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1962 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1962 Gent–Wevelgem was the 24th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 25 March 1962. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post- war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city where he lived). He ... of the Flandria team. General classification References Gent–Wevelgem 1962 in road cycling 1962 in Belgian sport March 1962 sports events in Europe {{Gent–Wevelgem-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Looy
Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city where he lived). He was twice World Cycling Championship, world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Monuments': the most prestigious one-day Classic cycle races, classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx). With 379 road victories he's second to Merckx only. He is ninth on the Grand Tour (cycling)#Grand Tour stage wins, all-time list of Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour stage winners with thirty-seven victories. Career Van Looy rose to prominence when he won the Belgian amateur road championship in 1952. He repeated the victory the following year, adding third place in the world title race the same year, before turning profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Decabooter
Arthur Decabooter (3 October 1936 – 26 May 2012) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist, active as a professional between 1959 and 1967. Cyclist Walter Godefroot is his wife's brother-in-law. Apart from a few years when he was signed to Libéria-Grammont (1962) and to Solo (1963–1964), he rode for the Groene Leeuw team. His major wins were the 1960 Tour of Flanders and 2 stages and the points classification in the Vuelta a España the same year. Decabooter's other wins include Dwars door België, Omloop Het Volk, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, and a stage in the Tour of Belgium. Major Results Road ;1955 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 3th Overall Omloop der 9 Provincies :: 1st Stages 3, 6 (ITT) & 7 : 1st Grand Prix of Essex : 3rd Gent–Wevelgem amateurs ;1958 : 1st GP Gemeente Kortemark : 1st GP Erpe-Mere : 1st Nokere Koerse :1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Independents ;1959 : 1st Dr. Tistaertprijs Zottegem : 1st Omloop van het Houtland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 In Road Cycling
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bas Maliepaard
Bastiaan "Bas" Maliepaard (born 3 April 1938) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1967. He won the Ronde van Overijssel (1959), Omloop der Kempen (1959) and the points classification in the 1963 Vuelta a España The 18th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 1 May to 15 May 1963. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of , and was won by Jacques Anquetil of the St. Rap ..., as well as the bronze medal in the road race at the 1959 UCI Road World Championships. References 1938 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Moerdijk UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists from North Brabant {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Claes
Jean-Baptiste Claes (born 9 February 1937) is a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1961 Tour de France The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 25 June and 16 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, 72 managed to complet .... References 1937 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Geneugden
Martin Van Geneugden (21 January 1932 – 8 July 2014) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer from 1953 to 1963. He won 6 stages in the Tour de France. Major results ;1950 : national amateur road race champion ;1953 :Jemeppe :Velaines :Winterslag :Paris - Valenciennes :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 6 ;1954 :Houthalen-Helchteren ;1955 :Houthalen-Helchteren :Tongeren ;1956 :Borgerhout :Denderleeuw :Zutendaal ;1957 :Hoegaarden - Antwerpen - Hoegaarden :Hanret :Tienen ;1958 :Eijsden :GP Fichtel & Sachs :Hasselt :Tour de France ::Winner stages 5 and 12 : Omloop van Midden-België ;1959 :Hoepertingen ;1960 :Tour de France ::Winner stages 9 and 14 :Omloop van de fruitstreek Alken :Omloop van Limburg ;1961 :Tour de France ::Winner stage 18 :Omloop van de fruitstreek Alken :Omloop van Limburg ;1962 :Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Vannitsen
