The course for both competitions was Paris (Le Bourget)&mdash;Nancy&mdash;Metz&mdash;Strasbourg&mdash;Dijon&mdash;Bourges&mdash;Clermont-Ferrand&mdash;Lyons&mdash;Istres&mdash;Pau&mdash;Casaux&mdash;Châteauroux&mdash;Tours&mdash;Romorantin&mdash;Chartres&mdash;Paris, a distance of 2727 kilometers .