1897 Paris–Roubaix

1897 Paris–Roubaix

Race details
Date		18 April
Distance		280 km (174.0 mi)
Winning time		9h 57' 21" (28.124 km/h or 17.475 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Maurice Garin (FRA)
	Second	Mathieu Cordang (NED)
	Third	Michel Frédérick (SUI)

The 1897 Paris–Roubaix was the second edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 18 April 1897 and stretched 280 km (174 mi) from Paris to its end in a velodrome in Roubaix.^[1] The winner was Maurice Garin from France.^[2]

Results

Final results (1-10)^[2]

Rank	Cyclist	Time
1	Maurice Garin (FRA)	9h 57' 21″
2	Mathieu Cordang (NED)	+00' 00″
3	Michel Frédérick (SUI)	+30' 21″
4	Gaston Rivierre (FRA)	+50' 39″
5	Jules Cordier (BEL)	+1h 42' 52″
6	Boinet (FRA)	+1h 43' 03″
7	Henri Aries (FRA)	+1h 53' 12″
8	Guillochin (FRA)	+2h 03' 30″
9	Léopold Trousselier (FRA)	+2h 03' 30″
10	Marcel Kerff (BEL)	+4h 16' 39″

References

1. "2nd Paris - Roubaix, 1897". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
2. "1897 » 2nd Paris - Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 April 2014.