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1963 Paris–Tours

1963 edition of the Paris-Tours, cycling road race in France

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 24, 2021
Entity authorityQ41754931 ↗
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The 1963 Paris–Tours was the 57th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 6 October 1963. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jo de Roo.

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The public source identifies “1963 Paris–Tours” as 1963 edition of the Paris-Tours, cycling road race in France. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Paris, Tours and edition.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1963—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Paris, Tours and edition providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “1963 Paris–Tours” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.