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Events from the year 1949 in France.
Events from the year 2001 in France.
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- ↑ "Jean-Pierre Sintges". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Tour de France 1961". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "48ème Tour de France 1961". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012.
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