Paris – Roubaix 1899
| Race result | ||
|---|---|---|
| winner |
 Albert Champion
|
8h 22'53 " |
| 2. |
Paul Bor
|
+ 23:20 min |
| 3. |
 Ambroise Garin
|
+ 23:24 min |
| 4th |
Pierre Chevalier
|
+ 54:09 min |
| 5. |
Eugène Jay
|
+ 1:53:07 h |
| 6th |
 Marcel Kerff
|
+ 1:57:37 h |
| 7th |
Lucien Itsweire
|
+ 1:58:10 h |
| 8th. |
Dubus |
+ 2:00:53 h |
| 9. |
Lucien Delattre
|
+ 2:39:07 h |
| 10. |
Jean Fischer
|
+ 3:20:19 h |
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The one-day race Paris – Roubaix 1899 was the fourth edition of the cycling classic and took place on Sunday, April 2nd, 1899.
The race went from Chatou over 286 kilometers. 32 professional cyclists started, 16 of whom reached the finish line. The winner, Albert Champion , completed the race with an average speed of 31.976 kilometers per hour . The weather was fine and there was no wind.
At this Paris – Roubaix event, the pacemakers started on motorcycles . For this reason, several track cycling specialists started who wanted to improve their skills behind engines. Among them was the winner champion.
Web links
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References and comments
- ^ Paris - Roubaix 1899. In: radsportseiten.net. Retrieved May 31, 2015 .
- ↑ a b 1899 Paris - Roubaix bicycle race complete results. In: BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved May 27, 2015 .