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Tour Du Condroz
The Tour de Condroz was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1978. With Brussels as starting place, the major part of the course was situated in the Condroz region of the Ardennes, Liège. Nandrin was the finish place. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Freddy Maertens and Eddy Merckx. The record of victories, however, belongs to Victor Van Schil Victor Van Schil (21 December 1939 – 30 September 2009) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in 21 Grand Tours in his career, including 11 editions of the Tour de France, four editions of the Vuelta a España, and six editions of the Giro .... Winners References {{Reflist Cycle races in Belgium 1959 establishments in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1959 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1978 1978 disestablishments in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-Capital Region
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussels c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Van Houtven
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei, |
Huub Harings
Huub Harings (born 31 January 1939) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France. He also won the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships The Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1963 and have been held annually since then by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union The Royal Dutch Cycling Union or KNWU (in Dutch: ''Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie'') is the nati ... five times: in 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1970. References External links * 1939 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists People from Eijsden-Margraten Cyclists from Limburg (Netherlands) 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Janssens
Marcel Janssens (30 December 1931, in Edegem – 29 July 1992, in Nukerke) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Janssens won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after Jacques Anquetil. He also won the 1960 edition of Bordeaux–Paris. He finished third place in the 1959 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1945 :Oostrozebeke ;1951 : National amateur road race Championship ;1953 :Mortsel :Bruxelles - Liège :Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten ;1954 :Polder-Kempen :Zingem :Tongeren ;1955 :Aurillac :Brasschaat :Nederbrakel :Wilrijk : Schelde-Dender-Leie :Polder-Kempen :GP du Brabant Wallon :Tour de l'Ouest ;1956 :Wilrijk ;1957 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 4 ::2nd place overall classification ;1958 :Waarschoot ;1959 :Antwerpen - Ougrée :Aarschot :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 10 ;1960 :Libourne :Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional cale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Den Bossche
Martin Van Den Bossche (born 10 March 1941) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Den Bossche finished in the top 10 of the Tour de France twice, and won the Mountains classification of the 1970 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1963 : 4th Druivenkoers Overijse ;1964 : 1st Schaal Sels-Merksem : 4th Grand Prix des Nations : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 5th GP Stad Zottegem : 7th Grand Prix de Denain ;1965 : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 4th Scheldeprijs : 5th Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 7th Grand Prix de Denain : 9th GP Stad Zottegem ;1966 : 2nd Grand Prix de Denain : 9th Road race, National Road Championships : 10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 10th Overall Tour de France ;1967 : 3rd Circuit des Frontières : 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium : 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami ;1968 : 1st Stage 3a ( TTT) Paris–Luxembourg : 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni : 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wright (cyclist)
Michael Wright (born 25 March 1941) is an English former professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1976. He won stages in the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España stage races and represented Great Britain at several world championships. Early life Wright was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. His father died in World War II and his mother remarried to a Belgian soldier. The family emigrated to Belgium when Wright was only three. He grew up in Liège. Wright's first sport was football. However, when his stepfather died leaving the family short of money, Wright turned to cycling as a more lucrative way of exploiting his athletic talent. His first language was French and, although he represented Great Britain at the Tour de France and several World road race championships, his English was limited. During the winter of 1967-8 he took evening classes to brush up his English in preparation for riding with the British team. In 2006, he told Procycling magazine that hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludo Janssens
Ludo Janssens (born 19 April 1942 in Antwerp) is a Belgian former road cyclist. Professional from 1961 to 1965, he notably won the 1962 Brabantse Pijl, in addition several other larger one day races. He also competed in the 1963 Tour de France, finishing 39th overall. Major results ;1961 : 1st Druivenkoers-Overijse : 5th Paris–Tours ;1962 : 1st Brabantse Pijl : 1st Nationale Sluitingprijs : 6th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana ::1st Stage 4 ;1963 : 2nd Omloop Het Volk ;1964 : 2nd Schaal Sels : 3rd GP Flandria : 5th Grand Prix des Nations : 7th GP de Belgique : 9th Overall Tour du Nord ;1965 : 1st Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ... : 8th Omloop Het Volk References External links * 1942 births Living people Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Geneugden
Martin Van Geneugden (21 January 1932 – 8 July 2014) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer from 1953 to 1963. He won 6 stages in the Tour de France. Major results ;1950 : national amateur road race champion ;1953 :Jemeppe :Velaines :Winterslag :Paris - Valenciennes :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 6 ;1954 :Houthalen-Helchteren ;1955 :Houthalen-Helchteren :Tongeren ;1956 :Borgerhout :Denderleeuw :Zutendaal ;1957 :Hoegaarden - Antwerpen - Hoegaarden :Hanret :Tienen ;1958 :Eijsden :GP Fichtel & Sachs :Hasselt :Tour de France ::Winner stages 5 and 12 : Omloop van Midden-België ;1959 :Hoepertingen ;1960 :Tour de France ::Winner stages 9 and 14 :Omloop van de fruitstreek Alken :Omloop van Limburg ;1961 :Tour de France ::Winner stage 18 :Omloop van de fruitstreek Alken :Omloop van Limburg ;1962 :Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constant De Keyser
Constant or The Constant may refer to: Mathematics * Constant (mathematics), a non-varying value * Mathematical constant, a special number that arises naturally in mathematics, such as or Other concepts * Control variable or scientific constant, in experimentation the unchanging or constant variable * Physical constant, a physical quantity generally believed to be universal and unchanging * Constant (computer programming), a value that, unlike a variable, cannot be reassociated with a different value * Logical constant, a symbol in symbolic logic that has the same meaning in all models, such as the symbol "=" for "equals" People * Constant (given name) * Constant (surname) * John, Elector of Saxony (1468–1532), known as John the Constant * Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005), better known as Constant Places * Constant, Barbados, a populated place Arts and entertainment * "The Constant", a 2008 episode of the television show ''Lost'' * ''The Constant'' (Story of the Year alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubertus Zilverberg
Hubertus "Huub" Zilverberg (born 13 January 1939 in Goirle) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Zilverberg won a stage in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1959 :Olympia's Tour ;1961 :Ronde van Vlaanderen (for independents) :Rijen ;1962 :Grand Prix du Parisien (with Rik Van Looy, Guillaume van Tongerloo, Edgard Sorgeloos, Joseph Planckaert and Peter Post) :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...: ::Winner stage 7 : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 8 :Schiedam :Leuze ;1963 :Rijen :Hulst References External links * * *Hubertus Zilverbergat FirstCycling.com 1939 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Dutch Tour de France stage winners Dutch Giro d'Italia stage winners People from Goirle Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
