Paris - Roubaix, 1897

280 km, average speed 28.124 km/hr.

The streets were wet at the start of the race, but the sun came out at the start.

Garin and Cordang entered the Roubaix velodrome together. Cordang fell from his bike in the velodrome, remounted and chased Garin, and closed to within two meters after the six laps around the track.

1	Maurice Garin (France)
2	Mathieu Cordang (Netherlands)	@ 2 meters
3	Michel Frederick (Switzerland)
4	Gaston Rivierre (France)
5	Leopold Trousselier (France)
6	Boinet (France)
7	Aires (France)
8	Guillochin (France)
9	Leopold (France)
10	Marcel Kerff (Belgium)

32 Professional riders started

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