Circuit de Lorraine
Encyclopedia
The Circuit de Lorraine is an multi-stage road bicycle racing
held annually in Lorraine
, France
. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Between 1956 and 1994 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race called Circuit des Mines in 1995.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/etapes/eta_minesbriey.php
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
held annually in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Between 1956 and 1994 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race called Circuit des Mines in 1995.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/etapes/eta_minesbriey.php