|
1914 Tour Of Flanders
The second running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday, 22 March 1914. Belgian Marcel Buysse won the race in a sprint of a seven-strong group on the velodrome of Evergem, part of Ghent.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 16 19 of 47 riders finished. The race started and finished in Ghent. Route The race started in Ghent, East Flanders, before heading eastward to Sint-Niklaas and making a clockwise circle along Aalst, Oudenaarde, Kortrijk, Veurne and Roeselare. The race finished back in Ghent - for a total distance of 280 km. With this route, the race addressed all the major cities of the two western provinces of Flanders. The course was similar to the previous edition's, but organizers had cancelled the leg to the coast in order to scale down the distance to 284 km.Bouvet, Philippe, e.a.(2007), De klassiekers, Atrium, Belgium, , p92 There were no categorized climbs. Race summary Henri Van Lerberghe was caught b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Buysse
Marcel Buysse ( Wontergem, 11 November 1889- Ghent, 3 October 1939) was a Belgian racing cyclist. After finishing fourth in the 1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the general classification for two days until a broken handlebar cost him dearly. Despite winning six stages in the 1913 Tour de France, he could only finish in 3rd place, 3 hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds behind Philippe Thys. He finished third in the 1919 Giro d'Italia. Marcel was the brother of Jules Buysse and Tour de France-winner Lucien Buysse, and the father of cyclists Norbert Buysse and Albert Buysse. Major results ;1910 : Moorslede ;1912 :Tour de France: ::4th place overall classification ;1913 :Tour de France: ::3rd place overall classification ::Winner stages 4, 7, 11, 12, 14 and 15 : Stage 3 Ronde van België ;1914 : Stage 1 Ronde van België : Tour of Flanders ;1919 : Giro d'Italia: ::3rd place overall classification ;1920 : Six Days of Brussels (with Alfons Spiessens) ;1921 : Paris — Din ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It is the capital and largest city of the judicial and administrative arrondissement of Kortrijk. The wider municipality comprises the city of Courtrai proper and the villages of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke, and Rollegem. Courtrai is also part of the cross-border Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai metropolitan area. The city is on the river Leie, southwest of Ghent and northeast of Lille. Mouscron in Wallonia is just south of Courtrai. Courtrai originated from a Gallo-Roman town, ''Cortoriacum'', at a crossroads near the Leie river and two Roman roads. In the Middle Ages, Courtrai grew significantly thanks to the flax and wool industry with France and England and became one of the biggest and richest cities in Flanders. The city is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 In Belgian Sport
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 In Road Cycling
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Spiessens
Alfons Spiessens (28 December 1888 in Boom, Belgium – 21 April 1956 in Uccle) was a Belgian cyclist. Major results ;1909 :3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships ;1912 :10th Tour de France ;1913 :6th Tour de France ;1914 :7th Tour de France ;1919 :1st Drie Zustersteden ;1920 :1st Six Days of Brussels (with Marcel Buysse Marcel Buysse ( Wontergem, 11 November 1889- Ghent, 3 October 1939) was a Belgian racing cyclist. After finishing fourth in the 1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the general classification for two days until a broken handlebar cost him dearly. ...) References 1888 births 1956 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Antwerp Province People from Boom, Belgium {{Belgium-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in Genocides in history (World War I through World War II), genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the Spanish flu, 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising French Third Republic, France, Russia, and British Empire, Britain) and the Triple A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemish Nationalism
The Flemish Movement ( nl, Vlaamse Beweging) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders. Ideologically, it encompasses groups which have sought to promote Flemish culture and Dutch language as well as those who have sought greater political autonomy for Flanders within Belgium. It also encompasses nationalists who have sought the secession of Flanders from Belgium, either through outright independence or unification with the Netherlands. In the 19th century, the Flemish Movement emerged around a form of cultural patriotism which celebrated Flemish traditions and history and sought equal status for Dutch in the Belgian nation-state, often under the auspices of the Catholic Church. Although gaining many of its initial objectives, it became increasingly radical in the aftermath of World War I. Inspired by authoritarian and fascist politics, it was widely discredited for its association wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Masselis
Jules Masselis (Ledegem, 19 November 1886 – Roeselare, 29 July 1965) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won two stages in the Tour de France and was leading the general classification for two nonconsecutive days. Major results ;1908 :Deinze :Omloop van het Houtland ;1909 : Paris-Sedan : Paris-Liège ;1910 :Tour of Belgium, including 2 stages ;1911 :Tour de France :: Winner stage 2 :: Leading classification for one day ;1912 : Paris-Menin ;1913 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ... :: Winner stage 2 :: Leading classification for one day ;1926 :Moorslede External links * Belgian male cyclists 1886 births 1965 deaths Belgian Tour de France stage winners People from Ledegem Sportspeople from West Flanders {{Belgium-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mottiat
Louis Mottiat (6 July 1889 – 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Mottiat was born in Bouffioulx, and because of his endurance was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I. He died in Gilly, aged 82. Major results ;1910 : Brussels-Paris ;1911 :Paris-Calais ;1912 :Tour de France: Winner stage 10 ;1913 :Bordeaux–Paris ;1914 :Tour of Belgium, including 4 stages :Paris–Brussels ;1920 : Critérium des As (Bordeaux–Paris-Bordeaux) :Tour of Belgium, including 3 stages :Tour de France :: Winner stage 1 :: Wearing yellow jersey for one day ;1921 :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :Tour de France: :: 11th place overall classification :: Winner stages 1, 4, 5 and 7 :: Wearing yellow jersey for one day :Paris–Brest–Paris ;1922 :Engis :Gembloux :Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1924 :Paris–Tours :Tour de France: :: Winner stage 8 ;1925 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odile Defraye
Odile Defraye (; nl, Odiel Defraeye; 14 July 1888 – 21 August 1965) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour de France, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time. He was the first Belgian to win the Tour and was only invited to join Alcyon's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes. In the 1913 Tour de France, Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the lead on the Tourmalet to Stage 6 and eventual winner Philippe Thys. He participated in six tours between 1909 and 1924 but his victory Tour was the only one that he completed.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/defraye_odiel.php Memoire du cyclisme Other major wins include the 1913 Milan–San Remo, a one-day classic, and four stages and the overall for the 1912 Tour of Belgium. Career achievements Major results ;1908 : Tour of Flanders (Amateur edition) ;1910 : Winner Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrille Van Hauwaert
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Moorslede, 16 December 1883 – Zellik, 15 February 1974) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, known for winning classics as Bordeaux–Paris (1907 and 1909), Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix (both 1908). In 1909 he won the first stage of the Tour de France, and was leading the general classification for one day. In 1908, prior to winning Milan–San Remo, Van Hauwaert had traveled by bike from Belgium to the start in Milan, by means of training. Major results ;1907 :Bordeaux–Paris ;1908 :Milan–San Remo :Paris–Roubaix ;1909 :Bordeaux–Paris : Belgian National Road Race Championships : 2 stages Tour of Belgium :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1 ::5th place overall classification ;1910 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track Cycling
Track cycling is a 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 infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. These velodromes consisted of two straights and slightly banked turns, though they varied more in length and material than the modern 250m track. One appeal of indoor track racing was that spectators could be easily controlled, and hence an entrance fee could be charged, making track racing a lucrative sport. Early track races attracted crowds of up to 2,000 people. Indoor tracks also enabled year-round cycling for the first time. The main early centers for track racing in Britain were Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London. The most noticeable changes in over a century of track cycling have concerned the bikes themselves, engineered to be lighter and more aerodynami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
