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1978 Tour De Suisse
The 1978 Tour de Suisse was the 42nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 14 June to 23 June 1978. The race started in Spreitenbach and finished in Affoltern. The race was won by Paul Wellens of the TI–Raleigh team. General classification References 1978 Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ... 1978 Super Prestige Pernod {{Tour de Suisse-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wellens (cyclist)
Paul Wellens (born 27 June 1952 in Hasselt) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Cycling career In 1978, he won the combativity award in the Tour de France. He won two individual tour stages during his career: in 1977 he won stage 15a to Morzine in a solo breakaway, leading alone over the summit of the Col du Corbier and crossing the finish line with a three-minute lead over the peloton, and the following year he won the stage to Super Besse. He was also part of the TI–Raleigh squads which took a team time trial win in the 1978 Tour, two further TTT victories the next year and another two in the 1980 edition of the race. In addition he took two top ten finishes on the Tour's general classification, placing sixth in 1978 and eighth as TI–Raleigh's leader in 1979. He also won the 1978 Tour de Suisse. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Leo and Johan Wellens and the uncle of cyclist Tim Wellens. At the 1981 Tour de France, he and his brothers all rode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affoltern Am Albis
Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as ''Affoltern a.A.''; Swiss German: ''Affoltere'') is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Affoltern is first mentioned in 1190 as ''Afiltre''. Geography Affoltern has an area of . Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers, or mountains). The municipality is located west of the Albis hills in the moraine landscape around the Reuss. It was created in the 19th century through the merger of Ober- and Unteraffoltern, Zwillikon, and Loo-Fehrenbach. Demographics Affoltern has a population (as of ) of . , 25.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (82.5%), with Italian being second most common (5.0%) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lejeune–BP
Lejeune–BP was a French professional cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ... that existed from 1976 to 1978. Its sponsors were Cycles Lejeune and BP. They are recorded as having 11 UCI wins. References External links Cycling teams based in France Defunct cycling teams based in France 1978 establishments in France 1976 disestablishments in France Cycling teams established in 1976 Cycling teams disestablished in 1978 {{France-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Zweifel
Albert Zweifel (born 7 June 1949) is a Swiss former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Zweifel competed as a professional from 1973 to 1989, winning the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships five times (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986). He was also the Swiss National Cyclo-cross Champion nine times. Zweifel dominated cyclo-cross in Switzerland in the 1970s as well as winning big international cyclo-cross races such as Aigle and Igorre. He also competed in road races, having ridden in the 1981 Tour de France and the 1974 Giro d'Italia. He also finished in the top 10 overall four times in the Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists People from Hinwil Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Lienhard
Erwin Lienhard (16 January 1957 – 25 January 2019) was a Swiss professional racing cyclist. He rode in one edition of the Tour de France, three editions of the Giro d'Italia and one edition of the Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r .... He was the father of racing cyclist Fabian Lienhard. References External links * 1957 births 2019 deaths Swiss male cyclists People from Dielsdorf District Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich Tour de Suisse stage winners {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Pollentier
Michel Pollentier (born 13 February 1951 in Diksmuide, West Flanders) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1973. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1977 Giro d'Italia. Pollentier is one of just three Belgian riders to win the Giro, the others being Eddy Merckx and Johan de Muynck. In the 1978 Tour de France, he was the Belgian national champion when he won the stage arriving in Alpe d'Huez, took the yellow jersey and would have been involved in a battle with Joop Zoetemelk and eventual winner Bernard Hinault for the remainder of the race as the three were within +0:30 of one another. However, he was accused of foul play in the succeeding doping test, having used what was described politely as a pear-shaped tube (in fact a condom) of different urine held under the armpit and connected by a plastic tube to give the impression of urinating. Pollentier was uncovered after another rider at the test had trouble operating h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Galdós
