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1954 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1954 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 40th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 9 May 1954. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Marcel Ernzer. General classification References 1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ... 1954 in Belgian sport 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Ernzer
Marcel Ernzer (23 March 1926 – 1 April 2003) was a Luxembourgish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1949 :3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg :9th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1950 :2nd Chanteloup-les-Vignes :8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1951 :1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 3a :1st Overall Circuit des Six Provinces ;1953 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships :6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg :6th GP du Midi-Libre :10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships ;1954 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships :1st Liège-Bastogne-Liège :1st Weekend Ardennais :3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 2a :5th La Flèche Wallonne ;1955 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships :1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse :2nd Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 2 :2nd Overall Tour de Picardie :2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg :7th Liège-Bastogne-Liège ;1956 :4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ;1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Impanis
Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgium, Belgian professional cycle sport, cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. Career Impanis became a professional rider on 2 October 1946 in the Alcyon (cycling team), Alcyon team. In 1947, he came second in 1947 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and fourth in 1947 Paris–Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix. In July, he took part in his first 1947 Tour de France, Tour de France with the Belgian team. He won the longest time trial stage in the history of the Tour, between Vannes and Saint-Brieuc, nearly five minutes ahead of second-placed Jean Robic. He finished sixth in the general classification. The following year, he won two more stages in the Tour, finishing tenth. He won Gent–Wevelgem, Gent-Wevelgem in 1952 and 1953. In 1954, Raymond Impanis joined the Mercier (cycling team), Mercier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Kübler
Ferdinand Kübler (; 24 July 1919 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 UCI Road World Championships, 1951 World Road Race Championship. Biography Kübler was born in Marthalen. He began racing professionally in 1940 but his early career was limited to Switzerland by the Nazism, Nazi occupation elsewhere. He was multiple Swiss national champion and a three time winner of the Tour de Suisse. Kübler's most successful years in international racing were 1950–1952, when the classics had resumed after the Second World War. He won the La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, both in 1951 and 1952, in a time where these races were still contested in the same weekend. He was also World Cycling Championship, World Road Race Champion in 1951, having placed second in 1949 and third in 1950. Kübler rode the Giro d'Italia from 1950–1952, placing fourth once, and third twice. Kübler abandoned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1953 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 39th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 3 May 1953. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Alois De Hertog. General classification References 1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ... 1953 in Belgian sport 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1955 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 41st edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 1 May 1955. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Stan Ockers. General classification References 1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ... 1955 in Belgian sport 1955 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{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] |
Henri Van Kerckhove
Henri Van Kerckhove (6 September 1926 – 4 November 1999) was a Belgian road cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1946 World Championships. Next year he turned professional and won the Tour of Belgium in 1952 and 1954. He also rode the 1952 Tour de France and won individual stages of the Tour of Belgium (1948, 1949) and Ronde van Nederland The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948. It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ... (1949, 1952). His son Florent Van Kerckhove also became an elite road cyclist. References 1926 births 1999 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Brussels 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel De Mulder
Marcel De Mulder (29 March 1928 – 18 May 2011) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He finished 21st in the 1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade .... He finished in seventh place in the 1954 Paris–Roubaix. References External links * 1928 births 2011 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from East Flanders People from Kruisem 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Rémy
Raoul Rémy (25 October 1919, in Marseille – 26 June 2002, in Marseille) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1943 :Charlieu ;1946 :Derby d'Auriolm ;1947 :Ajaccio :Circuit de l'Indre :La grande Combe ;1948 :La grande Combe :Paris–Camembert :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 5 ;1949 :GP Catox :GP de Guelma ;1950 :La ciotat :Manosque :Paris-Clermont-Ferrand :Rouen ;1951 :GP Nice :Nantua :Tour du Vaucluse ;1952 :Alger :GP de l'Echo d'Oran :Riez :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 ...: ::Winner stage 13 ;1953 :Circuit de l'Haut Savoie ;1954 :GP de l'Echo d'Oran ;1955 :Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence :Sète :Montélimar ;1957 :Barsac References External links * * French male cyclists 1919 births 2002 deaths French Tour de Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Decock
Roger Decock (20 April 1927 – 30 May 2020) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Decock won Paris–Nice in 1951. During the 1951 Tour de France he was having the best Tour of his career and was 5th place overall when he became the only witness to one of the most infamous moments in cycling history. Wim Van Est was defending the Yellow Jersey; he was descending the Col d'Aubisque when he lost control of his bike and went off a cliff. Decock was the only person to witness this and he stopped to get help for the fallen rider. It took several minutes to locate Van Est and over two hours to rescue him from 200 feet down the mountain. In total, Decock waited 25 minutes until it was clear the situation was in hand, but the time he waited cost him his high place and he ultimately finished the Tour in 17th. The following year he had the biggest victory of his career when he won the 1952 Tour of Flanders. As the finish line approached, Decock, Loretto Petrucci and Briek Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Quentin
Maurice Quentin ( Maizières-les-Metz, 2 June 1920 – 19 April 2013) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1945 :GP du Débarquement Nord ;1946 :GP Courrier Picard ;1947 :Nouan-le-Fuzelier ;1949 :Tour du Calvados :Paris - Clermont-Ferrand ;1950 :Pont-l'Abbé ;1952 :Circuit des Boucles de la Seine ;1953 :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 ...: ::Winner stage 15 ;1956 :Lannion ;1957 :GP d'Espéraza :Circuit des Hautes-Vosges References External links *Official Tour de France results for Maurice Quentin French male cyclists 1920 births 2013 deaths French Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Moselle (department) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
