Champagnole. The Champagne cycling association, created 131 years ago, celebrated its… 100 years

The Champagne cycling association (ACC) celebrated this Saturday, January 25, at the Oppidum, the centenary of association cycling in the Pearl of the Jura.

The first club dates from 1894

But now, after the research carried out to provide archives, it turned out that it was in 1894 that the first cycling club “la pédal champagnolaise” was created, chaired by Emmanuel Combe. The current club, chaired by Sandrine Jacques, celebrated its 131st anniversary.

The guests at this friendly reception, current or former runners, volunteers, managers and sponsors, were able to consult numerous albums and collections from the Monrolin family, Charles Thevenin and even Noël Chavy. “The creation of the Pédale champagnolaise dates from 1894. Then, like the…