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1978 GP Ouest–France
The 1978 GP Ouest-France was the 42nd edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 22 August 1978. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Pierre-Raymond Villemiane. General classification References 1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ... 1978 in road cycling 1978 in French sport August 1978 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Raymond Villemiane
Pierre-Raymond Villemiane ( Pineuil, 12 March 1951) was a French professional road bicycle racer. During his professional career, Villemiane won three stages in the Tour de France. Major results ;1973 :Lubersac ;1975 :Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;1976 :Pfäffikon - Feusiberg ;1977 :Oradour-sur-Glane :Tour de France: ::Winner Intermediate sprints classification ::Winner stage 1 ;1978 :Bayon :Beaulac-Bernos :GP Ouest-France :Parizot : Tour du Tarn ;1979 :Josselin :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 13 ;1980 :GP des Herbiers : National Road Race Champion :Paris–Camembert :Castillon-la-Bataille ;1981 :Camors :Chateauroux - Limoges ;1982 :Chanteloup :GP Monaco :Trophée des Grimpeurs :Vailly-sur-Sauldre :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 ...: ::Winner stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Mathis
Hubert Mathis (12 March 1950) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1976 :1976 Tour de France, Tour de France: ::Winner stage 19 ;1978 :GP de Soissons External links *Official Tour de France results for Hubert Mathis French male cyclists 1950 births Living people French Tour de France stage winners Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretagne Classic
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from 1989 to 2015, GP Ouest–France. It was included in the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005 and in 2011 in its successor, the UCI World Tour. Since 2016 it is called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. Since 2002, a women's event, the GP Plouay–Bretagne is organized on Saturday, the day before the men's race. Supporting events have grown over the years and now include BMX races, track racing and a mass-participation ride, as part of a four–day festival in the last summer weekend in Brittany. History The Bretagne Classic, originally named ''Circuit de Plouay'' and later the ''Grand-Prix de Plouay'', was created in 1931 by former Tour de France doctor Berty, who used his influence to attract some of the biggest names of French cycling to the ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Berland
Roland Berland (born 26 February 1945) is a French former racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1972 and 1979. Major results ;1966 : 4th Overall ::1st Stage 2 ;1969 : 5th Critérium National de la Route ;1970 : 3rd Critérium National de la Route : 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 1 ;1971 : 3rd Züri-Metzgete : 3rd Overall Tour de l'Oise ;1972 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Paris–Bourges : 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm ;1973 : 1st Paris–Bourges ;1974 : 9th Critérium National de la Route ;1977 : 1st Stage 1b : 3rd Critérium National de la Route : 3rd GP Ouest–France ;1978 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Corse : 8th Critérium National de la Route : 10th GP Ouest–France ;1979 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 8th GP de la Ville de Rennes ;1980 : 2nd Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Muselet
Christian Muselet (born 18 April 1952) is a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1978 Tour de France The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 29 June and 23 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . The 1978 Tour had a high-profile doping case when Michel Pollent .... References 1952 births Living people French male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century French people {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Chassang
Jean Chassang (born 8 February 1951) is a former French racing cyclist. His sporting career began with VC Sant Pourcain. He rode in six editions of 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. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ... between 1976 and 1982. References External links * 1951 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Allier Cyclists from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Mollet (cyclist)
André Mollet (born 13 July 1949) is a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1973 Tour de France The 1973 Tour de France was the 60th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 30 June and 22 July, with 20 stages covering a distance of . Eddy Merckx, winner of the previous four editions, did not start .... References 1949 births Living people French male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Busolini
Patrick Busolini (born 14 November 1954) is a former French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1979 and 1980 Tour de France The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th edition of the Tour de France. The total distance was over 22 stages. In the first half of the race, Bernard Hinault started out strong by winning the prologue and two stages. However, knee problems forced Hi .... References External links * 1954 births Living people French male cyclists People from Chaumont, Haute-Marne Sportspeople from Haute-Marne Cyclists from Grand Est 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joop Zoetemelk
Hendrik Gerardus Joseph "Joop" Zoetemelk (; born 3 December 1946) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He started and finished the Tour de France 16 times, which were both records when he retired. He also holds the distance record in Tour de France history with 62,885 km ridden. He won the 1979 Vuelta a España and the 1980 Tour de France. He finished the Tour in 8th, 5th, 4th (three times) and 2nd (six times) for a total of eleven top 5 finishes which is also a record. He was the first rider to wear the Tour de France's Polka Dot Jersey as the King of the Mountains and even though he never won this classification in the Tour de France, he did win it in the 1971 Vuelta a España and was considered one of the best climbers of his generation. If not for a +10:00 doping infraction in 1977, he would have come in the top 5 in each of the first 12 Tours he entered. He won the World Professional Road Championship in 1985 at the age of 38, with a late attack surprisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Bossis
Jacques Bossis (born 22 December 1952) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur he won Bordeaux-Saintes in 1973. He was professional from 1976 to 1985 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in the 1978 Tour de France. His victories include 1976 and 1977 editions of the GP Ouest-France, 1981 Tour du Haut-Var. Since 1988 in the commune of Saujon in Charente-Maritime in France, a cycling event called the ''la Jacques Bossis'' is organized which counts for the national amateur competition. He also competed in the team pursuit event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1973 :Bordeaux-Saintes ;1976 :GP Ouest-France ;1977 :GP Ouest-France ;1978 :Circuit de l'Indre :Cholet-Pays de Loire : national track pursuit championships :Intermediate sprints classification in the Tour de France ;1980 :Grand Prix de Fourmies :Nogent-sur-Oise ;1981 :Plancoët :GP de Peymeinade :Tour du Haut Var The Tour du H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plouay
Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI Road World Championships in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006. Population Inhabitants of Plouay or Ploue are called ''Plouaysiens'' in French and ''Plouead'' (''Ploueiz''), ''Ploueadez'' (-''ed'') in Breton. Geography Plouay is located in the west of Morbihan, northwest of Hennebont and north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The area is hilly and forest-covered. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune. Map List of places History The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1576. The marquis of Pontcallec had in the seventeenth century in the village of Plouay court, pris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
