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Local Events
"Foire de la St Grégoire" - 1st and 2nd September
2007
This is an annual fair which is organized
the 1st weekend of September every year. The aim of the Saint Grégoire
Committee is to join together the representatives of several associations.
Various local businesses and craftspeople take the opportunity to
advertise their products on the many different stalls throughout
the town. There are also exhibitions of the local hunts, classic
and vintage cars and bikes and, of course, the cattle show.
6 and 7 June 2009
Mens World Championsip MX1 and MX2
and Womens World Championship
After a break in 2008, World
Championship Motocross is returning to Ernee this year with
the running of the Men’s World Individual Championships in MX1
and MX2 together with the Women’s World Championships. The event
is being held on 6 and 7 June and information can be found as
follows:
Results for past events together with details of the 2007 French
Championships can be found on the
bikers page as well as pictures from the final world championship
event of 2006 held in Ernée.
Le Mans 24 hour
The 2007 event has been set
for 16th and 17th June. It will be the 17th time the event
has been held with teams from accross the world competing,
including Turkey, Russia and New Zealand. The Le Mans circuit
is still considered to be one of the best in the world.
Official Le Mans 24 hour website
Tour de France
This was the 93rd time
the Tour de France had taken place. Starting on 1st
July in Strasbourg, the event covered a total of 3639
km, ending on 23rd of July in Paris. Two stages were
held in the area in 2006:
Stage 6 - Friday 7th July from Lisieux to Vitré, 184
km
Stage 7 - Saturday 8th July from Saint Gregoir to Rennes,
52 km.
The 6th stage from Lisieux to Vitré left at 11.15 in
the morning and the leading caravane passed through
the main street of Ernée at about 3pm before leaving
on the final leg to Vitré, arriving at approximately
4pm. The riders themselves were scheduled to be in the
town at about 4pm. The main town of Ernée was closed
to traffic for the afternoon, ensuring a safe view of
the awesome spectacle.
Le Tour de France website
Final Results
1. Floyd Landis (USA),
Phonak, 3657.1km in 89:39:30 (40.784kph)
2. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-I.B., 00:57
3. Andréas Klöden (G), T-Mobile, 01:29
2005 saw the staging of a pre Tour event through Ernée
- "Les boucles de la Mayenne", while 2006 saw
racers from the Sarthe department.
FIA European Rallycross Championship
The French race in
2006 was held at the Circuit Maurice Forget in the
Mayenne forest about 10km from the town of Ernée,
on the 13th and 14th May.
Full Results:
1. Lars Larsson (S) Skoda 20 points
2. Morten Bermingrud (N) Citroen Xsara 17 p.
3. Kenneth Hansen (S) Citroen C4 15 p.
4. Tommy Rustad (N)
Ford 13 p.
5. Mikael
Jernberg (S) Ford 12 p.
6. Jean-Luc Pailler (F) Peugeot 11 p.
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