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GP Stad Vilvoorde
The GP Stad Vilvoorde is a single-day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian city of Vilvoorde. The race was first organized in 1931. The race was Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victorie ...'s first professional win, with his victory in the 1965 edition. Winners References {{Reflist Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1931 1931 establishments in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of which is divided into two administrative districts (''arrondissementen'' in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. As of January 2019, Flemish Brabant has a population of 1,146,175. Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts: two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant; and the Brussels-Capital Region, which no longer belongs to any province. The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region). The province is made up of two arrondissements. The Halle-Vilvoorde Arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hamerlinck
Alfred Haemerlinck (27 September 1905 – 10 July 1993) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won many small races in his career (493 according to some newspapers). He won two stages in the 1931 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for one day. Major results ;1927 :1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs Hoboken :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Maldegem :1st Blankenberge :2nd Overall Circuit du Midi ::1st Stage 2 :2nd Circuit de Paris :5th Overall Tour of Belgium :9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;1928 :1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Jabbeke :1st Waarschoot :1st Textielprijs Vichte ;1929 :1st GP Wolber :1st Schaal Sels :1st Omloop van de Dender :1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen :1st Wondelgem :1st Braaschaat :1st Heusden-Koers :1st Mere :1st Maldegem :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Harelbeke :1st Jabbeke :2nd Paris-Cambrai :3rd Tour of Flanders :3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships :3rd Scheldeprijs ;1930 : 1st Antwerp- Namur-Antwerp : 1st Brus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Hardiquest
Louis Hardiquest (15 December 1910 – 20 January 1991) was a Belgian cyclist. He finished in 8th place in the 1934 Paris–Roubaix The 1934 Paris–Roubaix was the 35th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 1 April 1934 and stretched from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix The winner was Gaston ... and in 2nd place in the 1938 Paris–Roubaix. References 1910 births 1991 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Flemish Brabant People from Hoegaarden {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Gommers
Jan Gommers (1 March 1916 – 27 July 2002) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1939 Tour de France The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July. The total distance was . Taking place on the eve of World War II, there was already much animosity in Europe. Italy, Germany and Spain all decli .... References 1916 births 2002 deaths Dutch male cyclists Place of birth missing {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Croon
Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint *Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211) *Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612) *Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) *Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau *Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théo Pirmez
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, Theophano and Theoxena *Masculine names: Theodore, Theodoros/Theodorus, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Theodoret and Theophylact Germanic origin Many other names beginning with "Theo-" do not necessarily derive from Greek, but rather the old Germanic "theud", meaning "people" or "folk". These names include: *Theobald, Theodahad, Theodard, Theodebert, Theodemir, and Theodoric People with the name Theo See Theo and Théo for a current alphabetical list of all people with the first name Theo or Théo in the English Wikipedia. Among better known people with this name are: * Theo Adam (1926-2019), German classical bass-baritone * Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and billionaire * Theo Angelopoulos (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Demondt
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman * Frans Ackerman (1330–1387), Flemish statesman * Frans Adelaar (born 1960), Dutch football player and manager * Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat * Frans Aerenhouts (born 1937), Belgian cyclist * Frans Ananias (born 1972), Namibian footballer * Frans Andersson (1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone * Frans Andriessen (1929–2019), Dutch politician * Frans Anneessens (1660–1719), Flemish protest leader * Frans van Anraat (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal * Frans Badens (fl. 1571–1618), Flemish painter * Frans Bak (born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist * Frans Decker (1684–1751), 18th-century painter from the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Schepers
Alphonse Schepers (27 August 1907 – 1 December 1984) was a Belgian racing cyclist. A native of the Flemish Brabant deelgemeente (part-municipality) of Neerlinter, Alphonse Schepers died in Tienen at the age of 77. Major results * Vuelta a España – 3 stages (1936) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1931–1935) * Paris–Nice ** 1 stage & Final (1933) ** 1 stage (1934) * Paris-Rennes (1934) * Tour of Flanders (1933) ** 2nd (1934) * Tour de France – 1 stage (1933) * Paris-St. Etienne – 1 stage (1933 * Paris-Belfort (1932) * Circuit du Morbihan – 1 stage & Final (1932) * Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in sout ... – 3rd (1932) * National Road Championship (1931) * National Cyclo-Cross Championship – 2nd (1931) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éloi Meulenberg
Eloi Meulenberg (22 September 1912 – 26 February 1989) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his gold medal in the Elite race of the 1937 Road World Championships and his 9-stage wins in the Tour de France. Major results ;1935 :Grand Prix de Fourmies ;1936 :Paris–Brussels :Tour de France :: Winner Stages 6 and 18a ;1937 : World Road Race Champion :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :Tour de France: ::Winner Stages 11a, 13b, 14a & 14c, ;1938 :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 4a, 4b & 5, ;1939 : Nancy-Les Vosges-Nancy ;1943 :Scheldeprijs The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ... : GP Jordens : GP d'Ougrée : GP Brussels ;1945 : Ronde van Limburg : GP de la Victoire External links * 1912 births 1989 deaths Belgian male cyclists Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Defoort
Andr̩ Defoort (22 July 1914 Р12 January 1972) was a Belgian racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing .... He won the Belgian national road race title in 1941. References External links * 1914 births 1972 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Harelbeke Cyclists from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist)
Michel D'Hooghe (19 February 1912 – 12 May 1940) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1937. He was killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing .... References External links * 1912 births 1940 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Zele Cyclists from East Flanders Belgian civilians killed in World War II Deaths by airstrike during World War II {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Wauters
Jean Wauters (25 November 1906 Р15 April 1989) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1932 Tour de France The 1932 Tour de France was the 26th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 6 to 31 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . Andr̩ Leducq, who also won six stages, won the race, thanks to the bonification system; had the bonification sy .... References 1906 births 1989 deaths Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
