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Flèche Enghiennoise
The Flèche Enghiennoise was a short-lived men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1969. The course, around 200 km, was situated in Enghien, on the border of the Belgian provinces Brabant and Hainaut. The race always took place in the second half of April. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy, Roger Pingeon and Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the .... Winners References {{Reflist Cycle races in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium 1965 establishments in Belgium 1969 disestablishments in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1965 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. There is a German-speaking minority in eastern Wallonia, resulting from the annexation of three cantons previously part of the German Empire at the conclusion of World War I. This community represents less than 1% of the Belgian population. It forms the German-speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo De Roo
Johan De Roo (born 5 July 1937) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a professional he had six victories in single-day classics, three stages of the Tour de France and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He had 46 wins as a professional. He was the most successful rider from Zeeland until the emergence of Jan Raas. Career details De Roo caught the eye in 1957 as a 20-year-old amateur when he took two stages in the Olympia’s Tour as well as winning the Omloop van de Kempen. The following year he turned professional with the Dutch Magneet-Vredestein team, with which he stayed for two seasons. In 1960 he moved to the Helyett, which had Jacques Anquetil as leader. He rode for five years with Anquetil at Helyett and then at St-Raphaël. In 1960 he rode his first Tour de France, abandoning after stage 14 and saying the Tour was not for him. 1962 was De Roo’s best year as a professional. He won the Gerrit Schulte Trophy as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Disestablishments In Belgium
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Establishments In Belgium
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Cycling Races In Belgium
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Cycle Races In Belgium
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André Hendricks
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name '' Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Vrijders
Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (other) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minnesota * Herman, Nebraska * Herman, Pennsylvania * Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin * Herman, Shawano County, Wisconsin * Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Place in India * Herman (Village) Other uses * ''Herman'' (comic strip) * ''Herman'' (film), a 1990 Norwegian film * Herman the Bull, a bull used for genetic experiments in the controversial lactoferrin project of GenePharming, Netherlands * Herman the Clown ( fi, Pelle Hermanni), a Finnish TV clown from children's TV show performed by Veijo Pasanen * Herman's Hermits, a British pop combo * Herman cake (also called Hermann), a type of sourdough bread starter or Amish Friendship Bread starter * ''Herman'' (album) by 't Hof Van Commerce See also * Hermann (other) * Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Planckaert
Willy Planckaert (born 5 April 1944 in Nevele) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. His brothers, Eddy and Walter Planckaert, as well as his son Jo Planckaert, are also former professional road bicycle racers. Major results ;1965 :1st, Brussels-Charleroi-Brussels :1st, Stage 1, Paris–Luxembourg ;1966 : Points classification, Tour de France ::1st, Stages 4 and 8 :1st, Stage 2, Tour de Luxembourg ;1967 :1st, Grand Prix Pino Cerami :1st, Stages 5, 9 and 22b, Giro d'Italia ;1969 :1st, Stage 1, Tour de l'Oise ;1970 :1st, Stage 3b, Tour de Luxembourg ;1973 :1st, Stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg :1st, Stage 3, Four Days of Dunkirk ;1974 :1st, Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden :1st, Omloop van het Houtland :1st, Stage 4, Tour de Pologne ;1976 :1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen :1st, Stage 1a, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :1st, Stage 5b, Four Days of Dunkirk ;1977 :1st, Overall, Étoile de Bessèges :1st, Stage 2, Four Days of Dunkirk See also *Eddy Planckaert *Walter Planckaert *Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Aerenhouts
Frans Aerenhouts (4 July 1937 – 30 January 2022) was a Belgian cyclist. He died on 30 January 2022, at the age of 84. He most notably won Gent–Wevelgem in 1960 and 1961 and a stage of the 1963 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1957 : 1st Overall Tour de Berlin ;1958 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Ouest : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships ;1959 : 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde : 3rd Four Days of Dunkirk : 6th Bordeaux–Paris : 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 8th Paris–Tours : 9th Paris–Roubaix ;1960 : 1st Gent–Wevelgem : 2nd Ronde van Limburg : 6th Paris–Roubaix ;1961 : 1st Gent–Wevelgem : 2nd E3 Harelbeke : 3rd La Flèche Wallonne ;1962 :7th Paris–Roubaix :10th Bordeaux–Paris ;1963 : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España : 2nd Schaal Sels : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1964 : 3rd Scheldeprijs : 4th Omloop Het Volk ;1965 : 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;1966 : 2nd Schaal Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Vandenberghe
Georges Vandenberghe (Oostrozebeke, 28 December 1941 — Bruges, 23 September 1983) was a professional Belgian cyclist. Vandenberghe participated in 7 Tours de France between 1965 and 1971. His best tour was the 1968 Tour de France, where he wore the yellow jersey for 11 days, and finished 18th in the overall classification. Major results ;1961 :Tour du Hainaut ;1962 :Omloop van de Westhoek ;1963 :Moorsele :Anzegem :Schoonaarde :Ruiselede ;1964 :Moorsele :Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen :Volta a Portugal: ::Winner 4 stages ::Winner points classification :Westrozebeke :Sint-Andries ;1966 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 13 ;1967 :Flèche Enghiennoise The Flèche Enghiennoise was a short-lived men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1969. The course, around 200 km, was situated in Enghien, on the border of the Belgian provinces Brabant and Hainaut. The race always took plac ... :Machelen :Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 13 ;1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Stevens
Julien Stevens (born 25 February 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist who raced from 1963 to 1977. Stevens spent most part of his career employed to help other riders, such as Rik Van Steenbergen, Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx. In 1969, at the road world championship in Zolder he got clear with Dutchman Harm Ottenbros but lost the sprint. Stevens was also active in track cycling, where he was Belgian national champion in many competitions. Major results ;1966 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya ;1968 : 1st Road Race, Belgian National Road Race Championships : 1st Individual Pursuit, Belgian National Track Cycling Championships : 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami ;1969 : 1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 2 Tour de France : 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships ;1972 : 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Patrick Sercu) : 1st Six days of Montréal ;1973 : 1st Omnium, Belgian National Track Cycling Championships : 1st Team Pursuit, Belgian National Track Cycling Championships ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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