1970 Tour de France. Personal life His sons, Massimo Beghetto, Massimo and Luigi Beghetto, Luigi are former professional footballers. His grandson Andrea Beghetto, Andrea is a current footballer for Genoa C.F.C., Genoa. References 1939 births Living people Italian male cyclists Olympic gold medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists from the Province of Padua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
