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René Martens
René Martens (Hasselt, 27 May 1955) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He notably won the 1982 Tour of Flanders and a stage of the 1981 Tour de France. He also competed in 13 Grand Tours, with his best finish being 24th overall in the 1982 Tour de France. Major results ;1976 : 1st Overall Tour de Liège ::1st Stages 4 (ITT) & 5 : 1st Triptyque Ardennaise : 1st Internatie Reningelst : 2nd Flèche Ardennaise : 2nd Seraing–Aachen–Seraing ;1977 : 1st Flèche Ardennaise : 1st Circuit du Hainaut : 2nd Overall Grand Prix François Faber ::1st Stage 2b : 10th Overall Trophée de l'Avenir ;1978 : 4th Scheldeprijs : 5th Druivenkoers Overijse : 8th Paris–Brussels ;1979 (2 pro wins) : 1st Stages 4b (ITT) & 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 8th Paris–Brussels ;1980 : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 9th De Kustpijl : 10th GP Eddy Merckx ;1981 (1) : 1st Stage 9 Tour de France : 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland : 7th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1982 (1) : 1st Tour of Flanders : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as its local distelleries of Hasselt jenever (gin), the Hasselt Jenever Festivities, Limburgish pie and the Hasselt speculaas. The municipality includes the original city of Hasselt, plus the boroughs of Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Wimmertingen, Kermt, Spalbeek, Kuringen, Stokrooie, Stevoort and Runkst, as well as the hamlets and parishes of Kiewit, Godsheide and Rapertingen. On 01 July 2022 Hasselt had a total population of 80,260 (39,288 men and 40,972 women). Both the Demer river and the Albert Canal run through the municipality. Hasselt is located in between the Campine region, north of the Demer river, and the Hesbaye region, to the south. On a larger scale, it is also situated in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion. History Hasselt was founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit De Wallonie
Circuit de Wallonie is a cycling race held annually in Belgium since 1966. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing 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 ... as a category 1.2 race since 2011. Until 2003 the race was held under the name Circuit du Hainaut. Winners References External links * Cycle races in Belgium UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1966 1966 establishments in Belgium {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GP Stad Zottegem
Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the .... The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 and 1998 it was called 'Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem'. In 1999 it changed to 'G.P. Zottegem – Tistaertprijs'. In 2002 'Tistaertprijs' disappeared in the name. It was called GP Stad Zottegem until 2020. since 2020 the organization continued under the name 'Egmont Cycling Race'. Winners {{Cycling past winner end External links Official Website Recurring sporting events es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flèche Hesbignonne
The Flèche Hesbignonne-Cras Avernas was a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. Created in 1952, it first took place between Niel and Sint-Truiden. It was then held between Cras-Avernas and Remouchamps. It was on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing 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 ... in category 1.2 for its final editions in 2005 and 2006. Winners References Cycle races in Belgium UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1952 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2006 1952 establishments in Belgium 2006 disestablishments in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all from 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar. Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour; however this did not happen and it became part of the UCI Europe Tour competition. Winners Twelve riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once. The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin, who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronde Van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948. It's an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI ProTour in 2005 in sports, 2005, it was replaced by the Eneco Tour. The first edition started on May 6, from Dam Square, Amsterdam. The riders finished on May 15, nine days later, in the Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam), Olympisch Stadion. Winners External links History {{RondevanNederland Ronde van Nederland, Cycle races in the Netherlands Defunct cycling races in the Netherlands Recurring sporting events established in 1948 1948 establishments in the Netherlands Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004 Men's road bicycle races 2004 disestablishments in the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GP Eddy Merckx
Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of the UCI ProTour in 2005. The race was initially an individual time trial, becoming a Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ... of two riders in 1998. It usually had a duration of 60-70 km, with the 2003 being the shortest at 26 km because of a nearby fire. Winners References Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1981 1981 establishments in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004 Sports competitions in Brussels 2004 disestablishments in Belgium Eddy Merckx Men's road bicycle races {{Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Kustpijl
De Kustpijl is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale. The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style .... Winners References Cycle races in Belgium UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1962 1962 establishments in Belgium {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Scheldeprijs
The 1980 Scheldeprijs was the 67th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 29 July 1980. The race was won by Ludo Peeters Ludo Peeters (born 9 August 1953) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1974 to 1990. He rode ten editions of the Tour de France and won 3 stages, one in 1980, one in 1982 and one in 1986. He also wore the .... General classification References 1980 1980 in road cycling 1980 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setmana Catalana De Ciclisme
The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan) was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March. The Setmana Catalana was discontinued in 2006 due to financial problems and is no longer on the UCI Calendar. Since 2010, the Volta a Catalunya, Catalonia's oldest existing cycling race, was moved to the calendar slot formerly held by the Setmana Catalana in late March. The first winner of the race was José Pérez-Francés in 1963. Six riders have won the race twice: Spaniards José Pérez-Francés and Luis Ocaña, Belgian Eddy Merckx, Swiss Alex Zülle, Dutchman Michael Boogerd and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur event over a distance of 397 km, Belgian Andre Henry took the inaugural victory from compatriot Charles Delbecque with France's Fernand Augenault coming in third. The race did not return to the racing calendar until 1906 when it was run as a two-day event on 3 and 4 June. The first stage of this 1906 event was run from the Paris suburb of Villiers-sur-Marne to Reims over 152 km and was won by France's Maurice Bardonneau. Albert Dupont took the more challenging second stage on the following day from Reims to Brussels over 239 km to take the overall race victory from compatriots Jules Patou and Guillaume Coeckelberg. The following year the race reverted to being a one-day race and quickly established itself as one of the Spring C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druivenkoers Overijse
Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing 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 .... Winners {{Cycling past winner end External links Official Website UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1961 1961 establishments in Belgium Cycle races in Belgium Overijse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
