The 2006 edition of the
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, ...
marked the 100th anniversary on this one-day
French semi-classic
cycling race
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 sp ...
held between
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. S ...
and
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 ...
held on October 8, 2006. The parcours was similar to that of previous years, with flattish terrain and a few short climbs at the end.
General Standings
2006-10-08:
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
Population
Twin towns
* Freudenberg am Main (1993)
* Terras de Bouro (2004)
See also
*Communes of the Yvelines department
...
– Tours, 254 km
*6th-place finisher Baden Cooke does not ride on a UCI ProTour team and is ineligible for points.
References
External links
Race website
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2006
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2006 UCI ProTour
2006 in French sport
October 2006 sports events in France