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The Compagnons du Devoir (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃paɲɔ̃ dy dəvwaʁ]), full name Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France ([kɔ̃paɲɔ̃ dy dəvwaʁ e dy tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]), is a French organization of craftsmen and artisans dating from the Middle Ages.
However, the "tour du coin" was kept. A wall was built as a "return" between the Tour du Bois and the tour du coin along the River. The tour du coin remained necessary to prevent incursions of boats with the chains drawn through the river up to the Tour de Nesle on the left bank. The main part of the tour du coin was demolished in 1531.
Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne (French pronunciation: [teɔfil malo kɔʁɛ də la tuʁ dovɛʁɲ]; 23 November 1743 – 28 June 1800) was a French officer named by Napoleon as the "first grenadier of France".
The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3,285 km (2,041 mi). The race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3,285 km (2,041 mi).
The following year the route remained identical, but in 1905 and 1906 the Tour moved into the Alps, in particular the Dauphiné Alps, and up to the Col Bayard at 1,264 m (4,147 ft). The 1907 Tour took the race higher, up to 1,326 m (4,350 ft) with the Col de Porte in the Chartreuse Mountains. This point was again the highest for the next two Tours.
The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe. It circles the Mont Blanc massif , covering a distance of roughly 165 kilometres (103 mi) with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of ascent/descent and passing through parts of Switzerland, Italy and France.
L'Étape du Tour (French for 'stage of the Tour') is an organised mass participation cyclosportive event that allows amateur cyclists to race over the same route as a Tour de France stage. First held in 1993, and now organised by the ASO, in conjunction with Vélo Magazine , it takes place each July, normally on a Tour rest day.
The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 330 kilometres (210 mi) long cyclosportive over mountainous terrain through France, Switzerland, and Italy. Slightly longer still is the Wysam 333 in Switzerland at 333 kilometres (207 mi).