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1983 Brabantse Pijl
The 1983 Brabantse Pijl was the 23rd edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 27 March 1983. The race started in Sint-Genesius-Rode and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Eddy Planckaert. General classification References Brabantse Pijl, 1983 1983 in Belgian sport, Brabantse Pijl {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Planckaert
Eddy Planckaert (born 22 September 1958 in Nevele) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. In 1988, Planckaert enjoyed perhaps his best year by capturing the green jersey (points competition) at the 1988 Tour de France and winning the Tour of Flanders. In 1990, he won Paris–Roubaix, his second '' monumental classic'', with the closest finish in the race's history beating Canadian Steve Bauer by less than a cm. A strong sprinter, Planckaert is one of the riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours. Eddy Planckaert is the brother of fellow cyclists Willy and Walter Planckaert. Eddy is also the uncle of Jo Planckaert and the father of Francesco Planckaert. More than 10 years after his cycling career, the former racer got back into the public eye with a long running reality TV show about his family life, on Vtm. After the 2016 Paris-Roubaix, Planckaert declared that second-placed Tom Boonen should have made a deal with eventual winner Mathew Hayma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Matthijs
Rudy Matthijs (born 3 March 1959, in Eeklo) is a Belgian retired professional road bicycle racer. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France, 3 of which came during the 1985 Tour de France on stages 1 and 2, and then on the final stage of the tour with one of the biggest sprinter's stages in all of cycling on the Champs Elysees. Major results ;1981 : 1st Omloop Schelde-Durme : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Aragón : 2nd Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden : 3rd Polder–Kempen ;1982 : 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies : 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 2nd Omloop van het Leiedal : 3rd Nokere Koerse ;1983 : 1st Ronde van Limburg : 1st Leeuwse Pijl : 1st Stage 3 Tour de France : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg : 2nd Brabantse Pijl : 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne : 7th Dwars door België : 9th Omloop Het Volk ;1984 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Stages 2 & 4 Tour de Luxembourg : 1st Stage 5a ( ITT) Four Days of Dunkirk : 2nd Dwars door België : 5th Tour of Flanders : 9th GP Stad Zottegem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons De Wolf
Alfons ("Fons") De Wolf (born 22 June 1956 in Willebroek) is a retired Belgian road race cyclist, a professional from 1979 to 1990. He represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was forecast, with Daniel Willems, to be the successor to Eddy Merckx. De Wolf seemed to fulfill that promise by having an absolutely dominant 1979 Vuelta a Espana winning 5 stages including an individual time trial as well as the Points Classification, securing a top 10 place in the General Classification and then following it up by winning the 1980 Giro di Lombardia and the 1981 Milan–San Remo, the last and first classic of the season. He almost won the 1982 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, beaten by Italian Silvano Contini in the final sprint. After winning a stage in the 1984 Tour de France, his career faded, however the stage win he claimed was an impressive individual effort in which he was able to beat the group of favorites including Bernard Hinault and even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Brabantse Pijl
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The 1982 Brabantse Pijl was the 22nd edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 28 March 1982. The race started in Sint-Genesius-Rode and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Claude Criquielion. General classification References 1982 Brabantse Pijl The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Brabantse Pijl
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The 1984 Brabantse Pijl was the 24th edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 25 March 1984. The race started in Sint-Genesius-Rode and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Ronny Van Holen. General classification References 1984 Brabantse Pijl The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Zaventem used to be the city of start; in 2008 however, Leuven became the place of start. Until 2009, the finish was located in Alsemberg and, in 2010, it moved to Overijse. Also in 2010, the fixed date of the Brabantse Pijl shifted from the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders to the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic .... In 2011, the race was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Edwig Van Hooydonck holds the record for most wins in the race with four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint-Genesius-Rode
