1908 Paris–Tours
The 1908 Paris–Tours was the fifth edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 27 September 1908. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Omer Beaugendre. General classification References 1908 in French sport 1908 This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time. Events January * January ...

Omer Beaugendre
Léon Omer Beaugendre (9 September 1883 – 20 April 1954) was a French cyclist who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and in the 1910 Tour de France. He won 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 ... in 1908. He was the brother of the cyclists François Beaugendre and Joseph Beaugendre. References External links * 1883 births 1954 deaths French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Loir-et-Cher Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire {{France-cycling-bio-1880s-stub ...
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Frederic Saillot
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François Faber
François Faber (; 26 January 1887 – 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgish racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. He died in World War I while fighting for France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du Tour de France, Nathan, France, p155 Faber was known for his long solos; he is the only rider in Tour de France history to lead solo more than 1000 km. Origins Faber's father, Jean-François, was born in Wiltz, Luxembourg, which gave his son Luxembourgish nationality. His mother, Marie-Paule, was born in Lorraine (region), Lorraine. François Faber had a Luxembourgish passport but lived in France and considered himself French. His half-brother was another cyclist, Ernest Paul.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du Tour de France, Nathan, France, p109 Faber worked as a furniture-remover and as a Stevedore, docker when he raced as an amateur. Raci ...
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1907 Paris–Tours
The 1907 Paris–Tours was the fourth edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 22 September 1907. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Georges Passerieu. General classification References 1907 in French sport 1907 in Paris September 1907 sports events in Europe 1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...

1909 Paris–Tours
The 1909 Paris–Tours was the sixth edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 26 September 1909. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by François Faber. General classification References 1909 in French sport 1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Janu ... September 1909 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Henri Lignon
Henri Lignon (1884 – 1 November 1935) was a French cyclist. He was second place twice in the French National Road Race Championships in 1907 and 1909, and sixteenth of the Tour de France in 1905. Palmarès 1905 :16th of the Tour de France 1907 :2nd of the French National Road Race Championships 1909 : Reims-Nancy :2nd of the French National Road Race Championships :3rd of Paris-La Flèche 1910 : Coppa Val d'Olona :3rd of the Giro della Romagna 1911 :5th of 1911 Milan–San Remo The 1911 Milan–San Remo was the fifth edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 2 April 1911. The race started in Milan and finished in Sanremo, San Remo. The race was won by Gustave Garrigou. General classification Reference ... References External links Henri Lignonon Site du cyclisme 1884 births 1935 deaths People from Lunéville French male cyclists Cyclists from Meurthe-et-Moselle {{France-cycling-bio-1880s-stub ...
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Georges Sérès
Georges Sérès (7 April 1884 – 26 June 1951) was a French professional cyclist who mainly specialized in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the world championships in 1920, 1924 and 1925, respectively. He crashed in a 1922 race in New Bedford and had 17 fractures after being run over by a pacer. Still a teenager, he participated in the 1905 and 1906 edition of the Tour de France, but did not manage to finish either of them. In 1908 he achieved a 5th place in the highly regarded classic Paris - Tours. On the track he also won three six-day races in Paris, in 1921, 1922 and 1924. His sons Georges and Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ... were also competitive cyclists. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Seres, G ...
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François Beaugendre
François Beaugendre (1880-1936) was an early twentieth century French road racing cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France (the first Tour) and finished ninth overall. Beaugendre also rode the first four stages of the 1904 Tour de France, where he finished 7th, 11th, 3rd and 3rd, and did not start the fifth stage. Months after this Tour finished, many cyclists were disqualified, and Beaugendre's results were upgraded to 3rd, 6th, 2nd and 1st; Beaugendre was therefore declared winner of the fourth stage, and following the disqualifications he had been leader at the moment he left the race. Beaugendre rode the Tour a few more times, his best result was the fifth place in the 1907 Tour de France. François Beaugendre had two brothers who were also cyclists: Joseph Beaugendre rode the 1909 Tour de France, while Omer Beaugendre rode the 1910 Tour de France, having won the 1908 Paris–Tours race. Major results ;1903 :Tour de France ::9th place overall classification ...
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Paul Armbruster
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