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Norbert Seeuws
Norbert Seeuws (born 19 August 1943) is a Belgian former professional cyclist who had his major successes on track. He was professional from 1966 to 1979. Major results Track ;1963 : Belgian National Championships ::1st Amateur team pursuit (with Roger De Wilde, André Oosterlinck & Roger De Clercq) ;1964 : Belgian National Championships :: 2nd Amateur team pursuit ;1965 : Belgian National Championships :: 3rd Amateur Madison ;1967 :2nd Six Days of Charleroi (with Théo Verschueren) : Belgian National Championships :: 3rd Professional Madison (with Hubert Criel) ;1968 : Belgian National Championships :: 3rd Professional Madison (with Hubert Criel) ;1969 : Belgian National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships :: 3rd Professional Madison (with Romain De Loof) :1st Six Days of Charleroi (with Patrick Sercu) :3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Post) ;1970 : Belgian National Championships ::1st Madison (with Patrick Sercu) :1st Six Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Post
Peter Post (12 November 193314 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keizer van de Zesdaagse” or “The Emperor of the Six Days”. In road racing his main achievements were winning the 1964 Paris–Roubaix and becoming national road race champion in 1963. He was on the podium three times at the La Flèche Wallonne but never won. Post’s other nickname was “de Lange” or “Big Man” because he was tall for a cyclist. Gives nicknames and birth date. After retiring from racing he had success as a Directeur sportif. Peter Post died in Amstelveen on 14 January 2011. Road career Post turned professional in 1956 with the small Dutch team R.I.H. He rode for the first few years with Gerrit Schulte, a track rider who also rode on the road and was an inspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Pijnen
Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Krekels; he finished fifth in the individual road race. Professional career A professional from 1969 to 1987, Pijnen was a capable track cyclist, winning the European madison championship six times, a record he shares with Patrick Sercu). He also won 72 six-day races out of 233 starts, with numerous partners. He was also a time trial expert, winning several. He won four stages of the Vuelta a España, three of those in the 1971 Vuelta, which he led for 10 days. Pijnen rode on the road with TI–Raleigh, managed by another Dutch track specialist, Peter Post, but he said the length of road races bored him, and that he frequently found himself looking at his watch to see how much longer he would have to ride. After cycling When he retired, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of Groningen
The Six Days of Groningen was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Groningen, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... It was contested in the Martinihal Groningen from 1970 to 1972. After 2 successful editions, the public interest for the 1972 Six Days became so poor that the financial balance was negative. In 1979, the race was organized again as part of an event ''Topsport' 79'' (which also included basketball and athletics), but once more the public interest was minimal. It turned out to be the final edition. Winners External links Cycle races in the Netherlands Six-day races Recurring sporting events established in 1970 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1979 1970 establishments in the Netherlands 1979 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 second cyclist (after Jacques Anquetil) to win all three ''Grand Tours'' of road cycling: Tour de France (1965, his first year as a pro), Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969 and 1976), and Vuelta a España (1968). He is one of only seven cyclists to have done so. Gimondi also won three of the five Cycling monuments, winning the Giro di Lombardia twice, and finished on the podium of a grand tour twelve times. He accomplished all of these major victories despite his career coinciding with that of Eddy Merckx. Biography Gimondi was born on 29 September 1942 in Sedrina in the Province of Bergamo. He was the son of a transport manager and a post mistress. In his youth, he frequently took his mother's post bicycle and later helped to deliver mail on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of Grenoble
The Six Days of Grenoble (french: Six jours cyclistes de Grenoble) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ..., France. Since 2012, the competition is called Four Days of Grenoble. It takes place in the Palais des Sports in Grenoble since 1971. Traditionally, the event took place the last week in October, the last edition was held in 2014. Winners References External linksOfficial site Cycle races in France Sport in Grenoble Six-day races Defunct cycling races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1971 1971 establishments in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Van Lancker
Alain van Lancker (born 15 May 1947) is a French former cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in the Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics. References 1947 births Living people French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Paris French track cyclists {{France-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Linden
Rik Van Linden (born 28 July 1949 in Wilrijk, Antwerp) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He won the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France, ahead of Eddy Merckx. Van Linden also won several stages in all of the three Grand Tours, and the classic cycle race Paris–Tours twice (1971, 1973). Through his career, he eventually won 359 races, of which 73 as junior cyclist in 1968. Major results Road ;1968 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1969 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften ;1970 : 1st Omnium, National Amateur Track Championships ;1971 : 1st Paris–Tours : 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 2nd Omloop der Zennevallei : 3rd GP di Larciano : 8th Trofeo Matteotti : 9th Scheldeprijs ;1972 : Tour de France :: 1st Stage 2 :: 2nd Points Classification : 1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico : 3rd GP van Malderen : 8th Paris–Tours : 9th Amstel Gold Race : 10th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1973 : 1st Paris–Tours : Giro d'Italia :: 1st Stages 7 & 17 : ... [...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] |
Six Days Of Montreal
The Six Days of Montreal was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Montreal Forum, Canada, from 1929 to 1942 and from 1963 to 1980. 37 editions were organized during these two periods. William Peden William "Torchy" Peden (16 April 1906 – 26 January 1980) was a Canadian cyclist. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. Biography As a youth, Peden was a natural athlete, partici ... holds the record for most victories with 7. Winners External links Cycle races in Canada Six-day races Recurring sporting events established in 1929 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1980 1929 establishments in Canada 1980 disestablishments in Canada Defunct cycling races in Canada Sports competitions in Montreal References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Godefroot
Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team. As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summer Olympics after his young compatriot Eddy Merckx was caught in the final. Both men turned professional in 1965 and Walter Godefroot was presented as Merckx's bane in his early days, winning several races ahead of him: the Belgian championship in 1965, Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1967) and Paris–Roubaix (1969). But Godefroot eventually didn't have Merckx's abilities in stage races and concentrated on the separate stages in the grand tours. He won ten stages in the Tour de France, including the stage on the Champs-Élysées in 1975 where the Tour finished for the first time, and the green jersey in the 1970 Tour de France, one stage in the 1970 Tour of Italy and two stages in the 1971 Tour of Spain. Being a specialist in one-day clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Bracke
Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969. Biography Bracke was born in Hamme, East Flanders, Belgium, on 24 May 1939. A rouleur and time trialist, he emerged as an amateur in 1962 by winning the tenth stage of the Peace Race. In May of the same year he won the Grand Prix des Nations, a time trial race. He turned pro on 26 September 1962, joining the Peugeot-BP-Dunlop team headed by Gaston Plaud. In the following years he obtained numerous prestigious victories on road: he won the Trofeo Baracchi, together with Eddy Merckx, in 1966 and 1967, a stage in the 1966 Tour de France and the final time trial of the 1976 Tour de France. He finished in third place in the genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
