1976, Sport: Lucien Van Impe – Tour de France 1976

The Belgian cyclist Lucien Van Impe wins the Tour de France on July 18, 1976. It was the last Belgian victory to this day (2017). The revelation of the 1976 Tour was another Belgian, Freddy Maertens, in his first Tour he won eight stages and the points classification. Martens led the general classification for ten days. Eddy Merckx was not present due to an injury.

Stage victories by country:

• Belgium: 12 (Freddy Maertens (8), Willy Teirlinck (1), Lucien Van Impe (1), Michel Pollentier (1), Ferdinand Bracke (1))
• Netherlands: 6 (Hennie Kuiper (1), Joop Zoetemelk (3), Gerben Karstens (2))
• France: 3 (Jacques Esclassan (1), Raymond Delisle (1), Hubert Mathis (1))
• Italy: 3 (Giovanni Battaglin (1), Aldo Parecchini (1), Wladimiro Panizza (1))
• Spain: 2 (Miguel-Maria Lasa (1), José-Luis Viejo (1))

Lucien Van Impe (left) and Joop Zoetemelk (right)

in the 20the stage from Tulle to Puy de Dome

General classification (1-10):

1. Lucien Van Impe 116h 22' 23"
2. Joop Zoetemelk + 4' 14"
3. Raymond Poulidor + 12' 08"
4. Raymond Delisle + 12' 17"
5. Walter Riccomi + 12' 39"
6. Francisco Galdós + 14' 50"
7. Michel Pollentier + 14' 59"
8. Freddy Maertens + 16' 09"
9. Fausto Bertoglio + 16' 36"
10. Vicente López Carril + 19' 28"

Lucien Van Impe rides uphill in the Col du Pla d'Adet, 10 July 1976,

winning the 14th stage and taking the yellow jersey

Points classification (1-3):

1. Freddy Maertens 293 points
2. Pierino Gavazzi 137 points
3. Jacques Esclassan 128 points

Left to right: Freddy Maertens in the green jersey, his wife Carine Brouckaert,

Lucien Van Impe in the yellow jersey, his mother Julia and wife Rita Van der Biest

Mountains classification (1-3):

1. Giancarlo Bellini 170 points
2. Lucien Van Impe 169 points
3. Joop Zoetemelk 119 points

Lucien Van Impe arrives at his hometown, Mere, Belgium

Team classification (1-3):

1. Kas–Compagnolo 350h 05' 39"
2. Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 9' 20"
3. Scic–Fiat + 28' 02" 

1976 Tour de France: Lucien Van Impe


1976 Tour de France: Lucien Van Impe

1975, Music: "Sailor"

In 1975 the British pop group Sailor scored with three hit-singles in the charts: "Sailor", "A Glass of Champagne" and "Girls, Girls, Girls" (1975-1976). Sailor was formed in 1973 out of an earlier cooperation of the singer-songwriter duo Georg Kajanus and Phil Pickett with the addition of musicians Henry Marsh and Grant Serpell. The group's first UK single was "Traffic Jam" from their first album, Sailor. The band split up in 1978.

"Sailor"

Netherlands: N° 2

"A Glass of Champagne"

• Austria: N° 8
• Germany: N° 3
• Netherlands: N° 5
• Switzerland: N° 3
• UK: N° 2

Left to right: Grant Serpell, Georg Kajanus, Henry Marsh, Phil Pickett

Left to right: Phil Pickett, Henry Marsh, Georg Kajanus, Grant Serpell

"Girls, Girls, Girls"

• Austria: N° 3
• Germany: N° 2
• Netherlands: N° 2
• Switzerland: N° 2
• UK: N° 7

