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1949 Omloop Het Volk
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The 1949 Omloop Het Volk was the fifth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 13 March 1949. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by André Declerck. General classification References 1949 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Declerck
André Declerck (17 August 1919 – 13 September 1967) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1948 Tour de France. He finished in sixth place in the 1949 Paris–Roubaix The 1949 Paris–Roubaix was the 47th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 17 April 1949 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The race was declared ... and fourth in the 1951 Paris–Roubaix. References External links * 1919 births 1967 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Koekelare Cyclists from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Leenen
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman * Frans Ackerman (1330–1387), Flemish statesman * Frans Adelaar (born 1960), Dutch football player and manager * Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat * Frans Aerenhouts (born 1937), Belgian cyclist * Frans Ananias (born 1972), Namibian footballer * Frans Andersson (1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone * Frans Andriessen (1929–2019), Dutch politician * Frans Anneessens (1660–1719), Flemish protest leader * Frans van Anraat (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal * Frans Badens (fl. 1571–1618), Flemish painter * Frans Bak (born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist * Frans Decker (1684–1751), 18th-century painter from the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Mollin
Maurice Mollin (6 May 1924 – 5 August 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France. He finished in fifth place in the 1957 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1946 : 8th Schaal Sels ;1947 : 7th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1948 : 1st Liège-Bastogne-Liège : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Belgique : 5th Circuit des XI Villes : 6th La Flèche Wallonne ;1949 : 3rd Omloop Het Volk : 3rd Overall Tour de Belgique : 5th Gent-Wevelgem : 8th La Flèche Wallonne : 8th Paris-Bruxelles : 10th Paris-Tours ;1951 : 7th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1952 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Belgique : 3rd Brussel-Ingooigem : 5th Schaal Sels : 10th Ronde van Brabant ;1953 : 2nd Omloop Het Volk : 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 4th Scheldeprijs : 6th Circuit des XI Villes ;1955 : 6th Bruxelles-Bost ;1957 : 4th Brussel-Ingooigem : 5th Paris - Roubaix : 6th Omloop Het Volk Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day Road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Omloop Het Volk
The 1948 Omloop Het Volk was the fourth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 17 March 1948. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Sylvain Grysolle. General classification References 1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad {{Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Omloop Het Volk
The 1950 Omloop Het Volk was the sixth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 5 March 1950. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by André Declerck. General classification References 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad {{Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events. The race starts in Ghent, Flanders and finishes in Ninove, Flanders. The race route covers the hills in the Flemish Ardennes, marking the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe. Due to its early calendar date, it is characterized by often cold weather, coming as a contrast to the early-season stage races in the Middle East and Southern Europe. The day after the ''Omloop'', Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne completes the opening weekend. Since 2006, a women's edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is held on the same day as the men's race, also starting in Ghent and finishing in Ninove, approximately 130 kilom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a Port of Ghent, port and Ghent University, university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke (East Flanders), Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Blomme
Maurice Blomme (29 October 1926 – 11 April 1980) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1950, Blomme was the winner of the 12th stage of the 1950 Tour de France. Major results ;1947 : military road race champion ;1949 :Aaigem :Zottegem :Stadem :Ooigem ;1950 : Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen :Omloop van het Houtland :Roeselare :Wingene :Zottegem :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 12 :Ronde van West-Vlaanderen :Handzame :Houtem :Omloop der drie Provinciën The Omloop der drie Provinciën was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1982. The course, variating between 185 and 225 km always ended in Avelgem, West Flanders. The competition's roll of honor includes the succes ... : Grand Prix des Nations ;1951 :Ardooie : Halle–Ingooigem :Houtem :Sint-Andries :Zottegem :Hooglede :Boezinge :Komen :Kortrijk :Wingene ;1952 :Berlare :Hooglede :Kruishoutem :Soignies :Zingem :Eke ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lode Anthonis
Lode Anthonis (28 November 1922 – 12 January 1992) was a Belgian racing cyclist who competed professionally from 1948 to 1962. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1951. He is buried in Tremelo. Major results ;1948 : 7th Nationale Sluitingprijs ;1949 : 1st Kampenhout–Charleroi–Kampenhout : 4th Nationale Sluitingprijs : 5th Omloop Het Volk : 8th Tour of Flanders : 9th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1951 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;1952 : 2nd Roubaix–Huy : 6th Overall Dwars door België : 9th Omloop Het Volk : 10th Tour of Flanders ;1953 : 3rd Paris–Brussels ;1954 : 7th Omloop Het Volk ;1955 : 1st Omloop Het Volk : 7th Gent–Wevelgem : 10th Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and orga ... ;1957 : 6th Nationale Sluitingpri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Sterckx
Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 – 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ... in 1952, 1953 and 1956. References External links * 1922 births 1975 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Westerlo Cyclists from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valère Ollivier
Valère Ollivier (21 September 1921 – 10 February 1958) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1949, Gent–Wevelgem in 1948, and Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ... in 1945 and in 1950. References External links * 1921 births 1958 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Roeselare 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Désiré Keteleer
Désiré "Dis" Keteleer (13 June 1920 – 17 September 1970) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Keteleer was born in Anderlecht and was professional from 1942 until 1961, winning the inaugural Tour of Romandie in 1947 and La Flèche Wallonne in 1946. He rode in the 1949 Tour de France, winning stage 15. Keteleer died in Rebecq-Rognon. Major results ;1943 : 3rd La Flèche Wallonne ;1945 : 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stages 3 & 5 : 3rd Nokere Koerse : 10th Omloop Het Volk ; 1946 : 1st Brussels–Spa : 1st La Flèche Wallonne : 7th Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 5 : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ; 1947 : 1st Elfstedenronde : 1st Kampenhout–Charleroi–Kampenhout : 1st Scheldt–Dender–Lys : 1st Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stages 1B & 2 : 1st Stages 6 & 7 Tour de Suisse ; 1948 : 1st Circuit des régions frontalières : 1st Roubaix–Huy : 1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia ; 1949 : 1st Stage 15 Tour de France : 2nd Overall Tour of the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
