1961 Paris–Tours Explained

1961 Paris–Tours
Date:8 October 1961
Stages:1
Distance:267[1]
Unit:km
Time:6h 57' 53"
First:Joseph Wouters
First Nat:BEL
Second:Gilbert Desmet
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Anatole Novak
Third Nat:FRA
Previous:1960
Next:1962

The 1961 Paris–Tours was the 55th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 8 October 1961. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Joseph Wouters of the Solo team.

General classification

Final general classification[2] [3] [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 0"
3+ 2"
4+ 2"
5+ 5"
6+ 15"
7+ 15"
8+ 19"
9+ 19"
10+ 19"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris-Tours (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 6 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 55ème Paris-Tours 1961. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040126111255/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_paris_tours/tours1961.php. 26 January 2004.
  3. Web site: 1961 Paris - Tours. First Cycling. 6 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Paris - Tours. WVCycling. 6 January 2018.