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1955 →. The 1954 Tour de France was the 41st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 8 July to 1 August 1954. It consisted of 23 stages over 4,656 km (2,893 mi). The race was won by Louison Bobet, the second of his three consecutive wins.
Mechelen incident. Coordinates: 50.9729°N 5.7158°E. A Messerschmitt Bf.108, the type of aircraft that Erich Hoenmanns flew. The Mechelen incident of 10 January 1940, also known as the Mechelen affair, took place in Belgium during the Phoney War in the first stages of World War II. A German aircraft with an officer on board carrying the plans ...
The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 26 June to 19 July. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km (2,684 mi). The yellow jersey for the leader in the general classification changed owner a record 11 times, and only at the penultimate stage in the time trial the decision was made, when ...
The Fifth Republic is France's third-longest-lasting political regime, after the hereditary, feudal monarchy of the Ancien Régime and the parliamentary Third Republic ( 4 September 1870 – 10 July 1940 ). The Fifth Republic will overtake the Third Republic as the second-longest French regime and the longest-lasting French republic on 8 August ...
The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 20 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,000 km (2,485 mi). Eddy Merckx was attempting to win his sixth Tour de France, but became a victim of violence. Many French spectators were upset that a Belgian ...
Frank van den Broek (born 28 December 2000) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL. [ 4 ] After winning the national level Tour de Namur in 2022, van den Broek joined UCI Continental team ABLOC CT in 2023.
Kevin Daniel Van Den Kerkhof Guitoun ( Arabic: كيفن دانيال فان دين كيرخوف ڨيطون; born 14 March 1996), called Kevin Guitoun in Algeria, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team .
Germany portal. History portal. v. t. e. The Kingdom of the Franks ( Latin: Regnum Francorum ), also known as the Frankish Kingdom, the Frankish Empire (Latin: Imperium Francorum) or Francia, was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Frankish Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties during the Early Middle ...