Francisco Galdós Gauna (born May 6, 1947 in Lasarte, Álava) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished second in the 1975 Giro d'Italia and 1979 Vuelta a España, third in 1972 Giro d'Italia, sixth in the 1976 Tour de France, and fourth in the 1977 Tour de France. He finished in the top 10 of eleven Grand Tours, including three podium finishes. Major results ;1968 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria ;1969 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria : 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1970 : 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya : 3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia : 6th Overall Vuelta a España : 9th Overall Tour de France ;1971 : 4th Overall Giro d'Italia : 6th Druivenkoers Overijse : 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;1972 : 1st Trofeo Masferrer : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria : 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia : 3rd GP Pascuas ;1973 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia : 3rd Subida a Arrate : 4th Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Schmutz
Gottfried "Gody" Schmutz (born 26 October 1954 in Hagenbuch, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1977 to 1987. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1978, 1980 and 1985. Results * 1978 ** Swiss Road Cycling Champion 1978 ** 3rd, Tour of Britain ** 3rd, Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau ** 3rd, Tour de Berne ** 5th, Tour de Suisse ** 6th, Tour de Romandie * 1979 ** Winner, Tour de Berne ** 2nd, Tour de Lausanne * 1980 ** Swiss Road Cycling Champion 1980 ** Winner, Tour de Lausanne ** 8th, Tour of Flanders * 1981 ** 4th, Tour de Suisse ** 10th, Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ... * 1985 ** Swiss Road Cycling Champion 1985 ** Winner, Grand Prix de Lugano References External links * 1954 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennie Kuiper
Hendrikus Andreas "Hennie" Kuiper (born 3 February 1949) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist. His career includes a gold medal in the Olympic road race at Munich in 1972, becoming world professional road race champion in 1975, as well as winning four of the five "Monument" classics. He rode the Tour de France 12 times, finishing second twice and winning the stage to Alpe d'Huez on two occasions. Kuiper, Ercole Baldini and Paolo Bettini are the only riders to have won both the Olympic road race and the world professional road race. Biography Kuiper was born in Denekamp, in Overijssel province. His serious introduction to the bicycle was to and from school in Enschede. He started participating in junior races from 14 and from 19 to 23 he won 39 times as an amateur. The climax of his amateur career was gold in the Olympic road race in Munich in 1972, riding the final 40 km alone. He also won the Tour of Britain (Milk Race) that year. Professional career Kui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TI–Raleigh
TI–Raleigh was a Dutch professional track cycling and road bicycle racing team between 1972 and 1983. In that decade the team won over 900 races. The team was created and led by Peter Post. In his own cycling career, his nickname was the ''Six Days Emperor'', being a track champion. He also won the 1964 fast edition of Paris–Roubaix. Post was pretty harsh on himself. He had no time to celebrate and was always looking ahead at the next races. That attitude might have been the key to the teams succes. The team was successful in classics and in stage races. Notable riders included Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Raas, Gerrie Knetemann, Hennie Kuiper, Urs Freuler, Henk Lubberding, René Pijnen, Johan van der Velde and Dietrich Thurau. The team was known for discipline; team time trials were a speciality. The frame-building was overseen by Jan le Grand at Raleigh's SBDU Ilkeston facility. Team Time Trials TI–Raleigh was unbeatable in the team time trials of the 1978 to 1982 Tour de France. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spreitenbach
Spreitenbach (High Alemannic: ''Spräitebach'') is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). It lies southeast of the district center, directly on the border with the canton of Zurich. It is one of the smallest cities in Switzerland. In Switzerland, a city needs a population of 10,000 or more to be considered as a city. Geography The town lies between Baden and Zurich on the south side of the Limmat, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). The settled area stretches along a plain between the Heitersberg and the waterfront. The old town center, through which the Spreitenbach stream flows, lies to the south and has preserved its original character well. North of that is the modern city, with wide apartment buildings, industrial areas, and shopping centers. To the far north, across the highway and railway, in a bend in the Limmat, is the expanded industrial zone Neuhard. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueli Sutter
Ueli Sutter (born 16 March 1947) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1972 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir ;1974 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1975 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1976 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1977 : 4th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1978 : 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse : 10th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Mountains classification ;1979 : 1st Stages 4 (TTT) & 8 (TTT) Tour de France : 6th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1981 : 6th Overall Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ... References External links * 1947 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Switzerland Cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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