After five successive triumphs, the French lead in the Tour de France ends in 1935. The man responsible for this was Romain Maes. As the winner of...
Until the 1960s, Antwerp was not the only one to have a Sports Palace. The Brussels municipality of Schaarbeek also boasted a sports venue with the...
The French sprinter Louis Gérardin can hardly be called a flash in the pan. He rode his first national speed championship in the professional ranks...
It was on the Tre Cime di Lavaredo that José Manuel Fuente set about tying up some loose ends. He and he alone emerged as the best climber in the...
The leading man in the 1949 Tour de France was Fausto Coppi. His main rival was a teammate in the Italian team: Gino Bartali, the rider who won his...
There is a Gilbert Desmet I and there is a Gilbert Desmet II. The two were contemporaries, but not at all related. Gilbert Desmet I was more than a...
Does the person responsible for the engraving think that a Dutchman is bound to be called Joop? As a matter of fact, the winner of the 1962 Super...
Johan De Muynck's special honorary title was conferred upon him more than four decades ago. He was the last Belgian to win a major tour. Maybe...
The couple time trial is not exactly the most common cycling discipline, but fans still remember the Eddy Merckx Grand Prix in Brussels with a...
The Omnium de la Route is a multi-day stage race for professionals in and around Namur, first held in 1942. Richard Depoorter was the overall...
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