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1996 GP Ouest–France
The 1996 GP Ouest-France was the 60th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 1 September 1996. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Frank Vandenbroucke of the Mapei team. General classification References 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... 1996 in road cycling September 1996 sports events in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)
Frank Vandenbroucke (6 November 1974 – 12 October 2009) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. After showing promise in track and field in his adolescence, Vandenbroucke took to cycle racing in the late 1980s and developed into one of the great hopes for Belgian cycling in the 1990s, with a string of victories that included Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour stages and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Omloop Het Volk. This early success dissipated however in a series of drug abuse, drug problems, rows with teams and suicide attempts. Despite repeated attempts to continue his career with a string of different teams from 2000 to 2008, Vandenbroucke's drug use and unpredictability eventually led to his estrangement from the cycling world. Although Vandenbroucke claimed in an interview in 2009 to have recovered his mental health, he died of a pulmonary embolism in October 2009 at the age of 34. Background Frank Vandenbroucke was born in Mouscron and grew up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Lecchi
Angelo Lecchi (born 13 December 1966) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France, five editions of the Giro d'Italia and two editions of the Vuelta a España. Major results ;1988 :1st Stage 4b Giro d'Italia ( TTT) ;1989 :1st Overall Giro di Puglia ::1st Stage 1 ;1990 :5th Giro del Friuli ;1994 :1st Coppa Placci :1st Milano-Vignola :3rd Giro del Lazio :4th Giro dell'Emilia ;1995 :2nd Tre Valli Varesine ;1996 :5th GP Ouest–France ;1997 :4th Overall Tour de Langkawi :10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ... References External links * 1966 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Bergamo 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretagne Classic
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France, is an elite classic cycle races, cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Brittany, 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 Classic Lorient Agglomération 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 na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Chiappucci
Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification: second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1992. Career After a quiet start to his career he burst onto the scene in the 1990 Tour de France. Chiappucci found himself almost casually wearing the yellow jersey after a stage one attack which the favourites allowed him to arrive with a 10-minute time advantage. In subsequent stages he resisted the return of Greg LeMond, only losing the lead of the race in stage 20, the final time trial. In the end, LeMond won the Tour by 2' 16", Chiappucci came home with a surprising second place and, moreover, the status of a cycling star. He was the first Italian cyclist to arrive on the podium at the Tour since Felice Gimondi in 1972. This first successful campaign highlighted Chiappucci's main weakness, the time trial. Although vowing to return the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrik Redant
Hendrik Redant (born 1 November 1962) is a Belgian former professional cyclist. He was a directeur sportif with the Omega Pharma–Lotto cycling team until the end of the 2010 season. For 2011 he left Omega Pharma–Lotto to take up a position with the Australian Pegasus Sports Racing team. The team folded before making its debut. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;1984 :1st Stage 4 Ronde van Brabant ;1987 :1st Omloop van het Houtland : 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen ;1988 :1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium :1st Stage 3 Driedaagse van De Panne :1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne :1st Zele-Puivelde : 2nd Ruddervoorde Koerse ;1989 :1st Brussel–Ingooigem :1st GP Fina-Fayt-le-Franc : 2nd Tour de Midi-Pyrénées : 3rd GP de Fourmies : 3rd Tour de la Haute-Sambre : 3rd GP Stad Sint-Niklaas : 3rd GP Frans Melckenbeek ;1990 :1st Overall Tour de l'Oise :1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne :1st GP Fina-Fayt-le-Franc :1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Loda
Nicola Loda (born 27 July 1971) is an Italian former racing cyclist. Major results ;1989 :2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud ;1993 :1st Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo :3rd GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese ;1996 :8th GP Ouest-France ;1997 :3rd Luk-Cup Bühl :5th Overall Tour de Langkawi :7th Coppa Bernocchi ;1998 :7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico :8th Luk-Cup Bühl ;1999 :3rd Overall Regio-Tour :5th Coppa Bernocchi :5th Tour de Berne :7th Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque :8th Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Stage 3 ;2000 :1st Dekra Open :1st Stage 2 GP du Midi-Libre :3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 2 :5th Coppa Bernocchi ;2002 :1st Stage 1 Giro della Liguria ;2003 :1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ... ;2004 :10th G.P. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Lietti
