The 1942 Paris–Tours was the 36th 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 m ...

cycle race and was held on 31 May 1942. The race started in

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 ci ...

and finished in

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 inhabita ...

. The race was won by

Paul Maye Paul Maye (19 August 1913 – 19 April 1987) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Maye shares the record of three Paris–Tours victories. He won the 1945 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;1934 : national amateur road race championshi ...

General classification

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1942 in French sport

1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

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