Step 5: Cormoranche-sur-Saône/Colombiar-le-Vieux

In the early 1930s, Albert Lejeune was a happy man. He directs two newspapers that are authoritative, are read by the largest number and are the subject of covety by the commercials.
Albert Lejeune seeks a link between his two newspapers, Le Petit Journal based in Paris and Le Petit Niçois based in Nice. This event must be a cyclist.
At the time, the interest in cycling is immense. André Leducq, Antonin Magne, Georges Speicher, René Vietto are the main protagonists of national sport. Their exploits on the roads of the Tour de France enchanted and, in winter, we will see them in the bicycles where they occur.
In Europe, one day of city to city races are numerous. Much rarer stage races. There is of course the Tour de France and the Tour d’Italie (the Tour d’Espagne was born only in 1935) and two other events lasting 8 days during which the French riders stand out: the Tour de Catalunya and the Tour du Pays Basque.
Albert Lejeune’s guiding idea is simple. The aim is to connect the geographical centre of its two newspapers with an innovative cycling race.
Hence the choice of Paris-Nice, for a period of six days, to prolong the winter season by reminding the Six Days, a race that was very popular at the time. The race takes the name of "Six Days of the Route".
The City Hall of Nice is now in favour of this initiative. It sees a good way to extend the Festival's festivities.