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Bh i a age CEE ol fin tho Bh gh i ls a An outstanding yearly sports classic is the Tour de France, the world's oldest, longest and by far the most famous profes- sional cycling race. This event has been run annually since 1903 and was discontinued only during the years of the two Tour de France Longest Contest cyclist who has had the worst luck that day. Besides money there are many premiums given to the racers, such as cars, radios, television sets, furni- ture, pianos and even cases of champagne Even though a racer may not win or place in world wars. {the overall competition, he can Franklin. Simon LET-GO CLEARANCE ® Dresses ® Coats @® Sportswear ® Suits The race is organized every come out of the race thousands year by L'Equipe, a French|of dollars richer. This year the sports daily newspaper, in|French national squad had Paris. The route takes cyclists/banked $20,000 in a joint ac- over highways, mountain and count, by the time only a third country fads amd through a, of the race was over. town and village streets. e » race goes on regardless of rain, WINNER'S SHARE or any unpleasant weather. The winner of the Tour de Temperatures sometimes vary France received $4,000, plus from cold mountain air, which|anything he may have picked can be as low as 20 degrees/up along the way. The winning Fahrenheit, to hot air in sou-|team splits $6,000 amongst its thern France, which often is in|members and the teams coming| the eighties. The terrain varies|in second and third receive from the smoothness of the $3,000 and $2,000 respectively, | highways to the bumpy cobble-|Plus anything else they may] stone streets, from level roads have accunulated, winning or to the valleys to steep climbs in/Placing in the individual legs. | the Mountains, and from the] But the prizes are well de- dry pavement of a sunny day served, and not easily attained, | to the" wet roads of a rainy day.|because the race is a long, gruelling affair. After only eight] OUTSIDE FRANCE legs were completed, which is This year, as usual, the race roughly a third of the total dis- was held in July, from the sec-|tance, 37 of the original 132 ond to the 16th, starting in|contestants had dropped out. Rouen. The 1961 route covered Seven national teams were 2,725 miles before it reached its|entered in the race this year. end at the Parc des Princes, in|They were teams representing - Paris. Pouch the le is i elgiu m Joana, REDUCED AND MORE mostly in France's borders it|Italy, ermany, Spain an does go outside. This year near|Great Britain. UPTO 0 TO CLEAR | the beginning it entered Bel- : gium and further on it follow- ONE BIG REST vast. thel ed some roads in northwestern riders received, during the race, {taly. | s : was at Aix En Provence, where The total distance is broken|gootors" and mechanics tended Bis BRONCO POKUPEC (LEFT), PETER PENMAN AND GERRY MANZA (RIGHT) STRIVE FOR HONORS ® All Sales Final © 7 / / S ] OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE {some may. recall. On the first ienced riders in the field, result-|into 21 legs. Each leg is run |i, their needs. At this point they A {lap there was a bad spill in theling in an accident. as a separate race, with prizes had completed 13 legs or 1,700 southeast corner, in which seven| jof money given by municipali-ip ies" of the race. cyclists were involved. A num-| MOST THRILLING ties and commercial concerns , yellow jersey is given to The Oshawa Shopping Centre) first cycling race to be held in a, The following year despite|ber of the riders were badly] The ORB is expecting that|2long the race route. Theseyne racer who has the overall Merchants Association is once|shopping centre anywhere in the more bad weather they held the burned from sliding across the this race will be the best and|Prizes include special prizes fOr|jeadership of the race, as it again sponsoring a 25-mile bicy- (world. This first race had been second annual race, in July, asphalt and could not finish the most thrilling race held at the|cYclist who is judged the ost progresses. cle race in the centre, Satur-|originally planned for a July|with only eight entries. |race. [centre yet and that it will shape|rider of the day and for the" qyo,oh the Tour de France is| day, July 22, at 6.30 p.m. This|date, that year, but had to be SUNNY DAY | 'This year it is anticipated that/up as one of the top sporting . a professional race, an amateur is the fourth annual race and is|cancelled because of poor| Finally in July, 1960, the third|there will be even more entries|events of the year, in Oshawa. competitors and track condi- race called the Tour de L'Aven- sanctioned by the Ontario Rac-|weather and reset for the Sep-|annual race had the good for-|in the event. However, the rac-(It has become one of the|tions, it is expected, will see the|ir is run at the same time and ing Board of the Canadian| tember date. Bad weather again|tune of a bright sunny day.|ing board will keep the number premier cycling events in Can-|record broken once again, as it/is also of great significance. Wheelman's Association. blighted the event, but they held| Forty-five cyclists from various down to the 45 most experienced|ada, rivalled only in its class by|/was broken by Zilko Pokupee The amateur race follows the 4 |the race even though only 15|parts of Canada and the world racers. They feel that any more|the 25-Mile High Park Race,|last year with a time of one same route, but is started 20 The first race at the centre, of the original 30 entries showed entered the race. However, the|in the race would cause crowd-|which has been in existence for hour, one minute and 21 sec- miles and two hours ahead of in September of 1958, was thelup. day was not without incident, as!ing or allow too many inexper-/24 years. The combination of onds the professional event. Td 7 Bright Ideas in Sport Shirts for Junior 3 Top Canadian Makes! Usually Much Higher Priced. 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