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| HIGHLIGHTS - 1993 | |
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1st edition - Tuesday 20th July 1993 ~ TARBES > PAU  Location: The Pyrenees Departments crossed: Pyrénées Atlantiques (64) - Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Km: 190 Difficulties: Col du Tourmalet, Col du Soulor, Col de l'Aubisque Number of registered participants: 1 705 Numbers of finishers: 1 385 Reception Village: Marcadieu Hall in Tarbes Finish: Place Royale in Pau Weather: Misty at the start, then sunny but cold in the mountains Race celebritiesA. Prost, A. de Caunes, P. Belmondo, B. Darniche, J. Réveillon, P. Portes, Y. Hézard, G. Holtz. Winner~ Men: Christophe Rinero born 29/12/73 ~ Women: Maryse Simon born 01/01/75 Participating countries: Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United States.TOTAL : 48 foreign participants. Anecdotes~ Edition organized from start to finish in 3 months. ~ A winner who later found fame (4th in the 1998 Tour de France). ~ The event's only indoor start in the Marcadieu Hall. ~ After the race, Josy Pueyto, Deputy Mayor of Pau, accompanied competitors to the starting point in his own car. Quotes~ Christope Rinero, jersey no. 233 « It's true, I was thinking of Gianni Bugno through the bumps. What's he going to do here? And there? I can't wait to compare his performance with mine after tomorrow's race. » |
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