Sint-Genesius-Rode (; french: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, ) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only, and lies between Brussels and Waterloo in Wallonia. On January 1, 2008, the town had a total population of 18,021. The total area is , which gives a population density of . Politics The official language of the city is Dutch, historically the majority language of the population. However, Sint-Genesius-Rode is in linguistic flux, as it is one of the most evenly divided between the two languages. There is no linguistic census in Belgium, but based on the support Francophone parties receive, the French-speaking population of Sint-Genesius-Rode is estimated to be about 64%. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsemberg
Alsemberg is a rural town with about 5,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Beersel, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, situated south of Brussels. The official language is Dutch (as everywhere in Flanders). Located close to Brussels, to Wallonia and the municipality with linguistic facilities of Sint-Genesius-Rode Sint-Genesius-Rode (; french: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, ) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only, and lies between Brus ..., Alsemberg is home to a minority of French-speakers. External link Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludo Peeters
Ludo Peeters (born 9 August 1953) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1974 to 1990. He rode ten editions of the Tour de France and won 3 stages, one in 1980, one in 1982 and one in 1986. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in 1982 after his stage win and also in 1984. Major results ;1974 : 1st Stage 10 Tour de Pologne ;1975 : 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;1976 : 1st Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden : 2nd Overall Tour of the Netherlands ;1977 : 1st Paris–Brussels : 1st Overall Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Netherlands : 1st Prologue Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Aude : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 3rd Omloop Het Volk ;1978 : 1st Schaal Sels : 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 3rd Brabantse Pijl ;1979 : 1st Paris–Brussels : 1st Druivenkoers Overijse : 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde ;1980 : 1st Scheldeprijs : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Van Der Velde
Johan van der Velde (born 12 December 1956 in Rijsbergen) is a former Dutch cyclist. In the 1980 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification, also placing 12th in the general classification that year. He had been a racing cyclist for only a year. In the 1981 Tour de France, he took first place on the second and 21st stages, finishing 12th overall for the second year. He rode with TI–Raleigh in the Tour de France from 1979 to 1983 and the Panasonic team where he won Stage 5 and wore the Yellow Jersey for two days in the 1986 Tour de France. Decline He was distinctive in the peloton for his lean, long-legged appearance, his smooth pedalling style and his long hair. He rode in support of riders such as Joop Zoetemelk, whom he could pace over mountains at impressive speed, but he was also capable of winning on his own. Success came to him early and, he said in an interview with the author Jan Siebelink ("Pijn is genot") that he had trouble coping when that success began t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Versluys
Patrick Versluys (born 5 September 1958) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France. Major results ;1980 : 4th Circuit des Frontières ;1981 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie : 3rd Le Samyn : 3rd Omloop van het Leiedal : 5th GP Stad Zottegem : 10th GP de Fourmies : 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;1982 : 1st Leeuwse Pijl : 7th Tour of Flanders : 8th Milan–San Remo ;1983 : 1st Omloop van het Leiedal : 3rd Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem : 6th Brabantse Pijl : 7th Paris–Roubaix : 8th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde : 10th Circuit des Frontières ;1984 : 2nd Nokere Koerse : 3rd Amstel Gold Race : 6th Brussels–Ingooigem : 6th Brabantse Pijl : 8th Paris–Roubaix : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1985 : 1st Grand Prix de Denain : 2nd Nokere Koerse : 4th Amstel Gold Race : 8th E3 Harelbeke ;1986 : 1st De Kustpijl : 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie : 4th E3 Harelbeke : 5th Le Samyn : 6th Binche–T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acácio Da Silva
Acácio Mora da Silva (born 2 January 1961 in Montalegre, Portugal) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1982 to 1994 during which he won stages in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and stages in many other stage races. He won three stages in total in the Tour de France, one in 1987, one in 1988 and one in 1989. After his stage win in 1989, he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days. In 1986 he won the Züri-Metzgete and was also the Portuguese national road champion. Major results ;1979 : 3rd Overall GP Général Patton ;1980 : 1st Overall Flèche du Sud ::1st Stage 1 ;1981 : 1st Stage 5 Flèche du Sud ;1982 : 1st Tour de Kaistenberg : 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1983 : 1st Tour de Kaistenberg : 6th GP du canton d'Argovie : 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 4 : 7th Brabantse Pijl : 8th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1984 : 1st Coppa Placci : 1st Tour de Kaistenberg : 2nd Overall Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
