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1999 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 85th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège was held on 18 April 1999. It was the fourth leg of the 1999 UCI Road World Cup, held between Paris–Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race. Belgian Frank Vandenbroucke won the race after a solo attack on the Côte de Saint-Nicolas. Dutchmen Michael Boogerd and Maarten den Bakker completed the podium. 71 of 191 riders finished the race. Race Summary Frenchman Laurent Jalabert broke away from the peloton at from the finish but was caught later, before the Côte de La Redoute. On La Redoute, a duel unfolded between Frank Vandenbroucke and Michele Bartoli. Bartoli, seeking a third consecutive win and winner of La Flèche Wallonne earlier in the week, attacked on the lower slopes of the climb, before being joined by Vandenbroucke. The two riders sprinted shoulder to shoulder for 10 seconds, before Vandenbroucke broke clear on the steep upper slopes and reached the top with ten seconds on Bartoli, Michael Boogerd and Maarten den Bakker. After ... [...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 Liege-Baston-Liege, Grand Tour stages and Omloop Het Volk. This early success dissipated however in a series of 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 in Ploegsteert, a village in the French-speaking region of Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Farazijn
Peter Farazijn (born 27 January 1969 in Diksmuide) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. Palmarès ;1989 :2nd Tour de Wallonie ;1990 :2nd De Vlaamse Pijl :3rd Kattekoers ;1994 :1st Grand Prix de Wallonie ;1996 :3rd Vuelta a AndalucÃa ;2000 :6th La Flèche Wallonne :8th Gent–Wevelgem Grand Tour results Tour de France *1993: 135th *1994: DNF *1995: 105th *1997: 122nd *1997: 39th *1998: 19th *1999: 63rd *2004: 107th Vuelta a España *2001: 58th *2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...: DNF References 1969 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Diksmuide Cyclists from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 UCI Road World Cup
The 1999 UCI Road World Cup was the eleventh edition of the UCI Road World Cup. It was won by Belgian classics Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ... specialist Andrei Tchmil. Races Final standings Individual Team References External linksComplete results from Cyclingbase.com {{1999 UCI Road World Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Belgian Sport
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 Ä°zmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 Ä°zmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Roux
Laurent Roux (born 3 December 1972 in Cahors) 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 Goujounac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Geography Goujounac is located in the Lot valley about 30&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Bölts
Udo Bölts (born 10 August 1966) is a retired German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts. Bölts confessed publicly in 2007 to having used EPO and growth hormones in 1996 and 1997. Biography Bölts was born in Heltersberg and began his professional career in 1989 with , from which were formed in 1991. From 1992 to 2003, Bölts took part in 12 consecutive Tours de France, arriving in Paris on every occasion, both of which feats are German records. These records have since been surpassed by Jens Voigt. His best placing in the hardest stage race in the world was in 1994, when he was ninth. In 1996 and 1997, he was an important helper of teammates and eventual winners of the Tour, Bjarne Riis and Jan Ullrich. During the 1997 Tour, he was noted for the words he shouted to Ullrich when the latter was about to crack: ''Quäl dich, du Sau!'' (force yourself, you sod!). After Bölts had taken part in the Ironman Hawaii event with little preparation, his team chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Camenzind
Oscar Camenzind (born 12 September 1971 in Schwyz, Switzerland) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. He became national road champion in 1997. In 1998 he won the World Road Championship and the Giro di Lombardia, in 2000 the Tour de Suisse and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2001. His career came to an abrupt end when he retired from pro cycling after a positive doping test in July 2004 for erythropoietin, leading into the Athens Olympics. After confessing to the use, in 2005 he was sued in Swiss court in order to name his supplier, which he refused to do fearing retribution. Major Results ;1989 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1994 : 2nd GP Palio del Recioto ;1996 : 2nd GP d'Europe : 2nd Overall GP Tell ::1st Stages 3b & 4 : 2nd À travers Lausanne : 2nd Josef Voegeli Memorial : 3rd Wartenberg Rundfahrt : 7th Overall Giro di Puglia ;1997 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 2b : 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Zberg
