With the broad and powerful swing of the hand which Zola in The Earth gave to his ploughman, L'Auto, journal of ideas and action, is going to fling a…

- Henri Desgrange

Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur?

- Henri Desgrange

I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice…

- Henri Desgrange