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1936 Paris–Tours
The 1936 Paris–Tours was the 31st edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 3 May 1936. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Gustave Danneels. General classification References 1936 in French sport 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ... May 1936 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Danneels
Gustave Danneels (6 September 1913 – 13 April 1976) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is known for bronze medals in the 1934 and the 1935 UCI Road World Championships and his victories in Paris–Tours. When winning the 1936 edition of Paris-Tours Danneels was awarded the Ruban Jaune for recording the fastest time in a professional race. Major results ;1931 : U17 Road Race Champion ;1933 : Independent Road Race Champion ;1934 : Paris–Tours : GP d'Europe : World Road Race Championship ;1935 : Road Race Champion : Winner Stage 2, Tour of Belgium : World Road Race Championship ;1936 : Paris–Tours : Winner stages 3 and 6 Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ... ;1937 : 1937 Paris–Tours, Paris–Tours :1937 Tour de France, Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Mithouard
Fernand Mithouard (22 May 1909 – 10 December 1993) was a French professional cyclist who won the Bordeaux-Paris in 1933. In 1934 Mithouard traveled to Australia with Paul Chocque to compete in the Centenary 1000, one week road bicycle race over seven stages covering . The race was part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria. Mithouard was leading the championship when he crashed in stage 6 and abandoned at Omeo. Palmarès * 1931 ** ''3rd Paris-Reims'' * 1932 ** Paris-Argentan ** Paris-Chateau Thierry ** Paris-Évreux * 1933 ** Bordeaux-Paris ** ''4th Grand Prix des Nations'' * 1934 ** 1st Critérium de l'Écho d'Alger ** Centenary 1000 * 1935 ** ''5th Grand Prix des Nations'' * 1936 ** ''2nd Paris-Tours'' ** ''2nd Critérium national'' ** ''6th Grand Prix des Nations'' * 1937 ** 2nd stage Paris-Nice ** ''9th Grand Prix des Nations'' * 1939 ** Paris-Saint-Etienne *** General Classification *** 1st stage ** ''3rd Tour de Luxembourg'' * 1941 ** ''2nd Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Coelaert
Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). In the anglosphere, it is also used for females although it is still a predominantly masculine name.One of the few notable examples of a female fictional character with the name is Jules Lee from the American TV series Orphan Black: Echoes. It is the given name of: People with the name *Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American space physicist and photographer *Jules Abadie (1876–1953), French politician and surgeon *Jules Accorsi (born 1937), French football player and manager *Jules Adenis (1823–1900), French playwright and opera librettist *Jules Adler (1865–1952), French painter *Jules Asner (born 1968), American television personality *Jules Aimé Battandier (1848–1922), French botanist *Jules Bernard (born 2000), American basketball player *Jules Bianchi (1989–2015), French Formula One driver *Jules Breton (1827–1906), French Realist painter *Jules-André Brill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Paris–Tours
The 1933 Paris–Tours was the 28th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 30 April 1933. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jules Merviel. General classification References 1933 in French sport Paris–Tours, 1933 April 1933 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Paris–Tours
The 1935 Paris–Tours was the 30th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 5 May 1935. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by René Le Grevès. General classification References 1935 in French sport 1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ... May 1935 sports events in Europe {{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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Le Grevès
René Le Grevès (6 July 1910 – 25 February 1946) was a French professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur cyclist, he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit. In 1933 Le Grevès became professional, and between 1933 and 1939, he won sixteen stages in the Tour de France. Major results ;1932 :Silver medal 1932 olympic games, team pursuit ;1933 :Paris-Caen :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 22 ;1934 :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 2, 5, 10 and 22A ;1935 :Circuit de Paris :Circuit du Morbihan :Critérium International :Paris–Tours :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 14A, 18A, 19A and 20A ;1936 : national road race championship :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 5, 12, 13A, 14A, 17 and 20A ;1937 :Critérium International ;1938 :Paris-Caen ;1939 :Paris-Sedan :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Speicher
Georges Speicher (; 8 June 1907 – 24 January 1978) was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World Cycling Championship. After Speicher had won the 1933 Tour de France, he was initially not selected for the 1933 UCI Road World Championships. Only after a French cyclist that had been selected dropped out, Speicher was brought in as a replacement at the last notice, and won the race. Speicher was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and the World Championship in the same year. Career achievements Major results ;1931 :Paris-Arras ;1932 :10th Tour de France: ;1933 : World road race championship :Tour de France: :: Winner overall classification ::Winner stages 8, 9 and 12 ;1934 :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 1, 5, 6, 13 and 20 ;1935 : national road race championship :Paris-Rennes :Paris-Angers :Tour de France: ::6th place overall classification ::Winner stage 13B ;1936 :Alger :Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts (8 September 1907 – 15 June 1992) was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a Cycling sprinter, sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur (1927) and professional (1935) road race championships. In 1935, Aerts captured first place and the gold medal at the professional UCI Road World Championships in Floreffe, Belgium. In 1927 professional and amateur riders rode concurrently at the Nürburgring in Germany and Aerts finished 5th, the highest ranked amateur. He also competed in Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics, three events at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Although he lacked climbing ability for major tours, he used his sprinting ability to win 11 stages of the Tour de France, including six in 1933. Major results Amateur ;1926 : 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, National Road Championships, Amateur Road Race ;1927 : 1927 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships :: 1st Amateur Road Race ::5th 19 ... [...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. He also finished third in the 1943 Paris–Roubaix, the 1944 Paris–Roubaix The 1944 Paris–Roubaix was the 42nd edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a Classic cycle races, classic one-day cycle race in Vichy France, France. The single day event was held on 9 April 1944 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix ... and the 1947 Paris–Roubaix. References External links * 1910 births 1998 deaths French male cyclists French Vuelta a España stage winners Cyclists from Nord (French department) Tour de Suisse stage winners 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