Willy Vannitsen (8 February 1935 – 19 August 2001) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France. Major results ;1951 : National Road Race Novice Championship ;1954 :Heist-op-den-Berg :Hoegaarden :Momalle :Zele ;1955 :Brussegem :Geel :Heusden Limburg :Tessenderlo :Omloop van de Gete :Drie Zustersteden :Grote Bevrijdingsprijs :Itegem ;1956 :Beerse :Herent :Jeuk :Wellen :Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken :Beersel ;1957 :Beerse :Brazzaville :Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Looy) :Houthalen-Helchteren :Lommel :Londerzeel :Loverval :Oviedo :Putte-Mechelen :Ronde van Limburg :Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken :Overpelt ;1958 :Fontanelas : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 1 :Melsele :Paal :Sint-Truiden :Wavre :Giro di Toscana :Vijfbergenomloop : Omloop van Limburg :Heusden Limburg :Florenville :Hoepertingen :Zele ;1959 :Berlare :Beverlo :Puurs :Rummen :Wingene :Nazareth :Tienen ;1960 :Averbode :Sint-Truiden :Ronde van Limburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Simpson
Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenager before taking up track cycling, specialising in pursuit races. He won a bronze medal for track cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. In 1959, at age 21, Simpson was signed by the French professional road-racing team . He advanced to their first team () the following year, and won the 1961 Tour of Flanders. Simpson then joined ; in the 1962 Tour de France he became the first British rider to wear the yellow jersey, finishing sixth overall. In 1963 Simpson moved to , winning Bordeaux–Paris that year and the 1964 Milan–San Remo. In 1965 he became Britain's first professional world road race champion and won the Giro di Lombardia; this made him the BBC Sports Personality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Van Aerde
Michel Van Aerde (2 October 1933 – 11 August 2020) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Aerde became national champion in 1961, and won two stages in the Tour de France, in 1960 and 1961. Van Aerde was born in Zonnegem, and died on 11 August 2020, aged 86. Major results ;1954 : National Militaries road race Championship ;1955 :Beveren-Waas ;1956 :Melsele : :Eke :Schoonaarde ;1957 :Paris - Valenciennes : |
Frans Schoubben
Frans Schoubben (11 November 1933 – 31 July 1997) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He was declared the joint winner of the 1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, along with Germain Derycke. Major results ;1956 :1st Ronde van Limburg :1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium :2nd Road race, National Road Championships :2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1957 :1st Liège-Bastogne-Liège :1st Hoeilaart-Diest-Hoeilaart :1st Antwerpen-Ougrée :1st Weekend Ardennais :1st Stage 2 4 Jours de Dunkerque :2nd GP du Midi-Libre :8th Tour of Flanders ;1958 :1st Antwerpen-Ougrée :4th Overall Tour of Belgium :5th Gent-Wevelgem :8th Bordeaux-Paris :10th Milan–San Remo ;1959 :Tour de l'Ouest ::1st Stages 1 & 9 :1st Paris–Brussels :1st Weekend Ardennais :1st Stage 3 4 Jours de Dunkerque :2nd Tour of Flanders :2nd Liège-Bastogne-Liège :3rd La Flèche Wallonne ;1960 :9th Tour of Flanders :9th Gent-Wevelgem :10th Milan–San Remo :10th Antwerpen-Ougrée ;1961 :1st GP Stad Zottegem :1st Stage 5 Tour de Champagne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flandria (cycling Team)
Flandria was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1957 to 1979. It was sponsored by Flandria a bicycle manufacturer located in West Flanders that also manufactures mopeds, lawnmowers, and motorbikes. History Started with a team built around Joseph Planckaert, and Rik Van Looy. Youngsters Eddy Merckx, Peter Post, Herman Van Springel, and Walter Godefroot all joined at early stages of their career, although some such as Merckx left soon after to become leader of his own team. After Van Looy's retirement, Belgian Freddy Maertens took over the leadership mantle, famous for his rivalry with Eddy Merckx. Irishman Sean Kelly also started his professional career with Flandria, as Maertens' super-domestique. Joop Zoetemelk rode for the team from 1970-1972 finishing on the podium twice in 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. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wevelgem
Wevelgem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76 km² which gives a population density of 800 inhabitants per km². You can reach Wevelgem by road (E403 – A19 – R8), by boat ( De Leie), by air (Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport) or by train at Wevelgem railway station. Wevelgem is known for the annual Gent–Wevelgem bicycle road race which finishes in the town. History The earliest known mention dates from 1197. Wevelgem was home to the Cistercian Guldenberg Abbey in the 13th–14th centuries, which owned grain mills in various locations. From c. 1278 to 1310, abbess Ida was in charge, though Marc Brion lists it as an abbey for men. In the old days, the river De Leie was important for Wevelgem. The people used the river to soak flax, before they processed it in one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
