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August Mortelmans
August Mortelmans (24 April 1901 – 8 October 1985) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1927. Major results Source: ; 1922 : 2nd Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf ; 1923 : 3rd Munich-Zurich ; 1924 :1st Bruxelles-Liège :2nd Binche–Chimay–Binche ; 1925 :2nd Paris–Tours ; 1926 :3rd Schaal Sels ; 1927 :1st Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race :1st Heistse Pijl :1st Stage 3 Tour of Belgium ; 1928 :1st Heistse Pijl :2nd Tour of Flanders :3rd Bruxelles-Paris ; 1929 :3rd De Drie Zustersteden :3rd Bruxelles-Paris ; 1930 :1st Heistse Pijl ; 1931 :3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Armand Haesendonck) ; 1932 :1st Heistse Pijl :3rd Schaal Sels Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners Men ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden
Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden (or simply Kerkom) is a village in the Sint-Truiden municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden was an independent municipality until 1970 when it merged with Borlo. In 1976, the village opted to become part of Sint-Truiden. History The village was first mentioned in 1065 as Kyreheim. The village was a ''heerlijkheid'' in the County of Loon. In the late 14th century until 1675, the village was a possession of the Van Alsteren family. The Castle of Kerkhom was first mentioned in 1396. In the 18th Century, the van Schoor family built a classical castle on the site. In 1889, an eclectic castle was built to the north-east. Most of the older castle was demolished except for the towers and one wing. The castle is currently in use by a fruit company. Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden is a rural village on the Brook. It was an independent community until 1970, when it merged into Borlo. In 1976, it was decided to mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium (; ) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all from 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar. Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour; however this did not happen and it became part of the UCI Europe Tour competition. Winners Twelve riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once. The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin, who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclists From Flemish Brabant
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of bicycle pedal, pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second Boer War, both sides used bicycles for scouting. In World War I, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand used bicycles to move troops. In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Male Cyclists
Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica *Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French *Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse *Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian'', a 1917 American silent film See also * *Belgica (other) Gallia Belgica was a province of the Roman Empire covering present-day Luxembourg and parts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Belgica may also refer to: Places * Belgica Glacier, Antarctica * Belgica Guyot, an undersea tablemount off An ... * Belgic (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Deaths
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Births
December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit computing, 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in Year 2038 problem, January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the Federation of Australia, unification of multiple Crown colony, British colonies in Australia on January 1 to form the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia after a 1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums, referendum in 1900, Subsequently, the 1901 Australian federal election, 1901 Australian election would see the first Prime Minister of Australia, Australian prime minister, Edmund Barton. On the same day, Nigeria became a Colonial Nigeria, British protectorate. Following this, the Victorian era, Victorian Era would come to a end after Queen Victoria died on January 22 after a reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longer than those of any of her predecessors, Her son, Edward VII, succeeded her to the throne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Days Of Saint-Étienne
The Six Days of Saint-Étienne was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the ''Vélodrome de Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; Franco-Provençal: ''Sant-Etiève''), also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regi ...'', France. Piet van Kempen won in three of the twelve editions. Winners References {{Six-day racing Cycle races in France Six-day races Track cycling races Recurring sporting events established in 1928 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1953 1928 establishments in France 1953 disestablishments in France Defunct cycling races in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Drie Zustersteden
De Drie Zustersteden was a one-day road cycling race held annually around Dendermonde and Willebroek, Belgium between 1919 and 2012. It was held as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and ove ... from 2005 to 2008. Winners References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:De Drie Zustersteden Defunct cycling races in Belgium 1919 establishments in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1919 2012 disestablishments in Belgium Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2012 UCI Europe Tour races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Tour Of Flanders
The 13th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 25 March 1928. Belgian Jan Mertens won the Monument. Of the 40 starting cyclists, 25 reached the finish. Route The race had Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ... as both start and finish place and covered 225 km. The course featured 3 categorized climbs: * Kwaremont * Tiegemberg * Kruisberg Race report The final winner was Jan Mertens, who won in Ghent in front of his four breakaway companions. August Mortelmans finished second, while Louis Delannoy took the third place Mertens completed the race with an average of 32.530 km/h. General classification Final general classification References External links * Tour of Flanders 1928 in road cycling 1928 in Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heistse Pijl
The Heistse Pijl is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June around the municipality of Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. Since 2016, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Victor Van Schil, Victor van Schil holds the record of 3 victories. Winners External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Heistse Pijl UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1947 1947 establishments in Belgium Cycle races in Belgium Sport in Heist-op-den-Berg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lier, Belgium
Lier (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. It is composed of the city of Lier proper and the village of Koningshooikt. The city centre is surrounded by the river ''Nete'', around which it grew. In 2018, Lier had a total population of 35,712. The total area is 49.70 km making a population density (PD) of 720 per km. Lier is known for its beers (which include Caves (beer), Caves), its patron saint Gummarus, St. Gummarus and ''Lierse vlaaikes'' cake. It is also home to the world headquarters of Van Hool, a global bus and coach manufacturer. Lier's two principal football clubs are K Lyra-Lierse Berlaar, K. Lyra-Lierse and Lierse Kempenzonen (formerly known as KFC Oosterzonen, which moved to Lier in 2018). Etymology The etymology of the name ''Lier'' is still under debate. It most likely refers to the river ''Nete'' and the muddy soils that surround it. The Latin name of Lier is ''Lyra'', the suffix of which (-ara) is probab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
