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1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 47th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 15 May 1961. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the Faema team. General classification References 1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ... 1961 in Belgian sport {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Looy
Henri "Rik" Van Looy (20 December 1933 – 17 December 2024) was a Belgian professional Cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period. Nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city where he lived), he dominated the classic cycle races in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Van Looy was twice World Cycling Championship, world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Cycling monument, Monuments': the most prestigious one-day Classic cycle races, classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx). With 367 professional road victories, he ranks second all-time behind Eddy Merckx. Van Looy is ninth on the Grand Tour (cycling)#Grand Tour stage wins, all-time list of Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour stage winners with thirty-seven victories. These numbers could still have risen had he not been the victim of a significant number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Rohrbach
Marcel Rohrbach (8 April 1933 Ahun – 14 March 2012; Vélizy-Villacoublay) was a French racing cyclist. He finished in ninth place at the 1960 Tour de France and won the 1957 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He also won a stage of the 1961 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1955 : 3rd Overall ::1st Stage 2 ;1956 : 2nd Overall ;1957 : 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1958 : 1st : 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 4th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 9th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1959 : 6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 4 ;1960 : 1st : 9th Overall Tour de France ;1961 : 1st Stage 1b Vuelta a España : 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 3rd Overall Weekend ardennais : 8th Genoa–Nice Genoa–Nice was a professional cycle race held as a single-day race between Genoa, Italy and Nice, France. It was first held in 1910 and held for the final time in 1975. In 1961 and 1962 it was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Desmet
Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) nieuwsblad.be Details of death (in Dutch). was a Belgian professional . Desmet was born in , and competed professionally between 1955 and 1967. He was the first winner of the and |
1960 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1960 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 46th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 8 May 1960. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Albertus Geldermans of the Radium team. General classification References 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ... 1960 in Belgian sport 1960 Super Prestige Pernod {{Liège–Bastogne–Liège-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1962 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 48th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 6 May 1962. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Jef Planckaert of the Flandria (cycling team), Flandria team. General classification References Liège–Bastogne–Liège, 1962 1962 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] |
Faema (cycling Team, 1955–1962)
Faema was a professional cycling team that existed from 1955 to 1962. The team's main sponsor was espresso machine manufacturer Faema. In 1963, the Faema and Flandria teams were merged. In 1964, Faema disappeared as a sponsor in the peloton, but they returned four years later as Faemino–Faema with great success, notably through Eddy Merckx (from 1968 to 1970). Major results Source: 1955 – Faema–Guerra :*Vuelta a Andalucía Stage 1, Miguel Poblet :*G.P. de la Bicicleta Eibarresa, Stage 1, Miguel Poblet :* Giro di Sicilia Stage 1, Renzo Accordi :*Tour of the Netherlands Stage 3, Ilvo Pugi :*Grand Prix du Midi Libre, Miguel Poblet :*Tour de Suisse Stage 1, Fritz Schär :*Tour de France Stage 1a & 22, Miguel Poblet 1956 – Faema–Guerra–Van Hauwaert :*Vuelta a Levante, Vicente Iturat :*Paris–Nice Stage 2 & 3, Germain Derycke :*Gent–Wevelgem, Rik Van Looy :* Driedaagse van Antwerpen, Overall Rik Van Looy ::Stage 1 Willy Vannitsen ::Stage 2a Rik Van Looy ::St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Est
Piet van Est (11 August 1934 – 17 October 1991) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode the Tour de France in 1957–1962 and 1964, finishing within the first 30 places in 1958, 1960 and 1962. In 1961, he won one stage of the Giro d'Italia and finished 31st overall. He also won the Ronde van Nederland in 1958 and two stages of the race in 1963. His brothers Nico and Wim van Est Willem "Wim" van Est (25 March 1923 – 1 May 2003) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling in ... were professional cyclists as well. cyclingarchives.com References 1934 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Van Tongerloo
Guillaume Van Tongerloo (29 December 1933 – 19 January 2017) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1933 births 2017 deaths Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Antwerp 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Daems
Emile Daems (4 April 1938 – 17 October 2024) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. He began his professional career in 1959. Daems, rather small in stature, was very adept at sprinting. When Daems signed his first professional contract in 1960, it was with the small Italian team Philco. He immediately sprinted to two stage victories in the Giro d'Italia and also won the Tour of Lombardy. In his neo-professional year, Daems was also included in the Belgian selection for the World Championship on the Sachsenring, Germany. But because Daems had won a criterium at the Sachsenring a few years earlier, he was the only Belgian to refuse to do work for team leader Rik Van Looy (who eventually became world champion). Daems finished 19th. In the following years, the headstrong Daems would win the stage race Giro di Sardegna (1961), the Monuments Milan-San Remo (1962) and Paris-Roubaix (1963) and 4 stage victories in the Tour de France. In the 1962 Tour de France, he di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Ruby
Pierre Ruby (20 September 1932 – 27 May 2023) was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in five editions of 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 .... References External links * 1932 births 2023 deaths People from Bron Cyclists from Lyon Metropolis French male cyclists 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
