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1954 Tour De Suisse
The 1954 Tour de Suisse was the 18th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 7 August to 14 August 1954. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Pasquale Fornara. General classification References 1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ... 1954 in Swiss sport 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{Tour de Suisse-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasquale Fornara
Pasquale Fornara (29 March 1925 – 24 July 1990) was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that still stands to this day. In addition to his Tour de Suisse achievements, Fornara won the 1956 Tour de Romandie and finished on the podium in two Grand Tours: a third place behind the legendary Fausto Coppi at the 1953 Giro d'Italia and a second place at the 1958 Vuelta a España behind Frenchman Jean Stablinski. Major achievements ;1952 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 2 stage wins) : 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia ;1953 : 3rd, Overall, Giro d’Italia (and 1 stage win) :: 1st, King of the Mountains ;1954 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse ;1955 : 4th, Overall, Tour de France : 1st, Stage, Giro d’Italia ;1956 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Romandie : 1st, Stage, Giro d'Italia : 24th, Overall, Tour de France ;1957 : 1st, Overall, Tour de Suisse (and 1 stage win) :: 1st, King of the Mountains ;1958 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostino Coletto
Agostino Coletto (14 August 1927 – 1 June 2016) was an Italian racing cyclist. Major results ;1953 :3rd Grand Prix des Nations ;1954 :1st Stage 2 Roma-Napoli-Roma :1st Milano–Torino :2nd Tour de Suisse :5th Giro di Lombardia ;1955 :1st Stage 3 Roma-Napoli-Roma :5th Giro d'Italia ;1956 :3rd Giro d'Italia ;1958 :1st Milano–Torino ;1959 :3rd Milano–Torino ;1960 :10th Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ... References 1927 births 2016 deaths Italian male cyclists People from Avigliana Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Turin 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Tour De Suisse
The 1953 Tour de Suisse was the 17th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 17 June to 27 June 1953. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Hugo Koblet. General classification References 1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ... 1953 in Swiss sport 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{Tour de Suisse-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Tour De Suisse
The 1955 Tour de Suisse was the 19th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 11 June to 18 June 1955. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Hugo Koblet. General classification References 1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ... 1955 in Swiss sport 1955 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo {{Tour de Suisse-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calendar approximately two weeks after the end of the Tour de Suisse. Since 2011 the event is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest level of professional races. From 2021, a women's race has been held at the same time, with the event joining the UCI Women's World Tour from 2023. History The race was first held in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. Like the Tour de France and the Dauphiné, the Tour de Suisse has several stages with significant mountain climbs in the Swiss Alps and at least one individual time trial. Several winners of the Tour de Suisse have also won the Tour de France, including Eddy Merckx and Jan Ullrich. In 2005 the Tour de Suisse was included in the inaugural UCI Pro Tour and organisers mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Monti
Bruno Monti (12 June 1930 – 16 August 2011) was an Italian road cyclist. As an amateur he won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia and an Olympic silver medal in the team road race in 1952. In 1953 he turned professional and rode the Giro d'Italia in 1953, 1955–1957 and 1959 and the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ... in 1955 and 1956. He won three stages of the Giro, in 1953 and 1957, and placed eighth overall in 1956. cyclingarchives.com References External links * 1930 birth ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Coppi
Angelo Fausto Coppi (; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the World War II, Second World War. His successes earned him the title ''Il Campionissimo'' ("Champion of Champions"). He was an all-round racing cyclist: he excelled in both climbing and time trialing, and was also a good sprinter. He won the Giro d'Italia five times (1940 Giro d'Italia, 1940, 1947 Giro d'Italia, 1947, 1949 Giro d'Italia, 1949, 1952 Giro d'Italia, 1952, 1953 Giro d'Italia, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 Tour de France, 1949 and 1952 Tour de France, 1952), and the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Championship in 1953 UCI Road World Championships, 1953. Other notable results include winning the Giro di Lombardia five times, the Milan–San Remo three times, as well as wins at Paris–Roubaix and La Flèche Wallonne and setting the hour record (45.798 km) in 1942. Early life and amate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Huber
Marcel Huber (born 25 June 1927) was a Swiss racing cyclist. He rode in the 1951 Tour de France The 1951 Tour de France was the 38th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 29 July. It consisted of 24 stages over . The race started outside Île-de-France for the first time since 1926; a change that Grand Départ, remained perm .... References 1927 births Possibly living people Swiss male cyclists 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primo Volpi
Primo Volpi (26 April 1916 – 28 November 2006) was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France. Major results ;1940 : 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia ;1945 : 2nd Giro di Campania : 3rd Giro del Piemonte ;1946 : 10th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1948 : 5th Overall Giro d'Italia ;1949 : 1st Stage 7 Giro di Sicilia : 1st Stage 4 Giro del Lazio ;1950 : 1st Stage 14 Tour d'Algérie : 2nd Giro di Toscana ;1951 : 1st Overall Giro di Sicilia : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1952 : 1st Coppa Bernocchi : 1st Coppa Sabatini ;1953 : 1st Coppa Sabatini : 1st Stage 6 GP Mediterraneo : 1st Stage 5 Giro di Sicilia : 3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria : 4th Giro del Veneto ;1954 : 1st Overall Tour d'Europe ::1st Stage 11 : 7th Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 6 : 9th Giro di Lombardia ;1955 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Vermotte
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