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Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Ninove, Belgium. The 169 km race is named after the local cyclists Kamiel Beeckman and Edgard de Caluwé, winner of the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders (1938). Winners External links Official Website Results GP Beeckman-De Caluwé {{DEFAULTSORT:Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwe Recurring sporting events established in 1943 1943 establishments in Belgium Cycle races in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninove
Ninove () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flanders, Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of the towns of , , , , Meerbeke, , , , , and . On 1 January 2023 Ninove had a total population of 40.090. The total area is 72.57 km2 which gives a population density of 553 inhabitants per km2. History The oldest version of the name "Ninove", ''Neonifus'' dates from the 9th century. Later versions of the city name were ''Ninive'' and ''Nineve''. The current version of the city name dates from the 14th century. The origin of the city name is not clear. There are two theories about the origin. One states that name is from Roman origin, the other states that it is of Franks, Frankish origin. The meaning of the name, however, is known. Ninove means "nieuw weiland" or in English, "new pasture". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders
Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Flemings, Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish people, Flemish, which can also refer to the collective of Dutch dialects spoken in that area, or more generally the Belgian variant of Standard Dutch. Most Flemings live within the Flemish Region, which is a federal state within Belgium with its own elected government. However, like Belgium itself, the official capital of Flanders is the City of Brussels, which lies within the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, not the Flemish Region, and the majority of residents there are French speaking. The powers of the Flemish Government in Brussels are limited mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Cools
Frans Cools (17 February 1918 – 3 September 1999) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * 1918 births 1999 deaths Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the London Borough of Bexley People from Crayford 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Dierickx
André Dierickx (born 29 October 1947) is a Belgian former professional Bicycle road racing, road racing cyclist who competed between 1969 and 1981. He competed in the Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won the La Flèche Wallonne in 1973 La Flèche Wallonne, 1973 and 1975 La Flèche Wallonne, 1975, the 1971 Tour de Luxembourg, the 1978 Tour of Belgium and the 1973 Züri-Metzgete among other races. Notable results ;1968 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23, Ronde van Vlaanderen Amateurs ;1969 : 1st Stage 3a 1969 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie ;1970 : 1st Grand Prix Cerami : 1st Nokere Koerse : 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé : 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten : 1st De Kustpijl : 1st Gullegem Koerse : 1st : 1st Stage 1 Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 3rd 1970 Omloop Het Volk, Omloop Het Volk : 3rd 1970 Amstel Gold Race, Amstel Gold Race : 3rd Züri-Metzgete : 3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Heirweg
Dirk Heirweg (born 27 September 1955) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References External links * 1955 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Zele Cyclists from East Flanders 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Hesters
Jules Hesters (born 11 November 1998) is a Belgian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results Track ;2015 : National Junior Championships ::1st Madison (with Arne De Groote) ::1st Scratch ;2016 : UEC European Junior Championships ::1st Scratch ::2nd Madison (with Gerben Thijssen) ;2017 : National Championships ::1st Keirin ::3rd Madison ;2018 : UEC European Under-23 Championships ::1st Elimination ::2nd Madison (with Bryan Boussaer) : National Championships ::2nd Madison (with Fabio Van Den Bossche) ::3rd Omnium ;2019 : 1st Elimination, UEC European Under-23 Championships : National Championships ::1st Derny ::3rd Madison (with Fabio Van Den Bossche) ::3rd Points ;2020 : 1st Elimination, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2022 : 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Lindsay De Vylder) : 3rd Elimination, UEC European Championships ;2024 : 3rd Elimination, UEC European Championships ;2025 : 3rd Elimination, UEC European Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual World Championships for men and women, the biggest event is the Tour de France, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgard De Caluwé
Edgard may refer to the following: *Edgard, Louisiana *Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs, Belgian comic book creator and writer *Edgard Lévy, French Jewish Resistance fighter *Edgard Varèse, French composer See also *Eadgar (other) *Edgar (other) *Edgardo Edgardo is an Italian-language form of the name Edgar. It may refer to: * Edgardo Abdala (born 1978), Chilean-Palestinian football midfielder * Edgardo Adinolfi (born 1974), Uruguayan football player *Edgardo Alfonzo (born 1973), former Major Leag ... {{disambig, given name French masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Flanders (men's Race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organized by Flanders Classics. Its nickname is ''Vlaanderens Mooiste'' (Dutch language, Dutch for "Flanders' Finest"). First held in 1913 Tour of Flanders, 1913, the Tour of Flanders had its 100th edition in 2016 Tour of Flanders, 2016. Today it is one of the five ''Cycling monument, monuments'' of cycling, together with Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Giro di Lombardia. It is one of the two major Cobbled classics, anticipating Paris–Roubaix, which is on the calendar one week after the Tour of Flanders. The event had its only interruptions during World War I and has been organized without hiatus since 1919, the longest uninterrupted streak of any cycling classic. Seven men hold the record of most victories, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
