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Bol d'Or

January 01, 1970

For the endurance pedal cycle race, see Bol d'Or cycle race.

The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The race is part of the FIM Endurance World Championship. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.

24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d’Or'

History edit

The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles, and automobiles limited to 1100cc engine capacity (in the 1950s the limit was raised to 1500cc, and later to 2000cc). Today, the Bol d’Or is exclusively a race for motorcycles, although there are a number of side "attractions", such as races for amateur riders and for classic bikes.[1][2]

Prior to 1953 only one rider per machine was permitted. The record holder with seven victories, Frenchman Gustave Lefèvre, won with an average speed of 107 kilometers/hour riding his Norton Manx for the whole 24 hours.[3] From 1954 to 1977 the teams comprised two riders, and then, in the interests of safety, this was increased to three.

Until 1970 the race was held at various circuits, mainly Linas-Montlhéry and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. From 1971 to 1977 the Bol d’Or was held at the permanent Le Mans Bugatti circuit, which excludes the temporary street circuit section, exiting before the Tertre Rouge esses and rejoining at the Ford Chicane, excluding the section from the Tertre Rouge, Mulsanne, and Porsche Curves. For the next 22 years the event took place at Paul Ricard, after which it moved to Magny-Cours. When the race left Le Mans the 24 Heures du Mans was established, so that when the Bol d'Or returned to Le Mans, there were for a time two annual 24-hour motorcycle endurance events on the Bugatti circuit. Until 2015, the Bol d’Or was held in the spring, while the 24 Heures du Mans was in the early September slot formerly used by the Bol d’Or. In 2016 things changed again: the "24 Heures du Mans" moved to the spring, while the Bol d’Or moved to Circuit Paul Ricard In September.[2]

24-hour motorcycle endurance racing has a strong Francophone base, with the three main events held in France (Le Mans & Magny-Cours) and French-speaking Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps), and the most successful teams and riders are French. In 1970, 1971 and 1992 all-British teams of riders won the races. British rider Terry Rymer has had consistent results. In the 1970s the competitors included Phil Read and Neil Tuxworth, who later headed Honda Racing UK. On occasion, the Mead & Tomkinson racing team fielded "Nessie", a revolutionary bike with hub-center steering.[4]

Circuits edit

The race is part of the Endurance FIM World Championship. The 2016 edition was the 80th edition of the race.

The race is accompanied by a motorcycle rally, carnival and other motorcycle related events.

