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Armin Von Büren
Armin von Büren (20 April 1928 – 10 February 2018) was a Swiss cyclist. A professional from 1948 to 1962 and a specialist in six-day races, he competed in 58 and won 13. He also won the European Madison Championships in 1953 and 1954 and the European Omnium Championships in 1956. He also occasionally competed on the road and won the Tour du Lac Léman in 1951 and 1953. His brothers Oskar and Émile were also professional cyclists. Major results Track ;1950 : 1st Six Days of Hanover (with Hugo Koblet) : 3rd Six Days of Paris ;1951 : 1st (with Ferdi Kübler) : 3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne : 3rd Six Days of Berlin ;1952 : 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Walter Bucher) : 1st Six Days of Kiel (with Jean Roth) : 3rd Six Days of London ;1953 : 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Hugo Koblet) : 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of London
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is also the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history dating back to 1914, on a demanding course in the hilly region around Zürich. In its heyday the race was considered the ''sixth monument'' of cycling, alongside the five most prestigious one-day races on the calendar (Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Giro di Lombardia, Tour of Lombardy). It was the most prominent of the summer classics. The Züri-Metzgete was included in every edition of the former UCI Road World Cup which ran from 1989 to 2004, and a leg of the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005. In 2005 the race was moved to the end of the season for the first time in its history. The 2007 edition of the race was canceled after organizers failed to attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of New York
The Six Days of New York was a former six-day cycling event, held in New York City, in Madison Square Garden's velodrome. Between 1899 and 1961, a total of 73 editions were held, sometimes three per year.Gabriele, Michael C. (2011), The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey, History Press, London, , p25 Only the Six Days of Berlin and the Six Days of Ghent had more runnings. Australian Alfred Goullet and Italian Franco Giorgetti hold the record with eight wins each. Madison The madison team event, one of the most popular disciplines in track cycling Track cycling is a Cycle sport, bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its i ..., was invented during the Six Days of New York and named after the second Madison Square Garden, where the venue was held. In French the discipline is known as the "American r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Plattner
Oscar Plattner (17 February 1922 – 21 August 2002) was a Swiss cyclist. National and International Wins Every year between and including 1944 and 1946, Plattner won the Swiss National Amateur Sprint Championships. In 1946, he additionally won the 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, World Amateur Sprint Championships. From 1947 until 1964, Plattner competed in the Swiss National Sprint Championships and won every year he participated. Another notable achievement is his title at the 1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, World Sprint Championships in 1952. Plattner won the Tour de Berne in 1950 and the Grand Prix de Paris (cycling), Grand Prix du Paris in 1953. He won the Six Days of Copenhagen in 1951, with Kay Werner Nielsen; the Six Days of Hannover in 1953, with Hans Preiskeit; the Six Days of Antwerp in 1953, with Achiel Bruneel, and in 1962, with Peter Post and Rik Van Looy; the Six Days of Paris in 1956, with Walter Bucher (cyclist), Walter Bucher and Jean Roth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of Madrid
The Six Days of Madrid is a former six-day cycling event, held in Madrid, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur .... Fourteen editions of the event were held between 1960 and 1986. Winners References Sports competitions in Madrid Six-day races Defunct cycling races in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1960 1960 establishments in Spain Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1986 1986 disestablishments in Spain {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix De Paris (cycling)
The Grand Prix de Paris was a track cycling Sprint (track cycling), sprint race held annually from 1894 until 1993. It was the most important competition for track sprinters alongside the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the Grand Prix de l'UVF. Winners Men Professional Amateur Women References {{reflist Defunct cycling races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1894 1894 establishments in France Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1993 Track cycling races 1993 disestablishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of Münster
The Six Days of Münster was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Münster, Germany from 1950 to 1988. Gustav Kilian, who had become renowned for his successes at other six-day races, entered as favourite and ended up winning the 1950 race. In 1987 and 1988, the organizers tried unsuccessfully to relaunch the Six Days. Jean Roth Jean Roth (3 March 1924 – 2019) was a Swiss cyclist. He competed in the sprint and tandem events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Biography Jean Roth was born in Le Havre, in Upper Normandy Upper Normandy (, ; ) is a former administrative regi ... won in five editions. Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Six Days of Munster Six-day races Track cycling races Recurring sporting events established in 1950 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1988 1950 establishments in West Germany 1988 disestablishments in West Germany Defunct cycling races in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrit Schulte
Gerrit Schulte (7 January 1916 – 26 February 1992) was a The Netherlands, Dutch professional Track cycling, track bicycle racer. Between 1940 and 1960 he won 19 Six-day racing, six-day races out of 73 starts and was one of the dominant Six days racers of his time. Schulte was as well successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and world champion once, in 1948, when he beat Fausto Coppi in the final. He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champion three times and winning a stage in the 1938 Tour de France. Since 1955, the Gerrit Schulte Trophy has been awarded by the national federation to the best professional rider in the Netherlands. Biography Amateur career Schulte competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual and Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race, team road races, but did not finish. Next year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The Six Days of Antwerp was held at the Antwerp Sportpaleis in Merksem Merksem (; former spelling: ''Merxem'') is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 44,808 inhabitants as of 2021. History The history of Merksem goes back to Gallo-Roman times. During that perio ... on a wooden indoor track, initially 132m long, after a reconstruction in 1968 it was given a length of 250m. Record winner is Peter Post with 11 victories, five of them in consecutive years. Winners References External links {{Six-day racing Cycle races in Belgium Six-day races Recurring sporting events established in 1934 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1994 1934 establishments in Belgium 1994 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
