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2 unusual facts about 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup


1902 Gordon Bennett Cup

The first section began in Champigny-sur-Marne, a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, before proceeding south-easterly through the towns of Nangis, Troyes, Langres, and coming to an end at Belfort, a distance of 375 km.

Cars were dispatched at two minute intervals, beginning at 3:30am, from the start line in Champigny-sur-Marne on the outskirts of Paris.



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