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2013 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2013 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 47th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 15 September 2013. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Bert De Backer. General classification References 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ... 2013 in road cycling 2013 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert De Backer
Bert De Backer (born 2 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2002 : 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Juniors ;2007 : 6th Vlaamse Havenpijl ;2008 : 1st Gullegem Koerse : 6th Circuit de Wallonie : 8th Omloop van het Houtland ;2010 : 7th Schaal Sels : 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;2011 : 1st Sprints classification Three Days of De Panne ;2012 : 10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen ;2013 : 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2014 : 6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;2019 : 8th Paris–Tours : 10th Paris–Bourges ;2020 : 10th Dwars door het Hageland Dwars door het Hageland is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. Up until 2019, it was a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.1 event, though between 2010 and 2012, it was a category 1.2 event. In 2020, the race was promoted to the newly ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links * * * *Bert De Backer profileat Skil-Shimano 1984 births Living people People fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sep Vanmarcke
Sep Vanmarcke (born 27 July 1988) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In August 2021 he was named to the start list for the Vuelta a España, his seventh Grand Tour. Career Vanmarcke was born in Kortrijk. Garmin–Cervélo (2011–2012) He took the biggest win of his career to date on the 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, attacking fiercely twice. The first attack came on the Molenberg climb, thinning the field, and he attacked again on the 'Lange Munte' cobbled section to reduce the lead group to only two competitors, Juan Antonio Flecha () and Tom Boonen (). He outsprinted them to claim the victory. Blanco Pro Cycling (2013–2016) 2013 In 2013, Vanmarcke was focusing on the Classics, but he injured his knee in a crash at Tirreno–Adriatico, which hindered his form for the first important one-day races of the season. He nonetheless participated in the Tour of Flanders, finishing 3 minutes in arrears of Fabian Cancellara. A week l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Stuyven
Jasper Stuyven (born 17 April 1992) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Juniors Born in Leuven, Stuyven had a successful career as a junior rider. In 2009, at age 17, he won the UCI Junior World Road Race Championships. 2010 brought Stuyven more successes when he won one day races Paris-Roubaix Juniors and Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps. Early years He began his professional career at age 20 for ; he earned four victories with the team, including the Volta ao Alentejo. Trek Factory Racing (2014–present) 2014 Stuyven joined UCI WorldTeam in 2014 at the age of 22. During this season, he rode in his first grand tour, the Vuelta a España. In this race, he earned fourth place in three stages and finished ninth in the points classification. 2015 2015 brought Stuyven his biggest victory yet, when he won stage 8 of the Vuelta a España in a reduced bunch sprint. Stuyven had been involved in a crash earlier in the stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2012 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 46th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 2 September 2012. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Steven Caethoven. General classification References 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... 2012 in road cycling 2012 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2014 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 48th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 14 September 2014. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by André Greipel. Teams 20 teams and 150 riders started the race. * * * * * * * * * Netherlands ''(national team)'' * * * * * * * * * * * Results References External links * 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... 2014 in road cycling 2014 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after the seven-time professional sprint world champion Jef Scherens. The local city circuit from the 2021 UCI Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Road World Championships was the 94th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 19 and 26 September 2021 in the Flanders region of Belgium. The region w ..., hosted in Leuven, was largely based on the circuit that is ridden during the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens. Winners External links Official Website {{Belgian Road Cycling Cup UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1963 1963 establishments in Belgium Cycle races in Belgium Sport in Leuven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. KU Leuven, Belgium's largest university, has its flagship campus in Leuven, which has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earliest mention of Leuven (''Loven'') dates from 891, when a Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia (see: Battle of Leuven). According to a legend, the city's red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Sieberg
Marcel Sieberg (born 30 April 1982 in Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He turned professional in 2005. He competed in the Tour de France a total of nine times. For the majority of his career, he was one of André Greipel's lead-out men, having been teammates at both (2008–2010) and then later (2011–2018). In that role he assisted Greipel to over 100 race wins. However, in August 2018 it emerged that the pair would go their separate ways for 2019, with Sieberg signing an initial one-year deal with , taking on a role as a lead-out man for another German sprinter, Phil Bauhaus. He played a role in Bauhaus' stage wins at the 2020 Tour of Saudi Arabia and the 2021 Tour de Hongrie. In June 2021, his team announced that he would retire at the end of the season. Major results ;1998 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Stage 2 Critérium Européens des Jeunes ;2000 : 1st Road race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Curvers
Roy Curvers (born 27 December 1979) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist, who competed professionally for and its successors between 2008 and 2019. The winner of the Halle–Ingooigem race in 2011, Curvers now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Major results Source: ;2004 : 9th Schaal Sels ;2005 : 8th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden : 9th Profronde van Fryslan ;2006 : 3rd Profronde van Fryslan : 9th Ronde van Drenthe : 9th Omloop der Kempen : 9th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt : 10th Classic Loire Atlantique : 10th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden ;2007 : 1st Stage 8 Olympia's Tour : 2nd Profronde van Fryslan : 4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 6th Ronde van Overijssel : 7th Ronde van het Groene Hart : 9th Nokere Koerse : 9th Delta Profronde ;2008 : 3rd Omloop van het Houtland : 9th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden ;2009 : 7th Ronde van Drenthe : 7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 9th Profronde van Fryslan : 9th Sparkassen Giro Boch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgen Van Goolen
Jurgen Van Goolen (born 28 November 1980 in Leuven, Flanders), is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He rode the Vuelta a España eight times, and the Giro d'Italia two times during his career, serving mostly as a domestique. On five occasions, he was part of the Belgian squad for the World Road Race Championships. Although Van Goolen was considered a big talent as a youngster, winning the award for Best Young Belgian Rider in 2000, his professional career never really lived up to these promises. In January 2014, he announced his retirement. Major results ;2000 : 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships : 1st GP Wielerrevue : 1st U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 1st overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 2 ;2001 : 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships : 3rd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke : 5th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt ;2003 : 2nd National Road Race Championships : 2nd overall Danmark Rundt : 5th overall Tour de Wallonie : 10th overall Three Days of De Panne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelle Wallays
Jelle Wallays (born 11 May 1989) is a Belgian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Jelle Wallays is the brother and nephew of racing cyclists Jens Wallays and Luc Wallays. He was coached by his uncle in his early racing career and competed in his first race at the age of 14. The start of his first year as a professional in 2011 was marred by a knee injury, however a few weeks after returning to competition he took the best result of his season at the Belgian National Road Race Championships, where he finished third behind Philippe Gilbert and Gianni Meersman. A winner of the Paris–Tours Espoirs in 2010, Wallays won the 2014 Paris–Tours having been in a breakaway that went in the opening kilometres of the race, making him the only rider to win the under-23 and elite men's editions of Paris–Tours. He added a second victory in the race in 2019. In 2015, he won the Dwars door Vlaanderen by attacking a group of three other riders a kilometre away fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaëtan Bille
Gaëtan Bille (born 6 April 1988 in Soest) is a German-born Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018. Bille left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season. In September 2015 it was announced that Bille would join for 2016, with a focus on competing in the one-day classics and one-week stage races. Major results ;2006 : 9th Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;2008 : 3rd Kattekoers ;2010 : 6th Overall Carpathia Couriers Paths ;2011 : 1st Zellik–Galmaarden : 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise : 4th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Flèche Ardennaise : 6th Kattekoers ;2012 : 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 9th Binche–Tournai–Binche ;2013 : 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo : 5th Overall Tour of Norway : 8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2014 : 1st Overall Flèche du Sud ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies : 2nd Kattekoers : 3rd Grand Prix de Templeuve : 5th Tour du J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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