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Groupama–FDJ
Groupama–FDJ () is a French cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level. The team is managed by Marc Madiot, a former road bicycle racer and winner of the Paris–Roubaix classic in 1985 and 1991. The team is predominantly French. History The team was founded on the initiative of Marc Madiot after he retired from racing in 1994 following a leg-breaking crash in that year's edition of 1994 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix. After a period in the mid-1990s when the professional cycling scene in France was contracting – resulting in the 1996 French National Road Race Championships elite race being held on a pro–am basis due to the reduced number of professional riders – by the time of the team's launch in 1997 they faced competition for riders in France from fellow newcomers as well as the expanding team and the already established outfit. The team's initial lineup included younger French riders such as teenagers Nicolas Vogondy and Damien Nazon as well as more experienced fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Madiot
Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of , a UCI WorldTeam. He is also known as the president of the French Ligue National de Cyclisme (LNC). In 1987, he made disparaging remarks about the sport of women's cycling, calling it ugly and unesthetic. In 2008, he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor. It was presented by president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée palace in Paris. He is the older brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and French national road racing champion Yvon Madiot. Major results ;1979 : 1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 2nd Manche Atlantique ;1980 : 1st Troyes–Dijon : Sealink International ::1st St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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FDJ may refer to: * FDJ (cycling team) * Djiboutian franc * '' Faculty Dental Journal'', a scholarly journal * Française des Jeux (lottery), the operator of the French national lottery * Free German Youth (German: '), a German youth movement * Frenkie de Jong Frenkie de Jong (; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation and as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Nazon
Damien Nazon (born 26 June 1974) is a former French racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1998 Tour de France. Nazon took a total of 33 victories during his career, including stage wins in the Dauphiné Libéré, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre, the Critérium International and the Tour of Belgium. Nazon rode for the Castorama team as a '' stagiaire'' in the autumn of 1995, before turning professional with in 1996. He then rode for for three years, for four and ended his professional career in 2005 after two years with . He is the brother of former racing cyclist Jean-Patrick Nazon. Major results ;1994 :1st Stage 1 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe ;1995 : Peace Race ::1st Stages 6 & 8b :1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs :10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1997 : Circuit des Mines ::1st Stages 4 & 6 :1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir :2nd Road race, National Road Championships :10th GP de Denain ;1998 :1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :1st Stage 4 GP du Midi-Libre :3 ... [...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] |
Clásica De San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the most important one-day race in Spain, is considered a one-day race of great prestige, just behind the 'Monuments', and contributes points towards the UCI World Ranking. Clásica de San Sebastián is known for its winding, undulating terrain which favours aggressive riding, favouring climbers. It includes the tough Alto de Jaizkibel climb, usually the decisive point of the race. It is one of the three summer classics that form part of the UCI World Tour calendar, along with the Laurentian Classics. Usually the protagonists of the Clásica de San Sebastián are those who, until a few days before the race have been competing on the roads of the Tour de France, given the proximity of dates of the two competitions. There are many Klasikoa win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Tour De France
The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th edition of the Tour de France and took place from 5 to 27 July. Jan Ullrich's victory margin of 9:09 was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon won the 1984 Tour de France by 10:32. Since 1997 no rider has had this convincing of a win with the closest margin to Ullrich's victory being Vincenzo Nibali winning the 2014 Tour de France with a gap of 7:39. Ullrich's simultaneous victories in both the general classification and the young rider classification in the Tour de France, young riders' classification marked the first time the same rider had won both categories in the same Tour since Laurent Fignon in 1983 Tour de France, 1983. The points classification in the Tour de France, points classification was won by Ullrich's teammate Erik Zabel, for the second time, and their team also won the team classification in the Tour de France, team classification. The mountains classification in the Tour de France, mountains classification was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Paris–Roubaix
The 1997 Paris–Roubaix was the 95th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the ''Hell of the North''. It was held on 13 April 1997 over a distance of . These are the results for the 1997 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic, in which Frédéric Guesdon won in a final sprint between eight riders. Results 13-04-1997: Compiègne–Roubaix, . References External linksResults by Cyclingbase.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris-Roubaix 1997 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ... 1997 in road cycling Paris-Roubaix April 1997 sports events in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Guesdon