Markus Zberg (born June 27, 1974 in Altdorf, Uri) is a retired Swiss professional road bicycle racer; he is the younger brother of Beat Zberg. Zberg retired after a severe fall in the Tour de l'Ain. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2000 and 2008. Major results ;1996 : 1st Stage 5 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1997 : 1st Stage 7 Tour de Pologne ;1998 : Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 1 & 22 : 1st Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau : 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 6 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ;1999 : 1st Milano–Torino : 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 2nd Overall Paris–Nice : 2nd GP Ouest–France ;2000 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Amstel Gold Race ;2001 : 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm : 1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico : 4th Amstel Gold Race ;2002 : 3rd Milan–San Remo ;2003 : 3rd Tre Valli Varesine ;2004 : 2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton ;2005 : 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm ;2006 : 1st Stage 7 Paris–N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Aebersold
Niki Aebersold (born 5 July 1972 in Freimettigen) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Phonak Hearing Systems from May 2003 to 2005. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1998. Major results ;1995 : 1st Stage 5 Regio-Tour : 1st Stage 9 Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt ;1997 : 1st Overall Ostschweizer Rundfahrt ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 : 1st Stausee Rundfahrt : 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse : 2nd Overall GP Tell ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1998 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Milano–Torino : 1st Overall OBV Classic ::1st Points classification : 1st Schynberg Rundfahrt : 1st Stages 7 & 9 Tour de Suisse : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria : 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships : 5th Japan Cup : 7th Overall À travers Lausanne ;1999 : 2nd Tour de Berne : 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 7th Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling Monument
The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling. They each have a long history and specific individual characteristics. They are currently the one-day races in which most points can be earned in the UCI World Tour. List of monuments The five monuments are: * Milan–San Remo – the first major Classic of the year, its Italian name is ''La Primavera'' (the spring), because it is held in late March. First run in 1907, it is considered the sprinter's classic. This race is particularly long (ca. ) though mostly flat along the Ligurian coast, enabling sprinters to compete. * Tour of Flanders – the ''Ronde van Vlaanderen'' in Dutch, the first of the Cobbled classics, is raced every first Sunday of April. It was first held in 1913, making it the youngest of the five Monuments. Notable for the narrow short hills (hellingen) in the Flemish Ardennes, usually steep and cobbled, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Tour Of Flanders
The 83rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1999. It was the second leg of the UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Peter Van Petegem won his first victory in the monument classic. The race started in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke ( Ninove). Race summary Frank Vandenbroucke attacked 150 from the finish with his Cofidis team, but he crashed on the Molenberg and his team mate Philippe Gaumont crashed on the Paddestraat, causing the pack to catch them again on the Oude Kwaremont. Michele Bartoli and Vandenbroucke tried to break clear on the Paterberg and Leberg, but were given little space. A group of eleven was at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, when Vandenbroucke crashed again, causing everyone to halt except for Peter Van Petegem and Johan Museeuw. Van Petegem and Museeuw continued to work together and only Frank Vandenbroucke, the strongest man in the race, managed to bridge the gap on the Bosberg. Van Petegem tried to br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ans, Belgium
Ans (; wa, Anse) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Ans had a total population of 27,322. The total area is 23.35 km² which gives a population density of 1,170 inhabitants per km². Its postal code is 4430. Ans is the finish location of the road bicycle race Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the oldest of the classic cycle races held every April. Ans is bounded with Liège, Seraing, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas and Flémalle, the agglomeration of Liège with 600,000 people. Settlements The municipality consists of the following districts: *Ans * Alleur ( wa, Aleur) * Loncin ( wa, Loncén, other: ''Loncègn'') * Xhendremael ( wa, Xhindmåle, other: ''Hin.n'mâle'') Population Notable residents * Léon Jeck (1947–2007), footballer, born in Ans * Michel Daerden (1949–2012), politician, mayor of Ans 1993–2011 * Victor Larock (1904–1977), politician, born in Ans * Annie Servais-Thysen (1933–2022), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
