History of cycling

History of cycling

=Early years=

The first documented cycling race was a 1,200 metre race held on May 31, 1868 at the Parc of Saint-Cloud, Paris. It was won by expatriate Englishman Dr. James Moore who rode a bicycle with solid rubber tires. [Maso, B. (tr. Horn, M.) (2005), "The Sweat of the Gods", Mousehold Press, pp. 1-2, ISBN 1-874739-37-4] The first cycle race covering a distance between two cities was Paris-Rouen, also won by James Moore, who rode the 123 kilometres dividing both cities in 10 hours and 40 minutes. [ [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_paris_rouen.php Paris-Rouen 1869 ] ]

ee also

*History of the bicycle
*List of doping cases in cycling

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