1869 Paris–Rouen cycle race

1869 cycle race the motor race Paris–Rouen (motor race) thumb|Winner James Moore (right) and Jean-Eugène-André Castera at Paris–Rouen Paris–Rouen was the first cycle race covering a distance between two cities. It was held between the cities of Paris and Rouen on 7 November 1869. The winner of the inaugural race was an Englishman living in Paris, James Moore, who rode the 123 kilometres dividing both cities in 10 hours and 40 minutes, including time spent walking his bicycle up the steeper hills.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_paris_rouen.php Paris-Rouen 1869 2007-08-06 fr 2012-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304212639/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_paris_rouen.php dead The event was organized by the fortnightly cycling magazine Le Vélocipède illustré and the Olivier brothers. They were delighted with the success of short races held in Parc de Saint Cloud, Paris and on 7 November they promoted a race between Paris and Rouen, covering a distance of 123 kilometres. The first prize was one thousand gold francs and a bicycle. The rules of the race said that the riders were not to be pulled by a dog or use sails.Woodland, L. (2005), This Island Race, Mousehold Press, p. 5 A total of 120 riders, including two women, participated in the race but just 32 finished within 24 hours. James Moore won, finishing 15 minutes ahead of Castera and Bobillier.The boneshaker: Cycling through Time The first woman, referred to as Miss America, finishing in 29th position - 12 hours and 10 minutes after Moore. The race was not held after the outbreak of Franco-Prussian War in 1870, but it later returned as an amateur race.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/amateurs/paris_rouen.php Paris-Rouen 2007-09-04 fr 2007-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20070823023016/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/amateurs/paris_rouen.php dead The centenary was commemorated on 12 May 1969, and was won by Régis Delepine, who received the same prize as James Moore, one thousand gold francs equivalent to 50 Louis. General Standings Table of results http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/amateurs/paris_rouen_1869.php Results - Paris-Rouen Mémoire du Cyclisme 2007-10-12Cyclist Time1James Moore GBR10h 45'2Jean-Eugène-André Castéra FRA15'3Jean Bobillier FRAs.t.4Henri Pascaud FRA1h 15'5Félix-Gaston Biot FRA1h 39'6Georges Cantellauve FRA2h 54'7Edouard-Charles Bon FRA3h 05'8John Thomas "Leon Lamberte" Johnson GBR3h 40'9Joseph Meunier FRA3h 50'10Hinton Shand GBR4h 33'11Eugène Meyer FRA4h 43'12Louis Tribout FRA4h 45'13A.E. Guillot FRA5h 07'14François Stoeckel FRA5h 11'15Rémy Lamon FRA6h 44'16Servoz FRA6h 50'17Henri "R.R. - Raoul Richard" Pagis FRA7h 10'18Delage FRA7h 20'19Gustave Obrecht FRA7h 25'20Victor Leroy d'Étiolles FRA7h 30'21Venant FRA7h 35'22Pierre Wolff FRA7h 45'23Daubel FRA7h 48'24Rocan FRA7h 53'25Duval FRAs.t.October 200726J. Château FRA8h 20'27Tricycle Tissier FRA9h 20'28Ludovic Constanceau FRA10h 30'29James "Pedro" Trémau FRA11h 50'30Elisabeth Sarti "Miss America" FRA12h 10'31Rowley Benbow Turner GBRs.t.32Emile Taboureau FRAs.t.33Ch. Châtelain FRA12h 35'34Eugène Fortin FRA14h 20'35Prosper Martin FRAOctober 2007s.t. References Category:1869 in European sport Category:Classic cycle races Category:Cycle races in France Category:1869 in France Category:1869 in sports Category:November 1869 in Europe