1901 Paris–Tours
The 1901 Paris–Tours was the second edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 30 June 1901. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jean Fischer. General classification Notes References 1901 in French sport 1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

Jean Fischer
Jean-Baptiste Fischer was an early twentieth century French road racing cyclist who won the 1901 Paris–Tours and participated in the 1903 Tour de France in 1903, where he finished fifth. Palmarès ;1901 :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, ... :Bordeaux- Paris: 3° : 3rd Brussels–Roubaix ; 1902 : Paris Roubaix: 6° ;1903 : Tour de France: 5° 1867 births Year of death missing French male cyclists Sportspeople from Haut-Rhin Cyclists from Grand Est {{France-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Édouard Wattelier
Édouard Wattelier (12 December 1876 – 18 September 1957) was a French racing cyclist. He finished third in the 1898 Paris–Roubaix, eighth in the 1901 Paris–Roubaix and second in the 1902 Paris–Roubaix The 1902 Paris–Roubaix was the seventh edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 30 March 1902 and stretched from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix. The winner was .... References External links * 1876 births 1957 deaths French male cyclists Sportspeople from Val-d'Oise Cyclists from Île-de-France {{France-cycling-bio-stub ...
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1896 Paris–Tours
The 1896 Paris–Tours was the inaugural edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 17 May 1896. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Eugène Prévost. General classification References 1896 in French sport 1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...

1906 Paris–Tours
The 1906 Paris–Tours was the third edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 30 September 1906. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Lucien Petit-Breton. General classification References 1906 in French sport 1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, a ...

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 ...
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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 Economis ...
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Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman 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 Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry. It was wanted by Louis XI, royal capital under the Valois Kings with its Loire castles and c ...
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Antony Wattelier
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Victor Lefèvre
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Achille Germain
Achille Germain was a French people, French road and track cyclist. A professional from 1905 to 1919, he won many local events but also shone on the Velodrome, velodromes of Paris, where he gained a great reputation in middle-distance races, notably taking third place in the French championship in 1914. Second in the Six Days of Toulouse in 1906, in partnership with Jean Gauban, he also participated twice in the Six Days of New York and took part in the first Six Days of Paris in 1913. Germain, nicknamed “Germain de la Flèche” by his followers, also competed in road races, taking part in the 1908 Tour de France, where he placed 16th, achieving his best result with an eighth-place finish on the tenth stage to Bordeaux. The following year, he won a stage in the Circuit de la Loire and finished second overall. Mobilized as a corporal cyclist with the 317th Infantry regiment during the World War I, First World War, he retired from the sport in 1919 following an injury sustaine ...
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Georges Clément (cyclist)
Georges Claude Clément was a French track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Clément competed in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on .... He placed fourth in his first-round (semifinals) heat and did not advance to the final. References External links * * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically a. * Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France French male sprinters Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{France-sprint-bio-stub ...
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1901 In French Sport
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