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1925 Paris–Tours
The 1925 Paris–Tours was the 20th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 3 May 1925. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Denis Verschueren. General classification References 1925 in French sport 1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ... May 1925 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Verschueren
Denis Verschueren (11 February 1897 – 18 April 1954) was a Belgian racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo .... External links *Cyclinghalloffame 1897 births 1954 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Antwerp Province People from Berlaar {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Mortelmans
August Mortelmans (24 April 1901 – 8 October 1985) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1927. Major results Source: ; 1922 : 2nd Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf ; 1923 : 3rd Munich-Zurich ; 1924 :1st Bruxelles-Liège :2nd Binche–Chimay–Binche ; 1925 :2nd Paris–Tours ; 1926 :3rd Schaal Sels ; 1927 :1st Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race :1st Heistse Pijl :1st Stage 3 Tour of Belgium ; 1928 :1st Heistse Pijl :2nd Tour of Flanders :3rd Bruxelles-Paris ; 1929 :3rd De Drie Zustersteden :3rd Bruxelles-Paris ; 1930 :1st Heistse Pijl ; 1931 :3rd Six Days of Saint-Étienne (with Armand Haesendonck) ; 1932 :1st Heistse Pijl :3rd Schaal Sels Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners Men ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Hillarion
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Jean Luc Picard, fictional character from ''Star Trek Next Generation'' Places * Jean, Nevada, United States; a town * Jean, Oregon, United States Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) * Valjean (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Paris–Tours
The 1924 Paris–Tours was the 19th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 4 May 1924. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Louis Mottiat. General classification References 1924 in French sport 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ... May 1924 sports events in Europe 1924 in Paris {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Paris–Tours
The 1926 Paris–Tours was the 21st edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 2 May 1926. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Heiri Suter. General classification References 1926 in French sport Paris–Tours, 1926 May 1926 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris–Tours
Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, at Le Gault-du-Perche. Historically, it is known as a "Sprinters' Classic" because it frequently ends in a bunch sprint at the finish, in Tours. Since 2018, the course has featured gravel sectors in vineyards near Tours. For several decades the race arrived on the 2.7 km long Avenue de Grammont, one of cycling's best-known finishing straits, particularly renowned among sprinters. Since 2011 the finish was moved to a different location because a new tram line was built on the Avenue de Grammont. History Paris–Tours was first run for amateurs in 1896, making it one of the oldest cycling races in the world. It was organised by the magazine ''Paris-Vélo'', which described that edition won by Eugène Prévost as, ''"A crazy, unhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours
Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole functional area (France), metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Augustus, Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingian dynasty, Merovingians and the Carolingian dynasty, Carolingians, with the Capetian dynasty, Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Martin of Tours, Saint Martin and Gregory of Tours were from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiri Suter
Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter (10 July 1899 – 6 November 1978) was a Swiss road racing cyclist. Excelling mainly in the classic cycle races, classics, Suter was the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders in 1923. Two weeks after his win in the Tour of Flanders, he won Paris–Roubaix, becoming the first cyclist to win both classics in the same year. He also holds a record six victories in Züri-Metzgete, Switzerland's most important one-day race. Suter won 58 professional races, including: * GP Wolber, Grand Prix Wolber (unofficial world championship): (1922, 1925) * Swiss National Road Race Championships, Road champion of Switzerland: (1920, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929) * motor-paced champion of Switzerland: (1932, 1933) * Züri-Metzgete: (1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929) * Paris–Roubaix: (1923 Paris–Roubaix, 1923) * Tour of Flanders: (1923 Tour of Flanders, 1923) * Bordeaux–Paris (1925) * Paris–Tours: (1926, 1927) Career ;1919 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Rossius
Jean Rossius (27 December 1890 – 2 May 1966) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won five stages in total in the Tour de France. In the 1914 Tour de France he finished in fourth place in the overall classification, his best finishing. Major results ;1914 :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 2 and 9 ::Leading general classification for 4 days (joint with Philippe Thys) ;1919 :Liège-Malmedy-Liège : Belgian National Road Race Championships :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1Rossius was the winner of the first stage, but received a 30 minute penalty for helping Philippe Thys illegally, therefore he was not leading the general classification after stage one. ;1920 :Retinne-Spa-Retinne :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...: ::Winner stages 7 and 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Piccin
Alfonso Piccin (4 September 1901 – 8 September 1932) was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1925 Tour de France Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' D .... References External links * 1901 births 1932 deaths Italian male cyclists Place of birth missing Cyclists from the Province of Treviso 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Colleu
Marcel Colleu (8 February 1897 – 28 September 1973) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1925 Tour de France Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' D .... References 1897 births 1973 deaths French male cyclists Place of birth missing 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
