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Vincent Ter Schure
Vincent ter Schure (born 24 October 1979) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist. Career Ter Schure represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil together with his sighted pilot Timo Fransen and he won one gold medal and two silver medals. He won the gold medal in the men's road race B event and the silver medals in the men's road time trial B and men's individual pursuit B events. At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, he won the bronze medal in the men's 31 km time trial event. In 2019, at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, he won the silver medal in the individual pursuit B event. Ter Schure also represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won two medals: the gold medal in the men's road race B event and the silver medal in the men's road time trial B event. In 2022, Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amersfoort
Amersfoort () is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht, Netherlands. As of 31 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 160,902, making it the second-largest of the province and fifteenth-largest of the country. Amersfoort is also one of the largest Dutch railway junctions with its three stations—Amersfoort Centraal railway station, Amersfoort Centraal, Amersfoort Schothorst railway station, Schothorst and Amersfoort Vathorst railway station, Vathorst—due to its location on two of the Netherlands' main east to west and north to south railway lines. The city was used during the 1928 Summer Olympics as a venue for the Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon events. Amersfoort marked its 750th anniversary as a city in 2009. History Hunter-gatherer, Hunter gatherers set up camps in the Amersfoort region in the Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The Championships were earlier administered by the International Paralympic Committee#International Paralympic Sports Federations (IFs), International Paralympic Committee.Develop para-cycling together - Integration of Para-cycling within National Cycling Federations , Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) The 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2007 IPC World Championships combined track and road events. The UCI and the IPC organized the 2006 IPC Cycling World Championships. The first UCI Para-cycling World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclists At The 2024 Summer Paralympics
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] |
Cyclists At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of 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 instrumental in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclists From Amersfoort
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] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling with athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 14 to 17 March 2019. The championships Apeldoorn in the Netherlands hosted the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships for the second time. Track events Events were held in five discipline; match sprint, team sprint, time trial, individual pursuit and scratch race, and across 6 disability classifications. Test events were held for: 1 km Tandem Mixed Team Sprint and Omnium (C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 for Men and Women). Tests events do not count for the UCI Ranking and are not awarded a World Champion's title. Medals table References {{reflist External linksOfficial book of results UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Para-cycling UCI Para-cycling UCI Para-cycling UCI UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
The 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the seventh edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place on the roads of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa from 31 August to 3 September 2017. Classification ;Sport class *Cycling ** C1 - locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation ** C2 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, decrease in muscle strength, or amputation ** C3 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation ** C4 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation ** C5 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation *Hand cycling ** H1 - tetraplegics with severe upper limb impairment to the C6 vertebra ** H2 - Tetraplegics with minor upper limb impairment from C7 through T3 ** H3 - paraplegics with impairment from T4 through T10 ** H4 - Paraplegics with impairment from T11 down, and amputees unable to kneel ** H5 - Athletes who can kneel on a handcycle, a category that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Fransen
Timo Fransen (born 3 June 1987) is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist competing in tandem events for the Netherlands, serving as a sighted pilot for blind cyclist Vincent ter Schure. Career Ter Schure and Fransen represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and they won one gold medal and two silver medals. They won the gold medal in the men's road race B event and the silver medals in the men's road time trial B and men's individual pursuit B events. At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Emmen, Netherlands Emmen () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands. History A planned city, Emmen arose from several small farming and peat-h ..., Fransen and ter Schure won the gold medal in the time trial event. In January 2020, together with Imke Brommer, Larissa Klaassen and ter Schure, he won the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands At The 2016 Summer Paralympics
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in equestrian team dressage. In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games. Medalists The following Dutch competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold. , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Athletics The Netherlands competed in athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events Boccia Cycling Equestrian The Netherlands were one of three nations to qualify a team for dressage via their results at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, where they won the silver med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
