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1958 Paris–Roubaix
The 1958 Paris–Roubaix was the 56th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 13 April 1958 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Leon Vandaele from Belgium. Results References 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ... 1958 in road cycling 1958 in French sport 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1958 in Paris April 1958 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Roubaix-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Vandaele
Leon Vandaele (24 February 1933 in Ruddervoorde – 30 April 2000 in Oostkamp) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His biggest victory was the 1958 Paris–Roubaix. Major results Source: Road ;1952 :1st :1st ;1953 :1st :1st Omloop Gemeente Melle ;1954 :1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne :5th Gent–Wevelgem ;1956 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Omloop van het Houtland : 3rd Tour of Flanders ;1957 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Overall Driedaagse van Antwerpen :: 1st stage 1 : 1st Paris–Brussels : 1st Brussels–Ingooigem : 1st Milano–Mantova : 1st : 1st : 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 3rd Paris–Roubaix : 3rd Omloop Het Volk : 7th Road race, UCI World Championships ;1958 : 1st Paris–Roubaix : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st : 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreek : 1st Vlaamse Pijl : 2nd Brussels–Ingooigem : 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana :: 1st stage 3 ( TTT), 6 & 7 : 10th Milan–San Remo ;1959 : 1st Gent– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Forestier
Jean Forestier (born 7 October 1930) is a French former cyclist. He was a professional from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the points classification in the 1957 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for two days. He also won the 1955 Paris–Roubaix. Major results Source: ;1953 : 1st GP de Thizy : 9th Overall Circuit des Six Provinces ::1st Stage 1 ;1954 : 1st Overall Tour de Romandie : 1st Stage 16 Tour de France : 1st GP de Thizy ;1955 : 1st Paris–Roubaix : 1st GP de Cannes : 1st Stage 20 Tour de France : 10th Overall Tour du Sud-Est ::1st Stage 2 ;1956 : 1st Tour of Flanders : 1st Stage 16 Tour de France ;1957 : 1st Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stages 2 & 3b : 1st Overall Critérium National : 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 4th Overall Tour de France ::1st Points classification ;1958 : 1st Stage 7a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1961 : 1st Grand Prix du Parisien : 1st Stage 8 Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
The 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the eleventh and final edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1957 edition were retained and the Vuelta a España was included for the first time. Fred De Bruyne won the third of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship. The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo folded after the 1958 season and the Super Prestige Pernod International, Super Prestige Pernod replaced it as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing. Races Final standings Riders Nations References * {{1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, 1958 in road cycling, Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1958 in European sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 In French Sport
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls towards Earth from its orbit and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic. * February 2 – The ''Falcons'' aerobatic team of the Pakistan Air Force led by Wg Cdr Zafar Masud (air commodore), Mitty Masud set a World record loop, world record performing a 16 aircraft diamon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Zagers
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Impanis
Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgium, Belgian professional cycle sport, cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. Career Impanis became a professional rider on 2 October 1946 in the Alcyon (cycling team), Alcyon team. In 1947, he came second in 1947 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and fourth in 1947 Paris–Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix. In July, he took part in his first 1947 Tour de France, Tour de France with the Belgian team. He won the longest time trial stage in the history of the Tour, between Vannes and Saint-Brieuc, nearly five minutes ahead of second-placed Jean Robic. He finished sixth in the general classification. The following year, he won two more stages in the Tour, finishing tenth. He won Gent–Wevelgem, Gent-Wevelgem in 1952 and 1953. In 1954, Raymond Impanis joined the Mercier (cycling team), Mercier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Hassenforder
Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in Sausheim 3 January 2021 in Colmar) was a French professional racing cyclist from Alsace. Biography Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the pack, earning him the nickname "boute-en-train" ("life of the party"). He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the Tour de France, but he did not win much in other races. His best years were 1955-1959, when he won eight stages in the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for four days. After his cycling career ended, he opened a restaurant in Kaysersberg, that was a favourite meeting place for cycling fans in the 1960s, and is still run by the Hassenforder family. Major results ;1953 :Tour de France: ::did not finish ::4 days in the yellow jersey :1st stage Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :Tour du Sud-Est (and 1st stage) ;1954 :Tour de France: ::did not finish :Critérium International :GP des Alliés :Ronde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Janssens
Marcel Janssens (30 December 1931, in Edegem – 29 July 1992, in Nukerke) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Janssens won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after Jacques Anquetil. He also won the 1960 edition of Bordeaux–Paris. He finished third place in the 1959 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1945 :Oostrozebeke ;1951 : National amateur road race Championship ;1953 :Mortsel :Bruxelles - Liège : Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten ;1954 :Polder-Kempen :Zingem :Tongeren ;1955 :Aurillac :Brasschaat :Nederbrakel :Wilrijk : Schelde-Dender-Leie :Polder-Kempen :GP du Brabant Wallon :Tour de l'Ouest ;1956 :Wilrijk ;1957 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 4 ::2nd place overall classification ;1958 :Waarschoot ;1959 :Antwerpen - Ougrée :Aarschot :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 10 ;1960 :Libourne :Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional road bicycle racing, cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred De Bruyne
Alfred De Bruyne (21 October 1930 – 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion road cyclist. He won six Tour de France stages early in his career and went on to win many other Monuments and stage races. De Bruyne had a great deal of success early in his career during the Tour de France. 1953 was his first Tour, his best result was making one stage podium, on stage 5 from Dieppe to Caen. In 1954 he finished 2nd on the final stage into Paris and won three stages along the way. In 1955 he didn't win any stages, but ended up with the highest overall classification he would ever have which was 17th. In 1956, De Bruyne won three stages in the first half of the Tour, but slowed a bit in the second half and could not add to this total. Also in 1956 he won Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as well as the stage race Paris–Nice early in the season. In 1957 De Bruyne abandoned the Tour for the first time in his career. He won both Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours that year. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Steenbergen
Hendrik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgium, Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists. Early life Van Steenbergen was born in Arendonk into a poor family. As a fledgling teenager, he worked successively as cigar-roller in a factory, as errand boy and as bicycle mechanic. Dreaming of a cycling career like that of his idol Karel Kaers, the tall youngster started his first street race in Morkhoven on April 4, 1939, and won it. He eventually became one of Belgium's best juniors from 1939 to 1942, winning 52 road races. Career Van Steenbergen was considered a "medical marvel" due to the exceptional large heart he had. He started cycling as a professional during World War II in 1942, after being an amateur since he was 14. Although the official age limit was 21, it was decided that he could enter the professional circuit directly at the age of 18. The next year, he won his first im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Poblet
Miguel Poblet Orriols (18 March 1928 – 6 April 2013) was a Spanish professional cyclist, who had over 200 professional victories from 1944 to 1962. He was the first Spanish rider to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, and in 1956 he became the first of only three riders to win stages in the three Grand Tours in the same year. (The other two are Pierino Baffi and Alessandro Petacchi.) He won the Milan–San Remo classic race on two occasions and took 26 stage wins in the three Grand Tours. His twenty-stage wins in the Giro d'Italia makes him the third most successful foreign rider in the "Giro" behind Eddy Merckx (25) and Roger De Vlaeminck (22). Poblet was of short stature who had great power, he was the first Spanish rider to be a specialist in one day races in an age when Spain only produced climbers. He had a lightning fast sprint, but could also climb well, taking the Spanish Mountain championships on three occasions and the mountainous Volta a Catalunya twice. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
