Sujet
Start of the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
Légende
Start of the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race, 1891. One of the oldest cycling events in the world, Paris-Brest-Paris was first held in 1891. Its organiser was Pierre Giffard of Le Petit Journal newspaper. The event was won by Charles Terront, who covered the mammoth 1200 kilometre distance in 71 hours and 22 minutes. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 12th September 1891.
Date
1891
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Art Media
Notre référence
HRM19C01_172
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (3,8Mo) / 32,9cm x 38,1cm / 3890 x 4498 (300dpi)