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2001 Tour De La Région Wallonne
The 2001 Tour de la Région Wallonne was the 28th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 3–8 August 2001. The race started in Mouscron and finished in Aubel Aubel (; wa, Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km². .... The race was won by Glenn D'Hollander. General classification References Tour de Wallonie Tour de la Région Wallonne {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn D'Hollander
Glenn D'Hollander (born 28 December 1974) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. Fellow professional cyclist Greg Van Avermaet is his brother-in-law. Palmarès ;1991 : 2nd, National U17 Road Race Championship ;1992 : U19 Time Trial Champion ;1994 : 3rd, National Amateur Road Race Championship ;1995 : 1st, GP Bodson : 1st, Stage 3, Triptyque Ardennais : 1st, Stage 8, Tour de Wallonie : 3rd, Overall, Tour of Austria ;1996 : 1st, Schaal Sels : 1st, Stage 10, Tour of Austria : 3rd, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir ;1997 : 1st, Stage 6, Tour de Wallonie ;1998 : 1st, Eurode Omloop ;1999 : 2nd, Overall, Circuito Montañés :: Winner Stage 1 ;2001 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Wallonie :: Winner Stage 3 : 1st, Stage 1, UNIQA Classic : 3rd, National Time Trial Championship ;2002 : 1st, Stage 3, Étoile de Bessèges The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Roesems
Bert Roesems (born 14 October 1972, in Halle, Vlaams-Brabant), is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1996 : 1st Amateur Time Trial Champion : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Liège ;1997 : 1st Overall, Wielerweekend Zeeuws-Vlaanderen : 3rd Belgian National Time Trial Championships ;1998 : 1st Kustpijl ;1999 : 1st Overall Tour de la Somme ::1st Stage 2 ITT : 1st Stage 2 ITT OZ Wielerweekend : 2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships : 2nd Circuit Franco-Belge ::1st Stage 3 ;2000 : 1st Leeuwse Pijl ;2001 : 1st Pursuit Champion : 1st Brussels-Ingooigem : 1st Stage 3, Tour de la Somme : 2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships : 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Stage 5 ITT ;2002 : 2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Prologue : 8th Overall Postgirot Open ::1st Stage 1a ITT : 13th World Time Trial Championship ;2003 : 1st GP Denain : 1st Stage 5 ITT Course de la Solidarité O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Millar
David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin-Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and one stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007. Millar was banned for two years in 2004 after he admitted to taking banned performance-enhancing drugs.L'Équipe, France, 29 July 2007 Upon his return from his ban, Millar became an anti-doping campaigner, a stance which eventually resulted in journalist Alasdair Fotheringham describing him as an 'elder statesman' of cycling. Early life and education Millar is the son of Gordon and Avril Millar, both Scots. His father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and Millar was born in Mtarfa, Malta, while his father was based there for a three-year tour of duty. His mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister, Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Tour De La Région Wallonne
The 2000 Tour de la Région Wallonne was the 27th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 29 July to 3 August 2000. The race started in Aubel and finished in Charleroi. The race was won by Axel Merckx Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team . In his professional career .... General classification References Tour de Wallonie Tour de la Région Wallonne {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Tour De La Région Wallonne
The 2002 Tour de la Région Wallonne was the 29th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held from 29 July to 2 August 2002. The race started in Chaudfontaine and finished in Flobecq. The race was won by Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini (born 1 April 1974 in Cecina, Livorno, Tuscany) is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the former coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably .... General classification References Tour de Wallonie Tour de la Région Wallonne {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Wallonie
The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ... in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Winners References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour De Wallonie UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1994 1994 establishments in Belgium Sport in Wallonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouscron
Mouscron (; Dutch and vls, Moeskroen, ; Picard and Walloon: ''Moucron'') is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropolitan area. The municipality consists of the following districts: Dottignies, Herseaux, Luingne, and Mouscron. In accordance with the national law, the municipality offers facilities for the Dutch speaking minority. Kortrijk, in Flanders, is located just to the north of Mouscron. The city substantially grew during the 19th and early 20th century with the development of the textile industry in the north of France. The symbol of the city is the Hurlu: a character representing Protestant activists, who plundered the countryside during the Wars of Religion (16th century). Geography Mouscron is divided into 7 districts: the downtown (le centre), the train station (la gare), Mont-à-Leux, Tuquet, Risquons-Tout, Nouveau-Monde and Coquin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubel
