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1974 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1974 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the tenth edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 15 September 1974. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Freddy Maertens. General classification References 1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ... 1974 in road cycling 1974 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Maertens
Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. His career coincided with the best years of another Belgian rider, Eddy Merckx, and supporters and reporters were split over who was better.Van Walleghem, Rik; Zwart-Wit (B) 2012 Maertens' career swung between winning more than 50 races in a season to winning almost none and then back again. His life has been marked by debt and alcoholism. It took him more than two decades to pay a tax debt. At one point early in his career, between the 1976 Tour and 1977 Giro, Maertens won 28 out of 60 Grand Tour stages that he entered before abandoning the Giro due to injury on stage 8b. Eight Tour stage wins, thirteen Vuelta stage wins and seven Giro stage wins in less than one calendar year. Personal life Maertens was the son of what his wife, Carine, described as a hard-working middle-class couple:Maertens, Carine, in introduction to Van Walleghem, Rik; Zwart-Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Van Linden
Rik Van Linden (born 28 July 1949 in Wilrijk, Antwerp) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He won the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France, ahead of Eddy Merckx. Van Linden also won several stages in all of the three Grand Tours, and the classic cycle race Paris–Tours twice (1971, 1973). Through his career, he eventually won 359 races, of which 73 as junior cyclist in 1968. Major results Road ;1968 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1969 : 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften ;1970 : 1st Omnium, National Amateur Track Championships ;1971 : 1st Paris–Tours : 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 2nd Omloop der Zennevallei : 3rd GP di Larciano : 8th Trofeo Matteotti : 9th Scheldeprijs ;1972 : Tour de France :: 1st Stage 2 :: 2nd Points Classification : 1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico : 3rd GP van Malderen : 8th Paris–Tours : 9th Amstel Gold Race : 10th Brussel-Ingooigem ;1973 : 1st Paris–Tours : Giro d'Italia :: 1st Stages 7 & 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1973 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the ninth edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 16 September 1973. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Jan van Katwijk. General classification References 1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ... 1973 in road cycling 1973 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1975 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 11th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 21 September 1975. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Freddy Maertens. General classification References 1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ... 1975 in road cycling 1975 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after the seven-time professional sprint world champion Jef Scherens. The local city circuit from the 2021 UCI Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Road World Championships was the 94th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 19 and 26 September 2021 in the Flanders region of Belgium. The region w ..., hosted in Leuven, was largely based on the circuit that is ridden during the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens. Winners External links Official Website {{Belgian Road Cycling Cup UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1963 1963 establishments in Belgium Cycle races in Belgium Sport in Leuven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the deelgemeente, former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. KU Leuven, Belgium's largest university, has its flagship campus in Leuven, which has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earliest mention of Leuven (''Loven'') dates from 891, when a Viking army was defeated by the Franks, Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Planckaert
Walter Planckaert (born 8 April 1948 in Nevele) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He is the younger brother of Willy Planckaert, the older brother of Eddy Planckaert, and the uncle of Jo Planckaert. He had 74 victories in his professional career. After retiring from riding, he commenced a long career in team management, working for the Panasonic, Novemail–Histor, Palmans, Lotto–Adecco and Chocolade Jacques teams. Major results ;1972 :Amstel Gold Race ;1973 :Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1976 :Tour of Flanders :E3 Prijs Vlaanderen ;1977 :Tour of Belgium :Dwars door Vlaanderen ;1978 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1B ;1979 :Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1984 :Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI ... References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Berckmans , a character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Ad ...
Jean-Pierre or Jean Pierre may refer to: People * Karine Jean-Pierre b.1977, White House Deputy Press Secretary for President Joe Biden 2021- * Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet (1766–1823), French statesman and Peer of France * Eugenia Pierre (better known as Jean Pierre, 1944–2002), Trinidadian netballer and parliamentarian Places * Jean-Pierre Bay, on the Gouin Reservoir in Quebec, Canada Arts and entertainment *"Jean Pierre", song by Miles Davis from ''Miles! Miles! Miles!'' * Jean-Pierre, chef on television series ''Metalocalypse'' * Jean-Pierre Delmas, in French animated television series ''Code Lyoko'' * Jean Pierre, a character in ''Fighter's History'' *Jean Pierre Polnareff The ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' manga series features a large cast of characters created by Hirohiko Araki. Spanning several generations, the series is split into eight parts, each following a different descendant of the Joestar family. Parts 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Van Schil
Victor Van Schil (21 December 1939 – 30 September 2009) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in 21 Grand Tours in his career, including 11 editions of the Tour de France, four editions of the Vuelta a España, and six editions of the Giro d'Italia. Career Van Schil's main victories were two stages of the Vuelta a España, in 1964 and 1968, and the 1968 Brabantse Pijl. He also had success in the 1969 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, finishing alongside his teammate Eddy Merckx, eight minutes ahead of the next rider. Van Schil was a teammate of Eddy Merckx for nine years, riding with him on Faema from 1968 to 1970, and from 1971 to 1976, and was known for being Merckx's main domestique. He also rode with Raymond Poulidor from 1962 to 1966 on . Death Van Schil committed suicide at his home on September 30, 2009, at age 69, due to suffering from depression. Major results ;1962 : 1st Tour du Condroz : 3rd Scheldeprijs ;1963 : 1st Schaal Sels ;1964 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Demeyer
Marc Demeyer (19 April 1950 – 20 January 1982) was a professional road racing cyclist from Avelgem, Belgium. He died of a heart attack at the age of 31. Demeyer turned professional in 1972 for the Flandria team managed by Briek Schotte. He signed the contract while resting it on a car beside the start of Dwars door België, which he then won. Shortly afterwards he won the Grand Prix d'Isbergues. Demeyer was one of the so-called "Three Musketeers", riding with and for Freddy Maertens and Michel Pollentier He led out sprints for Maertens in particular but could win them for himself, including stages of the Tour de France. He rode the Tour six times, finishing 72nd in 1973, 41st in 1974, 42nd in 1975, 56th in 1976, 49th in 1978 and 57th in 1979. He won the intermediate sprints competition, known then as Points Chaud ('hot spot sprints') in the Tours of 1973 and 1975. He won two stages: the 19th in 1978 from Lausanne to Belfort, and the 14th in 1979 from Belfort to Evian-les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Constant
Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) (Rafael Pires Vieira), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1979) (Rafael da Silva Santos), Brazilian football defender * Rafael (footballer, born 1980) (Rafael Pereira da Silva), Brazilian football right-back * Rafael (footballer, born March 1982) (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born August 1982) (Rafael dos Santos Silva), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1984) (Alberto Rafael da Silva), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born 1986) (Rafael Diego de Souza), Brazilian football centre-back * Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
