Tags: Cycling Race, Race.
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for professional racing cyclists. Held annually in France it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship of the world and as a Classic cycle race. The race was the idea of a Parisian newspaper editor called Gaston Bénac. The beret-wearing sports editor was looking for a race to make a name for Paris-Soir the biggest French evening paper before the war.