|
Grote Prijs Stad Geel
The Grote Prijs Stad Geel was a one-day road cycling race held annually in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It was organized by the municipality of Geel. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale. The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ... from 2010 until its final edition in 2013. Winners References Cycle races in Belgium UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1950 1950 establishments in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium 2013 disestablishments in Belarus Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013 {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish. The official capital of Flanders is the City of Brussels, although the Brussels-Capital Region that includes it has an independent regional government. The powers of the government of Flanders consist, among others, of economic affairs in the Flemish Region and the community aspects of Flanders life in Brussels, such as Flemish culture and education. Geographically, Flanders is mainly flat, and has a small section of coast on the North Sea. It borders the French department of Nord to the south-west near the coast, the Dutch provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Leukemans
Björn Leukemans (born 1 July 1977 in Deurne) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. During 2008 Leukemans was suspended for doping with artificial testosterone. In 2009 he joined the team. Leukemans joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. Leukemans retired in 2015. Major results ;1999 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Navarra : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Circuit de Wallonie : 3rd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke : 5th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt : 6th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 7th Zellik–Galmaarden : 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 9th Flèche Namuroise ;2000 : 1st Stage 2 Dekra Open Stuttgart : 2nd Overall Tour de la Région Wallonne : 6th Druivenkoers Overijse : 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;2001 : 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 5th Zellik–Galmaarden : 7th Schaal Sels : 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 9th Scheldep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Desaever
Dwight may refer to: People * Dwight (given name) * Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th president of the United States and former military officer *New England Dwight family of American educators, military and political leaders, and authors * Ed Dwight (born 1933), American test pilot, participated in astronaut training program * Mabel Dwight (1875–1955), American artist * Elton John (born Reginald Dwight in 1947), English singer, songwriter and musician Places Canada * Dwight, Ontario, village in the township of Lake of Bays, Ontario United States * Dwight (neighborhood), part of an historic district in New Haven, Connecticut * Dwight, Illinois, village in Livingston and Grundy counties * Dwight, Kansas, city in Morris County * Dwight, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Dwight, Nebraska, village in Butler County * Dwight, North Dakota, city in Richland County * Dwight Township, Livingston County, Illinois * Dwight Township, Michigan Dwight Township is a civil towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Caethoven
Steven Caethoven (born 9 May 1981, in Ghent) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. After ten seasons competing professionally, Caethoven returned to the amateur ranks in 2014 with the Decock-Woningbouw Vandekerkhove squad. Major results ;2004 :1st Brussel–Ingooigem :1st Stage 4 Regio-Tour :1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir ;2004 :1st Stage 1 Sachsen Tour :3rd Omloop van het Houtland ;2006 :1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt ;2007 :1st Stage 2 Tour Down Under ;2008 :1st Stage 6 Tour de Normandie ;2009 :3rd Paris–Troyes :10th Overall Tour de Normandie ::1st Stage 2 ;2010 :2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs ;2011 :1st Stage 2 Delta Tour Zeeland ;2012 :1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens :2nd De Vlaamse Pijl ;2013 :1st Ruddervoorde Koerse :1st Sprints classification Route du Sud The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Steegmans
Gert Steegmans (born 30 September 1980 in Hasselt) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was noted for a strong finishing sprint and could compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist, and teammate, Tom Boonen. Career overview Although Steegmans was already known in Belgium, he gained more popularity outside Belgium as he piloted Robbie McEwen to two stage wins during the 2006 Tour de France. During the second stage of the 2007 Tour de France, a Liquigas rider fell sideways in the last 3 kilometres causing others to fall. Around 20 riders fell blocking the entire road and leaving approximately 30 riders to sprint for the victory, eventually taken by Steegmans in his home country ahead of his compatriot and teammate Tom Boonen, who took over the green jersey by coming second in the stage. On 6 July 2008, it was announced Steegmans signed a two-year contract with . In the Tour de France, he won the prestigious stage at Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Ghyllebert
