Former world champion Rudi Altig dies at 79
German cyclist Rudi Altig
Berlin - Arab Today
German cyclist Rudi Altig, a former world champion and who wore the Tour de France yellow jersey for a total of 18 days in four appearances in the 1960s, died on Saturday, age 79, his family said.
World champion in 1966, Altig had been fighting a serious illness, according to SID news agency, a subsidiary of AFP.
Altig also captured the 1962 Tour of Spain before retiring in 1971 and it was once estimated that in his career he had pedalled for more than one million kilometres.
Altig was married and had three children and two grand-children.
Source: AFP
GMT 10:11 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Russian speed skater An 'banned from Olympics for doping'GMT 15:54 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Unbeaten Garcia title fight with Lipinets moved to MarchGMT 09:22 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Stokes available for England selection despite chargeGMT 14:36 2018 Tuesday ,16 January
Barcelona's Dembele suffers new injury setbackGMT 10:22 2018 Tuesday ,16 January
England's Stokes charged with affray over nightclub fightGMT 15:06 2018 Monday ,15 January
Rock-bottom Cologne shock GladbachGMT 07:37 2018 Sunday ,14 January
Spanish tax authorities scrutinise Messi foundationGMT 06:54 2018 Sunday ,14 January
Del Potro ready for Melbourne despite Auckland loss
With Job Cuts, China Deal
France's Carrefour revamps operations
Paris - Emiratesvoice
France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job cuts, a product revamp and new partnerships in China. Carrefour, which was the world'sTo partake in Beiteddine Festivals
Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening
Beirut - NNA
French renowned singer and supermodel, Carla Bruni, is expected to arrive this evening at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, accompanied by her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. BruniIn France
Microsoft to open 4 data centres
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse onIn Olympic Spotlight
'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters
Taipei - Emiratesvoice
North Korea's figure skaters Ryom Tai-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are "friendly and kind and a little bit shy", South Korea's Kim Kyueun said Tuesday ahead of their hugely anticipated Olympic appearance. The skater is competing with her partner Alex Kam in theFor $11.6 Bn
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment
Paris - Emiratesvoice
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion. Sanofi's chief executive Olivier Brandicourt said the acquisition "enhances its presence in specialtyParis show pays homage
to 'eternal style' of late Alaia
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Two months after legendary designer Azzedine Alaia's sudden death plunged the fashion world into mourning, an exhibition in homage to the "King of Cling" opens Monday in his studios in Paris. The Tunisian-born designer, renowned for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November aged 82, reportedly of heart failure after falling down the stairs at his home. The diminutive maverick, who ignored fashion week convention by showing when and where he wanted, in July produced his first couture collection in six years to rapturous reviews. Now some of his most iconic dresses are going on display in the glass-roofed gallery next to his studio and home in the Marais district where he used to show his creations. It includes the dress worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, his longtime friend and muse, when she led
GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December
Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait
GMT 11:03 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
No end to eyesores at Taj Mahal
GMT 05:09 2024 Tuesday ,06 February
The Saudi-led Arab Coalition Forces have targeted a meeting of Houthi commanders in Beit Al Faqih, Hodeidah, killing scores of the
GMT 14:01 2018 Thursday ,30 August
Expat with rare heart disorder gets life-saving surgery
GMT 12:07 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Syria Kurds urge civilians to take up arms against Turk assault
GMT 16:17 2018 Thursday ,30 August
Five Saudi women pilots granted GACA licences
GMT 07:30 2017 Tuesday ,28 November
Tumblr founder leaving Yahoo-owned blogging platform
GMT 15:44 2016 Monday ,18 July
Draghi to ask governments to spend more to counter Brexit fallout
GMT 14:17 2016 Monday ,31 October
Non-resident foreign investors ‘can trade in Saudi real estate funds’
GMT 15:30 2017 Sunday ,05 February
Airlines take barred fliers as Trump travel ban ‘grounded’GMT 11:20 2012 Friday ,06 April
DeAndre Brackensick voted off \'Idol\'GMT 13:58 2012 Saturday ,07 January
Gaza Education Minister Osama al-Mazini in Tunis
GMT 01:49 2016 Monday ,05 December
5.5 Magnitude hit the upper South Island and lower North Island
GMT 21:01 2016 Thursday ,25 February
South Africa to accelerate fiscal consolidation, reduce budget deficit
GMT 16:17 2016 Monday ,25 April
Foreign Minister: Nation's will determines its future, Armed Forces capable of protecting it
GMT 04:23 2013 Tuesday ,30 July
Breastfeeding longer associated with higher intelligence
GMT 05:56 2017 Sunday ,16 July
Dossier against Doha to be lodged with UnescoGMT 03:13 2012 Sunday ,16 September
Sudan rejects US bid to send special forces
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor