Although we are still a little less than two weeks away from the second Critérium cycliste des porteurs de journaux which, it is known, is organized on February 13 by l'Echo des Sports in collaboration with l'Intransigeant and La Pèdale, the list of entrants is covered with names. It now greatly exceeds one hundred, and that justifies the large interest which is attached to this simultaneously sporting and utilitarian race.
We have noted how the primes allocated to the race were numerous and of importance. It is pleasant for us to underline today the particularly generous gesture of the large Esders firm, whose attentions, with regard to the sporting races, are not doubted for a moment.
The house of Esders offers 500 francs of primes. These primes will be distributed in the form of five certificates of 100 Francs, redeemable in goods in one of the stores of this sporting firm.
The attribution of these premiums will be made later on. But we have the pleasure to underline this beautiful gesture of Henri Esders.
A two-speed Cyclo read derailleur, for the oldest porteur to finish the race, offered by Etablissement Cyclo, of Saint-Etienne.
A Liberta double chainwheel, a Liberta two-speed freewheel, a Liberta two-speed cog, offered by Mr. Ducuing, cycles, 2, impasse Guéménée, which also proposes "to take along to make their round, on board his Moto-Tri-Ninon, the day after the race, anyone who has an accident".
Thanks to all these generous donaters.
Here is, on a purely documentary basis, the approximate distance in kilometers, and the schedule according to the shortest route between various controls:
START
Intransigeant, rue Réamur:
Women's category 09 h 55
All others 10 h 00
Place Clichy (2 km 700) 10 h 07
Porte Maillot (6 km) 10 h 15
Grenelle-La Motte-Picquet (9,4) 10 h 22
Place d'Italie (14 km 500) 10 h 35
Place de la Nation (18 km 500) 10 h 40
Carref. Belleville-Temple (21,7) 10 h 48
Villette-Jean-Jaurès (23 k 100) 10 h 50
Place Blanche (26 km 100) 10 h 55
FINISH
Place du Tertre (27 km) 11 h 00
The registry of entrants is at the disposal of future competitors, at the Café de la Grille, 121, rue Montmartre.
Let us recall that no entry can be recorded if it is not accompanied by the entry fee of 5 francs, which is refundable. Let us also firmly specify that the fact of being registered does not imply the acceptance of the competitor, the questions of qualification remaining within the exclusive domain of the technical Commission.
General Classification - 1er, Moto légère Aiglon; 2e, 750 fr.; 3e, 500 fr.; 4e, 400 fr.; 5e, 300 fr.; 6e, 250 fr.; 7e, 200 fr.; 8e, 150 fr.; 9e, 100 fr.; 10e 100 fr.; 11e, 100 fr.; 12e, 100 fr.; 13e, 50 fr.; 14e, 50 fr.; 15e, 50 fr.; 16e, 50 fr.; 17e, 50 fr.; 18e, 50 fr.; 19e, 50 fr.; 20e, 50 francs.
Women's Category - 1er, bicyclette Griffon; 2e, 150 fr.; 3e, 100 fr.; 4e, 50 fr.; 5e, 50 fr.
Veterans Category (35+ years) - 1er, bicyclette J. B. Louvet; 2e, 200 fr.; 3e, 150 fr.; 4e, 100 fr.; 5e, 50 fr.; 6e, 50 fr.
Unlicensed Category - 1er, 200 fr.; 2e, 150 fr.; 3e, 100 fr.; 4e, 50 fr.
The stables are assembled for the Critérium Cycliste des Porteurs de Journaux.
Thus we learned, yesterday, that Flahaut, last year's winner, hot favorite of this year, and Lenoir, the glorious third of the race, would climb up to the 13e, for the famous cycles credited to the young constructeur Uldry, who is besides, a specialist in porteur bicycles.
Flahaut and Lenoir will surely not be far from the winner, if we believe some "tubards"!
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