Results edit

Rider 1 Rider 2 Rider 3 Manufacturer
1922   Tony Zind - - Motosacoche
1923   Tony Zind - - Motosacoche
1924   René Francisquet - - Sunbeam
1925   René Francisquet - - Sunbeam
1926   Damitio - - Sunbeam
1927   Lempereur - - FN Herstal
1928   Victor Vroonen - - Gillet Herstal
1929   Victor Vroonen - - Gillet Herstal
1930   Paul Debaisieux - - Monet-Goyon
1931   Patural - - Velocette
1932   Louis Jeannin - - Jonghi
1933   René Boura - - Velocette
1934   Willing - - Velocette
1935   René Boura - - Norton
1936   Edgar Craët - - Gillet Herstal
1937   Tabart - - Norton
1938   Robert Tinoco - - Harley-Davidson
1939   Edouard Hordelalay - - Motobécane
1940 - 1946: not held - World War II
1947   Gustave Lefèvre - - Norton
1948   Jacques Lenglet - - BMW
1949   Gustave Lefèvre - - Norton
1950   Gustave Lefèvre - - Norton
1951   Gustave Lefèvre - - Norton Manx
1952   Pierre Collignon - - Moto Guzzi
1953   Gustave Lefèvre - - Norton
1954   Johann Weingartmann   Helmut Volzwinkler - Puch
1955   Oldrich Hameršmid   Saša Klimt - Jawa
1956   Gustave Lefèvre   Georges Briand - Norton
1957   Gustave Lefèvre   Georges Briand - Norton
1958   Inizan   Mutel - Triumph Engineering
1959   Jean-Claude Bargetzi   Georges Briand - Norton
1960   René Maucherat   René Vasseur - BMW
1961 - 1968: Not held
1969   Michel Rougerie   Daniel Urdich Honda
1970   Tom Dickie   Paul Smart - Triumph Trident
1971   Percy Tait   Ray Pickrell - Triumph Engineering
1972   Gérard Debrock   Roger Ruiz - Honda
1973   Gérard Debrock   Thierry Tchernine - Honda
1974   Alain Genoud   Georges Godier - Kawasaki
1975   Alain Genoud   Georges Godier - Kawasaki
1976   Alex George   Jean-Claude Chemarin - Honda
1977   Christian Léon   Jean-Claude Chemarin - Honda
1978   Christian Léon   Jean-Claude Chemarin - Honda
1979   Christian Léon   Jean-Claude Chemarin - Honda
1980   Pierre-Étienne Samin   Frank Gross - Suzuki
1981   Dominique Sarron   Jean-Claude Jaubert - Honda
1982   Jean Lafond   Hervé Guilleux   Patrick Igoa Kawasaki
1983   Dominique Sarron   Raymond Roche   Guy Bertin Honda
1984   Jean-Pierre Oudin   Patrick de Radiguès - Suzuki
1985   Alex Vieira   Gérard Coudray   Patrick Igoa Honda
1986   Dominique Sarron   Pierre Bolle   Jean-Louis Battistini Honda
1987   Dominique Sarron   Jean-Michel Mattioli   Jean-Louis Battistini Honda
1988   Alex Vieira   Dominique Sarron   Christophe Bouheben Honda
1989   Alex Vieira   Jean-Michel Mattioli   Roger Burnett Honda
1990   Alex Vieira   Jean-Michel Mattioli   Stéphane Mertens Honda
1991   Alex Vieira   Miguel Duhamel   Jean-Louis Battistini Kawasaki
1992   Terry Rymer   Carl Fogarty   Steve Hislop Kawasaki
1993   Dominique Sarron   Jean-Marc Deletang   Bruno Bonhuil Suzuki
1994   Dominique Sarron   Christian Sarron   Yasutomo Nagai Yamaha
1995   Terry Rymer   Jean-Louis Battistini   Jéhan D'Orgeix Kawasaki
1996   Alex Vieira   William Costes   Christian Lavieille Honda
1997   Terry Rymer   Brian Morrison   Jéhan D'Orgeix Kawasaki
1998   Terry Rymer   Brian Morrison   Peter Goddard Suzuki
1999   Terry Rymer   Jéhan D'Orgeix   Christian Lavieille Suzuki
2000   Jean-Marc Deletang   Fabien Foret   Mark Willis Yamaha
2001   Brian Morrison   Christian Lavieille   Laurent Brian Suzuki
2002   Jean-Michel Bayle   Sébastien Gimbert   Nicolas Dussauge Suzuki
2003   Jean-Michel Bayle   Sébastien Gimbert   Nicolas Dussauge Suzuki
2004   Vincent Philippe   Keiichi Kitagawa   Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki
2005   Vincent Philippe   Keiichi Kitagawa   Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki
2006   Vincent Philippe   Keiichi Kitagawa   Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki
2007   David Checa   Sébastien Gimbert   Olivier Four Yamaha
2008   Vincent Philippe   Julien Da Costa   Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki
2009   Vincent Philippe   Freddy Foray   Olivier Four Suzuki
2010   Vincent Philippe   Guillaume Dietrich   Freddy Foray Suzuki
2011   Vincent Philippe   Freddy Foray   Anthony Delhalle Suzuki
2012   Julien Da Costa   Gregory Leblanc   Olivier Four Kawasaki
2013   Jeremy Guarnoni   Gregory Leblanc   Loris Baz Kawasaki
2014   Gregory Leblanc   Matthieu Lagrive   Nicolas Salchaud Kawasaki
2015   Gregory Leblanc   Matthieu Lagrive   Fabien Foret Kawasaki SRC
2016   Anthony Delhalle   Vincent Philippe   Étienne Masson Suzuki
2017   David Checa   Niccolò Canepa   Mike Di Meglio Yamaha
2018   Freddy Foray   Josh Hook   Mike Di Meglio Honda
2019   Vincent Philippe   Étienne Masson   Gregg Black Suzuki
2020: not held - COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Gregg Black   Xavier Simeon   Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki
2022   Florian Alt   Erwan Nigon   Steven Odendaal Yamaha
2023   Gregg Black   Sylvain Guintoli   Etienne Masson Suzuki
Manufacturer No. of Wins Wins
Suzuki 19 1980, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023
Honda 17 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2018
Kawasaki 11 1974, 1975, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Norton 9 1935, 1937, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959
Yamaha 5 1994, 2000, 2007, 2017, 2022
Gillet Herstal 4 1927, 1928, 1929, 1936
Triumph 3 1958, 1970, 1971
Velocette 3 1931, 1933, 1934
Sunbeam 3 1924, 1925, 1926
Motosacoche 2 1922, 1923
BMW 2 1948, 1960
Harley-Davidson 1 1938
Monet-Goyon 1 1930
Motobecane 1 1939
Moto Guzzi 1 1952
Jawa 1 1955
Puch 1 1954
Jonghi 1 1932

