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1946 Paris–Roubaix
The 1946 Paris–Roubaix was the 44th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 21 April 1946 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Georges Claes Georges Claes (7 January 1920, Boutersem - 14 March 1994) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won Paris–Roubaix in 1946 and 1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Uni ... from Belgium. Results References Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix {{Paris–Roubaix-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Claes
Georges Claes (7 January 1920, Boutersem - 14 March 1994) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won Paris–Roubaix in 1946 and 1947. He finished in third place in the 1948 Paris–Roubaix The 1948 Paris–Roubaix was the 46th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 4 April 1948 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome The Roubaix Velodrome .... References External links Cycling hall of fame 1920 births 1994 deaths People from Boutersem Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Flemish Brabant 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Bonduel
Frans Bonduel (26 September 1907 – 25 February 1998) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. Major results ;1929 :Criterium du Midi :Omloop van België :Wilrijk ;1930 :Mere :Paris — Lille :Tour of Flanders :Schaal Sels :Stekene :Wilrijk :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 17 ::7th place overall classification ;1931 :Circuit du Morbihan :Lokeren ;1932 :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 6 and 7 ::6th place overall classification :GP St-Michel :GP Stad Sint-Niklaas ;1934 :Paris–Brussels ;1935 :Landen ;1936 :Lochristi :Mons :Waregem ;1937 :Schaal Sels ;1938 :Ligny :Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde ;1939 :Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200&nbs ... :Paris–Brussels External links *Official Tour de France results for Frans Bonduel 1907 births 1998 deaths Belgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 In Road Cycling
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Kint
Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling Championship, three stages of the Tour de France and the season-long competition equivalent to today's UCI ProTour. He specialized in one-day classic cycle races and won Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem, Paris–Brussels. He was the only three-time consecutive winner of La Flèche Wallonne until 2016 when Alejandro Valverde won his third consecutive race and fourth overall. Major results ;1933 : 1st Junior National Road Race Championships ;1935 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Stage 7 Tour de Luxembourg ;1936 : 1st Antwerpen–Gent–Antwerpen : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium : 4th Overall Paris–Nice : 9th Overall Tour de France ::1st Stage 19 ;1937 : 1st Gent–Ieper : 2nd La Flèche Wallonne : 2nd Paris–Lille : 6th Paris–Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Soffietti
Joseph Soffietti (9 September 1912 – 30 January 2007) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1937 Tour de France The 1937 Tour de France was the 31st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July. It consisted of 20 stages with a total length of . Charles Holland and Bill Burl became the first British cyclists to ride the Tour. Burl .... References 1912 births 2007 deaths French male cyclists Place of birth missing {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Pernac
Victor Pernac (23 December 1920 – 27 March 2016) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France. He finished in eighth place in the 1946 Paris–Roubaix The 1946 Paris–Roubaix was the 44th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 21 April 1946 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Georg .... References External links * 1920 births 2016 deaths French male cyclists Cyclists from Marseille {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Desimpelaere
Maurice Desimpelaere (1920–2005) was a Belgian cyclist. He won the 1944 Paris–Roubaix The 1944 Paris–Roubaix was the 42nd edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 9 April 1944 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome The Roubaix Velodrome ... and finished in fifth place in the 1945 Paris–Roubaix. References 1920 births 2005 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from West Flanders People from Ledegem {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Blum
Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan * Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname *Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also *École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 * George (other) * Georges Creek (other) * Georges Creek Coal and Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Danguillaume
Camille Danguillaume (4 June 1919 – 26 June 1950) was a French cyclist. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1949. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade .... He died of a fracture to the temporal bone four days after colliding with two motorcycles at the 1950 French National Road Championships at Montlhéry. He was the uncle of fellow racing cyclist Jean-Pierre Danguillaume. References External links * 1919 births 1950 deaths French male cyclists People from Châteaulin Sportspeople from Finistère Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roubaix Velodrome
The Roubaix Velodrome (officially Vélodrome André-Pétrieux) is a velodrome in Roubaix, Nord, France. It was opened in 1936 and has hosted the finish of the one-day " monument classic" cycling race Paris–Roubaix since 1943. The race moved to the current stadium in 1943, and there it has stayed with the exceptions of 1986, 1987 and 1988 when the finish was in the avenue des Nations-Unies, outside the offices of La Redoute La Redoute is a French multi channel retailer founded by Joseph Pollet in 1837. La Redoute specialises in ready to wear apparel and home decor, La Redoute is the 2nd largest seller of women's apparel and the 3rd largest seller of linens in Fra ..., the mail-order company which sponsored the race. The shower room inside the velodrome is distinctive for the open, three-sided, low-walled concrete stalls, each with a brass plaque to commemorate a winner. These include Peter Van Petegem, Eddy Merckx, Peter Sagan, Roger De Vlaeminck, Rik Van Looy and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Gauthier
Louis Gauthier (12 April 1916 – 6 August 2005) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France. He finished in second place in the 1946 Paris–Roubaix The 1946 Paris–Roubaix was the 44th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 21 April 1946 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Georg .... References External links * 1916 births 2005 deaths French male cyclists Sportspeople from Saône-et-Loire Cyclists from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
