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1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 8 to 13 August 1959. Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women. Medal summary Medal table See also * 1959 UCI Road World Championships The 1959 UCI Road World Championships took place on 16 August 1959 in Zandvoort, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of t ... References {{Portal bar, Sports, Netherlands, 1950s Track cycling UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year International cycle races hosted by the Netherlands 1950s in track cycling 1959 in cycle racing August 1959 sports events in Europe 1950s in Amsterdam Cycling in Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bucher (cyclist)
Walter Bucher (born 8 June 1926) is a Swiss retired cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... Between 1955 and 1959 he won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including a gold medal in 1958. He also won five national titles in motor-paced racing (1955, 1957–1960). Bucher was also a successful road cyclist, winning 11 six-day races out of 66. He missed the 1961 UCI Track World Championships in his native Zurich due to a bad fall earlier that year. Next year he stopped with cycling and founded a shipping company. He retired in 1992 due to an accident at work. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucher, Walter 1926 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Cyclists from Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothar Meister
Lothar Meister (26 January 1931 - 31 January 2021) was a German cyclist who was active between 1949 and 1960. He won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships __FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close a ... in 1958 and finished in third place the next year. He should not be confused with another cyclist of the same name who was competing in the same period, in the same area in East Germany (although a few years older, he was known as Lothar Meister II to differentiate between the two). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Meister, Lothar 1931 births 2021 deaths German male cyclists People from Wittenberg Cyclists from Saxony-Anhalt People from Bezirk Halle East German male cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Deconinck
Bernard Deconinck (26 April 1936 – 15 April 2020) was a French track cyclist who won a silver medal in the motor-paced racing at the 1959 World Championships. His father Henri Deconinck was an elite road cyclist. Deconinck died in Cavaillon on 15 April 2020 at the age of 83. References External links * 1936 births 2020 deaths French male cyclists French track cyclists {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arie Van Houwelingen
Arie van Houwelingen (born 28 November 1931) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. In 1959 he won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in the amateurs category and was named the Dutch Sportsman of the year. He then turned professional and finished in second place at the national championships in 1960 and 1961. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Houwelingen, Arie van 1931 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Boskoop Cyclists from South Holland 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Amateur Motor-paced
__FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first pace ... were conducted between 1893 and 1992 for amateurs and 1895–1994 for professionals. These are the results: Amateurs (1893–1992) * In 1988 Vincenzo Colamartino and Roland Renn were disqualified for doping. Professionals (1895–1994) Source: References {{UCI Track Cycling World Championships events Track cycling races UCI motor-paced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Trepp
Willy Trepp (born 23 December 1938) is a retired Swiss track cyclist. He won two silver and one bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships of 1959–1961, behind Rudi Altig. He also rode in the 1960 Tour de France. Trepp was the cousin of Ice Hockey player Hans-Martin Trepp Hans-Martin Trepp (9 November 1922 – 17 August 1970) was an ice hockey player for EHC Arosa and the Swiss national team where he scored 83 goals in 94 matches. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He appeared in the World Ch .... References 1938 births Living people Swiss male cyclists {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Vallotto
Mario Vallotto (18 November 1933 – 22 April 1966) was an Italian cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won the individual pursuit at the Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ... and finished second at the world championships. References 1933 births 1966 deaths Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Italian male cyclists Olympic gold medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Italian track cyclists Mediterranean Games medalists in cycling People from Mirano Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Venice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudi Altig
Rudi Altig (; 18 March 1937 – 11 June 2016) was a German professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. After his retirement from sports he worked as a television commentator. Amateur career Rudi Altig was born in Mannheim, Baden, Germany, an area which had produced good track riders.Sporting Cyclist, UK, December 1966 He began racing in 1952, following his older brother, Willi. The brothers teamed for madison and other two-man races, becoming the best in the country. The British promoter, Jim Wallace, booked Altig to ride with Hans Jaroszewicz at a meeting on Herne Hill velodrome in Good Friday in 1956. He said: What a pair they made! They just about slaughtered a top-class field of international riders, with all our best home lads. Only Michel Rousseau, later that year to become world sprint champion, was able to take a points sprint from them. That was in the first sprint, too; thereafter the German pair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Amateur Individual Pursuit
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André Gruchet
André Gruchet (17 April 1933 – 3 May 2015) was a French track cyclist who won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1959 World Championships. cyclingarchives.com He also competed in the event at the and the event at the |
Sante Gaiardoni
Sante Gaiardoni (born 29 June 1939) is a retired Italian cyclist. He won two gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, in the 1000 m time trial and the 1000 m sprint. Between 1958 and 1970 he won two gold, four silver and two bronze medals in sprint events at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Biography After retirement in 1971 he ran a bicycle shop in Lorenteggio, Milan. In the 2000s he was active in politics and took part in the 2006 Italian municipal elections. In 2010, together with journalist Francesco Lodi, he published a book ''Quando la Rabbia si trasforma in Vittoria'' ("When the anger turns into victory") describing his early life until 1960. Awards On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò, was inaugurated in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome, along ''Viale delle Olimpiadi'', the Walk of Fame of Italian sport, consisting of 100 tiles that chronologically report names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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