25 kilometres Motor-paced, Professionals, Men

Seven riders started the 25 km motor-paced event, but most of the top riders were not present. César Simar struggled at the start and had to fight to regain contact with the leaders, which he did on the seventh lap. By then only six riders remained, as Reynal dropped out early. The leaders passed 10 km in 10:20 with the lead changing hands several times. Four laps from the finish (23 km), Simar and Lucien Lésna broke away and rode together to the finish, where Simar won the race in a sprint. One of the lesser events on the program, Simar won 400 francs, while Lésna took home 300. Lésna had won the long-distance Bordeaux-Paris race in 1894.