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Tim Declercq
Tim Declercq (born 21 March 1989 in Leuven) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His brother Benjamin was also a professional cyclist before retiring at the end of 2022. Declerq is known to be a powerful rider who generally acts as a domestique. He earned the nickname "El Tractor" due to his frequent work riding at the front of the peloton. A 2020 poll of riders in the professional peloton by cyclingnews.com named Declercq as the best domestique in the world. Major results ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 Münsterland Giro ;2011 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : Tour de Namur ::1st Stages 2 & 5 ;2012 : 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig : 6th Coppa Bernocchi : 10th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports ;2013 : 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig : 4th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 7th Tour du Finistère : 9th Schaal Sels ;2016 : 3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers : 7th Dwars door het Hageland : 7th Schaal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the deelgemeente, sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Leuven proper, Wilsele, Wijgmaal and part of Haasrode, Leuven, Haasrode and Korbeek-Lo, Leuven, Korbeek-Lo. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. Leuven has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. KU Leuven, the largest Dutch-speaking university in the world and the largest university in the Low Countries (and thus also Belgium's largest university), has its flagship campus in Leuven. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Finistère
Tour du Finistère is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April around the city of Quimper, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route The French Road Cycling Cup ( English for Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route) is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation) each year since 1992. It consists of several one-day rac .... Winners External links Information from ''Cyclingwebsite.net''Official Website UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1986 1986 establishments in France Cycle races in France {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Pink
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage (bicycle race), stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the ''Grand Tours'', and all three races are similar in format, being three-week races with daily stages. They have a special status in the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI regulations: more points for the UCI World Tour are distributed in Grand Tours than in other races, and they are the only stage races allowed to last longer than 14 days, and these differ from major stage races more than one week in duration. All three races have a substantial history, with the Tour de France first held in 1903, Giro d'Italia first held in 1909 and the Vuelta a España first held in 1935. The Giro is generally run in May, the Tour in July, and the Vuelta in late August and September. The Vuelta was originally held in the spring, usually late April, with a few editions held in June in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Saudi Tour
The 2022 Saudi Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 5 February 2022 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Asia Tour calendar, and was the sixth edition of the Saudi Tour. Teams Eight of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the 15 teams that participated in the race. Of these teams, only eight entered a full squad of seven riders. Five teams (, , , , and ) entered six riders each, while the remaining two teams ( and ) entered five riders each. In total, 96 riders started the race, of which 86 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * Route Stages Stage 1 ;1 February 2022 — Winter Park to Winter Park, Stage 2 ;2 February 2022 — Taibah University to Abu Rakah, Stage 3 ;3 February 2022 — Tayma Hadaj Well to Al Ula Old Town, Stage 4 ;4 February 2022 — Winter Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 29 February 2020 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove. It was the 75th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. Belgian rider Jasper Stuyven of beat fellow Belgian rider Yves Lampaert of in a two-up sprint to take the victory. Danish rider Søren Kragh Andersen of , who had been dropped by the Belgian duo within the last three kilometers, finished solo to take third place. Teams Twenty-five teams were invited to the race, which included all nineteen UCI WorldTour teams and six UCI Professional Continental teams. Each team started with seven riders for a total of 175 riders; of these, only 69 riders finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * * * * * Pre-race favourites Mathieu van der Poel was the favourite to win, but was forced to withdraw throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Three Days Of Bruges–De Panne
The 2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne is a road bicycle racing, road cycling one-day race that took place on 21 October 2020 in Belgium. It was the 44th edition of the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne, and the 22nd event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. Teams Twenty-five teams were invited to the race, which included seventeen UCI WorldTour teams and eight UCI Professional Continental teams. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * * * * * * * Result References 2020 in Belgian sport, Three Days of Bruges-De Panne 2020 UCI World Tour, Three Days of Bruges-De Panne October 2020 sports events in Belgium, Three Days of Bruges-De Panne Three Days of Bruges–De Panne Cycling events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Three Days of Bruges–De Panne {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Le Samyn
The 2019 Le Samyn was the 50th edition of Le Samyn road cycling one day race. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1. Teams Twenty-four teams were invited to take part in the race. These included three UCI World Tour teams, twelve UCI Professional Continental teams and nine UCI Continental teams. General classification External links * References 2019 UCI Europe Tour, Lesamyn 2019 in Belgian sport, Lesamyn Le Samyn {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Volta Ao Algarve ...
The 2019 Volta ao Algarve is a road cycling stage race that took place in the Algarve region of Portugal between 20 and 24 February 2019. It was the 45th edition of the Volta ao Algarve and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. Teams Twenty-four teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders: Route Stages Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Final classifications References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volta ao Algarve, 2019 2019 UCI Europe Tour 2019 in Portuguese sport 2019 Volta ao Algarve Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Blue
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gullegem Koerse
The Gullegem Koerse is a single-day Road bicycle racing, road cycling race held annually in Wevelgem, Belgium over a course consisting of eight 20-kilometer laps. The race was first organized in 1942 and is one of the most important criterium races in Belgium, attracting a high level of competition. Winners References External links *{{official website, http://www.gullegemkoerse.be/index-nl.aspx Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1942 1942 establishments in Belgium Wevelgem Sport in West Flanders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Samyn
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1970 it was renamed ''Grand Prix José Samyn'' as a tribute to José Samyn, the race's first winner who died in a race accident in 1969. Johan Capiot holds the record with three wins. History Since 2005, the race is included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event. It is the first race of the season in Wallonia, held on the Tuesday after its Flemish counterpart, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The race is run entirely in the province of Hainaut, starting in Quaregnon and finishing in Dour. During the course, 16 sectors of cobbled roads are traversed, prompting Belgian media to call it ''The Little Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Rouba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
