James Moore (cyclist)

James Moore ( * January 14, 1849, † July 17, 1935 ) was a British cyclist. He was the first cyclist, who attracted attention by continued success. He won on May 31, 1868, the third cycle race ever in the Parc de Saint-Cloud, a western suburb of Paris. While he was still denied this race with a series Michaux velocipede - he later went with a very modern for its time Suriray - velocipede, which already had ball bearings, solid rubber tires on alloy wheels and a 1.15 m wide front wheel. The rear wheel was half the size.

On November 7, 1869 Moore won the first long-distance race in history, Paris -Rouen 122 km. Of the more than 400 riders started about a third in the target arrived, 32 drivers made the distance in 24 hours. Moore took 10:45 h, which means an average speed of 11.3 km / h.

In 1869, organized French cities more than 155 velocipede race in which Moore often dominated. For the first time laid organizer fixed regulations for the size of the front wheel, which puts the few ever existing lists of race results.

In 1870 he won the first race with a tension spokes - velocipede by Eugène Meyer, the Paris championship.

While high-wheelers were in England and the USA in fashion, this in France until the late 1870s, until then dominated Moore with his Velocipeden as the fastest racers in Europe developed.

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