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1945 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1945 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 31st edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 5 August 1945. The race started and finished in Liège and was won by Jan Engels. General classification References 1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ... 1945 in Belgian sport {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Engels
Jan Engels or Jean Engels (11 May 1922, Sint-Genesius-Rode – 17 April 1972, Heverlee) was a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1945 to 1952 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey in the 1948 Tour de France. His victories included the 1945 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Major results ;1944 :Pamel ;1945 : GP des Ardennes :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :Sint-Genesius-Rode ;1947 : Roubaix–Huy ;1948 :Tour de France: ::Wore yellow jersey The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ). History For the first t ... for one day References External links * *Jean Engels – official Tour de France results 1922 births 1972 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Sint-Genesius-Rode Cyclists from Flemish Brabant 20th-century Belgian sportsmen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Van Dijck
Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s. Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Spaniards Manuel Costa and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio RodrÃguez. The following year, he won the 16th stage in the Tour de France. Major results Source: ;1939 :1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf :3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche ;1940 :1st Championship of Hainaut (independents) :2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race (independents) ;1941 :1st Stage 2 Omloop van België :1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen ;1942 :1st ;1943 :1st Grand Prix de Wallonie :1st Roosbeek :3rd De Drie Zustersteden :10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1944 :1st Bertem :1st Verviers :2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen :3rd Ronde van Limburg ;1945 :1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium :1st Bertem :2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Moerenhout
Joseph Moerenhout (10 March 1910 – 27 March 1966) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1933 Tour de France The 1933 Tour de France was the 27th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 27 June to 23 July. It consisted of 23 stages over . This race featured the introduction of the mountains classification in the Tour de France, mountains compe .... References 1910 births 1966 deaths Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1943 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 30th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 27 June 1943. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Richard Depoorter. General classification References 1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 †... 1943 in Belgian sport {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1946 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 32nd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 5 May 1946. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Prosper Depredomme. General classification References 1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ... 1946 in Belgian sport {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the European professional Road bicycle racing, road cycling calendar; usually coming as the last of the spring classics. It is held annually in late April, in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back. It is considered one of the most arduous one-day cycling events in the world because of its length and demanding course. The most successful rider with five victories is Belgian rider Eddy Merckx, trailed by Italian Moreno Argentin in the 1980s and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde in the 2000s, who both won the race four times. Liège–Bastogne–Liège is part of the UCI World Tour competition. It is the concluding race of the Ardennes classics, Ardennes Classics series, which includes the Amstel Gold Race (other), Ams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands (Maastricht is about to the north) and with Germany (Aachen is about north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. The municipality consists of the following Deelgemeente, sub-municipalities: Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège proper, Rocourt, Liège, Rocourt, and Wandre. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Grysolle
Sylvain Grysolle (12 December 1915 – 19 January 1985) was a Belgian cyclist. He won the 1948 Omloop Het Volk, the 1945 Tour of Flanders, and the 1941 La Flèche Wallonne. Major results ;1935 : 1st Schaal Sels ;1936 : 1st Schaal Sels : 8th Paris–Roubaix ;1937 : 1st Scheldeprijs : 1st Dr. Tistaertprijs Zottegem : 1st Heusden Koers ;1938 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten :2nd Circuit du Morbihan (fr) : 8th Paris–Roubaix ;1939 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium : 1st Heusden Koers : 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten : 6th Paris–Roubaix : 7th Tour of Flanders : 9th Overall Deutschland Tour ::1st Stages 4, 17b, 18 & 19 : 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1940 : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 3rd GP Stekene (nl) ;1941 : 1st La Flèche Wallonne : 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem ;1942 : 3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs : 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 4th Tour of Flanders ;1943 : 4th Tour of Flanders ;1944 : 1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs : 1st Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huub Sijen
Huub Sijen (21 November 1918 – 20 February 1965) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode 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 ... in 1939, 1947 and 1949. References External links * 1918 births 1965 deaths Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Maastricht 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odiel Van Den Meerschaut
The Odiel () is a river in the Atlantic basin in southern Spain, more precisely in the province of Huelva, Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou .... It originates at Marimateos in the Sierra de Aracena at an elevation of above sea level. At the Punta del Sebo, it joins the Rio Tinto (river), Rio Tinto to form the Huelva Estuary. Its principal tributaries are the Escalada, Meca, Olivargas, Oraque, Santa Eulalia, and El Villar. Its basin covers . In Roman Empire, Roman times it was known as the ''Urius'', although some scholars have proposed to identify the Odiel with another ancient name normally associated with the RÃo Tinto (''Luxia''). Even before the Romans, its mouth was an important place of commerce, as can be seen by archaeological remnants from Phoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
