page_title: 1896 Paris–Roubaix
section_title: Results
hierarchical_section_title: 1896 Paris–Roubaix / Results
caption_attribution_description: Josef Fischer
context_page_description: The first edition of Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France, was held on 19 April 1896. The event covered 280 km from Paris to the velodrome in Roubaix. The winner was German Josef Fischer who received 1.000 francs for the win, a considerable sum of money at the time. The race, as were all editions until 1909, was motorpaced.
caption: Josef Fischer won the first ever Paris–Roubaix.
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