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1957 Paris–Tours
The 1957 Paris–Tours was the 51st edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 6 October 1957. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Fred De Bruyne. General classification References 1957 in French sport Paris–Tours, 1957 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo October 1957 sports events in Europe {{Paris–Tours-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred De Bruyne
Alfred De Bruyne (21 October 1930 – 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion road cyclist. He won six Tour de France stages early in his career and went on to win many other Monuments and stage races. De Bruyne had a great deal of success early in his career during the Tour de France. 1953 was his first Tour, his best result was making one stage podium, on stage 5 from Dieppe to Caen. In 1954 he finished 2nd on the final stage into Paris and won three stages along the way. In 1955 he didn't win any stages, but ended up with the highest overall classification he would ever have which was 17th. In 1956, De Bruyne won three stages in the first half of the Tour, but slowed a bit in the second half and could not add to this total. Also in 1956 he won Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as well as the stage race Paris–Nice early in the season. In 1957 De Bruyne abandoned the Tour for the first time in his career. He won both Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours that year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