Pieter Ghyllebert (born 13 June 1982) is a Belgian road bicycle racer who last rode professionally for UCI Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, th ... team . After nine years as a professional, Ghyllebert will return to the amateur ranks in 2014 with Dovy Keukens-FCC. References External links * Belgian male cyclists Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Ostend Cyclists from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wouter Van Mechelen
Wouter Van Mechelen (born 8 April 1981 in Antwerp) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist. Major results Road ;1999 : 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores : 1st Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich : 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2000 : 6th Nationale Sluitingprijs ;2001 : 3rd Internatie Reningelst : 4th Nationale Sluitingprijs ;2002 : 1st Grote Prijs Stad Geel : 1st Stage 5 Tour du Loir-et-Cher : 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant : 2nd Dwars door het Hageland : 5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs ;2003 : 1st Stage 8 Circuit des Mines ;2004 : 1st Stage 9 Circuit des Mines : 2nd Omloop der Kempe : 3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 4th Dwars door Gendringen : 5th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland : 7th Doha International GP : 10th Overall Tour de la Somme ::1st Stage 3 ;2005 : 2nd Leeuwse Pijl : 3rd Vlaamse Havenpijl : 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 5th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden : 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ;2006 : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Bos
Marco Bos (born 5 July 1979 in Roden) is a former Dutch cyclist. Palmarès ;2001 :1st Mainfranken-Tour :3rd Grote Prijs Stad Geel ;2002 :1st Ster van Zwolle :1st stage 1 OZ Wielerweekend ;2003 :2nd Ster van Zwolle :3rd Dorpenomloop Rucphen ;2005 :3rd Ronde van Overijssel :3rd Profronde van Fryslan ;2006 :1st stage 3 Olympia's Tour ;2007 :1st Ronde van Overijssel :1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;2009 :2nd Ster van Zwolle :3rd Dorpenomloop Rucphen :3rd Ronde van Midden-Nederland The Ronde van Midden-Nederland is a road bicycle race held annually in Netherlands. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 200 ... References External links * * * 1979 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Noordenveld Cyclists from Drenthe 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeroen Goffin
Jeroen () is a Dutch male given name originating from the Greek Hieronymus, and is equivalent to the English name Jerome. In the Netherlands, there are around 52,000 people who are named Jeroen, while in Belgium there are around 11,000 people of that name. Jeroen may refer to: Belgian people * Jeroen Van Herzeele (born 1965), jazz saxophonist Dutch people *Jeroen Bleekemolen (born 1981), professional racing driver *Jeroen Blijlevens (born 1971), cyclist * Jeroen de Lange (born 1968), politician *Jeroen Delmee (born 1973), field hockey player *Jeroen Dijsselbloem (born 1966), politician *Jeroen Dubbeldam (born 1973), equestrian *Jeroen Duyster (born 1966), rower *Jeroen Groenendijk (born 1949), philosopher *Jeroen Hoencamp (born 1966), businessman * Jeroen Krabbé (born 1944), actor * Jeroen Lenaers (born 1984), politician *Jeroen Oerlemans (1970–2016), photojournalist *Jeroen Recourt (born 1970), politician * Jeroen Smits (born 1972), cricketer *Jeroen Paul Thesseling (born 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruud Verbakel
Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also often short for Rudolf. Ruud * Asbjørn Ruud (1919–1986), Norwegian ski jumper * Barrett Ruud (born 1983), American football linebacker * Birger Ruud (1911–1998), Norwegian ski jumper * Bo Ruud (born 1984), American football linebacker * Casper Ruud (born 1998), Norwegian tennis player * Christian Ruud (born 1972), Norwegian tennis player * David Ruud (born 1980), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider * Edwin Ruud (1854–1932), Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor * Espen Ruud (born 1984), Norwegian football defender * Joseph Ruud (born 1981), American professional wrestler better known as (Erick) Rowan * Maria Ruud (born 1960), American politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives * Millar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Cappelle
Andy Cappelle (born 30 April 1979) is a Belgian former professional road cyclist. Cappelle retired at the end of the 2013 season, after thirteen years as a professional. Palmarès ;1999 : 1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships ;2000 : 1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships : 5th Omloop van het Houtland ;2001 : 6th Overall Tour of Japan ;2002 : 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde : 3rd Duo Normand : 3rd Brussel–Ingooigem : 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 7th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx ;2003 : 1st Egmond-pier-Egmond : 2nd Omloop van het Waasland ;2006 : 2nd Internatie Reningelst : 3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 5th Boucles de l'Aulne : 9th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen ;2007 : 1st Egmond-pier-Egmond : 1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum : 1st Stage 3 Regio-Tour : 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 5th Internatie Reningelst : 6th Overall Paris–Corrèze : 7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen : 9th Overall Tour de Wallonie ;2008 : 10th Overall Drie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Proost
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
