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1986 GP Ouest-France
The 1986 GP Ouest-France was the 50th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 26 August 1986. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Martial Gayant of the Système U team. General classification References 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ... August 1986 sports events in Europe 1986 in road cycling 1986 in French sport {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Gayant
Martial Gayant (born 16 November 1962 in Chauny) is a former French cyclist, now a team captain of . In 1988, Gayant came second in the World road Championships. Major results Source: ;1981 * GP des Nations, amateurs ;1984 * Giro d'Italia: stage 10 ;1985 * Paris–Camembert ;1986 * GP Ouest France-Plouay * French national champion field riding ;1987 * Four Days of Dunkirk: Stage 4 * Tour de France: Stage 11 ;1989 * Grand Prix de Fourmies ;1990 * Tour de l'Avenir: Stage 8 * Tour de Limousin Tours de France Source: *1985 – outside time limit on stage 15 *1987 – 34th; winner of 11th stage, wearing the yellow jersey for 2 days * 1988 – 71st *1989 – 32nd *1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ... – withdrew on stage 6 References 1962 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Brun (cyclist, Born 1957)
Frédéric Brun (born 15 September 1957) is a former French racing cyclist. He rode in twelve Grand Tours between 1980 and 1991. He rode the 1990 Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a Espana in 1985 and 1991 and for 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 consist ... he rode in 1980, each year between 1982 and 1988 as well as 1990. He had three top 10 stage finishes, two in 1984 and one in 1987. He finished every Grand Tour that he started. References External links * 1957 births Living people French male cyclists Sportspeople from Dordogne Cyclists from Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 1986 Sports Events In Europe
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named '' Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC (708 AUC), giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretagne Classic
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] |
Pierre Le Bigaut
Pierre Le Bigaut (born 17 September 1959, in Guémené-sur-Scorff) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1982 :Circuit de l'Indre ;1983 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 14 :Joigny :Brest ;1988 :Tour du Finistère Tour du Finistère is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April around the city of Quimper, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ra ... External links *Official Tour de France results for Pierre Le Bigault 1959 births Living people People from Guémené-sur-Scorff French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Morbihan Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Biondi
Laurent Biondi (born 19 June 1959, Grenoble France) is a former French cyclist. He was the Amateur Champion of France in 1982 and turned professional in 1983, competing until 1993. Later he was the team manager of the Ag2r–La Mondiale A&G, AG, Ag or ag may refer to Businesses and organizations * A&G Railroad (former reporting mark AG) * Action Group (Nigeria), a political party during the Nigerian First Republic * Aktiengesellschaft, a German type of corporation * Assembli .... Teams *1983 to 1984: La Redoute–Motobécane (France) *1985: Hitachi–Splendor (Belgium) *1986: Système U (France) *1986: Miko–Carlos (France) *1987: Système U (France) *1988: Toshiba (France) *1989: Fagor–MBK (France) *1990: History–Sigma (Belgium) *1991: Tonton Tapis–GB (Belgium) *1992: Chazal–Vanilla Mûre (France) *1993: Chazal–Vetta–MBK (France) References External links AG2R-LA MONDIALE Manager 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Grenoble Cyclists from Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Esnault
Patrice Esnault (born 12 June 1961) is a French former professional racing cyclist. He rode in five editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España, notably winning a stage of the 1990 Vuelta a España. Major results ;1982 : 3rd Chrono des Herbiers ;1983 : 2nd Chrono des Herbiers ;1984 : 1st Chrono des Herbiers : 1st Grand Prix des Marbriers : 2nd Grand Prix de France ;1985 : 1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;1986 : 2nd Overall Tour de la Communauté Européenne : 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ::1st Stage 4 : 4th GP de la Ville de Rennes : 8th GP Ouest-France : 8th Grand Prix des Nations ;1987 : 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 8th GP Eddy Merckx ;1988 : 1st Overall Paris–Bourges ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice : 3rd GP Ouest-France : 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 9th Tour du Haut Var ;1989 : 1st Bordeaux–Caudéran : 5th Chrono des Herbiers : 6th Overall Circuit Cycliste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Chevallier (cyclist)
Philippe Chevallier (born 26 April 1961) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Currently, Chevallier is working at the UCI. Major results ;1979 : National Junior Track Pursuit Championship : National Junior Road Race Championship ;1983 :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 ...: ::Winner stage 9 ;1987 :Berner Rundfahrt References External links *Official Tour de France results for Philippe Chevallier (cyclist) 1961 births Living people People from Annemasse French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics French track cyclists Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie Cyclists from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez
Pedro Muñóz Machín Rodríguez (born 6 November 1958 in Mieres) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He won a stage in the 1981 Vuelta a España and finished on the podium in 2nd place overall. He received a penalty for testing positive for the stimulant Methylphenidate (Ritalin) on stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España. He finished the race in 25th overall. In 1983 he finished in 8th place overall at the Vuelta and won a stage in the 1983 Giro d'Italia finishing in 11th place overall. In 1984 he rode the Tour de France for the first time and performed well. He finished 2nd to Greg LeMond in the Young rider classification and 8th place overall. In 1985 he Did Not Start the 9th stage of the Vuelta and Did Not Finish the 15th stage of the Tour. In the 1986 Giro d'Italia he would have the 4th and final top 10 in a Grand Tour placing by finishing in 10th place. He also won the King of the Mountains jersey. He completed both the 1987 Tour and Giro finishing aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Kelly (cyclist)
John James 'Sean' Kelly (born 24 May 1956) is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest Classic cycle races, Classics riders of all time. From becoming a professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won 193 professional races, including nine Cycling monument, Monument Classics, Paris–Nice a record seven years consecutively and the first UCI Road World Cup in 1989. Kelly won one Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour, the 1988 Vuelta a España, and four Points classification in the Tour de France, green jerseys in the Tour de France. He achieved multiple victories in the Giro di Lombardia, Milan–San Remo, Paris–Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as well as three runners-up placings in the only Monument he failed to win, the Tour of Flanders. Other victories include the Grand Prix des Nations and stage races, the Critérium International, Tour de Suisse, Tour of the Basque Country and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Système U (cycling Team)
Système U () was a French professional cycling team that existed from 1986 to 1988 and which cycled on and promoted Gitane racing bikes. In 1989 the team was renamed Super U–Raleigh–Fiat and rode Raleigh bicycles. Super U being a chain of supermarkets owned by the Système U group. History A Système U team existed during the 1984 season (see Wolber–Spidel) with Marcel Boishardy as manager which was a continuation of the Wolber–Spidel team of the 1983 season. This team included riders such as Jean-René Bernaudeau and Colombian Martín Ramírez Ramírez. The sponsor Système U decided to take over the sponsorship of the highly successful Renault–Elf–Gitane team when Renault decided to retire from the peloton. Renault–Elf–Gitane which was directed by former French cycling champion Cyrille Guimard had dominated the Tour de France between 1978 and 1984. The 1986 season started well with Laurent Fignon winning the spring semi-classic La Flèche Wallonne and ... [...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] |
