Sport in Belgium Belgian Cycling League, which is split between the Dutch-speaking WBV and the French-speaking FCWB. Many Belgian cyclists have been successful, and some of the greatest cycle races take place in Belgium, especially in road bicycle racing, though other bicycle racing disciplines such as mountain bike racing or track cycling also count a number of Belgian champions and races. The best Belgian cyclist of all time, Eddy Merckx, nicknamed the Cannibal, has won the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia 5 times each, won the Vuelta a España once, the UCI Road World Championship 3 times, had many classic cycle race
Sydney Sportsman Sydney Sportsman The Sydney Sportsman was a horse racing and sporting newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 1900 to 1960. It continues to be published as "The Sportsman". "The Sydney Sportsman" was first published on October 3, 1900 by John Norton. Norton was a controversial publisher who also published the Truth newspaper. He called on the writers of the "Sydney Sportsman" to "give it" to whoever deserved it, regardless of libel laws. The Australian poet Banjo Paterson was editor of the paper from 1921 to 1930. The paper was sold to John Fairfax and Sons in 1958.