2014 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 2014 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne took place on 2 March 2014. It was the 66th edition of the international classic Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and was won by Tom Boonen Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed in ... of in a sprint of a ten-man group. Results References Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne Kuurne {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. Boonen won the 2005 UCI World Road Race Championships, and was a single-day road specialist with a strong finishing sprint. He won the cycling monuments Paris–Roubaix four times and the Tour of Flanders three times, among many other prestigious victories, such as prevailing five times in the E3 Harelbeke, winning six stages of the Tour de France and winning the Overall title of the Tour of Qatar four times. Career Early years At the start of 2002 Boonen rode for , finishing third in Paris–Roubaix after an early breakaway. Fellow Belgian Johan Museeuw had escaped to a solo victory. Team captain George Hincapie crashed in a slippery section of the course leaving Boonen to ride for himself. Boonen's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moreno Hofland
Moreno Hofland (born 31 August 1991) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2021 for the , , and teams. During his professional career, Hofland took thirteen victories including five at the Tour of Hainan – four stage wins across the 2013 and 2014 races, and the general classification victory in 2013. As well as this, Hofland won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2017 European Road Championships in Denmark, and was the winner of the 2014 Volta Limburg Classic and 2017 Famenne Ardenne Classic one-day races. Career In 2014 he took a stage win in Paris–Nice. In May 2015, Hofland gave his team its first victory of the season by winning a bunch sprint on the second stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, taking off some pressure on the organization by media outlets. That season he also won a stage of the Ster ZLM Toer. He then joined in 2017, staying with the team for two seasons and winning the Famenne Ardenne Classic in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sep Vanmarcke
Sep Vanmarcke (born 27 July 1988) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2023 for , , , (over two spells), and , before being forced to retire from the sport for medical reasons. During his professional career, Vanmarcke took nine victories, including the 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the 2019 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France and the 2022 Maryland Cycling Classic one-day races. Following his retirement, Vanmarcke moved into a directeur sportif role with his final professional team, . Career Vanmarcke was born in Kortrijk, and started his career at in 2008. He finished on the podium at the Gent–Wevelgem U23, Kattekoers in consecutive years, finishing second in 2008 – behind his brother Ken – and third in 2009, and he also won a stage of the 2009 Tour du Haut-Anjou. Vanmarcke moved to midway through the 2009 season, recording top-ten finishes at the Sparkassen Giro Bochum – eighth on his début with the team – and th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 2012 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne took place on 26 February 2012. It was the 65th edition of the international classic Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and was won by Mark Cavendish Sir Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Manx people, Manx retired professional cyclist. As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialised in the Madison (cycling), madison, points race, and scratch race disciplines; as a road racer he ... of in a bunch sprint. The last escapees were caught by the peloton shortly after the 10 kilometers to go banner. Results References Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne Kuurne {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
The 2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne was the 67th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic. It was run on 1 March 2015 and was rated as a 1.1 race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run over a course, starting and finishing in Kuurne; despite the name, the race did not at any point enter Brussels. The race was the second race of the weekend that opened the traditional Belgian classics season following Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, held the previous day and won by Ian Stannard (). The race was won by Mark Cavendish () in a sprint finish, ahead of Alexander Kristoff () and Elia Viviani (). Cavendish's team had split the race on the Oude Kwaremont, but the race came back together due to a strong headwind. After Philippe Gilbert () made a late attack, led the peloton in the final kilometres. Cavendish held Kristoff's wheel in the final kilometres and was able to come around him to take his second victory in the race, following his win in 2012 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season. It was ranked a UCI race classifications, 1.HC event of the UCI Europe Tour before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Tom Boonen holds the most wins with three victories. History Early editions First held in 1946, the race was run from Kuurne, a small town known for its textile industry, to the Belgian capital of Brussels and back. In the 1950s it served as the opening race of the Belgian cycling season. When Brussels was becoming inaccessible for a cycling event in the late 1960s, the race was rerouted towards the Flemish Ardennes and renamed "Omloop der beide Vlaanderen" ''("Circuit of both Flanders")''. In 1979 organizers decided to rename the event to Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne nonetheless. Opening weekend For m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sporza
