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Six Days Of Frankfurt
The Six Days of Frankfurt was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Frankfurt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Winners References {{Six-day racing Cycle races in Germany Six-day races Recurring sporting events established in 1911 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1983 1911 establishments in Germany 1983 disestablishments in Germany Defunct cycling races in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its namesake Main River, it forms a continuous conurbation with the neighboring city of Offenbach am Main and its urban area has a population of over 2.3 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.6 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region. Frankfurt's central business district, the Bankenviertel, lies about northwest of the geographic center of the EU at Gadheim, Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhine Franconian dialect area. Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five centuries, and was one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Pijnenburg
Johannes "Jan" Baptist Norbertus Pijnenburg (15 February 1906 – 2 December 1979) was a Dutch track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team. After the Olympics he turned professional and won six-day races in Dortmund (1931, 1932), Berlin (1931), Amsterdam (1932, 1933), Brussels (1932–1934), Paris (1932, 1934), Chicago (1932), Frankfurt (1933), Stuttgart (1933), Antwerp (1934, 1937), Rotterdam (1936) and Copenhagen (1936). Honored by several people, retired in September 1940. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not ... References External links profile 1906 births 1979 deaths Dutch male cyclists Dutch track cyclists Olympic cyclists of the Netherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Severeyns
Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta a España. Major results Track ;1955 : 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen) : 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen) ;1956 : 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Rik Van Steenbergen) : 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen) : 2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with Arsène Rijckaert and Rik Van Steenbergen) : 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen) ;1957 : 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Rik Van Steenbergen) : 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen) : 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen and Willy Vannitsen) : 3rd Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen) ;1958 : 1st UEC European Track Championships – Men's madison, Madison, European Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Steenbergen
Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists. Early life Van Steenbergen was born in Arendonk into a poor family. He worked as an errand boy and a cigar-roller. He began racing at 16 and became one of Belgium's best juniors from 1940 to 1942. Career He started cycling as a professional during World War II in 1942, after being an amateur since he was 14. The next year, he won his first important races, and became Belgian road cycling champion. In 1944, he won the Tour of Flanders Classic, which he won again two years later. During his career, which lasted until 1966, Van Steenbergen won several more classics: Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Brussels and Milan–San Remo. He also won the World Road Cycling Championships three times (1949 Copenhagen, 1956 Copenhagen and 1957 Waregem), equalling the (still standing) record of Alfredo Binda. His last wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Klamer
Evan Klamer (15 January 1923 – 28 April 1978) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the tandem event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus .... References External links * 1923 births 1978 deaths Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Denmark Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Copenhagen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Werner Nielsen
Kay Werner Nielsen (28 May 1921 in Aarhus – 13 March 2014 in Copenhagen) was a Danish cyclist. Major results ;1948 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships ;1949 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships ;1950 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships ;1951 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships :1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Oscar Plattner) :3rd World Individual Pursuit Championships ;1952 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships :1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Lucien Gillen) ;1953 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships :2nd World Individual Pursuit Championships ;1954 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships ;1955 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships :1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Evan Klamer) :1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Evan Klamer) ;1956 :1st National Individual Pursuit Championships :1st Six Days of Zurich (with Gerrit Schulte) :1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Evan Klamer) :3rd World Individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Forlini
Dominique Forlini (Paris, 14 September 1924 - October 2014) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Forlini won many six-day racing events, and also some road victories, most importantly two stages in the 1954 Tour de France. Major results ;1950 :Paris - Valenciennes ;1954 :Six days of Berlin (with Emile Carrera) :Six days of Brussels (with Georges Senfftleben) :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 6 and 15 ;1955 :European championship track madison (with Georges Senfftleben) :Six days of Frankfurt (with Georges Senfftleben) ;1956 :Six days of Copenhagen (with Georges Senfftleben Georges Senfftleben (19 December 1922 in Clamart – 24 August 1998 in Èze) was a French track cyclist. Major results ;1944 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st Grand Prix de Paris ;1946 :2nd World Sprint Championships ;1947 :1st Nation ...) ;1959 :Daumesnil External links *Official Tour de France results for Dominique Forlini French male cyclists 1924 births 2014 deaths French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Senfftleben
Georges Senfftleben (19 December 1922 in Clamart – 24 August 1998 in Èze) was a French track cyclist. Major results ;1944 :1st National Sprint Championships :1st Grand Prix de Paris ;1946 :2nd World Sprint Championships ;1947 :1st National Sprint Championships :3rd World Sprint Championships ;1948 :1st National Sprint Championships :3rd World Sprint Championships ;1951 :1st National Sprint Championships ;1952 :1st Six Says of Hanover (with Émile Carrara) :1st Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Émile Carrara) :2nd World Sprint Championships ;1953 :2nd European Madison Championships ;1954 :1st Six Days of Paris (with Roger Godeau) :1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Roger Godeau) :1st Six Days of Brussels (with Dominique Forlini) ;1955 :1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Dominique Forlini) :1st European Madison Championships (with Dominique Forlini) :1st Prix Dupré-Lapize Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bucher (cyclist)
Walter Bucher (born 8 June 1926) is a Swiss retired cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Between 1955 and 1959 he won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including a gold medal in 1958. He also won five national titles in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced ... (1955, 1957–1960). Bucher was also a successful road cyclist, winning 11 six-day races out of 66. He missed the 1961 UCI Track World Championships in his native Zurich due to a bad fall earlier that year. Next year he stopped with cycling and founded a shipping company. He retired in 1992 due to an accident at work. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucher, Walter 1926 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Cyclists from Zürich Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Roth
Jean Roth (3 March 1924 – 2019) was a Swiss cyclist. He competed in the sprint and tandem events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Biography Jean Roth was born in Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ..., in Upper Normandy, France, on 3 March 1924. He retired from professional cycling in 1961. He died in 2019. References External links * 1924 births 2019 deaths Swiss male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Le Havre Cyclists from Normandy {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armin Von Büren
Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13. He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the European Omnium Championships in 1956. He also occasionally competed on the road and won the Tour du Lac Léman in 1951 and 1953. His brothers Oskar and Émile were also professional cyclists. Major results Track ;1950 : 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Hugo Koblet) : 3rd Six Days of Paris ;1951 : 1st (with Ferdi Kübler) : 3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne : 3rd Six Days of Berlin ;1952 : 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Walter Bucher) : 1st Six Days of Kiel (with Jean Roth) : 3rd Six Days of London ;1953 : 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Koblet
Hugo Koblet (; 21 March 1925 – 6 November 1964) was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional. He died in a car accident amid speculation that he had committed suicide. Origins Hugo Koblet was the son of Adolf and Héléna Koblet (pronounced Kob-lettLES GRANDS DUELS DU TOUR (3) Koblet-Kubler : le seigneur et le pirate ''Le Monde''. 2 July 2003.), bakers in . He lived with his mother, a widow, and with an elder brother. His brother baked bread and cakes and Hugo was res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