Side races edit

  • La Tasse d'or (the golden cup), reserved for motorcycle of less than 50cc (known as the coffee cup: "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 edit

  • Bol d’Or official website (in French).

References edit

  1. ^ Eugene Mauve was the president of a French Club, Association motocyclecariste de France, but also a driver. After, Maurice Vimont managed the race for motorcycles : Marcel Delaherche and Luc Melua were technical marshals. Today, if the AMCF Club is always existing, Larivière Editions leads the manifestation.
  2. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. ^ The winners of Bol d’Or.
  4. ^ Bonham's

46°51′48″N 3°09′57″E / 46.86333°N 3.16583°E / 46.86333; 3.16583

January 01, 1970
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For the endurance pedal cycle race see Bol d Or cycle race The Bol d Or is a 24 hour endurance race for motorcycles held annually in France The race is part of the FIM Endurance World Championship The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders 24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track the Bol d Or Contents 1 History 2 Circuits 3 Results 4 Side races 5 External links 6 ReferencesHistory editThe Bol d Or first organized by Eugene Mauve in 1922 was a race for motorcycles and automobiles limited to 1100cc engine capacity in the 1950s the limit was raised to 1500cc and later to 2000cc Today the Bol d Or is exclusively a race for motorcycles although there are a number of side attractions such as races for amateur riders and for classic bikes 1 2 Prior to 1953 only one rider per machine was permitted The record holder with seven victories Frenchman Gustave Lefevre won with an average speed of 107 kilometers hour riding his Norton Manx for the whole 24 hours 3 From 1954 to 1977 the teams comprised two riders and then in the interests of safety this was increased to three Until 1970 the race was held at various circuits mainly Linas Montlhery and Saint Germain en Laye From 1971 to 1977 the Bol d Or was held at the permanent Le Mans Bugatti circuit which excludes the temporary street circuit section exiting before the Tertre Rouge esses and rejoining at the Ford Chicane excluding the section from the Tertre Rouge Mulsanne and Porsche Curves For the next 22 years the event took place at Paul Ricard after which it moved to Magny Cours When the race left Le Mans the 24 Heures du Mans was established so that when the Bol d Or returned to Le Mans there were for a time two annual 24 hour motorcycle endurance events on the Bugatti circuit Until 2015 the Bol d Or was held in the spring while the 24 Heures du Mans was in the early September slot formerly used by the Bol d Or In 2016 things changed again the 24 Heures du Mans moved to the spring while the Bol d Or moved to Circuit Paul Ricard In September 2 24 hour motorcycle endurance racing has a strong Francophone base with the three main events held in France Le Mans amp Magny Cours and French speaking Belgium Spa Francorchamps and the most successful teams and riders are French In 1970 1971 and 1992 all British teams of riders won the races British rider Terry Rymer has had consistent results In the 1970s the competitors included Phil Read and Neil Tuxworth who later headed Honda Racing UK On occasion the Mead amp Tomkinson racing team fielded Nessie a revolutionary bike with hub center steering 4 Circuits edit1922 clay track located in Vaujours Clichy sous Bois and Livry Gargan 5 126 km 3 185 mi long 1923 1936 Loges track in Saint Germain en Laye 1927 Fontainebleau 1937 1939 Linas Montlhery 1938 1946 No race 1947 1948 Saint Germain en Laye 1949 1950 Linas Montlhery 1951 Saint Germain en Laye 1952 1960 