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Éric Boyer
Éric Boyer (born 2 December 1963) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Boyer was born in Choisy-le-Roi. In the 1988 Tour de France, he finished in 5th place in the overall classification - the highest placed French finisher. Boyer won two stages of the 1990 Giro d'Italia and one stage the following year. After his racing career, Boyer worked for television (including Eurosport and L'Equipe) and newspapers. He was manager of the Cofidis team from 2005 until June 2012. In addition he briefly served as president of the AIGCP from 2008 to 2009. Major results ;1981 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1984 : 1st Stage 2 Ruban Granitier Breton : 3rd Overall Tour du Limousin ;1985 : 5th Overall Tour Midi-Pyrénées ;1986 : 1st Grand Prix de Rennes : 1st : 1st Stage 2 ( TTT) Tour de France : 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ;1987 : 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 2nd Overall Tour Midi-Pyrénées : 4th Giro di Lombardia : 5th Overall Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Tour De France
The 1993 Tour de France was the 80th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between July 3-25, 1993. It consisted of 20 stages, over a distance of . The winner of the previous two years, Miguel Induráin, successfully defended his title. The points classification was won by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, while the mountains classification was won by Tony Rominger. Teams The organisers of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), felt that it was no longer safe to have 198 cyclists in the race, as more and more traffic islands had been made, so the total number of teams was reduced from 22 to 20, composing of 9 cyclists each. The first 14 teams were selected in May 1993, based on their FICP ranking. In June 1993, six additional Wild card (sports), wildcards were given, one of which was given to a combination of two teams, and Subaru. The Subaru team did not want to be part of a mixed team, so Chazal was allowed to send a full team. The teams entering the race were: Qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIGCP
AIGCP (Association International des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels) is an association that groups together many professional cycling teams. Based in Lannion, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ..., its managing director is Luuc Eisenga, and the president is manager Iwan Spekenbrink, who was elected in 2015. Cycling organizations in France Cycle racing organizations {{France-sport-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Tour Du Haut Var
The 1987 Tour du Haut Var was the 19th edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 20–21 February 1987. The race started in Fréjus and finished in Seillans. The race was won by Rolf Gölz. General classification References 1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ... 1987 in road cycling 1987 in French sport {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Ireland
The Tour of Ireland ( Irish: Turas na hÉireann, known from 1985 to 1992 as the Nissan Classic) was a bicycle stage race held in August, which ran for 35 editions over a 56-year period. Irish rider Seán Kelly recorded the most wins, four. The first Tour of Ireland race debuted in 1953 and ran until 1957. It was revived in 1965 and ran until 1985. In 1985 the 5-day ''Nissan International Classic'' took over as the Tour of Ireland. This lasted for 8 years until 1992. The race returned 15 years later, in 2007, as the Tour of Ireland and was part of the UCI Europe Tour. The organisers confirmed on 1 June 2010 that the 2010 race would not take place due to a financial shortfall, and as of 2019, there is no further news of a revival. History Origins, 1950s The original ''Tour of Ireland'' was a cycling stage race run in Ireland between 1953 and 1984, and organised by the internationally recognised governing body, Cumann Rothaíochta na hÉireann (CRE), later reformed as the Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De L'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joop Zoetemelk, Greg LeMond, Miguel Induráin, Laurent Fignon, Egan Bernal, and Tadej Pogačar won the Tour de l'Avenir and went on to win 16 Tours de France, with an additional 10 podium placings between them. The race was created in 1961 by Jacques Marchand, the editor of ''L'Équipe'', to attract teams from the Soviet Union and other communist nations that had no professional riders to enter the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a .... Until 1967, it took place earlier the same day as some of the stages of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Paris–Nice
The 1987 Paris–Nice was the 45th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 3 March to 9 March 1987. The race started in Paris and finished at the Col d'Èze. The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Kas team. Route General classification References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris-Nice, 1987 1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ... 1987 in road cycling 1987 in French sport March 1987 sports events in Europe 1987 Super Prestige Pernod International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Giro Di Lombardia
Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader Mohammad Najibullah says that Afghanistan's 1978 Communist revolution is "not reversible," and that any opposition parties will have to align with Communist goals. * January 4 – ** 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to Boston collides with Conrail engines at Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people. ** Televangelist Oral Roberts announces to his viewers that unless they donate $8 million to his ministry by March 31, God will "call imhome." * January 15 – Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is forced into retirement by political conservatives. * January 16 – León Febres Cordero, president of Ecuador, is kidnapped for 11 hours by followers of imprisoned general Frank Var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Du Midi Libre
The Grand Prix du Midi Libre (referred to as just Midi Libre) was a multiple-stage road cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation courses for the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a .... Because of the hills in southern France, a climber usually won but sometimes the decision was made in a flat stage. In 2003 the course was not organized, due to financial problems. One year later it returned, named Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon, but this turned out to be a one-time comeback. Winners , -style="color:gray" , 2002 , colspan="4", Result Void References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix Du Midi L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étoile De Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a stage race run over five days in 1974. Since 2005, it is on the calendar of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event and features as the earliest stage races of the European season. The Étoile de Bessèges is the first of several stage races held in the hilly South of France Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as , is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, ''Le midi atlantique'', Atlas e ... in February, preceding La Méditerranéenne, the Tour du Haut Var and the Tour La Provence. These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice, the first Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix De Rennes
Grand Prix Cycliste de la Ville de Rennes was a professional cycle road race held in Rennes, France until 2008 when it was last organised, with the organisers citing financial difficulties as the reason. Since 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route The French Road Cycling Cup ( English for Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route) is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation) each year since 1992. It consists of several one-day rac .... Winners External links Official site UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1979 1979 establishments in France Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008 Defunct cycling races in France 2008 disestablishments in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route D'Occitanie
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 usually held a week before the Tour de France. Name of the race * 1977 – 1981 : Tour du Tarn * 1982 – 1987 : Tour Midi-Pyrénées * 1988 – 2017 : La Route du Sud * 2018 – : Route d'Occitanie Winners Multiple winners Wins per country External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Route d'Occitanie UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1977 1977 establishments in France Cycle races in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Limousin
Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and ove .... In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event, and downgraded to 2.1 since 2013. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race. Winners External links * English section of the official site UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1968 1968 establishments in France Cycle races in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
