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Round the bend

26/2/2013

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If you type into Google, ‘Tour de Corse’ you’ll find 1,830,000 results largely about the motor rally that has been run there almost annually since 1956. Known locally as, the rally of a ten thousand bends, it used to be part of the World Rally Championship and was won twice in 1997 and 1998 by the late and great Colin McRae – the only ever British/Scottish winner. Interestingly in 2012 a British/German car won the rally  – a Mini, albeit no ordinary One!

If you type into Google, ‘Tour de Corse Cycliste’ you’ll find 112,000 results largely about a bike race with an even greater heritage and which first ran in 1920. That first race was won by the very aptly named Napoleon Paoli - yes the very same man who later that season crashed into a donkey during the Tour de France. I say aptly named because of course Napoleon was born in Ajaccio and Pasquale Paoli was a revered Corsican revolutionary and author of the state constitution which he wrote in Italian. Paoli the revolutionary was exiled to London in 1795,  died in 1807 and is interned in St Pancras churchyard. The last seen of Napoleon Paoli he was disappearing into the distance astride said donkey and later abandoned the tour after being hit on the head by a rock – all true!

Since 1920 the Tour de Corse Cycliste has been run 36 times. The 37th edition will roll out from Bastia on the 23 May for four days of racing over 516km. Notable past winners have included Bernard Hinault in 1982 and, in the preceding year, Stephen Roche. It was Roche’s first pro victory and he beat Hinault in the process. No surprise then that the ‘Badger’ should come back a year later and right the wrong, as well of course as winning the Tour de France in ‘81 and ‘82. Stephen followed his win in Corsica with victory in the Paris-Nice and the rest as they say, is history.
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7/11/2019 01:04:30 am

Tour de Corse Cycliste happened long ago already. Are we trying to resurrect it these days? If that is the plan, then I believe that you need to come up with a strong promo encouraging people about it. I am sure that some are not familiar with that already and they may feel alienated about it. But of course, I always believe that it's a good idea! Hopefully, its going to be a successful event if ever the Tour de Corse Cycliste will push through!

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