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1999 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 85th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège was held on 18 April 1999. It was the fourth leg of the 1999 UCI Road World Cup, held between Paris–Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race. Belgian Frank Vandenbroucke won the race after a solo attack on the Côte de Saint-Nicolas. Dutchmen Michael Boogerd and Maarten den Bakker completed the podium. 71 of 191 riders finished the race. Race Summary Frenchman Laurent Jalabert broke away from the peloton at from the finish but was caught later, before the Côte de La Redoute. On La Redoute, a duel unfolded between Frank Vandenbroucke and Michele Bartoli. Bartoli, seeking a third consecutive win and winner of La Flèche Wallonne earlier in the week, attacked on the lower slopes of the climb, before being joined by Vandenbroucke. The two riders sprinted shoulder to shoulder for 10 seconds, before Vandenbroucke broke clear on the steep upper slopes and reached the top with ten seconds on Bartoli, Michael Boogerd and Maarten den Bakker. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)
Frank Vandenbroucke (6 November 1974 – 12 October 2009) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. After showing promise in track and field in his adolescence, Vandenbroucke took to cycle racing in the late 1980s and developed into one of the great hopes for Belgian cycling in the 1990s, with a string of victories that included Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour stages and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Omloop Het Volk. This early success dissipated however in a series of drug abuse, drug problems, rows with teams and suicide attempts. Despite repeated attempts to continue his career with a string of different teams from 2000 to 2008, Vandenbroucke's drug use and unpredictability eventually led to his estrangement from the cycling world. Although Vandenbroucke claimed in an interview in 2009 to have recovered his mental health, he died of a pulmonary embolism in October 2009 at the age of 34. Background Frank Vandenbroucke was born in Mouscron and grew up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Farazijn
Peter Farazijn (born 27 January 1969 in Diksmuide) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. Palmarès ;1989 :2nd Tour de Wallonie ;1990 :2nd De Vlaamse Pijl :3rd Kattekoers ;1994 :1st Grand Prix de Wallonie ;1996 :3rd Vuelta a AndalucÃa ;2000 :6th La Flèche Wallonne :8th Gent–Wevelgem Grand Tour results Tour de France *1993: 135th *1994: DNF *1995: 105th *1997: 122nd *1997: 39th *1998: 19th *1999: 63rd *2004: 107th Vuelta a España *2001: 58th *2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...: DNF References 1969 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Diksmuide Cyclists from West Flanders 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 UCI Road World Cup
The 1999 UCI Road World Cup was the eleventh edition of the UCI Road World Cup. It was won by Belgian classic cycle races, classics specialist Andrei Tchmil. Races Single races details ''In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).'' ''In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.'' Final standings Source: Individual Points are awarded to the top 25 classified riders. Riders must start at least 6 races to be classified. The points are awarded for every race using the following system: Teams Points are awarded to the top 10 teams. Teams must start at least 8 races to be classified. The first 18 teams in world ranking must start in all races. The points are awarded for every race using the following system: References External linksComplete results from Cyclingbase.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Belgian Sport
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Roux
Laurent Roux (born 3 December 1972) is a French former road bicycle racer. Doping In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control. In 2006 he also confessed at a doping trial in Bordeaux that he used EPO, human growth hormone, cortisone and testosterone and sold " Pot Belge" to other riders. Major results ;1996 :1st, Stage 2b, Route du Sud ;1997 :1st, Classique des Alpes :1st, Paris–Bourges :1st, Stage 3, Route du Sud :1st, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir ;1998 :1st, Stage 13, Giro d'Italia ;1999 :1st, Trophée des Grimpeurs :1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice ;2001 :1st, Stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :1st, Stage 3, Route du Sud Goujounac His father, Jacques Roux (1948-2021), was mayor of Goujounac. See also * List of doping cases in cycling The following is an incomplete list of doping cases and recurring accusations of doping in professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Bölts
Udo Bölts (born 10 August 1966) is a retired Germany, German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts. Bölts confessed publicly in 2007 to having used Erythropoietin, EPO and growth hormones in 1996 and 1997. Biography Bölts was born in Heltersberg and began his professional career in 1989 with , from which were formed in 1991. From 1992 to 2003, Bölts took part in 12 consecutive Tour de France, Tours de France, arriving in Paris on every occasion, both of which feats are German records. These records have since been surpassed by Jens Voigt. His best placing in the hardest stage race in the world was in 1994 Tour de France, 1994, when he was ninth. In 1996 and 1997, he was an important helper of teammates and eventual winners of the Tour, Bjarne Riis and Jan Ullrich. During the 1997 Tour de France, 1997 Tour, he was noted for the words he shouted to Ullrich when the latter was about to crack: ''Quäl dich, du Sau!'' (force yourself, you sod!). After Bölts had taken par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Camenzind
