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The Centenary of the Bol D'Or - XNUMXfactory .comFind here the quick story of a mythical race: the Bol d'Or 
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The Bol d'Or Created by Eugene Mauve et the AAMM (association of former military motorcyclists), the "Bol d'Or" is a name borrowed from a XNUMX-hour endurance cycling competition. The reward was a bronze bowl, offered par Meunier chocolates.
Back to the past of this legendary race In XNUMX: Tony Zind wins the first-ever XNUMX-hour motorcycle race on Motosaccoche XNUMX (bi-cylinder, devoid of rear suspension and saddle) at Vaujours. The regulations, which will last until XNUMX, only allow one driver perar machine, with the possibility of resting four hours at night. XNUMX km circuit on clay.
XNUMX-XNUMX: The Bol d'Or takes place in Saint Germain en Laye with minimal or even non-existent infrastructure. It was a real feat to see the end of the race for the competitors.
From XNUMX , mingle with many activities: brass bands, orchestras, balls and refreshments. The Bol d'Or was then the most illustrious French motorcycle race, the Grand Prix did not yet exist.
From XNUMX to XNUMX, the Bol d’or is the biggest motorcycling race in France. Many singing and sports stars come to show themselves and have their pictures taken.
Stopping of the Bol d'Or XNUMX to XNUMX
XNUMX-XNUMX: The Bol d'Or takes place on the Circuit des Loges de Saint Germain en Laye. Gustave Lefevre is a seven-time Bol d'Or winner between XNUMX and XNUMX riding Norton Manx XNUMX.
XNUMX-XNUMX: The bol d'Or takes place on the circuit of Montlhéry during the XNUMXs. The event is losing its popularity with motorcyclists. Motorcycling in France is not doing well, the Montlhéry circuit is too far from Paris to be a goal for a walk, the number of motorbikes entered is falling.
From XNUMX , two drivers are allowedar machine.
Stopping the Bol d'Or between XNUMX and XNUMX
XNUMX-XNUMX: Clear domination of the Japanese teams.
XNUMX-XNUMX: The Bol d'Or takes place on the Bugatti circuit of Le Mans
XNUMX-XNUMX: The Bol d'Or takes place on the Paul Ricard circuit (Le Castelet). The event is part of Champion European endurance nat. From XNUMX, the regulations allow XNUMX pilots par machine.
XNUMX-XNUMX: The Bol d'Or takes place on the Magny-Cours circuit.
Since XNUMX: The Bol d'Or is back on the Paul Ricard circuit: The event brings together several races in addition to the XNUMXh. Around XNUMX spectators are present.
The Bol d'Or has once again become an unmissable global event in the world of motorcycle racing.
The Bol d'Or today The Bol d'Or Classic The Bol d'Or Classic is a race that takes place in two parts. A first round on Friday evening and a second on Saturday morning. Each of the races lasts XNUMX hours and honors the old motorcycles, from XNUMX to XNUMX for the Classic , from XNUMX to XNUMX for Post-Classic . This course vintage exists since XNUMX.
The Silver Bowl The Bol d'Argent takes place on Friday afternoon and lasts XNUMXh. This competition brings together around sixty amateur pilots driving on roadster s of XNUMX or XNUMX cmXNUMX categories.
The Bronze Bowl New kid on the block, the Bol de Bronze allows XNUMX - XNUMX year olds to test themselves in endurance. The XNUMX race takes place on Friday afternoon, then the young drivers return to the track for a XNUMX minute sprint, just before the start of the Bol d'Or.
Numbers: XNUMX: Number of wins for Suzuki
XNUMX: Number of wins for Vincent Philippe
more than XNUMX thousand visitors expected in XNUMX
XNUMX crews and more than XNUMX pilots expected for XNUMX
Some great figures of the race Eugene Mauve (?-XNUMX) Former pilot, creator of the Bol d'Or in XNUMX, he has greatly contributed to the development of motorsport and motorcycle racing across the country.
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Tony Zind (XNUMX-XNUMX) is a French motorcyclist, double winner of the first two editions of the Bol d'or, in XNUMX and XNUMX at Vaujours and then at the Saint-Germain circuit, on Motosacoche XNUMX cm³.
His competitive career on two wheels spans from XNUMX (XNUMX Lyon GP on Ultima XNUMXcc), to XNUMX.
In XNUMX: second in the Lyon GP in XNUMX cmXNUMX.
In XNUMX: Third in the UMF GP in XNUMXcc.
In XNUMX: second in the UMF GP in XNUMXcc on Magnat-Debon.
In XNUMX: third in the GP de Lyon on Ravat in XNUMX cmXNUMX.
