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1977 GP Ouest–France
The 1977 GP Ouest-France was the 41st edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 23 August 1977. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Jacques Bossis. General classification References 1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ... 1977 in road cycling 1977 in French sport {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Bossis
Jacques Bossis (born 22 December 1952) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur he won Bordeaux-Saintes in 1973. He was professional from 1976 to 1985 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in the 1978 Tour de France. His victories include 1976 and 1977 editions of the GP Ouest-France, 1981 Tour du Haut-Var. Since 1988 in the commune of Saujon in Charente-Maritime in France, a cycling event called the ''la Jacques Bossis'' is organized which counts for the national amateur competition. He also competed in the team pursuit event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1973 :Bordeaux-Saintes ;1976 :GP Ouest-France ;1977 :GP Ouest-France ;1978 :Circuit de l'Indre :Cholet-Pays de Loire : national track pursuit championships :Intermediate sprints classification in the Tour de France ;1980 :Grand Prix de Fourmies :Nogent-sur-Oise ;1981 :Plancoët :GP de Peymeinade :Tour du Haut Var The Tour du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Legeay
Roger Legeay (born 8 August 1949, Beaufay) is a French former professional racing cyclist and cycling team manager. Biography Legeay was the manager of the Peugeot cycling team in its final year of existence in 1986. In 1987, he created the Vétements Z-Peugeot team as a continuation of the Peugeot cycling team, which he managed until 2008. During its existence, due to changes in sponsorship, the team was renamed Z-Peugeot (1988–89), Z-Tomasso (1990), Z (1991–92), GAN (1993–96) and Crédit Agricole (1997-2008). Legeay's team is best remembered for being the team which the American cyclist Greg LeMond rode for when he won the Tour de France in 1990. He managed also Pascal Simon, Stephen Roche, Ronan Pensec, Cédric Vasseur, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, Frédéric Moncassin, Stéphane Heulot, Chris Boardman, Thor Hushovd, Stuart O'Grady. The team disbanded at the end of the 2008 season when Crédit Agricole ended their sponsorship. He was vice-president of the French Cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Seznec
Christian Seznec (born 19 November 1952, in Brest) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1975 :Le Quillo ;1978 :Concarneau :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 17 ::5th place overall classification ;1979 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 12 ;1980 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...: ::6th place overall classification External links *Official Tour de France results for Christian Seznec French male cyclists 1952 births Living people French Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Brest, France Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 GP Ouest–France
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party (1976), Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 GP Ouest–France
The 1978 GP Ouest-France was the 42nd edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 22 August 1978. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Pierre-Raymond Villemiane. General classification References 1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ... 1978 in road cycling 1978 in French sport August 1978 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GP Ouest-France
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from 1989 to 2015, GP Ouest–France. It was included in the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005 and in 2011 in its successor, the UCI World Tour. Since 2016 it is called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. Since 2002, a women's event, the GP Plouay–Bretagne is organized on Saturday, the day before the men's race. Supporting events have grown over the years and now include BMX races, track racing and a mass-participation ride, as part of a four–day festival in the last summer weekend in Brittany. History The Bretagne Classic, originally named ''Circuit de Plouay'' and later the ''Grand-Prix de Plouay'', was created in 1931 by former Tour de France doctor Berty, who used his influence to attract some of the biggest names of French cycling to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plouay
Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI Road World Championships in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006. Population Inhabitants of Plouay or Ploue are called ''Plouaysiens'' in French and ''Plouead'' (''Ploueiz''), ''Ploueadez'' (-''ed'') in Breton. Geography Plouay is located in the west of Morbihan, northwest of Hennebont and north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The area is hilly and forest-covered. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune. Map List of places History The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1576. The marquis of Pontcallec had in the seventeenth century in the village of Plouay court, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Chalmel
André Chalmel (born October 10, 1949) is a French former road racing cyclist, born in Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany). He was, during a few years, one of Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault (; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault ...'s team-mates on the Renault–Elf–Gitane professional cycling team. He is a former winner of Bordeaux–Paris (in 1979). He was also a medalist in the French professional national road championships. He was previously president of the National Union of Professional Cyclists (l'Union Nationale des Cyclistes Professionels) in 1980. He currently serves on the committee of the Bretagne cycling federation and is an honorary member of VC St Malo. References * French male cyclists 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Malo Cyclists from Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Martin (cyclist)
Raymond Martin (born 22 May 1949) is a former French road bicycle racer. In the 1980 Tour de France he finished third overall and won the mountains classification. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1972 : National Amateur Road Race Championship ;1974 :GP Ouest-France :Lescouet-Jugon :Route Niveroise ;1975 :Paris–Camembert ;1978 : Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan :Josselin ;1979 :Paris–Camembert ;1980 :Agon-Coutainville :Lescouet-Jugon : Trophée des Grimpeurs :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 13 :: Winner mountains classification ::3rd place overall classification ;1982 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...: ::8th place overall classification References External links * Official Tour de Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault (; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours. He abandoned one of them while in the lead, finished in 2nd place on two occasions and won the other ten, putting him one behind Merckx for the all time record. No rider since Hinault has achieved more than seven. Hinault started cycling as an amateur in his native Brittany. After a successful amateur career, he signed with the Gitane–Campagnolo team to turn professional in 1975. He took breakthrough victories at both the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race in 1977. In 1978, he won his first two Grand Tours: the Vuelta a España and the Tour de France. In the following years, he was the most successful professional cyclist, adding another Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Bertin
Yvon Bertin (born 9 April 1953 in Nantes, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1975 to 1982 where he won 11 victories. He wore the yellow jersey for one day in the 1980 Tour de France. Victories included Grand Prix d'Isbergues in 1976, Grand Prix des Rennes 1979 and two stages and overall victory in the Route du Sud of 1979. Palmarès ;1976 : Grand Prix d'Isbergues ;1979 :Grand Prix de Rennes : Route du Sud ;1980 :Sainte-Marie sur Mer :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...: ::Wearing yellow jersey for one day External links * * 1953 births Living people French male cyclists Cyclists from Nantes French Giro d'Italia stage winners {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Boyer
Jonathan "Jacques" or "Jock" Boyer (born October 8, 1955) is a former professional cyclist who, in 1981, became the first American to participate in the Tour de France. In November 2002, Boyer was convicted after pleading guilty to seven counts of child molestation and three counts of genital penetration of an 11-year-old girl. Early life and racing career Boyer grew up in Monterey, California and was a member of the Velo Club Monterey there. He raced as an amateur in Europe from 1973, after joining the ACBB club in the Parisian suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. The club frequently provided riders for the Peugeot professional team, which had had English-speaking riders since the Briton, Tom Simpson, led it in the 1960s. Boyer, however, turned professional in 1977 for the smaller Lejeune–BP team, sponsored by a Parisian cycle company and an international oil giant. He first competed in the Tour in 1981, when the organiser, Félix Lévitan, encouraged him to wear not his team jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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