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1988 Milan–San Remo
The 1988 Milan–San Remo was the 79th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1988. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Laurent Fignon of the Système U team. General classification References 1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ... March 1988 sports events in Europe 1988 in road cycling 1988 in Italian sport {{Milan–San Remo-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon (; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He held the title of FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Fignon came close to winning the Tour de France for a third time in 1989 but was narrowly defeated by Greg LeMond by 8 seconds, marking the closest margin ever to decide the Tour. Fignon won many Classic cycle races, classic races, including consecutive victories in Milan–San Remo in 1988 and 1989. He died from cancer in 2010. Early life and amateur career Fignon was born in Montmartre, Paris. His family moved to Tournan-en-Brie in 1963, where he lived until he left for Paris at age 23. Laurent Fignon's first sport was association football, football, and he reached the level of playing for his ' or area. However, friends persuaded him to try cycling, and in 1976, he participated in his first official race, which he won. Despite his parents' opposi ... [...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] |
March 1988 Sports Events In Europe
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. History The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Petito
Giuseppe Petito (born 25 February 1960) is an Italian former professional cycle sport, racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France and ten editions of the Giro d'Italia. He also rode in the Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, men's road race at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1980 :8th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1981 :1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo ;1982 :2nd Overall Tour of Sweden ::1st Prologue & Stage 1 :3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna :3rd Giro del Veneto :6th Giro di Romagna ;1983 :1st Stage 3 1983 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España :2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria :6th Overall 1983 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico :6th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano ;1984 :1st Trofeo Laigueglia :6th Overall 1984 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico :10th Giro di Romagna ;1985 :8th Overall GP du Midi-Libre :8th Giro di Romagna ;1986 :3rd Overall 1986 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico :4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Gölz
Rolf Gölz (born 30 September 1962) is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He won the German National Road Race in 1985 and narrowly missed the podium in the 1987 UCI World Championship finishing in 4th place. He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg. At the same Olympic Games, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit. Other victories included the 1988 editions of Paris–Brussels and the Nissan Classic. Major results ;1983 :Nacht von Hannover ;1983 : World Amateur Track Team Pursuit Championship ;1985 : National Road Race Championship :Vuelta a Andalucía : Firenze–Pistoia ;1986 :Aachen :Fellbach :Stuttgart :Giro di Campania ;1987 :Hamburg :Hengelo :Munster :Reutlingen :Vuelta a Andalucía :Tour du Haut-Var :Züri-Metzgete :Tour de France: ::Winner sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Maechler
Erich Mächler (also spelled Maechler) (born 24 September 1960 in Hochdorf (Lucerne), Hochdorf) is a former professional Swiss cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days. He was the Swiss National Road Race Championships, Swiss National Road Race champion in 1984 and won the 1987 Milan–San Remo and the 1988 Tirreno–Adriatico. Major results ;1982 (2 pro wins) : 1st Tour du Nord-Ouest : 1st Stage 8 1982 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse : 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig : 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;1983 (1) : 1st Grand Prix de Mendrisio : 1st Stage 6 1983 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse : 2nd GP Lugano : 3rd Grand Prix La Marseillaise : 4th Züri-Metzgete : 6th 1981 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 1983 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships ;1984 (2) : 1st Swiss National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall 1984 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico ::1st Stage 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adri Van Der Poel
Adri van der Poel (born 17 June 1959) is a retired Dutch cyclist. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included six classics, two stages of the Tour de France and the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in 1996. He also obtained the second place and silver medal in the World Road Championships in 1983 behind Greg LeMond and five second places in the World Cyclo-Cross championships. The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is named after him. Career Van der Poel began his career on the road and during his first season as a professional he obtained second place in Paris–Nice behind Stephen Roche and second place in the La Flèche Wallonne. In the Tour de France, he won two stages; his stage win in 1988 set the record for fastest stage (since then only surpassed by three cyclists). Van der Poel also competed in cyclo-cross during the winter and obtained great results – that he turned full-time to cyclo-cross in the latter part of his career where he won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Calcaterra