Lefto to right: Henry Marsh, Georg Kajanus, Phil Pickett, Grant Serpell

Band members

• Georg Kajanus (born Prince Georg Johan Tchegodaieff, 9 June 1946, Trondheim, Norway): lead vocals, 12-string guitars, acoustic guitars, charango, Veracruzana harp, harmonium, synthesisers, "Klockwork machinery"
• Henry Marsh (born Ian Henry Murray Marsh, 8 December 1948, Bath, Somerset): Nickelodeon, accordion, piano, marimbas, synthesised brass and reed, synthesisers, acoustic/electric guitars, computer programming, vocals
• Phil Pickett (born Philip Stuart Pickett, 19 November 1946, Münster, Germany): bass Nickelodeon, piano, guitarron, synthesised strings, calliope, xylophone, bass, cruz bass, Hammond organ, mandolin, autoharp, vocals
• Grant Serpell (born Stephen Grant Serpell, 9 February 1944, Maidenhead, Berkshire): drums, percussion, vocals

Sailor: "Sailor"

Sailor: "A Glass of Champagne"

Sailor: "Girls, Girls, Girls"

1974, Best selling cars: (West) Germany

Three Volkswagens and three Opels in the top 10. This list contains the best selling car models in (West) Germany with more than 1,000 units sold. 1974 is the year with the changeover between the Volkswagen Beetle and the Volkswagen Golf. (source: Auto Katalog, Germany)

N° 58: Citroën Ami 8

(Super, Super Break) 1,070 units sold

N° 57: Sunbeam

(1300S, 1300TC, 1300TC Tourisme, 1600GLS) 1,139 units sold

(aka Hillman Avenger (UK) / Plymouth Cricket (US))

 N° 56: Toyota Celica

(1600 LT, 1600 ST, 1600 GT) 1,366 units sold

 N° 55: Fiat X1/9

1,956 units sold

N° 54: Opel Admiral/Diplomat

1,957 units sold

 N° 53: Fiat 500

(500, 500R) 2,284 units sold

 N° 52: Toyota Corolla

(1200, 1200 Coupé, 1200 KE36) 2,769 units sold

 N° 51: Citroën Dyane

(Dyane 4, Dyane 6) 3,086 units sold

 N° 50: DAF 44

(Sedan, Combi) 3,129 units sold

 

 N° 49: Citroën ID/DS

(ID20, DS20, DS23, DS23 Injection) 3,314 units sold

N° 48: Chrysler 160/180/2L

4,024 units sold

 N° 47: Renault R15/17

(TL, TS) 4,664 units sold

 

 N° 46: Datsun 120Y

4,668 units sold

 N° 45: Autobianchi A112

(A112, Abarth) 5,151 units sold

 N° 44: Datsun Cherry

(Cherry, Combi, 1200) 5,356 units sold

 N° 43: Volkswagen 412

(Sedan, Variant) 5,693 units sold

 

 N° 42: Peugeot 204

(GL, Break, D, D Break) 6,960 units sold

 

 N° 41: Peugeot 304

(GL, S, S Coupé, S Cabrio, Break) 7,206 units sold

N° 40: DAF 66

(Coupé, Combi, Marathon, Marathon Coupé, Marathon Combi) 8,295 units sold

N° 39: Fiat 124

(Special, 1600 Special T, 1600 Sport Coupé, 1800 Sport Coupé,

1800 Sport Spider, Abarth Rally) 8,668 units sold

N° 38: BMW New Six

(2500, 2800 3.0S, 3.0CS, 3.0CSi, 3.0CSL, 3.3L) 9,200 units sold

N° 37: Peugeot 104

9,391 units sold

N° 36: Audi 50

(LS, GL) 9,629 units sold

N° 35: Volvo 142/144/145

9,867 units sold

N° 34: Volkswagen K70

(L, S) 10,739 units sold

 N° 33: Simca 1000

(SR, Special, Rallye 1, Rallye 2) 10,844 units sold

 N° 32: Fiat 132

(1600, 1800) 11,768 units sold

 N° 31: Opel Manta

(1.2, 1.6, 1.6S, 1.9S, 1.9GT/E) 12,082 units sold

 N° 30: Citroën GS

(Break, Club) 12,640 units sold

 N° 29: Renault R12

(TL, TL Variable, TS) 13,652 units sold

N° 28: Simca 1301/1501

(1301, 1301 Special, 1501, 1501 Special, 1501 Tourisme) 13,658 units sold)