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Gustave Lefevre is a motorcyclist, seven-time winner of the Bol d'or moto at the Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome in Norton M , in XNUMX, XNUMX (he does not run in XNUMX), XNUMX, XNUMX, XNUMX, then XNUMX and XNUMX with Georges Briand (XNUMXe in XNUMX, and still winner of the XNUMX cm category3 in XNUMX with Georges Briand).
In XNUMX, he is presumably third in the French Moto Grand Prix XNUMX cm3.
In XNUMX he wins the XNUMX cm GP3 from the Opening to Linas-Montlhéry, then the Circuit de l'AMF XNUMX and XNUMX cm3 still in Linas-Montlhéry. He is also French speed champion on Norton in XNUMX in XNUMX cm3 , after also winning the championship playoffs and then winning the XNUMX cm Lyon Grand Prix3 . He also finished second in the Grand Prix de Paris on several occasions. In XNUMX he is still first at the Critérium de France in XNUMX cm3.
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Dominique Saron (born in XNUMX), led his Grand Prix racing career in parallel with endurance racing. Between XNUMX and XNUMX, he won the prestigious race seven times.
In XNUMX, he created and animated the "Centre de Pilotage Dominique Sarron" which evolved in XNUMX with the association of two other pilots ( Cyril Huvier et David Sciberras ) to become the HXNUMXS Pilot Center".
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Vincent-Philippe (born in XNUMX), won XNUMX times in the motorcycle endurance world championship and nine times in the Bol d'Or between XNUMX and XNUMX, for Team SERT.
He stops competing in XNUMX to take charge of a motorcycle shop, prepare for the Dakar and provide its know-how for courses and driving and piloting courses
The mythical circuits Circuit Montlhéry (autodrome) The Linas-Montlhéry autodrome is a circuit that hosted car, motorcyclist and bicycle races, initially located in Seine-et-Oise (now in the French department of Essonne) called © colloquially “autodrome de Montlhéry†, from the name of the capital of the canton.
Drawn par the architect Ray mond Jamin, this oval-shaped track speed ring, has two straight lines one hundred and eighty meters apart. It presents the particularity, notable, of concave bends; their cubic parabolic shape with a vertical axis has a connection traced according to a logarithmic spiral. The design aims to allow one-ton vehicles to reach speeds of XNUMX km/h at the top of corners. The circuit, measured on its central axis, develops exactly XNUMX thousand meters.
From XNUMX to XNUMX, from XNUMX to XNUMX, from XNUMX to XNUMX and from XNUMX to XNUMX, it saw the competition between the best German brands (BMW, DKW, Zundapp...), British (AJS, BSA, Matchless , Norton, Veloce tte, Triumph...), Italian (Aermacchi, Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Moto Morini ...), Spanish (Bultaco, Montesa...) and French (DS-Malterre which became Ydral, Gnome et Rhône, Monet-Goyon, Motobécane, Peugeot , Terrot...) with American (Harley Davidson), Austrian (Puch), Hungarian (Panonia) and Czechoslovakian (Jawa) incursions, often represented par factory stables.
In XNUMX, a Japanese machine, the Honda CB XNUMX Four takes the win for the first time.
Le Mans circuit The Bugatti circuit is a permanent motor sports circuit located to the south of the city. Although it hosts car and truck races, it is best known for its motorcycling events. It is also used for non-mechanical endurance events like XNUMX Hours Roller and XNUMX Hours Cycling.
It should not be confused with the XNUMX Hours circuit, a temporary layout with which it shares the pits and about a third of its layout.
Magny-Cours circuit Created in XNUMX par Jean Bernigaud, mayor of Magny-Cours and owner of the land, the first circuit is a go-kart track of XNUMX m long. The Jean Behra circuit, named after the French pilot who died in XNUMX, XNUMX m long, is inaugurated in XNUMX. The new homologated layout for Formula XNUMX is made in XNUMX. The circuit is inaugurated and obtains its official homologation in XNUMX. From XNUMX to XNUMX, the Bol d'or took place on the circuit.
Le Castellet circuit Circuit Paul Ricard is a Grade XNUMX approved French motor racing circuit par the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), inaugurated in XNUMX in the Var department. The Circuit Paul Ricard invites the public to many national and international competitions (GT, car and motorcycle endurance, truck competition, running and cycling...).
XNUMX marks the return of the Bol d'Or to the Paul-Ricard circuit. Around XNUMX spectators watch a hotly contested race. The Kawasaki SRC team wins the competition while the SERT is crowned FIM EWC World Champion.
In XNUMX, for the first time, an all-female crew, the Girls Racing Team , qualifies and finishes the event in XNUMXth place (XNUMXth in the SST category).
Since XNUMX, it has again hosted the Formula XNUMX French Grand Prix, and the Formula XNUMX Historic French Grand Prix (since XNUMX).
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