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GP Stad Vilvoorde
The GP Stad Vilvoorde is a single-day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian city of Vilvoorde. The race was first organized in 1931. The race was Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (, ), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an ...'s first professional win, with his victory in the 1965 edition. Winners References {{Reflist Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1931 1931 establishments in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant ( ; ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of which is divided into two administrative districts (''arrondissementen'' in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. As of January 2024, Flemish Brabant had a population of over 1.19 million. Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts: two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant; and the Brussels-Capital Region, which no longer belongs to any province. The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region). The province is made up of two arrondissements. The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement surrounds Brussels a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hamerlinck
Alfred Haemerlinck (27 September 1905 – 10 July 1993) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won many small races in his career (493 according to some newspapers). He won two stages in the 1931 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for one day. Major results ;1927 :1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs Hoboken :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Maldegem :1st Blankenberge :2nd Overall Circuit du Midi ::1st Stage 2 :2nd Circuit de Paris :5th Overall Tour of Belgium :9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;1928 :1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Jabbeke :1st Waarschoot :1st Textielprijs Vichte ;1929 :1st GP Wolber :1st Schaal Sels :1st Omloop van de Dender :1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen :1st Wondelgem :1st Braaschaat :1st Heusden-Koers :1st Mere :1st Maldegem :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Harelbeke :1st Jabbeke :2nd Paris-Cambrai :3rd Tour of Flanders :3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships :3rd Scheldeprijs ;1930 : 1st Antwerp-Namur-Antwerp : 1st Brusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Hardiquest
Louis Hardiquest (15 December 1910 – 20 January 1991) was a Belgian cyclist who won the Tour of Flanders in 1936. He finished in 8th place in the 1934 Paris–Roubaix and in 2nd place in the 1938 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;Source: ;1930 : 1st Ronde van Limburg ;1932 : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya : 1st Ronde van Haspengouw : 1st Tour d'Hesbaye : 3rd Bruxelles–Liège : 5th Schaal Sels ;1933 : 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten : 1st Tour de Corrèze : 2nd Overall Paris–Nice : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 3rd Tour du Vaucluse ;1934 : 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten : 1st Circuit du Morbihan : 2nd Ronde van Haspengouw : 8th Paris–Roubaix ;1935 : 1st Paris–Belfort : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Ouest : 2nd Paris–Brussels : 2nd Circuit de Paris : 2nd Paris–Rennes : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1936 : 1st Tour of Flanders : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Paris–Brussels : 3rd Marseille–Lyon : 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1937 : 1st Paris–Boulogne-sur-Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Gommers
Jan Gommers (1 March 1916 – 27 July 2002) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1939 Tour de France The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July. The total distance was . Taking place on the eve of World War II, there was already much animosity in Europe. Italy, Germany and Spain all decli .... References 1916 births 2002 deaths Dutch male cyclists Place of birth missing 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Croon
Maurice may refer to: *Maurice (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name Places * or Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean *Maurice, Iowa, a city *Maurice, Louisiana, a village *Maurice River, a tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey Other uses * ''Maurice'' (2015 film), a Canadian short drama film *Maurice (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Maurice'' (novel), a 1913 novel by E. M. Forster, published in 1971 ** ''Maurice'' (1987 film), a British film based on the novel * ''Maurice'' (Shelley), a children's story by Mary Shelley *Maurice, a character from the Madagascar ''franchise'' *Maurices, an American retail clothing chain *Maurice or Maryse, a type of cooking spatula See also *Church of Saint Maurice (other) * *Maurice Debate, a 1918 debate in the British House of Commons *Maurice Lacroix, Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches *Mauricie, Quebec, Canada *Moritz (other) *Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théo Pirmez
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root ''Theo-'' derive from the Ancient Greek word (), which means God, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, Theophano and Theoxena *Masculine names: Theodore, Theodoros/Theodorus, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Theodoret and Theophylact Germanic origin Many other names beginning with "Theo-" do not necessarily derive from Greek, but rather the old Germanic "theud", meaning "people" or "folk". These names include: *Theobald, Theodahad, Theodard, Theodebert, Theodemir, and Theodoric People with the name Theo See Theo and Théo for a current alphabetical list of all people with the first name Theo or Théo in the English Wikipedia. Among better known people with this name are: *Theo Adam (1926–2019), German classical bass-baritone *Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and billionaire *Theo Angelopoulos (1935–2012), Greek film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Demondt
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François'' or ''Franciscus''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman * Frans Ackerman (1330–1387), Flemish statesman * Frans Adelaar (born 1960), Dutch football player and manager * Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat * Frans Aerenhouts (1937–2022), Belgian cyclist * Frans Ananias (born 1972), Namibian footballer * Frans Andersson (1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone * Frans Andriessen (1929–2019), Dutch politician * Frans Anneessens (1660–1719), Flemish protest leader * Frans van Anraat (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal * Frans Badens (fl. 1571–1618), Flemish painter * Frans Bak (born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist * Frans Decker (1684–1751), 18th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Schepers
Alphonse Schepers (27 August 1907 – 1 December 1984) was a Belgian racing cyclist from the Flemish Brabant ''deelgemeente'' (part-municipality) of Neerlinter,. He died in Tienen at the age of 77. Major results * Vuelta a España – 3 stages (1936) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1931–1935) * Paris–Nice ** 1 stage & Final (1933) ** 1 stage (1934) * Paris-Rennes (1934) * Tour of Flanders (1933) ** 2nd (1934) * Tour de France – 1 stage (1933) * Paris-St. Etienne – 1 stage (1933 * Paris-Belfort (1932) * Circuit du Morbihan – 1 stage & Final (1932) * Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional road bicycle racing, cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in north ... – 3rd (1932) * National Road Championship (1931) * National Cyclo-Cross Championship – 2nd (1931) * Liège–Bastogne–Liège — version for In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éloi Meulenberg
Eloi Meulenberg (22 September 1912 – 26 February 1989) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is best known for his gold medal in the Elite Race of the 1937 UCI Road World Championships, 1937 Road World Championships and his nine stage wins in the Tour de France. Major results ;1932 : 1st Stage 9 Tour of Belgium Independents ;1934 : 1st :fr:Bruxelles–Liège, Brussels-Liège (fr) : 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Ouest ;1935 : 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies : 2nd 1935 Tour of Flanders ;1936 : 1st Brussels Cycling Classic, Paris–Brussels : 1936 Tour de France, Tour de France ::1st Stages 6 & 18a : 3rd : 5th 1936 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 10th 1936 La Flèche Wallonne, La Flèche Wallonne ;1937 : 1st 1937 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 1937 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 1st 1937 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde : 1st Omloop Groo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Defoort
Andr̩ Defoort (22 July 1914 Р12 January 1972) was a Belgian racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo .... He won the Belgian national road race title in 1941. References External links * 1914 births 1972 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Harelbeke Cyclists from West Flanders 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist)
Michel D'Hooghe (19 February 1912 – 12 May 1940) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1937. D'Hooghe was killed in action during World War II, during an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940. Major results ; Source: ; 1933 : 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten independents ; 1934 : 3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs ; 1935 : 2nd Omloop van het Houtland : 2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman (nl) : 4th Ronde van Limburg ; 1936 : 1st Ronde van Limburg : 1st GP Marcel Kint : 2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs : 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 2nd GP Frans Melckenbeeck (nl) : 2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen : 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd De Drie Zustersteden ; 1937 : 1st Tour of Flanders : 1st Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen : 4th GP Marcel Kint : 7th Road race, UCI World Championships The UCI World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Wauters
Jean Wauters (25 November 1906 Р15 April 1989) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1932 Tour de France The 1932 Tour de France was the 26th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 6 to 31 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . Andr̩ Leducq, who also won six stages, won the race, thanks to the bonification system; had the bonification sy .... References 1906 births 1989 deaths Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