Linas Montlhery 1961 1968 No race 1969 1970 Linas Montlhery 1971 1977 Le Mans 1978 1999 Paul Ricard 2000 2014 Magny Cours 2015 Paul Ricard The race is part of the Endurance FIM World Championship The 2016 edition was the 80th edition of the race The race is accompanied by a motorcycle rally carnival and other motorcycle related events Results editRider 1 Rider 2 Rider 3 Manufacturer 1922 nbsp Tony Zind Motosacoche 1923 nbsp Tony Zind Motosacoche 1924 nbsp Rene Francisquet Sunbeam 1925 nbsp Rene Francisquet Sunbeam 1926 nbsp Damitio Sunbeam 1927 nbsp Lempereur FN Herstal 1928 nbsp Victor Vroonen Gillet Herstal 1929 nbsp Victor Vroonen Gillet Herstal 1930 nbsp Paul Debaisieux Monet Goyon 1931 nbsp Patural Velocette 1932 nbsp Louis Jeannin Jonghi 1933 nbsp Rene Boura Velocette 1934 nbsp Willing Velocette 1935 nbsp Rene Boura Norton 1936 nbsp Edgar Craet Gillet Herstal 1937 nbsp Tabart Norton 1938 nbsp Robert Tinoco Harley Davidson 1939 nbsp Edouard Hordelalay Motobecane 1940 1946 not held World War II 1947 nbsp Gustave Lefevre Norton 1948 nbsp Jacques Lenglet BMW 1949 nbsp Gustave Lefevre Norton 1950 nbsp Gustave Lefevre Norton 1951 nbsp Gustave Lefevre Norton Manx 1952 nbsp Pierre Collignon Moto Guzzi 1953 nbsp Gustave Lefevre Norton 1954 nbsp Johann Weingartmann nbsp Helmut Volzwinkler Puch 1955 nbsp Oldrich Hamersmid nbsp Sasa Klimt Jawa 1956 nbsp Gustave Lefevre nbsp Georges Briand Norton 1957 nbsp Gustave Lefevre nbsp Georges Briand Norton 1958 nbsp Inizan nbsp Mutel Triumph Engineering 1959 nbsp Jean Claude Bargetzi nbsp Georges Briand Norton 1960 nbsp Rene Maucherat nbsp Rene Vasseur BMW 1961 1968 Not held 1969 nbsp Michel Rougerie nbsp Daniel Urdich Honda 1970 nbsp Tom Dickie nbsp Paul Smart Triumph Trident 1971 nbsp Percy Tait nbsp Ray Pickrell Triumph Engineering 1972 nbsp Gerard Debrock nbsp Roger Ruiz Honda 1973 nbsp Gerard Debrock nbsp Thierry Tchernine Honda 1974 nbsp Alain Genoud nbsp Georges Godier Kawasaki 1975 nbsp Alain Genoud nbsp Georges Godier Kawasaki 1976 nbsp Alex George nbsp Jean Claude Chemarin Honda 1977 nbsp Christian Leon nbsp Jean Claude Chemarin Honda 1978 nbsp Christian Leon nbsp Jean Claude Chemarin Honda 1979 nbsp Christian Leon nbsp Jean Claude Chemarin Honda 1980 nbsp Pierre Etienne Samin nbsp Frank Gross Suzuki 1981 nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Jean Claude Jaubert Honda 1982 nbsp Jean Lafond nbsp Herve Guilleux nbsp Patrick Igoa Kawasaki 1983 nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Raymond Roche nbsp Guy Bertin Honda 1984 nbsp Jean Pierre Oudin nbsp Patrick de Radigues Suzuki 1985 nbsp Alex Vieira nbsp Gerard Coudray nbsp Patrick Igoa Honda 1986 nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Pierre Bolle nbsp Jean Louis Battistini Honda 1987 nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Jean Michel Mattioli nbsp Jean Louis Battistini Honda 1988 nbsp Alex Vieira nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Christophe Bouheben Honda 1989 nbsp Alex Vieira nbsp Jean Michel Mattioli nbsp Roger Burnett Honda 1990 nbsp Alex Vieira nbsp Jean Michel Mattioli nbsp Stephane Mertens Honda 1991 nbsp Alex Vieira nbsp Miguel Duhamel nbsp Jean Louis Battistini Kawasaki 1992 nbsp Terry Rymer nbsp Carl Fogarty nbsp Steve Hislop Kawasaki 1993 nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Jean Marc Deletang nbsp Bruno Bonhuil Suzuki 1994 nbsp Dominique Sarron nbsp Christian Sarron nbsp Yasutomo Nagai Yamaha 1995 nbsp Terry Rymer nbsp Jean Louis Battistini nbsp Jehan D Orgeix Kawasaki 1996 nbsp Alex Vieira nbsp William Costes nbsp Christian Lavieille Honda 1997 nbsp Terry Rymer nbsp Brian Morrison nbsp Jehan D Orgeix Kawasaki 1998 nbsp Terry Rymer nbsp Brian Morrison nbsp Peter Goddard Suzuki 1999 nbsp Terry Rymer nbsp Jehan D Orgeix nbsp Christian Lavieille Suzuki 2000 nbsp Jean Marc Deletang nbsp Fabien Foret nbsp Mark Willis Yamaha 2001 nbsp Brian Morrison nbsp Christian Lavieille nbsp Laurent Brian Suzuki 2002 nbsp Jean Michel Bayle nbsp Sebastien Gimbert nbsp Nicolas Dussauge Suzuki 2003 nbsp Jean Michel Bayle nbsp Sebastien Gimbert nbsp Nicolas Dussauge Suzuki 2004 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Keiichi Kitagawa nbsp Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki 2005 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Keiichi Kitagawa nbsp Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki 2006 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Keiichi Kitagawa nbsp Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki 2007 nbsp David Checa nbsp Sebastien Gimbert nbsp Olivier Four Yamaha 2008 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Julien Da Costa nbsp Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki 2009 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Freddy Foray nbsp Olivier Four Suzuki 2010 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Guillaume Dietrich nbsp Freddy Foray Suzuki 2011 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Freddy Foray nbsp Anthony Delhalle Suzuki 2012 nbsp Julien Da Costa nbsp Gregory Leblanc nbsp Olivier Four Kawasaki 2013 nbsp Jeremy Guarnoni nbsp Gregory Leblanc nbsp Loris Baz Kawasaki 2014 nbsp Gregory Leblanc nbsp Matthieu Lagrive nbsp Nicolas Salchaud Kawasaki 2015 nbsp Gregory Leblanc nbsp Matthieu Lagrive nbsp Fabien Foret Kawasaki SRC 2016 nbsp Anthony Delhalle nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Etienne Masson Suzuki 2017 nbsp David Checa nbsp Niccolo Canepa nbsp Mike Di Meglio Yamaha 2018 nbsp Freddy Foray nbsp Josh Hook nbsp Mike Di Meglio Honda 2019 nbsp Vincent Philippe nbsp Etienne Masson nbsp Gregg Black Suzuki 2020 not held COVID 19 pandemic 2021 nbsp Gregg Black nbsp Xavier Simeon nbsp Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki 2022 nbsp Florian Alt nbsp Erwan Nigon nbsp Steven Odendaal Yamaha 2023 nbsp Gregg Black nbsp Sylvain Guintoli nbsp Etienne Masson Suzuki Manufacturer No of Wins Wins Suzuki 19 1980 1984 1993 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2016 2019 2021 2023 Honda 17 1969 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1996 2018 Kawasaki 11 1974 1975 1982 1991 1992 1995 1997 2012 2013 2014 2015 Norton 9 1935 1937 1947 1949 1950 1953 1956 1957 1959 Yamaha 5 1994 2000 2007 2017 2022 Gillet Herstal 4 1927 1928 1929 1936 Triumph 3 1958 1970 1971 Velocette 3 1931 1933 1934 Sunbeam 3 1924 1925 1926 Motosacoche 2 1922 1923 BMW 2 1948 1960 Harley Davidson 1 1938 Monet Goyon 1 1930 Motobecane 1 1939 Moto Guzzi 1 1952 Jawa 1 1955 Puch 1 1954 Jonghi 1 1932Side races editLa Tasse d or the golden cup reserved for motorcycle of less than 50cc known as the coffee cup tasses a cafe 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 editBol d Or official website in French References edit Eugene Mauve was the president of a French Club Association motocyclecariste de France but also a driver After Maurice Vimont managed the race for motorcycles Marcel Delaherche and Luc Melua were technical marshals Today if the AMCF Club is always existing Lariviere Editions leads the manifestation a b Bol d Or site Archived from the original on 2016 09 13 Retrieved 2016 09 04 The winners of Bol d Or Bonham s 46 51 48 N 3 09 57 E 46 86333 N 3 16583 E 46 86333 3 16583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bol d 27Or amp oldid 1175815316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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