instruction: When was the first bicycle race?
context: The first bicycle race is popularly held to have been a 1,200 m (3,900 ft) race on the 31 May 1868 at the Parc de Saint-Cloud, Paris, France. It was won by expatriate Englishman James Moore who rode a wooden bicycle with solid rubber tires. The machine is now on display at the museum in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
response: It's commonly believed that the first bicycle race was held May 31, 1868 at the Parc de Saint-Cloud, Paris, France.  The race distance was 1,200 m and was won by James Moore, an expatriate Englishman.  Moore rode a wooden bicycle with solid rubber tires.  Moore's bicycle is now on display in a museum in England.