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Paris history:Bordeaux-Paris, at 572km, was first held in 1891 and was the first bicycle road race. Later that year, Pierre Giffard of _Le Petit Journal_ put on the first edition of "Paris-Brest et retour," as he called it. Despite several changes in format, PBP continues to this day as the oldest ongoing long-distance cycling road event. In an era when the diamond safety frame and pneumatic tires were taking over from high-wheelers with solid rubber tires, Paris-Brest was conceived as an "epreuve," a test of the bicycle's reliability for long-distance transportation. Giffard promoted the event through a series of editorials, signed with the nom de plume of "Jean-sans-Terre." He wrote of self-sufficient riders carrying their own food and clothing. Riders would ride the same bicycle for the duration. Only French men were allowed to enter, and 207 showed.