Tags: Cycling Race, Race.
The Bol d’Or was a bicycle track race that ran in France between 1894 and 1950. It was a paced 24 hour endurance event. It has been won by several notable cyclists including Constant Huret (4 times) the Australian Hubert Opperman and three time hour record breaker Oscar Egg. The person with the most wins is Léon Georget (brother of Émile) with nine (including eight in a row).The race was created on 23 and 24 June 1894 by a Monsieur Decam.