1979 Amstel Gold Race

	1979 Amstel Gold Race The 1979 Amstel Gold Race was the 14th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 14, 1979, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 237 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen Meerssen (; li, Meersje ) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands. History The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving .... There were a total of 137 competitors, and 32 cyclists finished the race. Result {{DEFAULTSORT:Amstel Gold Race, 1979 Amstel Gold Race 1979 in road cycling 1979 in Dutch sport April 1979 sports events in Europe 1979 Super Prestige Pernod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Road Bicycle Race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual World Championships for men and women, the biggest event is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michel Laurent Michel Laurent (born 10 August 1953) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. Major results ;1975 :GP de la Liberté Fribourg ;1976 :Commentry :Paris–Nice :Promotion Pernod :Tour de Corse :Vernon ;1977 :Le Creusot :Chateau-Chinon :Tour de France: ::7th place overall classification ;1978 :Critérium des As :Fleche Wallonne :Niort :Orchies :Tour de Corse :Waalse Pijl ;1979 :Vailly-sur-Sauldre :Tour Méditerranéen :GP Lugano ;1980 :Critérium International ;1981 :Bain-de-Bretagne ;1982 :Circuit des genêts verts : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :Tour Méditerranéen :Maël-Pestivien ;1983 :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 16 ;1984 :Vailly-sur-Sauldre External links * * * Living people French male cyclists 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1979 In Dutch Sport Events January * January 1 United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The French tanker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]