Here are two almost identical versions of the same game (and there is a third one; see the board below). I do not have any hard evidence, but the common assumption between collectors is that this game was probably meant to be called "Vel d'Hiv". However, during the first part of the 1950s ,"Veldiv" became a rejected word in France (thousands of Jews were held at the Vel D'Hiv premises in Paris during the second world war before being moved to extermination camps). Therefore the game was possibly first renamed to "Les coureurs du Vel d'Hiv" with "Les Coudeurs du" stamped over the already printed boards, and then to "Les 6 Jours" when the original run was sold out.

 

Nothing really special about the board

As you can see, in this version "Les Coureurs du" is overimposed on an almost unreadable "Vel d'Hiv"

The rare earlier version. Picture sent by Didier Maria (thanks!)

Nothing really special about the rules either

Apart from the variations in the name, the cyclists are the most remarkable thing about this game. They swing back and forth. Miro had released a horse racing game ("Ascot"; see below) with horses that also swung. It worked nicely with horses, but I don't think it is a good idea for cyclists.

These cyclists are made from a stiff plastic. I am not an expert in plastics, but it can be celluloid. They are not so different from the riders in this other game.
 

Furthermore, every copy of this game I come across seems to have the riders in different colours, or at least in different shades.

Here is another set of riders.

These are the horses in the "Ascot" game. As I said above, this is where the idea of swinging celluloid figurines came from.

Description rewritten in November 2024