Bol d'Or

Bol d'Or

The Bol d'or is a motorcycle endurance race, held annually in France. Originally, it was an automobile as well as motorcycle race.

The race, traditionally taking place on the second weekend of September, lasts for 24 hours and each motorcycle has a team of 3 riders taking turns. Organized for a long time at Paul Ricard, the race has taken place at Magny-Cours since 2000.

History

* 1922: clay track located in Vaujours, Clichy-sous-Bois and Livry-Gargan, km to mi|5.126|abbr=yes long. One rider per motorcycle.
* 1923- 1936 : Loges track in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
* 1927: Fontainebleau
* 1937-1939: Linas-Montlhéry
* 1938-1946: No race
* 1947-1948: Saint-Germain-en-Laye
* 1949-1950: Montlhéry
* 1951: Saint-Germain-en-Laye
* 1952-1960: Montlhéry
* 1961-1968: No race
* 1969-1970: Montlhéry
* 1971-1977: Le Mans
* 1978-1999: Paul Ricard
* 2000- : Magny-Cours

The race is part of the a part of the Endurance World Championship. The 2006 edition was the 70th edition of the race.

The race is an opportunity for a giant motorcycle rally, a carnival, a motorcycle show, and other motorcycle related events.

The 2007 race saw Suzuki's supremacy (with Suzuki GSX-R1000 finishing 1st and 2nd) since 2001 coming to an end with the victory of GMT94 team with the Yamaha R1 and riders David Checa, Sébastien Gimbert and Olivier Four.

Results

ide races

* La "tasse d'or" (the golden cup), reserved for motorcycle of less than 50cc (known as cup of coffees: "tasses à café")
* Le "bol d'or classic" (the classic golden bowl): reserved for classic motorcycles
* Le "bol d'argent" (the silver bowl): amateur competition taking place before main competition.

External links

* [http://www.boldor.fr boldor.fr] Official website fr icon


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