1917 Paris–Tours Explained

1917 Paris–Tours
Date:	6 May 1917
Stages:	1
Distance:	246^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	7h 14' 00"
First:	Philippe Thys
First Nat:	BEL
Second:	Marcel Godivier
Second Nat:	FRA
Third:	Eugene Christophe
Third Nat:	FRA
Previous:	1914
Next:	1918

The 1917 Paris–Tours was the 12th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 6 May 1917.^[2] The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Philippe Thys.

General classification

Final general classification^[3] ^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1
2		+ 2' 00"
3		+ 8' 00"
4		+ 29' 00"
5		+ 30' 00"
6		+ 31' 00"
7		+ 34' 00"
8		+ 47' 00"
9		+ 47' 00"
10		+ 1h 00' 00"

Notes and References

Web site: Paris-Tours (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 5 February 2018. 3 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503135147/http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/races/paris-tours/paris-tours-index.html. live.
Web site: 12ème Paris-Tours 1917. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040126134722/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_paris_tours/tours1917.php. 26 January 2004.
Web site: 12a edizione Paris-Tours (1917). Museo Ciclismo. 5 February 2018.
Web site: 1917 Paris - Tours. First Cycling. 5 February 2018. 7 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707172210/http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=28&y=1917. live.