3 Complete the text with the past simple form of to be.

Cycling races are very popular now. The first cycling race
(a)
in France in 1868. It (b)
Paris and Rouen. But the winner (c)
between
from France, he
a British man called James Moore. Of course,
very different from now. They
(d)
the bikes then (e)
(f)
fast like today.
One of the first cycling champions (g)
called Arthur Augustus Zimmerman. He (h)
winner of 1,000 races. He (i)

the first cycling celebrity.
an American
the
only a champion, he (j) the first cycling celebrity