Flèche Wallonne Stats
Historical stats
– The first winner of the race – created in 1936 – was Belgium’s Philemon Demeersman
– Moreno Argentin, Marcel Kint, Eddy Merckx and Davide Rebellin share the record for the most wins, 3
– Belgium leads the nations standings, with 38 victories, followed by Italy (18) and France (8)
– Cadel Evans is the last rainbow jersey wearer to take the victory at Flèche Wallonne (2010)
– Lance Armstrong (U.S.A.) and Cadel Evans (Australia) are the only riders from outisde of Europe to win the race
– Bastogne, Binche, Charleroi, Esneux, Huy, Liège, Mons, Spa, Tournai and Verviers have hosted the start of the race, while Charleroi, Huy, Liège, Marcinelle, Mons, Spa and Verviers got to host the finish at some point
– Longest edition took place in bith 1937 and 1938 – 280 kilometers
– In 1961, Willy Vannitsen won the shortest edition – 193 kilometers
– Last Tour de France champion to nab the victory in the Belgian Classic was Bernard Hinault, in 1983
– Two years later, the organisers came up with the idea of the race finishing on the Mur de Huy
– Largest winning margin was recorded in 1950, when Fausto Coppi finished 5:05 ahead of Raymond Impanis
– Last lone breakaway to succeed came in 2003, when Spain’s Igor Astarloa took the victory thanks to an attack launched before the last hill
– Youngest ever winner is Eddy Merckx (21 years and 320 days in 1967), while the oldest one is Pino Cerami (38 years and 21 years in 1960)
– Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record for the biggest time span between the first and the last win: 9 years (1949-1958)
Race stats
– 25 teams (17 World Tour and 8 Pro Continental) will line-up for the 79th edition (Waremme – Huy, 205,5 km)
– Three of these teams haven’t scored a win this season: LottoNL-Jumbo, Roompot and UnitedHealthcare
– Four former winners are at the start of the 2015 race: Philippe Gilbert, Daniel Moreno, Joaquim Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde
– The cyclists who will ride the 2015 edition have won a combined total of 9 Monuments, 6 world titles (RR+ITT), 7 Grand Tours and almost 90 Grand Tour stages
– France is the country with the most riders in the race – 36 – followed by Belgium (25) and the Italy (24)
– Matej Mohoric (20 years) is the youngest rider who will line-up in Maastricht, while Rinaldo Nocentini is the oldest one (37 years)
Cafe Roubaix 
am mii de articole despre ciclism in engleza. imi placea cand era in romana. parea ca si romanii se intereseaza de ciclism. incercati sa fiti macar bilingv.
Vor mai aparea articole in romana, dar cele mai multe vor fi in engleza (ceea ce nu inseamna ca romanii nu sunt interesati de ciclism).
Nici eu nu inteleg de ce apar tot mai putine articole in limba romana. Totusi, eu cred ca cei mai multi cititori pe acest site sunt romani. In fine, nu pot sa spun decat pacat…
Eu inclin spre cititorii straini care urmaresc/citesc acest blog si mai putin pe cei din Romania unde acest sport nu inregistreaza o masa mare dormica de informatii, la noi se practica privitul si mai putin detaliile de orice fel. 😉
O imbunatatire a limbii engleze pe teme de ciclism nu strica nimanui. 😛
Eu zic sa le scrie in ambele limbi.
Propun ca pe baza de voluntariat, daca autorul le scrie in engleza cineva sa le traduca in romana si vice-versa. Apoi i le trimite autorului si el le publica. Se ofera cineva? Eu ma bag, dar nu pot promite la toate ca mai am si o mie de alte chestii de facut.
Apoi, patronul Cafenelei sa faca doua mari categorii RO si EN pe coloana din dreapta astfel incat cine vrea sa-si aleaga sectiunea pe care doreste sa o citeasca.