Oscar Camenzind (born 12 September 1971) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. He became national road champion in 1997. In 1998 he won the World Road Championship and the Giro di Lombardia, in 2000 the Tour de Suisse and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2001. His career came to an abrupt end when he retired from pro cycling after a positive doping test in July 2004 for erythropoietin, leading into the Athens Olympics. After confessing to the use, in 2005 he was sued in Swiss court in order to name his supplier, which he refused to do fearing retribution. Major results ;1989 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1994 : 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto ;1996 : 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ::1st Stages 2, 3b & 4 : 2nd À travers Lausanne : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Giro di Puglia ;1997 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ::1st Stage 4b : 1st Brei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Zberg
Markus Zberg (born June 27, 1974 in Altdorf, Uri) is a retired Swiss professional road bicycle racer; he is the younger brother of Beat Zberg. Zberg retired after a severe fall in the Tour de l'Ain. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2000 and 2008. Career Zberg became a professional bicycle racer in 1996. After one season each with the Italian teams Carrera and Mercatone Uno–Scanavino and the Post Swiss Team, Zberg joined the Rabobank team in 1999. He took second place at the Road World Championships in Verona in 1999. A year later, he won the title at the Swiss Road Championships. He also won two stages of the 1998 Tour of Spain as well as the one-day races Milan-Turin 1998 and Rund um den Henninger-Turm 2001, stages of the Tour de Suisse, at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour of Austria. Major results ;1996 : 1st Stage 5 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1997 : 1st Stage 7 Tour de Pologne ;1998 : Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 1 & 22 : 1st Stausee-Rundfahrt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Aebersold
Niki Aebersold (born 5 July 1972 in Freimettigen) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Phonak Hearing Systems from May 2003 to 2005. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1998. Major results ;1995 : 1st Stage 5 Regio-Tour : 1st Stage 9 Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt ;1997 : 1st Overall Ostschweizer Rundfahrt ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 : 1st Stausee Rundfahrt : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse : 2nd Overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1998 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Milano–Torino : 1st Overall OBV Classic ::1st Points classification : 1st Schynberg Rundfahrt : 1st Stages 7 & 9 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria : 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 5th Japan Cup : 7th Overall À travers Lausanne ;1999 : 2nd Tour de Berne : 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling Monument
The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling, with distances between 240 and 300 km. They each have a long history and specific individual characteristics. They are currently the one-day races in which most points can be earned in the UCI World Tour and the only 3rd categorized UCI races, only behind Grand Tour races; Tour de France (1st category) and Giro and Vuelta (both 2nd category). , four of the five monuments hold women's races as part of the UCI Women's World Tour – with only Giro di Lombardia not having a women's race. Eddy Merckx is by far the most successful monument rider with 19 wins in total. He is the only cyclist in history to win three monuments in one season, a feat he achieved in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1975. List of monuments The five monuments are: * Milan–San Remo – the first major Classic of the year, its Italian name is ''La Primaver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Tour Of Flanders
The 83rd running of the cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1999. It was the second leg of the UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Peter Van Petegem won his first victory in the monument classic. The race started in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove). Race summary Frank Vandenbroucke attacked 150 from the finish with his Cofidis team, but he crashed on the Molenberg and his team mate Philippe Gaumont crashed on the Paddestraat, causing the pack to catch them again on the Oude Kwaremont. Michele Bartoli and Vandenbroucke tried to break clear on the Paterberg and Leberg, but were given little space. A group of eleven was at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, when Vandenbroucke crashed again, causing everyone to halt except for Peter Van Petegem and Johan Museeuw. Van Petegem and Museeuw continued to work together and only Frank Vandenbroucke, the strongest man in the race, managed to bridge the gap on the Bosberg. Van Petegem tried to break clear in the final ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ans, Belgium
Ans (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km2 which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km2. Its postal code is 4430. Ans is the finish location of the road bicycle racing, road bicycle race Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the oldest of the classic cycle races held every April. Ans is bounded with Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Liège, Saint-Nicolas and Flémalle, the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people. Settlements The municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, districts: *Ans *Alleur () *Loncin, Wallonia, Loncin (, other: ''Loncègn'') *Xhendremael (, other: ''Hin.n'mâle'') Population Notable residents * Léon Jeck (1947–2007), footballer, born in Ans * Michel Daerden (1949–2012), politician, mayor of Ans 1993–2011 * Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
