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Grand Prix Général Patton
The Grand Prix Général Patton is a junior (ages 17–18) road bicycle racing, road cycling race held annually in Luxembourg. It was part of the UCI Junior Nations' Cup between 2008 and 2019. Until 2019, the race was held as a stage race before being shortened to one day. Winners References Cycle races in Luxembourg Recurring sporting events established in 1965 1947 establishments in Luxembourg {{Cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Kass
Henri Kass (13 October 1919 – 7 September 1982) was a Luxembourgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1951 Tour de France Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United .... References 1919 births 1982 deaths Luxembourgian male cyclists Place of birth missing {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Zago
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese. It was a top selling record in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964. Commercial performance "Dominique" reached the Top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It reached the Top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the Top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hugens
Johannes Joseph "Jan" Hugens (22 March 1939 – 12 March 2011) was a Dutch road cyclist who was active between 1958 and 1968. He won individual stages of the Olympia's Tour in 1958 and 1959 and finished second overall in the Tour of Yugoslavia in 1958. Two years later he qualified for two events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ... and finished 38th in the individual road race and 4th in the 100 km team time trial. The same year he turned professional, but raced without a team until 1962 when he won two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir. In 1966 he was close to winning the Amstel Gold Race, but finished third after his chain derailed when switching gears near the finish line. He was selected for the Tour de France several times, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arie Van Houwelingen
Arie van Houwelingen (born 28 November 1931) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. In 1959 he won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in the amateurs category and was named the Dutch Sportsman of the year. He then turned professional and finished in second place at the national championships in 1960 and 1961. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Houwelingen, Arie van 1931 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Boskoop Cyclists from South Holland 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Daems
Emile Daems (born 4 April 1938) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. Major results ;1960 :1st, Giro dell'Appennino :1st, Giro di Lombardia :1st, Nationale Sluitingsprijs :1st, Stages 9a and 19, Giro d'Italia ;1961 :1st, Tour of Sardinia :1st, Stages 3, Tour de France ;1962 :1st, Milan–San Remo :1st, Stage 2a, Paris–Nice :13th, Overall, Tour de France ::1st, Stages 5, 16 and 18 ::2nd, points classification ;1963 :1st, Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments' or classics of th ... References * 1938 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners People from Rixensart Cyclists from Walloon Brabant {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudore Messens
In Greek mythology, Eudora or Eudore ( Ancient Greek: Εὐδώρη means 'early' or 'leading' or 'she of good gifts') was a name given to three nymphs: * Eudora, one of 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. * Eudora, the Nereid of sailing and a good fish-catch. She was one of the 50 sea-nymph daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. * Eudora, called "long-robed" in a Hesiodic fragment, was one of the Hyades, the nymphs associated with the configuration of stars known as the Hyades. She was the sister of Aesyle ( Phaisyle) and Ambrosia, Polyxo and Coronis, and Cleeia and Phaeo. They were called the daughters of the Titan Atlas by either the Oceanids Aethra or Pleione, or of Hyas and Boeotia.Hyginus, ''De'' ''Astronomica'' 2.21.4 with Alexander as the authority Notes References * Bane, Theresa, ''Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology'', McFarland, 2013. . * Apo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Martinato
Bruno Martinato (born 8 May 1935) is a Luxembourgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1962 Tour de France The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race consisted of 22 stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy on 24 June and finishing at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 15 J .... References 1935 births Living people Luxembourgian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Grisius
Louis Grisius (14 November 1936 – 13 February 2011) was a Luxembourgian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1936 births 2011 deaths Luxembourgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Luxembourg Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Esch-sur-Alzette {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Jacobs
Edmond Jacobs (14 October 1928 – 26 March 2012) was a Luxembourgian professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1956 Tour de France The 1956 Tour de France was the 43rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 5 to 28 July. It consisted of 22 stages over . There was no previous Tour winner competing for the 1956 Tour, which had only previously happened in 1903 and .... References External links * 1928 births 2012 deaths Luxembourgian male cyclists People from Capellen (canton) {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Bolzan
Aldo Bolzan (6 September 1933 – 21 October 2013) was a Luxembourgian professional racing cyclist. He rode in six editions of the Tour de France. Italian by birth, he was naturalized on 22 July 1960. References External links * 1933 births 2013 deaths Luxembourgian male cyclists Sportspeople from Esch-sur-Alzette {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théo Simon
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 Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |