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Goldor–Gerka
Goldor was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1965 to 1973. The team underwent name changes for every year of its existence. The team competed in four editions of the Vuelta a España, taking two stage wins in both the 1969 and 1971 editions. Other notable victories include the 1967 Omloop Het Volk and 1969 Gent–Wevelgem by Willy Vekemans and the 1972 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen by Hubert Hutsebaut Hubert Hutsebaut (born 24 June 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen .... After folding in 1973, the squad was succeeded by the IJsboerke team, which formed the following year. References Cycling teams based in Belgium Defunct cycling teams based in Belgium 1975 establishments in Belgium 1973 disestablishments in Belgium Cycling teams established in 1965 Cycling teams disestablished i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Vekemans
Willy Vekemans (born 28 April 1945) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Omloop Het Volk in 1967 and Gent–Wevelgem in 1969. Major results ;1967 : 1st Omloop Het Volk ;1968 : 1st GP du canton d'Argovie : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 7th Omloop Het Volk ;1969 : 1st Gent–Wevelgem : 1st Ronde van Limburg : 1st Hoeilaart–Diest–Hoeilaart : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium : 3rd Paris–Roubaix : 3rd Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke : 5th Amstel Gold Race : 9th GP du canton d'Argovie ;1970 : 1st Omloop van de Westhoek : 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico : 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 9th Overall 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 org ... : 9th Omloop Het Volk References External links * 1945 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a Handicapping, handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual time trial, individual riders or team time trial, teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual UCI Road World Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling Team
A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing, which is a team sport, but collaboration between team members is also important in track cycling and cyclo-cross. Composition While riders form the core of a team, a top team also has personnel who support the racing and training. These include *A manager, who oversees the team's commitments, sponsorships, and general operations. *Directeur sportif, Directeurs sportifs, who travel to races and dictate the racing strategy. In bigger teams they often drive team cars and have radio contact with the riders. *Coaches, who direct the team's training. *Doctors are responsible for riders' well-being and often make sure the riders meet regulations such as those related to Doping (sport), doping. *Therapists, who assist th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the race was first organised in 1935 Vuelta a España, 1935. The race was prevented from being run by the Spanish Civil War and World War II in the early years of its existence; however, the race has been held annually since 1955 Vuelta a España, 1955. As the Vuelta gained prestige and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend all around the globe. Since 1979, the event has been staged and managed by Unipublic, until in 2014, when the Amaury Sport Organisation acquired control. Since then, they have been working together. The peloton expanded from a primarily Spanish participation to include riders from all over the world. The Vuelta is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Vuelta A España
The 24th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 11 May 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of , and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification. Teams and riders Route Results References External linksResults of 1969 Vuelta on cyclebase.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1969 1969 in road cycling 1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ... 1969 in Spanish sport 1969 Super Prestige Pernod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Vuelta A España
The 26th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1971. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by Ferdinand Bracke of the Peugeot cycling team. Joop Zoetemelk won the mountains classification while Cyrille Guimard won the points classification. After the final stage, Wim Schepers was ranked in second place, 19 seconds behind Bracke, but he was given a ten-minute time penalty for a doping offence, and dropped to 15th. Teams and riders Route Results Final General Classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1971 1971 in road cycling 1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ... 1971 in Spanish sport 1971 Super P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Omloop Het Volk
The 1967 Omloop Het Volk was the 22nd edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 4 March 1967. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Willy Vekemans. General classification References 1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad {{Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1969 Gent–Wevelgem was the 31st edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 16 April 1969. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Willy Vekemans Willy Vekemans (born 28 April 1945) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Omloop Het Volk in 1967 and Gent–Wevelgem in 1969. Major results ;1967 : 1st Omloop Het Volk ;1968 : 1st GP du canton d'Argovie : 1st Stage 4 Tou ... of the Goldor team. General classification References Gent–Wevelgem 1969 in road cycling 1969 in Belgian sport March 1969 sports events in Europe {{Gent–Wevelgem-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1972 E3 Harelbeke was the 15th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 25 March 1972. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Hubert Hutsebaut. General classification References 1972 in Belgian sport 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ... 1972 in road cycling {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Hutsebaut
Hubert Hutsebaut (born 24 June 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ... in 1972. References External links * * 1947 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from West Flanders People from Lendelede 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IJsboerke (cycling Team)
IJsboerke was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1973 to 1982. Its main sponsor from 1973 to 1980 was Belgian ice cream manufacturer . In 1981 and 1982, its main sponsor was juice drink brand Capri-Sun (). Walter Godefroot won the 1978 Tour of Flanders with the team. One of their subsponsors was Koga Miyata Koga may refer to: Places Japan * Koga, Ibaraki (古河) * Koga, Fukuoka (古賀) * Koga Domain Elsewhere * Koga, a town in Tanzania * Koga (crater) on Mars Other uses * Koga (surname) * Kōga-ryū, a school of ninjutsu * Koga clan, Jap ..., a bicycle manufacturer from Heerenveen that also sponsored amateur teams and Tulip Computers (1991–1992). References Cycling teams based in Belgium Defunct cycling teams based in Belgium 1973 establishments in Belgium 1982 disestablishments in Belgium Cycling teams established in 1973 Cycling teams disestablished in 1981 {{Belgium-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling Teams Based In Belgium
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] |
