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1984 GP Ouest–France
The 1984 GP Ouest-France was the 48th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 21 August 1984. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Skil team. General classification References 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ... 1984 in road cycling 1984 in French sport August 1984 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Kelly (cyclist)
John James 'Sean' Kelly (born 24 May 1956) is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest Classic cycle races, Classics riders of all time. From becoming a professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won 193 professional races, including nine Cycling monument, Monument Classics, Paris–Nice a record seven years consecutively and the first UCI Road World Cup in 1989. Kelly won one Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour, the 1988 Vuelta a España, and four Points classification in the Tour de France, green jerseys in the Tour de France. He achieved multiple victories in the Giro di Lombardia, Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as well as three runners-up placings in the only Monument he failed to win, the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders. Other victories include the Grand Prix des Nations and stage races, the Critérium International, Tour de Suisse, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Leleu
Philippe Leleu (born 28 March 1958 in Lamballe, Côtes-d'Armor) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1981 : 4th Overall Etoile des Espoirs : 7th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton ;1982 : 1st Stage 1 Tour du Limousin : 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir : 10th GP Ouest France - Plouay ;1983 : 1st Stage 2a Tour d'Armorique : 1st Stage 20 Tour de France : 2nd Maël-Pestivien ;1984 : 1st Prologue Tour d'Armorique : 2nd Tour du Nord-Ouest : 3rd Maël-Pestivien : 5th Zuri Metzgete : 6th GP Ouest France - Plouay : 7th Grand Prix Cerami : 9th GP de la Ville de Rennes ;1985 : 1st Stage 5 4 Jours de Dunkerque : 1st Stage 2 Tour d'Armorique : 3rd Maël-Pestivien : 3rd Tour de Vendée : 4th Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne : 4th GP Ouest France - Plouay ;1986 : 2nd Overall Tour d'Armorique ::1st Stage 3 ;1987 : 10th Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais ;1988 : 1st Stage 3a Tour d'Armorique : 6th GP Ouest France - Plouay ;1989 : 4th GP de Denain Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 9 – Van Halen releases their sixth studio album ''1984'' (''MCMLXXXIV''), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States. * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. *January 27 – American singer Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the making of the Pepsi commercial. February * February 3 ** John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretagne Classic
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France, is an elite classic cycle races, cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Brittany, Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand-Prix de Plouay and, from 1989 to 2015, GP Ouest-France. It was included in the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005 and in 2011 in its successor, the UCI World Tour. Since 2016 it is called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France. Since 2002, a women's event, the Classic Lorient Agglomération is organized on Saturday, the day before the men's race. Supporting events have grown over the years and now include BMX races, track racing and a mass-participation ride, as part of a four–day festival in the last summer weekend in Brittany. History The Bretagne Classic, originally named ''Circuit de Plouay'' and later the ''Grand-Prix de Plouay'', was created in 1931 by former Tour de France doctor Berty, who used his influence to attract some of the biggest na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Régis Clère
Régis Clère (15 August 1956 – 9 June 2012) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Clère was born in Langres. During his career, he won three stages in the Tour de France. He won one of these stages, in the 1987 Tour de France, after he was almost eliminated after finishing outside the time limit in the previous stage, but the Tour de France jury allowed him to continue the race. In 1981, he won two stages of the Vuelta a España, and the French National Road Race Championships the following year. He also competed in the Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Clère died, aged 55, in Dijon during a surgical procedure. Major results ;1979 : 1st Cycling at the 1979 Mediterranean Games, Road race, 1979 Mediterranean Games, Mediterranean Games : 1st Stage 5b (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir ;1980 : 1st Stage 6 (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir : 3rd French National Road Race Championships, Road race, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Gomez
Marc Gomez (born 19 September 1954) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Born in Rennes, he has Spanish heritage, as his parents were born in Torrelavega, Spain. He was a professional from 1982 until 1989. Major results Sources: ;1978 : 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne : 3rd Overall Essor Breton ;1979 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Yugoslavia : 1st Bordeaux–Saintes : 3rd Grand Prix de Fougères : 4th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton ;1981 : 1st Bordeaux–Saintes : 5th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton ::1st Prologue and Stage 4b ;1982 : 1st Milan–San Remo : 1st Prologue Vuelta a España ::Held after stages 1a to 3 : 3rd Paris–Camembert : 4th Grand Prix de Rennes : 4th Bordeaux–Paris : 5th Overall Route Adélie de Vitré ::1st Stage 1 : 7th Overall Paris–Bourges : 7th Overall Étoile des Espoirs : 8th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 10th Critérium des As ; 1983 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Tour de l'Aude ::1st Stage 3 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Garde