Sporza is a multimedia brand of Belgian public-service radio and television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ... network VRT specifically for coverage of sporting events. These broadcasts are organized by the Flemish government and mainly financed with tax money. Current rights Belgium International Logos File:SPORZA-306x225.jpg, Sporza logo used from 31 May 2004 until 2018 File:Sporza Logo.svg, Sporza logo icon from online with VRT External links * Sports divisions of TV channels Dutch-language radio stations in Belgium Radio stations established in 2004 2004 establishments in Belgium {{Europe-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vlaamse Radio- En Televisieomroeporganisatie
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie ("Flemish Radio and Television broadcasting organisation"), shortened to VRT (), is one of the national public service broadcasters for the Flemish Community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the French Community is the French-language RTBF (), and in the German-speaking Community it is BRF (). The VRT operates six television channels (, , , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , and . History The VRT is the successor to a succession of organisations. Belgium's National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (INR-NIR) was founded in 1930 and existed until 1960. It was subsequently split along lingustic lines with Dutch language programming becoming the (BRT) in 1960 and the (BRTN) from 1991 to 1998. The NIR/INR and BRT (; RTB) had each been single state-owned entities with separate Dutch- and French-language production departments. They were housed in the Flagey Building, also known as the ''Radio Hous ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yves Lampaert
Yves Lampaert (born 10 April 1991) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Lampaert practiced judo from the age of six, earned a Black belt (martial arts), black belt, but at the age of 17 started training in cycling. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, 2014 and 2015 UCI Road World Championships. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. Lampaert won the 2017 Dwars door Vlaanderen, a local race for him, after he soloed away to the victory after making the race-defining split along with teammate Philippe Gilbert, Alexey Lutsenko from the team, and 's Luke Durbridge. Lampaert attacked with remaining and ultimately won the race by 39 seconds ahead of Gilbert. Lampaert won Stage 2 of the 2017 Vuelta a España after he broke clear of the peloton in strong winds with three kilometres to go with three Quick Step teammates, Niki Terpstra, Julian Alaphilippe and Matteo Trentin. Lampaert then attacked to take ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stijn Vandenbergh
Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020 for the , , and teams. Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh, as a first year professional, won the first stage and held the yellow jersey to the win of the Tour of Ireland. Major results ;2004 : 1st Omloop Het Volk U23 : 10th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig : 10th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 ;2006 : 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;2007 : 1st Overall Tour of Ireland ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 1 : 9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton : 10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen ;2008 : 9th Grand Prix de Denain ;2009 : 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2010 : 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen ;2013 : 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad : 8th Gent–Wevelgem : 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen ;2014 : 4th E3 Harelbeke : 4th Tour of Flanders : 5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 8th Overall Tour of Qatar ;2015 : 4th Gent–Wevelgem : 4th Omloop ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maarten Wynants
Maarten Wynants (born 13 May 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Hasselt, Wynants was awarded the Combativity award, given to a rider judged to have shown exceptional attacking spirit during the race, following Stage 1 of the 2010 Tour de France on 4 July. Attacking in the first kilometre, he continued to lead from the front until both he and Alexandr Pliushin of were caught by the peloton just from the end of the stage. In June 2020, Wynants announced that he would retire from cycling in April 2021, after that year's Paris–Roubaix. Following the postponement of Paris–Roubaix to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, Wynants' final race occurred at the Tour of Flanders. Major results ;2004 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Grand Prix de Warege ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (born 14 February 1991) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2023. Career Born in Roeselare, Van Keirsbulck is the grandson of Benoni Beheyt and got his first major win in 2011 when winning the Omloop van het Houtland. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France. Major results ;2008 : 8th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2009 : 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors : 6th Overall Internationale Junioren-rundfahrt Niedersachsen ::1st Stage 2 ( ITT) ;2010 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2011 : 1st Omloop van het Houtland : 1st GP Briek Schotte : 3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens : 4th Le Samyn : 7th Halle–Ingooigem ;2012 : 4th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole ::1st Young rider classification ;2013 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico : 6th Gullegem Koerse : 8th Heistse Pijl : 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;2014 : 1st Overal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |