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Tour De France During World War II
The Tour de France was not held during World War II because the organisers refused German requests. Although a 1940 Tour de France had been announced earlier, the outbreak of the war made it impossible for it to be held. After that, some attempts were made by the Germans during the war to have a Tour de France to maintain the sense of normality, but '' l'Auto'', the organising newspaper, refused. Some other races were run as a replacement. After World War II, ''l'Auto'' was closed for collaborating with the Germans. The rights to organise the Tour went to the French government. As two newspapers were interested in these rights, they each organised a small Tour of five stages; the race run by ''L'Équipe'' was considered the more successful, so ''L'Équipe'' was allowed to organise the 1947 Tour de France. History Already before the war, the political situation in Europe had its influence on the Tour de France. Political reasons caused Italy, Germany and Spain to refuse to send tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of 21 stages, each a day long, over the course of 23 days, coinciding with the Bastille Day holiday. It is the oldest of the Grand Tours and generally considered the most prestigious. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper '' L'Auto'' and is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars. As the Tour gained prominence and popularity, the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend around the globe. Participation expanded from a primarily French field as more riders from all over the world began to participate in the race each year. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event, which means that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon proper had a population of 522,969 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,280,845 that same year, the second most populated in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,411,571 in 2019. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Thiétard
Louis Thiétard (31 May 1910 – 21 January 1998) was a French cyclist. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade .... He also finished third in the 1943 Paris–Roubaix, the 1944 Paris–Roubaix and the 1947 Paris–Roubaix. References External links * 1910 births 1998 deaths French male cyclists French Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from Nord (French department) Tour de Suisse stage winners Cyclists from Hauts-de-France {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Louviot
Raymond Louviot (17 December 1908 – 14 May 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot. He became a team manager after retirement. The British cyclist, Brian Robinson, accuses a commercial tie-up between Louviot and Miguel Poblet a rival in another team, for denying him first place in the 1957 Milan–San Remo. Robinson said: :My manager, Raymond Louviot, had a tie-up in the cycle trade with Poblet. He told me that if Poblet was anywhere near me it was my job to get him over the line first. I buggered off up a hill, then my manager came up and told me 'Remember what I told you.' Poblet won, I was third, that is my biggest regret. If I had won I would have been made for life.Woodland, Les (2005), This Island Race, Mousehold Press, UK Major results ;1933 :Tour du Midi :Grand Prix des Nations ;1934 : national road race championship :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 22 ;1936 :Paris - Sedan ;1937 :Circuit des Deux-Sèvres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Goutal
Albert Goutal (1 December 1918– 2 May 2009) was a French cyclist. Professional 1938 to 1952, he won the French National Road Race Championships in the occupied area in 1941. Palmarès 1941 :French National Road Race Championships in the occupied zone :2nd of Paris–Tours :2nd of Bordeaux-Angoulême :3rd of the National Criterium - occupied zone 1942 :5th stage b Circuit France :Hillclimb Ménilmontant 1949 :6th stage of the Tour of Algeria 1950 :2nd stage of the Circuit of Gold Coast :2nd Circuit Côte d'Or Results on the major tours Tour de France *1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...: DNF References 1918 births 2009 deaths French male cyclists Cyclists from Loire-Atlantique {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Caput
Louis Caput (23 January 1921 - 1 January 1985) was a French professional racing cyclist and then team manager. He was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, and won Paris–Tours in 1948, and two stages of the Tour de France. He was national champion in 1946. Career Caput rode as a professional from 1942 to 1957. René de Latour said: :Everybody liked Louis Caput, who became known to the crowds as ''P'tit Louis''. And not only was Caput a likeable rider, he was a clever one who knew his job perfectly and I don't think I have ever seen him make a serious mistake on the road. Whenever he got into a break, he was the boss, the ruler of it. Little Louis was a great general of the pelotons, shouting encouragement, picking the right length for the relays and giving orders to his companions of the breakaway. He rode the Tour de France nine times between 1947 and 1956, failing to finish six times but coming 45th in 1951, 54th in 1955, and 56th in 1956. He won stages in 1949 and 1955. He came t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Guillier
Georges Guillier (21 August 1920 – 14 August 1983) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade .... References External links * 1920 births 1983 deaths French male cyclists Cyclists from Paris {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-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] |
Guy Lapébie
Guy Lapébie (28 November 1916 – 8 March 2010) was a French cyclist, who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After World War II he became a professional road racer. Lapébie's elder brother was Tour de France winner Roger Lapébie. Guy's son Serge (1948–1991) was also a professional cyclist. Major results ;1936 : Olympic Champion 4000m team pursuit : Olympic Champion Team road race : second place Olympic individual road race ;1945 :Zürich-Lausanne ;1946 :GP du Locle :Tour des 3 Lacs ;1948 :Six days of Paris (with Arthus Sérès) ;1948 :Six days of Paris (with Achiel Bruneel) :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 3 ::3rd place overall classification ;1949 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 8 ;1950 :Six days of Saint-Etienne (with Achiel Bruneel Achiel Bruneel (19 October 1918 – 5 June 2008) was a professional track cyclist from Herenthout, Belgium. He rode different Six-days events of which he eventually won 12, remarkably with 9 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Neuville
François Neuville (24 November 1912, in Mons-Crotteux – 12 April 1986, in Dadizele) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1938, Neuville won one stage of the 1938 Tour de France. Major results ;1934 :Berlare :Waremme ;1938 :Tour of Belgium :Hollogne-aux-Pierres :Hologne :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 ...: ::Winner stage 20C ;1942 : Circuit de France :Antheit ;1944 :Verviers External links *Official Tour de France results for François Neuville 1912 births 1986 deaths People from Flémalle Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Liège Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Administration In Belgium And North France
The Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France (german: Militärverwaltung in Belgien und Nordfrankreich) was an interim occupation authority established during the Second World War by Nazi Germany that included present-day Belgium and the French departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The administration was also responsible for governing the '' zone interdite'', a narrow strip of territory running along the French northern and eastern borders. It remained in existence until July 1944. Plans to transfer Belgium from the military administration to a civilian administration were promoted by the SS, and Hitler had been ready to do so until Autumn 1942, when he put off the plans for what was intended to be temporary but ended up being permanent until the end of German occupation. The SS had suggested either Josef Terboven or Ernst Kaltenbrunner as the Reich Commissioner of the civilian administration. ''Reichskommissariat'' On 18 July 1944, the Military Administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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