Cenomani the latter, the survival of the syllable "man" in "Le Mans" is due to the stress laid on the vowel; had the vowel been short and unaccented, it would have disappeared. In Italy, Cenomani is the name of a people; in Gaul, merely a surname of the Aulerci. William Smith adopts the difference, placing the peoples in two separate articles in his "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography". On the other hand, if the tradition recorded by Cato (in Pliny, "Nat. Hist." iii. 19. s. 23) is true, that the Cenomani formed a settlement near Massilia (modern Marseille), among the
French National Stayers Championships French National Stayers Championships The French National Stayers Championships are held annually. The stayers event is often known as motor-paced, it is held on a cycling track, the riders follow a motor throughout the race, the rider of the motor is known as their pacer. The event is relatively long for track racing and requires a (steep and wide) track that is suited for these high-speed events, and therefore is held separate from the French National Track Championships. The championship is an open event, in that riders of other nationalities also compete for the French title. All those listed below