The Saint-Cloud Race
- When
- 31 May 1868
- Where
- Parc de Saint-Cloud
James Moore competed in a vélocipède race at Parc de Saint-Cloud on 31 May 1868, an event organized by the Ollivier brothers.
The race took place in the Saint-Cloud park in Paris, with Moore aged 19. It is not disputed that Moore won the race for velocipedes of 1m or more, though whether this was the first race that day is contested. The Imperial Majesties Cycling Record reported that the event started on the stroke of 3pm, in the presence of the aristocracy of Tout-Paris, and that the Ollivier brothers organized it after seeing demonstrations of the machines.
Sources
- James Moore (cyclist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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