Marco Lietti (born 20 April 1965, in Gravedona) is an Italian former road cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1997. He only rode for Italian teams. Major results ;1986 : 1st Coppa Collecchio ;1988 :3rd Gran Piemonte :9th Firenze–Pistoia ;1990 :1st Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya :2nd Giro di Toscana :2nd Giro dell'Appennino :4th Giro del Friuli :9th GP des Amériques ;1991 :1st Stage 16 Tour de France :3rd Overall Giro di Puglia ;1992 :2nd Trofeo Matteotti :2nd Giro del Friuli :3rd G.P. Camaiore :8th Overall Ronde van Nederland ;1994 :2nd Overall Tour de Pologne ::1st Stage 1 :5th Coppa Bernocchi ;1995 :1st Tour du Haut Var ;1996 :4th Overall Ronde van Nederland :7th GP Ouest-France ;1997 :3rd Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joining the UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 1 ... Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germano Pierdomenico
Germano Pierdomenico (born 12 June 1967) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. Major results ;1989 : 1st Coppa Fiera di Mercatale ;1991 : 3rd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria ; 1992 : 1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1995 : 1st Stage 13 Herald Sun Tour ;1996 : 6th GP Ouest–France ;1997 : 3rd Route Adélie : 9th Overall Giro di Sardegna ;1998 : 2nd Brabantse Pijl : 2nd Giro di Romagna : 3rd GP Chiasso : 6th Amstel Gold Race : 6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico : 9th Paris–Bruxelles The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur even ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline References 1967 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Chieti 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-1960s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Roux
Laurent Roux (born 3 December 1972) is a French former road bicycle racer. Doping In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control. In 2006 he also confessed at a doping trial in Bordeaux that he used EPO, human growth hormone, cortisone and testosterone and sold " Pot Belge" to other riders. Major results ;1996 :1st, Stage 2b, Route du Sud ;1997 :1st, Classique des Alpes :1st, Paris–Bourges :1st, Stage 3, Route du Sud :1st, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir ;1998 :1st, Stage 13, Giro d'Italia ;1999 :1st, Trophée des Grimpeurs :1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice ;2001 :1st, Stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré :1st, Stage 3, Route du Sud Goujounac His father, Jacques Roux (1948-2021), was mayor of Goujounac. See also * List of doping cases in cycling The following is an incomplete list of doping cases and recurring accusations of doping in professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Brochard
Laurent Brochard (; born 26 March 1968) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain. Brochard was a runner and started cycling competitively at 19. He started with Castorama and became part of Festina cycling team. His role in Festina was ''super- domestique'', supporting stars such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively when given the chance. He was implicated in the Festina scandal in the 1998 Tour de France. After serving his suspension, Brochard joined Ag2r Prévoyance as leader and had successes in races such as Critérium International and Étoile de Béssèges. He then moved to Bouygues Télécom. He is a fan of Belgian comic character Marsupilami, often wearing Marsupilami logo and clothing at races. Major results ;1989 : 1st Stage 4 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ;1990 : 10th Overall Tour de la Communauté Européenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapei (cycling Team)
Mapei was an Italian-based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. Mapei was one of the strongest teams during the late 1990s, and ranked as the strongest Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI team in 1994–2000 and 2002. History While started in 1993 (taking the Eldor-Viner team midseason), the Mapei team already became an international top team one year later when it merged with the Spanish Clas-Cajastur for the 1994 season. Clas had been a cycling sponsor since the 1988 Clas-Razesa team, led by José Manuel Fuente Lavandera. Among the Clas-riders who joined the Italian Mapei team were Fernando Escartín, Abraham Olano and, most prominently, Swiss top rider Tony Rominger. Other newly signed riders included Franco Ballerini, Gianluca Bortolami, Andrea Tafi (cyclist), Andrea Tafi and Mauro Gianetti, forming a Spanish-Italian top team with two strong Swiss riders as well. Already in 1995, Clas stopped sponsoring, being replaced by GB. ... [...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, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
