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1990 GP Ouest-France
The 1990 GP Ouest-France was the 54th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 21 August 1990. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Bruno Cornillet of the Z–Tomasso team. General classification References 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ... 1990 in road cycling 1990 in French sport {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Cornillet
Bruno Cornillet (born 8 February 1963, in Lamballe, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1983 : 3rd Chrono des Herbiers : 3rd Duo Normand (with Roland Le Clerc) ;1984 : 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Paris–Camembert : 4th Tour du Nord-Ouest : 6th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe : 8th Overall Tour du Limousin : 9th GP du canton d'Argovie ;1985 : 1st Stage 2 Paris–Bourges : 3rd GP de la Ville de Rennes : 3rd Trofeo Luis Puig : 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1986 : 1st Chateauroux-Limoges : 1st Stage 2a Coors Classic : 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Overall Tour d'Armorique : 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 9th Nice–Alassio : 9th Tour du Haut Var ;1987 : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Sweden : 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin : 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 2 : 5th Amstel Gold Race : 7th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1988 : 2nd Overall Tour of Sweden : 2nd Paris–Camembert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Lance
Pascal Lance (born 23 January 1964) is a retired French cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and finished in fourth place. He won the one-day race Chrono des Nations (1987, 1988, 1994 and 1995) and the multistage races Circuit de Lorraine (1985 and 1988) and Tour du Poitou-Charentes (1992). In the Duo Normand The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of '' ... two-man team time trial he finished second in 1993 and third in 1996 and 1997. References 1964 births Living people People from Toul French male cyclists Olympic cyclists of France Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Meurthe-et-Moselle Cyclists from Grand Est {{France-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...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] |
Adri Van Der Poel
Adrie van der Poel (born 17 June 1959 in Bergen op Zoom) is a retired Dutch cyclist. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included six classics, two stages of the Tour de France and the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in 1996. He also obtained the second place and silver medal in the World Road Championships in 1983 behind Greg LeMond and five second places in the World Cyclo-Cross championships. The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is named after him. Career Van der Poel began his career on the road and during his first season as a professional he obtained second place in Paris–Nice behind Stephen Roche and second place in the La Flèche Wallonne. In the Tour de France, he won two stages; his stage win in 1988 set the record for fastest stage (since then only surpassed by three cyclists). Van der Poel also competed in cyclo-cross during the winter and obtained great results – that he turned full-time to cyclo-cross in the latter part of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Verstrepen
Johan Verstrepen (born 21 October 1967 in Herentals) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. Palmares ;1989 :1st Overall Tour du Hainaut Occidental ::1st Stage 1b :1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco Belge ;1999 :1st Stage 3 Étoile de Bessèges The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ... References 1967 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Sportspeople from Herentals Cyclists from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Furlan
Luigi Furlan (born 22 June 1963) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1986 Tour de France The 1986 Tour de France was a cycling race held in France, from 4 July to 27 July. It was the 73rd running of the Tour de France. Greg LeMond of won the race, ahead of his teammate Bernard Hinault. It was the first ever victory for a rider ou .... References External links * 1963 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from Geneva {{Italy-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Madiot
Yvon Madiot (born 21 June 1962) is a French former racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1986, going on to finish tenth in that year's Tour de France. He is the younger brother of fellow retired racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix, Marc Madiot, and works alongside Marc as part of the management of the cycling team as an assistant sports director. He has played a particularly important role in developing young riders, mentoring Arthur Vichot, Jérémy Roy, Cédric Pineau, Mathieu Ladagnous, Mickaël Delage, Arnaud Démare and William Bonnet, among others. Major results Road ;1983 : 1st Stage 10 Course de la Paix : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie : 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1984 : 1st Grand Prix de Cannes ;1985 : 2nd Chanteloup-les-Vignes : 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec : 5th La Flèche Wallonne : 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali : 9th Paris–Camembert ;1986 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Bordea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søren Lilholt
Søren Lilholt (born 22 September 1965) is a Danish former racing cyclist. He rode in eight Grand Tours between 1987 and 1992 completing five of them. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. During the 1990 Tour de France he was involved in many breakaway attempts as he placed in the top ten for the overall Combativity award. Major results ;1983 : World Road Championships ::1st Junior road race ::1st Junior team time trial (with Kim Olsen, Alex Pedersen and Rolf Sørensen) ;1984 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Sweden ;1985 : 2nd Overall Circuit Franco Belge : 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;1986 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Sweden : 1st Stage 2 Etoile de Bessèges : 2nd Tour de Vendée : 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 3rd Grand Prix de Plouay ;1987 : 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Omloop van het Waasland : 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt ;1988 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Sweden : 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice : 1st Overall Tour d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Millar
Philippa York (born Robert Millar on 13 September 1958) is a Scottish journalist and former professional road racing cyclist. York, who competed when known as Robert Millar, is one of Britain's most successful cyclists. York won the "King of the Mountains" competition in the 1984 Tour de France and finished fourth overall. This success was the first time a British rider won a major Tour classification, and was unsurpassed as the highest Tour finish for a Briton for over 20 years until Bradley Wiggins was retrospectively placed third in the 2009 Tour de France. York started the Tour de France eleven times, finishing eight times. York finished second in the 1987 Giro d'Italia and also won the King of the Mountains classification. This was the highest finish by a Briton in the Giro d'Italia until Chris Froome won the 2018 race. As well as the Giro second-place finish, York finished second in two other Grand Tours: the 1985 and 1986 Vuelta a España. The second place at the 1 ... [...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] |
Crédit Agricole (cycling Team)
Crédit Agricole () was a French professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay. From 1998 to 2008, the team was sponsored by the French bank Crédit Agricole. Prior to 1997, the team was known as Vêtements Z-Peugeot (1987), Z-Peugeot (1988–89), Z (1990–92) and GAN (1993–98). In 1990, the team's leading cyclist, the American Greg LeMond, won the Tour de France. The team also won the team title at the Tour de France that year. Crédit Agricole announced that they would cease to sponsor the team after 2008, and the team was subsequently disbanded. History The team was born out of the Peugeot cycling team, which existed from the early 1900s to 1986. Roger Legeay was the Peugeot team's last manager, and he created Vêtements Z-Peugeot in 1987 (taking its name from the children's clothing brand Z and the car manufacturer Peugeot). That year, the team made its appearance at the Tour de France, with Frenchman Pascal Simon as its leading cyclist. In 1988, under the name ... [...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] |
