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1965 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1965 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 51st edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 2 May 1965. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Carmine Preziosi of the Pelforth team. General classification References 1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ... 1965 in Belgian sport 1965 Super Prestige Pernod {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmine Preziosi
Carmine Preziosi (born 8 July 1943) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Palmarès ; 1962 : 1st, Overall, Triptyque Ardennais :: 2nd, Stage 2a :: 1st, Stage 2b ; 1963 : 1st, Brussel-Opwijk : 1st, Grand Prix Bodson : 3rd, Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten, Amateurs : 3rd, Oostakker : 1st, Zellik : 1st, Puteaux ; 1964 : 2nd, Beringen : 2nd, Brussel-Verviers : 2nd, Stage 8, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 3rd, Kruishoutem : 2nd, Mandel-Leie-Schelde : 3rd, Stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg : 1st, Ferrière-la-Grande : 2nd, Giro di Lombardia ; 1965 : 1st, Brussel-Verviers : 3rd, Brussel–Ingooigem : 2nd, Stage 7a, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2nd, GP Monaco : 1st, Genoa–Nice : 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 1st, Hasselt ; 1966 : 2nd, GP de Cannes : 1st, Giro dell'Emilia ; 1967 : 1st, Brussel-Verviers : 2nd, Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 3rd, Hannut : 2nd, Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico : 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium :: 3rd, Stage 1 :: 1st, Stage 2a : 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Adorni
Vittorio Adorni (14 November 1937 – 24 December 2022) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Early life and amateur career Adorni was born in San Lazzaro di Parma on 14 November 1937.L'Eqquipe, Profile of Vittorio Adorni Lequipe.fr. Retrieved on 24 July 2015. He was a talented amateur and showed early talent at riding alone. He began racing in 1955Vittorio ADORNI uci.ch and won the national amateur pursuit championship in 1959. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Den Bossche
Martin Van Den Bossche (born 10 March 1941) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Den Bossche finished in the top 10 of the Tour de France twice, and won the Mountains classification of the 1970 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1963 : 4th Druivenkoers Overijse ;1964 : 1st Schaal Sels-Merksem : 4th Grand Prix des Nations : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 5th GP Stad Zottegem : 7th Grand Prix de Denain ;1965 : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 4th Scheldeprijs : 5th Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 7th Grand Prix de Denain : 9th GP Stad Zottegem ;1966 : 2nd Grand Prix de Denain : 9th Road race, National Road Championships : 10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 10th Overall Tour de France ;1967 : 3rd Circuit des Frontières : 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium : 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami ;1968 : 1st Stage 3a ( TTT) Paris–Luxembourg : 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni : 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1964 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 50th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 3 May 1964. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Willy Bocklant of the Flandria team. General classification References 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ... 1964 in Belgian sport 1964 Super Prestige Pernod {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1966 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 52nd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 2 May 1966. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Jacques Anquetil of the Ford France team. General classification References 1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ... 1966 in Belgian sport 1966 Super Prestige Pernod {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back. It is considered one of the most arduous one-day cycling events in the world because of its length and demanding course. The most successful rider with five victories is Belgian rider Eddy Merckx, trailed by Italian Moreno Argentin in the 1980s and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde in the 2000s, who both won the race four times. Liège–Bastogne–Liège is part of the UCI World Tour competition. It is the concluding race of the Ardennes Classics series, which includes La Flèche Wallonne. Both are organised by French owner Amaury Sport Organisation, which also organise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1960 to 1968. Jan Janssen won the 1968 Tour de France The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 27 June and 21 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French te ... with the team. References External links Defunct cycling teams based in France 1960 establishments in France 1968 disestablishments in France Cycling teams established in 1960 Cycling teams disestablished in 1968 {{france-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Cooreman
Roger Cooreman (born 25 June 1941) is a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1969 Tour de France The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 28 June and 20 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . The participant teams were no longer national teams, but were onc .... References 1941 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wright (cyclist)
Michael Wright (born 25 March 1941) is an English former professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1976. He won stages in the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España stage races and represented Great Britain at several world championships. Early life Wright was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. His father died in World War II and his mother remarried to a Belgian soldier. The family emigrated to Belgium when Wright was only three. He grew up in Liège. Wright's first sport was football. However, when his stepfather died leaving the family short of money, Wright turned to cycling as a more lucrative way of exploiting his athletic talent. His first language was French and, although he represented Great Britain at the Tour de France and several World road race championships, his English was limited. During the winter of 1967-8 he took evening classes to brush up his English in preparation for riding with the British team. In 2006, he told Procycling magazine that hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Knops
Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * '' Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts and entertainment Music * Leo (band), a Missouri-based rock band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio * L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators Film * ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film by José Luis Borau * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American drama film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares * ''Leo'' (2012 film), a Kenyan film * Leo the Lion (MGM), mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio Television * Leo Awards, a British Columbian television award * "Leo", an episode of ''Being Erica'' * Léo, fictional lion in the animation ''Animal Crackers'' * ''Léo'', 2018 Quebec television series created by Fabien Cloutier Companies * Leo Namibia, former name for the TN Mobile phone network in Namibia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Bocklant
Willy Bocklant (26 January 1941 – 6 June 1985) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist active as a professional between 1962 and 1969. Among his biggest victories are the 1964 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the overall classification of the Tour de Romandie in 1963. Bocklant was born in Bellegem and died in Mouscron Mouscron (; Dutch and vls, Moeskroen, ; Picard and Walloon: ''Moucron'') is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropol .... Palmarès External links * 1941 births 1985 deaths Sportspeople from Kortrijk Cyclists from West Flanders Belgian male cyclists {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
