Paris–Bourges
French one-day road cycling race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre.[1] However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities and since 1996 the race has started in the town of Gien in the Loiret department which is 130 kilometres (80 mi) south of Paris. The official name of the race is now Paris-Gien-Bourges although it is still referred to as Paris–Bourges on the UCI calendar and throughout much of the media.[2]
Race details | |
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Date | Early October |
Region | Centre, France |
English name | Paris–Bourges |
Local name(s) | Paris–Bourges (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1913 (1913) |
Editions | 68 (as of 2023) |
First winner | René Pichon (FRA) |
Most wins | 2 wins: Marcel Dussault (FRA) Daniele Nardello (ITA) John Degenkolb (GER) Sam Bennett (IRL) |
Most recent | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
The first race was run in 1913, and won by René Pichon and it has been an annual event since 1990. Since 1949, it has been for professionals, after previously being an amateur race. It is held as a 1.1 event in the UCI Europe Tour. It previously featured as the last of the French Road Cycling Cup series of races.[3]