1897 Paris - Roubaix
2nd edition: Sunday, April 18, 1897
Complete results
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The 1897 Paris-Roubaix was 280 km long and raced at an average speed of 28.124 km/hr.
32 Professional and 26 amateur riders started.
The streets were wet at the start of the race, but the sun came out at the start.
Maurice Garin and Mathieu 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.
The riders were given the same time with Garin credited with crossing the line 2 meters ahead of Cordang.
Garin is listed as French, but it is possible he was Italian and didn't become a French citizen until 1901
1897 Paris-Roubaix Winner Maurice Garin at what looks like before the start of the race.
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Winner Maurice Garin at the finish of the race.
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Complete results:
- Maurice Garin, riding for La Française (France) 9hr 57min 21sec (others list Garin's time as 10hr 43min 5sec
- Mathieu Cordang (Netherlands) @ 2 meters, but same time
- Michel Frederick (Switzerland) @ 14min 37sec
- Gaston Rivierre (France) @ 50min 39sec
- Jules Cordier (France) @ 1hr 42min 52sec
- Boinet (France) @ 1hr 43min 3sec
- Henri Aries (France) @ 1hr 53min 12sec
- Guillochin (France @ 2hr 3min 30sec
- *Léopold Trousselier (France) @ 2hr 3min 30sec. Elapsed time of 13hr 0min 51sec, first amateur
- *Laferrière (France) @ 2hr 19min 9sec
- *Charlier (France) @ 2hr 47min
- *Fantol (France) @ 2hr 51min
- *Claude Chapperon (France) @ 3hr 55min
- *H. Duconseil (France) @ 3hr 56min
- Marcel Kerf (Belgium) @ 4hr 16min 39sec
- *A. Marachal (France) @ 9hr 3min
- Victor Bagre (France) @ 10hr 37min 55sec
- Arthur Deleu (Belgium) @ 10hr 50min 55sec
- Geo Van parys (Belgium) s.t.
- *Imperial (France) @ 13hr 24min
- *Hanard (France) @ 13hr 25min
- *Dur (France) @ 15hr 1min
- *L. Demarez (France) @ 15hr 1min
- Arsène Millocheau (France) @ 15hr 13min 55sec
*Amateur rider
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