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2011 Tour De Wallonie
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The 2011 Tour de Wallonie was the 38th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 23–27 July 2011. The race started in Amay and finished in Thuin. The race was won by Greg Van Avermaet. General classification References Tour de Wallonie Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Van Avermaet
Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enables him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways. He won the men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has won other one-day races such as Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke in 2017, the 2016 GP de Montréal and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2016 and 2017. In the Grand Tours, Van Avermaet has taken two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, and worn the Yellow Jersey for eleven days during the 2016 and 2018 Tours and won the points classification in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joost Van Leijen
Joost van Leijen (born 20 July 1984) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2010 and 2013. Palmarès ;2005 : 5th GP Herning ;2007 : 1st Overall Tour de Slovaquie ::1st Stage 3 ;2008 : 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido ::1st Stage 4 : 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2009 : 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour : 2nd Ringerike GP ;2010 : 1st Münsterland Giro : 3rd GP Herning : 8th Ronde van Noord-Holland : 10th Overall Danmark Rundt ;2011 : 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer : 6th Overall Eneco Tour : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Betw ... References External links *Joost van Leijen profileat Vacansoleil-DCM 1984 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Sportspeople fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hermans
Ben Hermans (born 8 June 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Hermans was born in Hasselt, Flanders, and he turned professional in 2009 with . Hermans left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined the for the 2014 season. In April 2015, he won the Belgian classic Brabantse Pijl with a late attack and resisted to the return of the peloton by a few seconds to cross the line solo. A couple of weeks later, he went on to win the third stage of the Tour de Yorkshire in solo fashion, attacking the leading group with twelve kilometers remaining. He also finished sixth overall in the race. In 2017 he won the Tour of Oman. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. Major results ;2004 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 3rd Overall Giro della Lunigiana : 7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2006 : 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard : 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liè ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Tour De Wallonie
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The 2010 Tour de Wallonie was the 37th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 24–28 July 2010. The race started in Mouscron and finished in Welkenraedt. The race was won by Russell Downing. General classification References Tour de Wallonie Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Tour De Wallonie
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The 2012 Tour de Wallonie was the 39th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 21–25 July 2012. The race started in Tournai and finished in Perwez. The race was won by Giacomo Nizzolo. General classification References Tour de Wallonie Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Wallonie
The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Development In December 2018, the UCI ann ... in 2020. Winners References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour De Wallonie UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1994 1994 establishments in Belgium Sport in Wallonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amay
Amay (; wa, Ama) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Amay had a total population of approximately 14,231. The total area is 27.61 km2 which gives a population density of approximately 476 inhabitants per km2. It owes its site to a ford of the Meuse that was still in use in the Middle Ages but had begun as a Gallo-Roman ''vicus'' of the ''civitas Tungrorum'' (Tongeren). The municipality consists of the following districts: Amay, Ampsin, Flône, Jehay, and Ombret-Rawsa. Places of interest * Castle of Jehay-Bodegnée, a 16th-century castle Famous inhabitants * François Walther de Sluze (1622–1685), mathematician and abbot of Amay * Zénobe Gramme Zénobe Théophile Gramme (4 April 1826 – 20 January 1901) was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme, and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901. He invented ... (1824-1902), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuin
Thuin ( or ; wa, Twin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Biercée, Biesme-sous-Thuin, Donstiennes, Gozée, Leers-et-Fosteau, Ragnies, Thuillies, and Thuin (including the hamlets of Hourpes and Maladrie. Thuin is the headquarters of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (International Canine Association). History Origins This area was already used as a burial place in Gallo-Roman times, around the 2nd and 3rd century. The earliest name of the settlement, ''Thudinium Castellum'', referring to a Roman fortification, is found on a 9th-century offering in Lobbes Abbey, which lists various neighbouring towns and related tithe duties. The village was a possession of the abbey of Lobbes and, together with the abbey, became part of the Bishopric of Liège in 888. The neighbouring Aulne Abbey, reputedly founded in the 7th century by Landelin, a repentant robber, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Gołaś
Michał Gołaś (born 29 April 1984) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021 for five different professional teams. Specialising as a domestique, Gołaś took two victories during his professional career – the 2012 Polish National Road Race Championships, and the 2015 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Personal life Gołaś is married, and has three children. Major results Source: ;2002 : 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel ;2005 : 3rd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;2006 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th Overall Giro delle Regioni : 7th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 7th Coppa della Pace : 8th Trofeo Zsšdi : 9th Coppa Città di Asti ;2009 : 4th Overall Tour of Małopolska : 7th Overall Giro di Sardegna : 7th Tour de Rijke ;2010 : 1st Sprints classification, Tour of Britain : 3rd Ronde van Drent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwig Cammaerts
Edwig Cammaerts (born 17 July 1987) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2011 and 2016 for the , , and squads. Career Born in Namur, Cammaerts joined the team in 2011 after two seasons with Lotto-Bodysol. During his one season with the team, Cammaerts was disqualified from Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, after riding through red lights at a level-crossing. Cammaerts joined for the 2012 season. After no notable results with the team in 2012, Cammaerts took the first victory of his professional career in March 2013, when he won the 1.1-rated Classic Loire Atlantique race, the second round of the French Road Cycling Cup. Cammaerts attacked the peloton just over a kilometre from the finish, and soloed away to a seven-second margin of victory over the field in La Haie-Fouassière, led home by 's Yauheni Hutarovich. Major results ;2009 :2nd Provincial Under-23 Road Race Championships :2nd Bolinne–Harlue :4th Overall Tour de la Province de Namur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Degand
Thomas Degand (born 13 May 1986) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, and was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España but he withdrew from the race after a crash. After spending the 2015 season riding for , in September 2015 it was announced that he would return to his previous team on an initial two-year contract from 2016. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. Major results ;2008 : 3rd Grand Prix Criquielion : 4th Flèche Ardennaise ;2009 : 2nd Grand Prix Criquielion : 8th Flèche Ardennaise : 10th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines ;2010 : 1st Circuit de Wallonie : 1st Flèche Ardennaise : 7th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour : 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften : 9th Overall Ronde de l'Oise ;2011 : 3rd Overall Paris–Corrèze : 5th Overall Tour du Limousin : 5th Overall Tour of South Africa : 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie : 7th Overall Route du Sud ;2014 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert De Waele
Bert De Waele (born 21 July 1975) is a Belgian retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2012. He spent his entire career with the team through various iterations of team names. Palmarès ;1999 :6th Flèche Namuroise :10th Zellik–Galmaarden ;2000 :10th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt ;2001 :2nd Tour du Doubs :9th Eurode Omloop ;2002 :4th Tour du Doubs :7th Tour de Vendée ;2003 :1st Tour du Doubs :5th Nokere Koerse :8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami :10th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen ;2004 :1st Cholet-Pays de Loire :1st Omloop van het Houtland :2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie :2nd Brussels–Ingooigem :3rd Tour du Doubs :4th Grand Prix de Wallonie ;2005 :2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami :4th Flèche Hesbignonne :5th Omloop Het Volk :6th Brussels–Ingooigem :8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer :8th Nokere Koerse :8th Tour du Doubs ;2006 :2nd Omloop Het Volk :2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig :2nd De Drie Zustersteden :3rd Schaal Sels-Merksem :4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
