Greatest Races – 1902 Paris to Vienna City to City Race

1902 Paris to Vienna Race

By Charles Jarrott

CHAMPIGNY looked as it always looked on the morn¬ing of the start of a big race, with thousands of cyclists, touring cars, and people occupying the village and roads adjacent to the start; and away up the hill stretched the long line of racing cars, much longer than had been seen in any previous race.