Photo of the arrival of Paris-Brussels 1910

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The arrival of the cycling race Paris-Brussels was at the Bois de la Cambre. But during the World Exhibition of 1910, the finish was at the Cinquantenaire.

Octave Lapize

The winner received a bike, the second a wall clock, the others two pedals or a saddle. This shows how motivated the riders were in those days. On the photo: Octave Lapize (1887-1917) after the arrival of Paris-Brussels.

Lapize was a French cyclist who won Paris-Brussels three times (1911, 1912 and 1913). In 1910 he was second behind his compatriot Maurice Brocco, not first as the caption for the picture indicates. That same year, Lapize won the Tour de France. He later died as a pilot during World War I.