Cycling hero Eddy Merckx (71) is now available on at least one stamp featuring his likeness. Nine other Belgian winners of the Tour de France also feature on the unique stamp collection created by Pieter Willems. "I think it is a beautiful stamp....
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in Atlanta in 1996. These games are also known as the Centennial Games because they took place exactly a century after the first modern Olympic Games in Greece in 1896. Atlanta...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in Barcelona in 1992. The residence of the then IOC President J.A. Samaranch was chosen over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane, and Paris. The ceremonies and athletics took place in the Estadi Olimpic...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in Los Angeles in 1984. No other cities had submitted bids to host these Games. It was the second time Los Angeles hosted the Games, after 1932.
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Moscow in 1980. The only other city that had bid to host these games was Los Angeles. Due to a US-led boycott, only...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XX Olympiad were held in Munich in 1972. Munich managed to secure the nomination for the Games ahead of Detroit, Madrid, and Montreal. No expense was spared in the organization of these Games. There was...
Cycling is one of the Olympic sports practiced at the Olympic Games. The sport has been on the program continuously since the first edition of the modern Summer Olympic Games. An Olympic victory is seen worldwide as the most...
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