More than a hundred runners for the May 1st cycling event

On May 1, the Friends of the beach of Vierville-sur-Mer and the Amicale des cyclotouristes de Trévières organized a cycling event counting for the UFOLEP championships. Fourteen clubs from the department participated in this race, played on a difficult circuit.

Mr. Delobel gave the start to the sixty-seven juniors and seniors, then, three minutes later, to the thirty-seven veterans. The former had to travel seventy kilometers, the second fifty.

Among seniors, Meslier, from Troarn, won the seventy kilometers in 1 h 52, ahead of Vandewelle and Ganivet, also from Troarn. Mayet, from Ifs-Hérouville, won the junior category ahead of Barriet, from Blonville, and Herbert, from Rots. Among the veterans, Lescellier, from Ifs-Hérouville, won in 1 h23, ahead of Alix, from Ouistreham, and Vachez, from Argences. Cups and sheaves rewarded the winners.

The article recalled the winter activities of the Friends of the Beach: friendly table tennis meetings, weekly gymnastics session and scrabble evenings. Those responsible were already preparing for the summer season, including July 14 and the Norman festival.

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