Dominique Garde (born 18 March 1959) is a former French racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo .... He rode in thirteen Grand Tours between 1982 and 1991. References External links * 1959 births Living people People from Condrieu Cyclists from Rhône (department) French male cyclists 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Simon
Pascal Simon (born 27 September 1956) is a retired French road racing cyclist. A native of Mesnil St. Loup, he was a professional cyclist from 1979 to 1991. Pascal was the oldest of four brothers that all became professional cyclists: Régis, Jerôme and François. In 1983, Simon obtained the yellow jersey while riding for Cycles Peugeot after the tenth stage of the Tour de France. One day later, Simon fell down and broke his shoulder. Simon continued for six more days, before the injury forced him out of the race. Major results ;1979 :Montauroux ;1980 :Tour du Haut Var ;1981 :Tour de l'Avenir ;1983 : Boucles de Sospel : Dauphiné Libéré: Stage 6 : Lisieux ;1984 : Route du Sud : Joigny ;1986 : Tour du Haut Var ;1988 : Châteauroux - Limoges Tour de France *1980 - 28th *1982 - 20th, winner of 15th stage *1983 - did not finish, 7 days in yellow jersey *1984 - 7th *1985 - 20th *1986 - 13th *1987 - 53rd *1988 - 17th *1989 - 13th *1990 - 35th *1991 It was the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Levavasseur
Christian Levavasseur (born 6 March 1956 in Dinan) is a retired French cyclist, who won the combativity award in the 1980 Tour de France. Biography Levavasseur became cadet champion of Brittany in 1973, and was professional from 1978 to 1985. After his professional career, he returned to amateur cycling in Brittany. Career achievements Major results ;1977 : 1st Stage 11 Tour de l'Avenir ;1979 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a España ;1980 : 1st Route Nivernaise : 5th GP de la Ville de Rennes : 10th Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins ;1981 : 1st Grand Prix de la Cote Normande : 2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan : 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre ;1983 : 2nd GP de la Ville de Rennes ;1984 : 2nd Overall Tour d'Armorique : 5th GP Ouest France-Plouay : 5th GP de la Ville de Rennes ;1985 : 10th Bordeaux–Paris Grand tour results Tour de France Levavasseur rode the Tour de France five times, of which he finished four times. * 1979 : 51 * 1980 : 44 (winner of the combativity award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Vichot
Frédéric Vichot (born 1 May 1959 in Valay) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the Vuelta a España and two stages in the Tour de France. He is the uncle of racing cyclist Arthur Vichot. Major results ;1979 : 1st Stage 3b Tour de Liège ;1980 : 1st Overall Circuit des Mines ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 3 Étoile des Espoirs : 1st Stage 4 Route de France : 9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1981 : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España ;1982 : 6th Overall Étoile des Espoirs ;1983 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir ;1984 : 1st Stage 15 Tour de France : 2nd GP Ouest–France : 5th Overall Critérium International : 7th Overall Paris–Nice : 7th Amstel Gold Race : 8th Overall Route du Sud ;1985 : 1st Stage 16 Tour de France : 2nd Grand Prix de Cannes : 3rd Overall Paris–Nice : 3rd Overall Route du Sud : 10th Züri-Metzgete : 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1987 : 2nd Grand Prix de Cannes : 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ;1989 : 10th Paris–Brussels ;1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Bouvatier
Philippe Bouvatier (12 June 1964 – 7 April 2023) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bouvatier died from complications of a stroke on 7 April 2023, at the age of 58. Major results ;1981 : 3rd, Road World Championships, Juniors ;1982 : 1st, Duo Normand (with Bruce Péan) : 1st, National Road Championships, Juniors ;1984 : 2nd,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skil (cycling Team)
Skil-Sem was a French professional cycling team which competed during both the 1984 and 1985 seasons. It was the continuation of the Sem-France Loire team. Skil-Sem was the team with which the team's leader, Sean Kelly, dominated the sport in 1984. Another team member, the French rider Éric Caritoux, also won the Vuelta a España in 1984. The team was directed by Jean de Gribaldy. History In 1984, Skil, a manufacturer of small power tools, became main sponsor of the Sem-France Loire team, directed by Jean de Gribaldy. As a member of Sem-France Loire, Kelly had twice won Paris–Nice and had won the points classification in the Tour de France two times. Kelly also won the Giro di Lombardia for the team in 1983. During the 1984 season the team was called Skil-Sem-Mavic-Reydel and was directed by de Gribaldy and Christian Rumeau. Kelly dominated racing that spring and won 33 times in total. He won, amongst others, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Blois–Chaville, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