N° 27: Renault R6 (850, TL)

13,887 units sold

 

N° 26: Renault R16

(L, TL, TS, TX) 16,210 units sold

N° 25: Fiat 126

16,577 units sold

N° 24: Volkswagen Scirocco

(L, S, LS, TS) 16,967 units sold

N° 23: Fiat 127

17,068 units sold

N° 22: Peugeot 504

(L, GL, Ti, Commerciale, Break, Familiale, LD, GLD)

18,083 units sold

N° 21: Citroën 2CV

(2CV4, 2CV6) 21,696 units sold

N° 20: Simca 1100

(LS, GLS, Special, Ti, Tourisme) 22,564 units sold

N° 19: Fiat 128

(1100 Special, 1300 Special, 1100 Sport Coupé, 1300 Sport Coupé, Rally, Familiare)

23,660 units sold

 N° 18: Ford Capri II

(1300, 1600, 2300GT, 3000GT) 24,784 units sold

 N° 17: Renault R5

(TL, TS) 26,959 units sold

N° 16: Ford Escort MkI

(1100, 1100 Turnier, 1300, 1300 Turnier, 2000RS)

28,243 units sold

 

 N° 15: BMW 5-series

(518, 520, 525, 528) 29,019 units sold

 N° 14: Mercedes-Benz W116

(280S, 280SE, 280SL, 280SLC, 350SE, 350SL, 350SLC, 450SE, 450SL, 450SLC)

29,199 units sold

N° 13: Ford Consul / Granada

(Consul: 1700, 1700 Coupé, 1700 Turnier, 2000, 2000 Coupé, 2000 Turnier, 2300,

2300 Coupé, 2300 Turnier; Granada: 2000, 2000 Turnier, 2300, 2300 Coupé,

2300 Turnier, 2600, 2600 Coupé, 2600 Turnier, 3000, 3000 Coupé, 3000 Turnier)

40,747 units sold

 N° 12: Audi 100

(1.6, 1.7, LS, GL, Coupé S) 43,396 units sold

 N° 11: Renault R4

(0.8, L) 44,526 units sold

N° 10: BMW 02-series

(1602, 1802, 1800 Touring, 2002, 2000 Touring, 2002 Cabrio, 2002 tii, 2002 Turbo)

45,158 units sold

 N° 9: Opel Ascona

(1.2, 1.6, 1.6 Voyage, 1.6S, 1.6S Voyage, 1.9S, 1.9S Voyage)

60,942 units sold

N° 8: Ford Taunus TC1

(1300, 1300 Coupé, 1300 Turnier, 1600, 1600 Coupé, 1600 Turnier, 2000,

2000 Coupé, 2000 Turnier, 2300, 2300 Coupé, 2300 Turnier)

65,625 units sold

 N° 7: Volkswagen Golf

(N, L, S, LS, TS) 71,403 units sold

 N° 6: Audi 80

(S, LS, GL, GT) 77,094 units sold

N° 5: Opel Rekord/Commodore (D-series)

(Rekord: 1.7, 1.7 Caravan, 1.7S, 1.7 Coupé, 1.9, 1.9 Coupé, 1.9 Caravan,

2100D, 2100D Caravan; Commodore: 2.5S, 2.5S Coupé, 2.8S, 2.8S Coupé,

GS/E, GS/E Coupé) 93,673 units sold

N° 4: Mercedes-Benz W114 / W115

(200, 200D, 220D, 230, 240D, 250, 250C, 280, 280E, 280C, 280CE)

99,000 units sold

 

N° 3: Volkswagen

(1200, 1200L, 1302, 1303, 1303LS Carbrio)

(Type 1, Beetle) 121,351 units sold

N° 2: Opel Kadett (C-series)

(1.0, 1.0 Coupé, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2 Coupé, 1.2 Caravan, 1.2 S, 1.2 S Coupé,

1.2 S Caravan, GT/E) 127,207 units sold

N° 1: Volkswagen Passat

(L, L Variant, LS, LS Variant, TS) 131,442 units sold