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2002 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2002 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 36th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 1 September 2002. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Andreas Klier. General classification References 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... 2002 in road cycling 2002 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Klier
Andreas Klier (born 15 January 1976) is a retired German professional road racing cyclist. He competed professionally between 1996 and 2013. Klier moved into a managerial role with his final professional team, , after announcing his retirement as a rider on 13 May 2013. On 15 August 2013, Klier admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs between 1999 and 2006. Born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Klier currently resides in the Balearic Island of Majorca. In April 2011, during a training ride, he avoided a collision with a car, from that moment onwards he had a bit of oak installed into his bike frame and thus could avoid accidents by touching wood. Bikes were sold with oak to raise money for the Plant for the Planet charity. Career Doping confession On 15 August 2013, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that Klier would be suspended for six months after admitting to doping during the period of 1999 to 2006. Later that day, the organization issued a statement co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hunter (cyclist)
Robert "Robbie" Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a retired South African professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1999 and 2013. Hunter competed with UCI ProTeam during his final professional season. Career Hunter became the first South African to compete in the Tour de France, when he did so in 2001. In 2006, Hunter rode for in the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits team for 2007. His achievements include winning stages at the 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a Españas, the 2007 Tour de France, and the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, as well as the points classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse. In 2007, Hunter returned to the Tour de France as team captain of . Hunter won sprint stage 11, the first stage won by a South African. Following the 2013 season, Hunter retired from professional cycling. Hunter was a directeur sportif for in 2014 and 2015. In November 2015 he announced that he was leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Van Bon
Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon (born 28 January 1972) is a retired road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics. In 2001 he claimed the overall-victory in the Ronde van Nederland. Van Bon retired in 2013. Major results ;1988 : U17 Pursuit Champion : U17 Sprint Champion ;1989 : U19 Pursuit Champion : U19 Points Race Champion : U19 Sprint Champion ;1990 : U19 Points Race Champion : U19 Sprint Champion : World U19 Points Race Championship ;1991 : Amateur Points Race Champion : 2nd, National Time Trial Championship : 2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship ;1992 : Madison Champion : Amateur Points Race Champion : 2nd, Olympic Games, Points Race : 2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship : 2nd, Overall, Olympia's Tour :: Winner Prologue ;1993 : 1st, Stages 1 & 7, Tour de l'Avenir ;1994 : 1st, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2001 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 35th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 2 September 2001. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Niko Eeckhout. General classification References 2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ... 2001 in road cycling 2001 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2003 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 37th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 7 September 2003. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Thor Hushovd. General classification References 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... 2003 in road cycling 2003 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] |
Allan Johansen
Allan Johansen (born 14 July 1971) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer. Career He became professional in 1998 for Team Chicky World, before moving to (later known as Team CSC) in 2000. Johansen continued at Team Fakta from 2001 to 2003 then to in 2004, before returning to Team CSC in 2005, where remained until the end of 2007. In 2008 he joined . Johansen retired in 2009 ending his career with the 2009 Danmark Rundt when he was awarded the fighters award for the race. He rode in the 2000 Tour de France, and finished 119th overall. He also finished 125th in the 2005 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1997 : 8th Grand Prix Herning ;1998 : 4th Overall Tour de Normandie : 7th Grand Prix Herning ;1999 : 1st BKI Grand Prix : 1st Rund um Düren : 1st Stage 1 Sachsen Tour : 1st Stage 1 Hessen Rundfahrt ;2001 : 9th GP de Denain ;2002 : 1st Paris–Bourges : 1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt : 2nd Schaal Sels : 2nd GP Aarhus : 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 5th Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aart Vierhouten
Aart Vierhouten (born 19 March 1970 in Ermelo, Gelderland) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for . He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1993 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Liège : 1st, Drielandenomloop : 1st, Internatie Reningelst : 1st, Stage 2, Tour du Hainaut (amateurs) ;1994 : 1st, Stages 1 & 9, Tour de Wallonie ;1996 : 1st, Rund um Rhede : 1st, Stage 7, Teleflex Tour ;1997 : 1st, Stage 2, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt : 8th, Paris–Tours : 15th, World Road Race Championship ;1998 : 1st, Aalsmeer ;1999 : 10th, Paris–Tours ;2000 : 1st, Groningen - Münster ;2003 : 3rd, National Derny Championship ;2004 : 1st, Profronde van Maastricht : 3rd, Stage 20, Giro d'Italia ;2006 : 1st, Stage 1, Ster Elektrotoer : 1st, Profronde van Fryslan : 3rd, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen :3rd, Madison, 2006 Dutch National Track Championships (together with Kenny van Hummel) ;2007 : 1st, Zandvoort ;2008 : 1st, Ronde van Zuid-Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Scheirlinckx
Bert Scheirlinckx (born 1 November 1974) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who is a member of the cycling team Geofco-Ville d'Alger. Palmarès ;2002 : 3rd Overall, Tour of Japan :: 1st, Stage 2, Tour of Japan '2003 : 4th, Rund um Köln ;2004 : 3rd, Tro-Bro Léon : 3rd, Tour du Finistère : 3rd, Druivenkoers Overijse ;2006 : 1st, Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen : 2nd, Polynormande : 3rd, Hel van het Mergelland ;2009 : 3rd, Flèche flamande : 3rd, Druivenkoers Overijse ;2010 : 3rd, Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop ;2011 : 2nd, Classic Loire Atlantique : 1st, Grand Prix Pino Cerami Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Hainaut, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami, after whom the race is named, is a former Belg ... : 1st, Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig External links * Palmares on Cycling Base* 1974 births Living people People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manu L'Hoir
Manu may refer to: Geography *Manú Province, a province of Peru, in the Madre de Dios Region **Manú National Park, Peru **Manú River, in southeastern Peru *Manu River (Tripura), which originates in India and flows into Bangladesh *Manu Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon, United States *Manu, Tripura, a village in Tripura, India *Manu, a village in Topliţa Commune, Hunedoara County, Romania *Manu, a village in Tâmna Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania *Moku Manu, an island in the Hawaiian islands As a given name Actors *Manu Bennett (born 1969), New Zealand actor, best known as "Crixus" on the television series ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' *Manu Intiraymi (born 1978), American actor, best known as "Icheb" on the television series ''Star Trek: Voyager'' *Manu Narayan (born 1973), American actor, and lead singer of the band DARUNAM *Manu Payet (born 1975), French actor, comedian, radio and television presenter *Manu Rishi (born 1971), Indian actor *Manu Tupou (1935–2004), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Baguet
Serge Baguet (18 August 1969 – 9 February 2017) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Career He was the son of the ex-cyclist Roger Baguet. He was married to Sandra Rasschaert and they have a son (Sam). Baguet started his professional cycling career in 1991. He worked for Lotto for five years and one year for Vlaanderen 2002. His major victories were stages in the Tour du Limousin and the Tour of Britain. After six years pro-cycling, he became a roofer. In 2000, he made a comeback in the cycling-milieu (again with Lotto) and won his biggest victory in his career: a stage in the Tour de France. In 2005 he won two stages in the Vuelta a Andalucía and became Belgian national cycling champion. In 2006 and 2007, Baguet rode for the second big Belgian UCI ProTeam: Quick Step-Innergetic. He retired at the end of the 2007 season. Baguet died on 9 February 2017 after a two-year battle against colon cancer. Major results ;1989 : 3rd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge ;19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
