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1931 Paris–Tours
The 1931 Paris–Tours was the 26th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 3 May 1931. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by André Leducq. General classification References 1931 in French sport 1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ... May 1931 sports events {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Leducq
André Leducq (; 27 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tours de France. He also won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team road race event and the 1928 Paris–Roubaix. Career Leducq was born at Saint-Ouen. He was world champion in 1924 as an amateur before turning professional in 1927. The following year he won Paris–Roubaix and was second in the Tour de France, becoming popular for his humour. His other victories included two Tours de France (he won 25 stages in nine rides) and the 1931 Paris–Tours. He has the fourth-highest number of stage wins in the Tour de France (behind Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Mark Cavendish). After his retirement, he founded a professional cycling team that raced in the 1950s. Career achievements Major results ;1927 : Tour de France :: 4th overall ::Stage 6, 23 and 24 wins ;1928 :Tour de France :: 2nd overall ::Stage 2, 10, 11 and 16 wins :Paris–Roubaix ;1929 :Tour de Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Parioleau
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Haemerlinck
Alfred Haemerlinck (27 September 1905 – 10 July 1993) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won many small races in his career (493 according to some newspapers). He won two stages in the 1931 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for one day. Major results ;1927 :1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs Hoboken :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Maldegem :1st Blankenberge :2nd Overall Circuit du Midi ::1st Stage 2 :2nd Circuit de Paris :5th Overall Tour of Belgium :9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;1928 :1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Jabbeke :1st Waarschoot :1st Textielprijs Vichte ;1929 :1st GP Wolber :1st Schaal Sels :1st Omloop van de Dender :1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen :1st Wondelgem :1st Braaschaat :1st Heusden-Koers :1st Mere :1st Maldegem :1st Balgerhoeke :1st Harelbeke :1st Jabbeke :2nd Paris-Cambrai :3rd Tour of Flanders :3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships :3rd Scheldeprijs ;1930 : 1st Antwerp- Namur-Antwerp : 1st Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Paris–Tours
The 1930 Paris–Tours was the 25th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 4 May 1930. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jean Maréchal. General classification References 1930 in French sport 1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ... May 1930 sports events {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Paris–Tours
The 1932 Paris–Tours was the 27th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 24 April 1932. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Julien Moineau. General classification References 1932 in French sport 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ... April 1932 sports events {{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. It is known as a "Sprinters' Classic" because it frequently ends in a bunch sprint at the finish, in 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, unheard of, unhoped for success”''. It was five years before the race was run again and a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities 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, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Peglion
Louis Peglion (8 March 1906 in Marseille – 15 August 1986) was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1930 Tour de France. He was a touriste-routier in that Tour, which meant that he was not a member of a national team. Major results ;1930 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 14 :Critèrium de Var ;1931 :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...: ::7th place overall classification External links *Official Tour de France results for Louis Peglion French male cyclists 1906 births 1986 deaths French Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Marseille {{France-cycling-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Maréchal
Jean Maréchal (27 February 1910 – 23 December 1993) was a French bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who was professional from 1929 to 1947. He rode in the 1931 Tour de France. He also won the 1930 Paris–Tours. Major results ;1928 : 1st Paris–Soissons ;1929 : 1st Paris–Soissons : 7th 1929 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix ;1930 : 1st 1930 Paris–Tours, Paris–Tours : 2nd 1930 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix ;1931 : 1st Critérium des As ;1932 : 3rd Critérium des As ;1934 : 6th Bordeaux–Paris ;1940 : 5th Critérium International, Critérium National References External links * 1910 births 1993 deaths French male cyclists Sportspeople from Orléans Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Bonduel
Frans Bonduel (26 September 1907 – 25 February 1998) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. Major results ;1929 :Criterium du Midi :Omloop van België :Wilrijk ;1930 :Mere :Paris — Lille :Tour of Flanders :Schaal Sels :Stekene :Wilrijk :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 17 ::7th place overall classification ;1931 :Circuit du Morbihan :Lokeren ;1932 :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 6 and 7 ::6th place overall classification :GP St-Michel :GP Stad Sint-Niklaas ;1934 :Paris–Brussels ;1935 :Landen ;1936 :Lochristi :Mons :Waregem ;1937 :Schaal Sels ;1938 :Ligny :Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde ;1939 :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, ... :Paris–Brussels External links *Official Tour de France results for Frans Bonduel 1907 births 1998 deaths Belgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Le Calvez
Léon Le Calvez (14 March 1909, in Moëlan-sur-Mer – 7 July 1995, in Créteil) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1931 Tour de France, Le Calvez was wearing the yellow jersey for one day. Palmarès ;1932 :Critérium International ;1933 :Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments' or classics of th ... ::3rd place overall ;1935 :Stage Paris–Nice External links * French male cyclists 1909 births 1995 deaths Sportspeople from Finistère Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
