1980 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1980 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 16th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 21 September 1980. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Ludo Delcroix. General classification References 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ... 1980 in road cycling 1980 in Belgian sport September 1980 sports events in Europe {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ludo Delcroix
Ludo Delcroix (born 28 October 1950) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won the 9th stage in the 1979 Tour de France. He also competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1972 : 4th, 1972 Olympic Games - Team Time Trial ;1973 : 1st, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Waver, Sint-Amandsberg & Wondelgem : 5th, Züri-Metzgete ;1974 : 1st, Omloop Polder-Kempen ;1975 : 1st, Omloop Leiedal ;1976 : 1st, Sinaai ;1977 : 1st, Circuit Franco-Belge : 1st, Stage 5, Tour de Romandie ;1978 : 1st, Omloop Polder-Kempen : 1st, Stage 3a, Etoile des Espoirs : 1st, Stage 2, Three Days of De Panne : 1st, Boezinge, Oostakker & Zele ;1979 : 1st, Stage 9, Tour de France : 1st, Berlare & Nieuwmoer ;1980 : 1st, 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frans Van Looy
Frans Van Looy (26 August 1950 – 20 September 2019) was a Belgian cyclist. Looy was professional from 1972 to 1982. He competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics. After his career as a cyclist, Van Looy worked as a team manager with Team Telekom and T-Mobile until 2006. and had helped run his family's farm in Merksem. However, a local government order ruled that Van Looy could no longer live at the farm, despite a petition signed by 3,000 people to preserve the residence that Van Looy had been born in. After this order, which ruled his birthplace to be uninhabitable and led to his eviction, he committed suicide in September 2019. Major wins Sources: ;1972 : 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;1973 : 1st Stage 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana : 1st Stage 1 Tour du Nord : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Mallorca : 2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen : 5th Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 10th Grand Prix de Denain ;1974 : 1st Schaal Sels : 1st Na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1979 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 15th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 16 September 1979. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Marcel Laurens. General classification References 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ... 1979 in road cycling 1979 in Belgian sport {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 17th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 20 September 1981. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Jan Raas. General classification References 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ... 1981 in road cycling 1981 in Belgian sport September 1981 sports events in Europe {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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Eric Van De Wiele
Eric Van De Wiele (born 27 October 1952) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the 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 ... between 1980 and 1983. References External links * 1952 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Ghent {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eddy Verstraeten
Eddy Verstraeten (15 September 1948, in Leuven – 7 December 2005, in Booischot) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Verstraeten won stage 2B of the 1973 Tour de France. Major results ; Source: ;1970 : 1st Stage 1 Peace Race : 1st Trofee Het Volk : 1st Puurs : 2nd Heistse Pijl : 2nd Flèche Ardennaise amateurs ;1971 : 1st Grote Prijs Raymond Impanis : 1st Omloop van Midden-Brabant : 2nd Elfstedenronde : 3rd Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé : 4th Ronde van Brabant :5th Omloop van Midden-België ;1972 : 1st Booischot : 1st Omloop van Midden-België : 1st Harelbeke–Poperinge–Harelbeke (fr) : 2nd Brussel–Ingooigem : 2nd Heistse Pijl : 2nd Grand Prix de Hannut (fr) : 3rd Dwars door België :5th Grand Prix de Wallonie ;1973 : 1st Booischot : 1st Circuit du Port de Dunkerque (fr) : 1st Drogenbos : 1st Harelbeke–Poperinge–Harelbeke (fr) :Tour de France: ::1st stage 2a ( TTT) and 2b : 1st Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles :3rd Circuit du Tournaisis :4th Grote 1-Me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Patrick Lerno
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman *Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender *Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick *Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick Film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |