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Styrkeprøven
, also called ('The Great Trial of Strength'), is a long bicycle cyclosportive which starts in Trondheim and finishes in Oslo, Norway. It was first held in 1967, initiated by Erik Gjems-Onstad and has taken place since then in late June every year. In 2012 the record time was 12.51,02. Den Lille Styrkeprøven ('The Little Trial of Strength', 'Lille' is Norwegian for 'little' but the name is also a word-play on ''Lille''hammer), which is , from Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ... to Oslo, is also held at same time. 1997 recumbent ban controversy In 1997, Bram Moens from the Netherlands rode his faired recumbent in the race, finishing at 13:46:08 – almost two hours ahead of the second rider, and setting a new course record. Bram Moens and his bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Gjems-Onstad
Erik-Ørn Gjems-Onstad, MBE (22 February 1922 – 18 November 2011) was a Norwegian resistance member, officer, lawyer, sports official, politician, author and anti-immigration activist. Gjems-Onstad joined the Norwegian resistance movement after Nazi Germany invaded Norway in 1940. He was arrested in Sweden for his involvement with Norwegian resistance activity in the country in 1941, and was sent to the United Kingdom where he joined the Norwegian Independent Company 1 (''Kompani Linge'') and received British military training. He was deployed to Norway in 1943 as part of Lark, assigned with establishing radio connection with London. He led Lark in Trøndelag between 1943 and 1945, which constituted the leadership of Milorg in the region. His other activities included assisting with weapons smuggling, preparing for the sinking of the German battleship '' Tirpitz,'' and plotting to assassinate Nazi collaborator Ivar Grande. He also founded the Durham organisation for conductin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