Giuseppe Calcaterra (born 9 December 1964) is an Italian racing cyclist. His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found suspicious for EPO when retested in 2004. Major results Source: ;1985 :5th Firenze–Pistoia ;1986 :2nd Trofeo Laigueglia :9th Giro di Romagna :10th Tre Valli Varesine ;1987 :1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia :1st Stage 6 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali :1st Nice-Alassio :2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico :5th Milan–San Remo ;1988 :6th Milan–San Remo :6th Trofeo Laigueglia :10th Tour of Flanders ;1989 :9th Milan–San Remo ;1990 :1st Stage 4 GP du Midi-Libre ;1992 :9th G.P. Camaiore ;1993 :1st Overall Giro di Puglia ::1st Stage 2 :1st Giro dell'Appennino :8th G.P. Camaiore :9th Giro di Romagna ;1994 :1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España :1st Stage 3 Tour of Sweden :4th Nice-Alassio ;1997 :10th Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Roscioli
Fabio Roscioli (born 18 July 1965 in Grottammare) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. In 1993, he won the 12th stage of the Tour de France. Major results ;1986 : 1st Gran Premio San Giuseppe ;1988 : 4th Milan–San Remo ;1990 : 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen ;1992 : 1st Overall (TTT) Cronostaffetta ;1993 : 1st Stage 12 Tour de France : 2nd Coppa Bernocchi : 3rd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni : 6th Tre Valli Varesine : 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;1994 : 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse : 3rd Gran Premio Città di Rio Saliceto e Correggio : 4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ::1st Stage 4 : 9th Gent–Wevelgem : 9th Trofeo Pantalica ;1995 : 6th Nokere Koerse : 9th Overall Ronde van Nederland ;1996 : 1st Milano–Vignola : 1st GP d'Europe : 2nd Firenze–Pistoia : 4th Giro del Piemonte : 5th Coppa Sabatini : 6th Trofeo Melinda : 7th Japan Cup : 8th Brabantse Pijl : 9th Giro di Romagna : 10th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Fondriest
Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. Career Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the World Cycling Championships along with stages in the Tour de Suisse and Tirreno–Adriatico. In 1991, riding for Panasonic, he won the UCI Road World Cup. In 1993, riding for the Lampre team, he won Milan–San Remo, La Flèche Wallonne, the Züri-Metzgete, the Giro dell'Emilia, the general classification and two stages of Tirreno–Adriatico, three stages and the general classification of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre, a stage in the Giro d'Italia and the overall World Cup. He never again had such a successful season, although he had another successful season with Lampre in 1995: in that year he won a stage in the Giro d'Italia and came in second in a number of races (the Tirreno–Adriatico general classification, Milan–San Remo, Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Système U (cycling Team)
Système U () was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1986 to 1988 and rode Gitane racing bikes. In 1989 the team was renamed Super U–Raleigh–Fiat and rode Raleigh bicycles. Super U was a chain of supermarkets owned by the Système U group. History A Système U team existed during the 1984 season (see Wolber–Spidel) with Marcel Boishardy as manager and was a continuation of the Wolber–Spidel team from the 1983 season. This team included riders such as Jean-René Bernaudeau and Colombian Martín Ramírez Ramírez. The sponsor Système U decided to take over the sponsorship of the highly successful Renault–Elf–Gitane team when Renault decided to retire from the peloton. Renault–Elf–Gitane which was directed by former French cycling champion Cyrille Guimard dominated the Tour de France between 1978 and 1984. The 1986 season started well with Laurent Fignon winning the spring semi-classic La Flèche Wallonne and Thierry Marie winning the prol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo
Sanremo, also spelled San Remo in English and formerly in Italian, is a (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. Name While it is often stated in modern folk stories that Sanremo is named after a legendary Saint Remus, the name of the city is actually a phonetic contraction of ("Holy Hermitage of Saint Romulus"), which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. In Ligurian, its name is or . The non- univerbated spelling ''San Remo'' features on ancient maps of Liguria and maps of the Republic of Genoa, Medieval Italy, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Italy; it was used in 1924 in official documents under Mussolini. This form of the name, now superseded by ''Sanremo'' both official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
