The 1918 Paris–Tours was the 13th 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&nbs ...

cycle race and was held on 19 May 1918. The race started in

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. ...

and finished in

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 metr ...

. The race was won by

Charles Mantelet Charles Mantelet (10 November 1894 – 2 May 1955) was a French cyclist who won Paris–Tours in 1918. Major results ;1913 : 2nd Paris–Évreux ;1914 : 1st Paris–Évreux ;1917 : 4th Paris–Tours ;1918 : 1st Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a ...

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1918 in French sport

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

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