Editing Cherbourg (section)

===Sport===
The first horse race organised in Normandy took place in Cherbourg in September 1836 on the (now gone) beachfront along the ''boulevard maritime'', at the initiative of {{Interlanguage link|Éphrem Houël|fr}}, the officer of the stud. The races settled in 1931 on the Lande Saint-Gabriel Racecourse in Tourlaville, the work of {{Interlanguage link|René Levavasseur (architect)|fr|3=René Levavasseur (architecte)|lt=René Levavasseur}}, and the {{Interlanguage link|Hippodrome de La Glacerie|fr}} from 1990.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.mairie-tourlaville.fr/fr/tourisme/tourisme_et_patrimoine/dossiers_en_consultation/fichiers/pages_de_reflets_113_septembre_2006.pdf|title=Ephrem Houël Du Hamel De Montrabot et les courses de trot en Normandie|journal=Reflets|issue=113|publisher=Town Hall of [[Tourlaville]]|date=September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123041415/http://www.mairie-tourlaville.fr/fr/tourisme/tourisme_et_patrimoine/dossiers_en_consultation/fichiers/pages_de_reflets_113_septembre_2006.pdf|archive-date=2006-11-23|access-date=2015-11-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[Association football|football]], [[AS Cherbourg Football]], after decades at the national level, is changing, as a result of bad sports results and financial problems, since 2014 in the {{Interlanguage link|Ligue de Basse-Normandie de football|fr}}, equivalent to the 6th division, and is based at the {{Interlanguage link|Stade Maurice-Postaire|fr|3=Stade Maurice-Postaire|lt=Maurice-Postaire stadium}}. The club has also two other senior male teams in the League of Lower Normandy.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/competitions/php/club/club_classement.php?cl_no=278|title=Ligue Basse-Normandie – AS Cherbourg F}}</ref>

Three other clubs have teams in {{Interlanguage link|District départemental de football|fr|3=District départemental de football|lt=district divisions}}:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/|title=Ligue Basse-Normandie}}, {{cite web|url=http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/competitions/php/club/club_classement.php?cl_no=1105|title=Patronage laiq. Octeville}}, {{cite web|url=http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/competitions/php/club/club_classement.php?cl_no=3889|title=A.S. Arsenal maritime Cherbourg}}, {{cite web|url=http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/competitions/php/club/club_classement.php?cl_no=9201|title=Gazélec F.C.}}.</ref>

*The ''Patronage laïque d'Octeville'' [Secular Patronage of Octeville] (three teams)
*The ''Association sportive de l'Arsenal maritime de Cherbourg'' [Sporting Association of the Marine Arsenal of Cherbourg] (one team)
*Gazélec Football Club (two teams)

The Association sportive Amont-Quentin, which had two district teams until June 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/competitions/php/club/club_classement.php?cl_no=8499|title= A.S. Amont Quentin}}</ref> had to cease its activities. The Octeville Hague Sport, which was developing its teams in 2013–2014, was unable to present any team for the 2014–2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohs-club.footeo.com/actualite/2014/07/24/fermeture-temporaire-de-la-section-football-saison-2014-15.html|title=Fermeture temporaire de la section football saison 2014/15|work=Octeville Hague Sport|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926025523/http://ohs-club.footeo.com/actualite/2014/07/24/fermeture-temporaire-de-la-section-football-saison-2014-15.html|archive-date=26 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In cycling, Cherbourg has been a city of arrival for the [[Tour de France]] on sixteen occasions: 1911 to 1914 (four consecutive years), from 1919 to 1929 (eleven consecutive years), and finally in [[1986 Tour de France|1986]]. Cherbourg was a departure city in [[1994 Tour de France|1994]]. The second stage of the [[2016 Tour de France]] finishes at Cherbourg.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=Grand Départ du Tour de France 2016 : la Manche, première !|url=http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/fr/avant-course/actus/ahc/grand-depart-du-tour-de-france-2016-la-manche-premiere.html|work=Letour.fr|date=9 December 2014|access-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926012321/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2015/fr/avant-course/actus/ahc/grand-depart-du-tour-de-france-2016-la-manche-premiere.html|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Cherbourg regularly hosts stages of sailing competitions such as the [[Solitaire du Figaro]], the {{Interlanguage link|Course de l'Europe|fr}}, the [[Challenge Mondial Assistance]], the [[Tour de France à la voile]], and the [[Tall Ships' Races|Tall Ships' Race]].

The [[Challenger La Manche]] is a professional tennis tournament ($50,000 plus accommodation) held annually in Cherbourg since 1994.

In ice hockey, NC'HOP ({{Interlanguage link|Nord Cotentin Hockey Plus|fr}}, the ''Cherbourg Vikings'') was based in the city. The team was the successor to CHOC (Cherbourg Hockey Club), who played in [[FFHG Division 1]] until filing for bankruptcy in 1996. NC'HOP left the competition in 2010.

AS Cherbourg men's basketball team plays in {{Interlanguage link|Championnat de France de basket-ball de Nationale masculine 2|fr|3=Championnat de France de basket-ball de Nationale masculine 2|lt=National 2}} and the women's team in the Prenational league.

The {{Interlanguage link|Jeunesse sportive de Cherbourg|fr}} has a male handball team in {{Interlanguage link|Championnat de France de handball masculin de Division 2|fr|3=Championnat de France de handball masculin de Division 2|lt=Pro D2}} and a women's team in {{Interlanguage link|Championnat de France de handball féminin de Nationale 3|fr|3=Championnat de France de handball féminin de Nationale 3|lt=Nationale 3}} (agreement with [[Tourlaville]]). The club has also implemented a structured training programme for young people, from the 2009/2010 season, around a partnership with colleges of the city.