Frédéric Guesdon (born 14 October 1971) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional between 1995 and 2012, most notably for UCI ProTeam , spending 16 years of his career with the team. Guesdon was born in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Brittany. He turned professional in 1995 with the French Le Groupement team and moved on to the Polti team in 1996, where he scored eleventh place at Paris–Roubaix and third place at the French championship. Guesdon had his breakthrough year in 1997. Having signed with the new Française des Jeux team, he scored an early victory for the team in the prestigious spring monument Paris–Roubaix. On the day, of his 1997 Paris–Roubaix victory, he persuaded his team director Marc Madiot to designate him a protected rider alongside his team leader Max Sciandri.Starrt, J. (2014). The Cobbler Retires. In: E. Bacon and L. Birnie, ed., The Cycling Anthology: Volume One. London: Yellow Jersey Press (Original work publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing coverage of cycle racing—including road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross and gravel—as well as bike-related reviews and buying advice. Since 2019, the site is owned by British publishing company Future. The site has been called "the world leader in cycling sport coverage" by industry publication ''Bicycle Retailer''. History In 1995 Australian Bill Mitchell, a keen cyclist and professor of economics at the University of Newcastle, created the website titled "Bill’s Cycling Racing Results and News" after finding there was a need for fast-breaking news and race results in English-speaking countries. In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell, and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher Future plc for £2.2m. In July 2014 it was bought by Immediate Media Company, with sister website BikeRadar and sister magazines '' Cycling Plus'', '' Mountain Biking UK'', and '' Procycling' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Mengin
Christophe Mengin (born 3 September 1968) is a retired French racing cyclist and a former cyclo-cross racer. He became professional in 1995, signing to the Chazal team, and retired after the 2008 season. His height is 1.73 m, and weight is 68 kg. Major results Sources: ;1988 : U23 National cyclo-cross champion ;1990 : 1st Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel ;1991 : 1st Manx International GP ;1993 : 6th Overall Course de la Paix ::1st Stage 8 : 8th Mediterranean Games RR ;1994 : 1st Overall Circuit de Lorraine : 3rd World Amateur Road race : 3rd Overall Rothaus Regio Tour : 4th Overall Österreich-Rundfahrt ::1st Stage 3 ;1995 : 2nd GP de la Ville de Rennes : 4th Paris–Camembert : 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan ;1996 : 6th Overall Tour de Picardie ;1997 : National cyclo-cross champion : 1st Stage 16 Tour de France : 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde : 5th Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque : 5th Overall Circuit de Lorraine : 7th Omloop Het Volk : 10th De Braban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Seigneur
Eddy Seigneur (born 15 February 1969) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. His sporting career began with VC Beauvais Oise. He won the Champs-Élysées stage in 1994 Tour de France. He is a four-time French national time trial champion and he also won the French road race championship in 1995. Major results ;1990 : 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise ;1993 : 1st Grand Prix de Rennes : 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 2nd Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise : 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 2b ( ITT) : 3rd Grand Prix des Nations : 3rd Chrono des Nations ;1994 : 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 2b ( ITT) : 1st Stage 21 Tour de France : 1st Chateau–Chinon : 1st Dun Le Palestel ;1995 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Stage 1 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe : 1st Dijon (Criterium) ;1996 :Aubervilliers : 1st National Time Trial Championships : 1st Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes ::1st Stage 5 ( ITT) ;1997 : 1st Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Heulot
Stéphane Heulot (born 20 September 1971) is a French former road racing cyclist. Born in Rennes, Heulot wore the yellow jersey in the 1996 Tour de France during three stages. He also won the French National Road Race Championships in 1996. He was the manager of French cycling team between 2009 and 2013. He joined in February 2014 as the team's Performance Development Director. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as a directeur sportif for . In 2023, he became the general manager of UCI ProTeam . Major results ;1989 : 2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi ;1991 : 1st Overall Tour de Normandie : 2nd Grand Prix de France ;1992 : 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice : 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Overall Tour d'Armorique : 9th Tour de Vendée ;1993 : 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Stage 5 : 10th Overall Paris–Nice ;1994 : 1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe ::1st Stage 4a (ITT) : 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne : 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 6th Cholet-Pays de Loire : 8th Overall Crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