Aubel (; wa, Åbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,082 inhabitants. The total area is 18.83 km², giving a population density of 217 inhabitants per km². The Val-Dieu Abbey is located in the municipality, as is the Siroperie Meurens maker of sirop de Liège. Market Aubel is famous for its regional products, these include: cheese, syrup, cider and beer. The market is active on Tuesdays and Sundays. It was very famous in the past and has been continually active since 1630. In the past, people came from far away to sell and buy products. Especially the cheese from Aubel is very famous. It is protected as a Herve cheese by a European qualification. Twin/Sister Towns * Vernantes, France Gallery File:Aubel Val Dieu 050623 (2).JPG, Val-Dieu Abbey Image:Aubel, straatzicht foto1 2011-09-10 16.29.JPG, Aubel, view to the street La locomotive in Aubel, Belgium (DSCF5959).jpg, The Locomotive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Poilvet
Benoît Poilvet (born 27 August 1976 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French professional road bicycle racer. He rode for UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole between 2000 and 2007. For the 2008 season he joined the continental team Bretagne Armor Lux, with whom when the team was an amateur team he had raced. In May 2008, Poilvet took his first professional race victory with stage 5 of the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste. Poilvet also took the leader's jersey which he would keep to win the race. Major results * Critérium International - Mountains Classification (2003) * 1st stage 5 & overall Tour de Bretagne Cycliste Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in late April and early May i ... References External links Profile at Crédit Agricole official website* 1976 births Living people French male cyclists Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Grabsch
Bert Grabsch (born 19 June 1975) is a German former road bicycle racer, who raced as a professional between 1999 and 2013. He was born in Wittenberg and is the younger brother of fellow road racing cyclist Ralf Grabsch. He is a former UCI time trial world champion, having won the title in Varese, Italy on 25 September 2008. He competed at the Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Individual Road Race, which he did not finish, and Individual Time Trial, where he finished thirteenth. In the same events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 95th in the road race and 8th in the time trial. Grabsch retired at the end of the 2013 season, after fifteen years as a professional. Career achievements Major results ;1998 : 1st Stage 4 Regio-Tour : 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile ;1999 : 1st Stage 5 Regio-Tour : 6th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt : 9th Overall Deutschland Tour ;2000 : 1st Hel van het Mergelland : 3rd Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Van Bon
Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon (born 28 January 1972) is a retired road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics. In 2001 he claimed the overall-victory in the Ronde van Nederland. Van Bon retired in 2013. Major results ;1988 : U17 Pursuit Champion : U17 Sprint Champion ;1989 : U19 Pursuit Champion : U19 Points Race Champion : U19 Sprint Champion ;1990 : U19 Points Race Champion : U19 Sprint Champion : World U19 Points Race Championship ;1991 : Amateur Points Race Champion : 2nd, National Time Trial Championship : 2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship ;1992 : Madison Champion : Amateur Points Race Champion : 2nd, Olympic Games, Points Race : 2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship : 2nd, Overall, Olympia's Tour :: Winner Prologue ;1993 : 1st, Stages 1 & 7, Tour de l'Avenir ;1994 : 1st, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Axelsson
Niklas Axelsson (born 15 May 1972) is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist. Axelsson finished sixth during the 1999 Giro d'Italia and third in the 2000 edition of Giro di Lombardia. He is banned from sports for life for doping. Doping Axelsson tested positive for EPO in the 2001 UCI Road World Championships in Lisbon and later admitted his guilt. He was suspended for four years by the Swedish Cycling Federation (SCF) but made an early comeback in 2004. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2007 but made a complete recovery. In 2010 it was found that his September 2009 A sample was positive for EPO. On 7 July 2010, the B sample was deemed positive and the Swedish Cycling Federation suspended Axelsson for life. See also * List of doping cases in cycling The following is an incomplete list of doping cases and recurring accusations of doping in professional cycling, where doping means "use of physiological substances or abnormal method to obtain an artificial in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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