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1899 Paris Roubaix
April 2

Motor-Paced. This race attracted several track specialists who wanted to capitalize on their motor-pacing skills. Albert Champion, the winner, was one such specialist. He later went on to move to America and found the Champion Spark Plug firm.

268 km, Beautiful weather, no wind
31.976 km/hr average speed
32 starting riders

1 Albert Champion (France) 8h 22m 53s
2 Paul Bor (France)  
3 Ambroise Garin (France) Brother of Maurice Garin  
4 Pierre Chevalier (France)  
5 Eugene Jay (France)  
6 Marcel Kerff (Belgium)  
7 Lucien Itsweire (France)  
8 Dubus (France)  
9 L. Delattre  
     
     
     
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