Henri Desgrange - Wikipedia Henri Desgrange (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi deɡʁɑ̃ʒ]; 31 January 1865 – 16 August 1940) was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist He set twelve world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35 325 kilometres (21 950 mi) on 11 May 1893
Henri Desgrange | French cyclist and journalist | Britannica Established in 1903 by Henri Desgrange (1865–1940), a French cyclist and journalist, the race has been run every year except during the World Wars Desgrange’s newspaper, L’Auto (now L’Equipe), sponsored the Tour to boost circulation
Henri Desgrange biography. French cyclist and sports journalist Henri Desgrange, born in Paris in 1865, displayed a passion for cycling from a young age Despite receiving a solid education and working as a legal clerk, his love for the sport led him to take up competitive cycling in the early 1890s As a cyclist, Desgrange excelled in endurance events
Henri Desgrange (Cyclist) - On This Day Profession: Cyclist and Founder of the Tour-de-France Biography: Desgrange is known not only for setting twelve world track cycling records but, perhaps more enduringly, for organising the first Tour de France in 1903
Today in Transportation History – 1940: Passing of a Tour de France . . . Bicycle pioneer Henri Desgrange died in the commune of Beauvallon in southeastern France at the age of 75 Desgrange had been born into a middle-class family in Paris in 1865 Early on in his working life, he served as a clerk in one of the city’s law firms
In praise of Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange Although an accomplished athlete himself – he set records for the Hour (35 325km in 1893), 50km and 100km – Desgrange believed people should ride simply to stay healthy
Henri Desgrange - Reference. org Henri Desgrange was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist He set twelve world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35 325 kilometres (21 950 mi) on 11 May 1893
Henri Desgrange - Randonneurs Ontario Battered but not beaten, Henri Desgrange took up the idea of one of his colleagues, George Lefevre, to organise a race on a large scale: the Tour de France The administrative head of the group, Victor Goddet, taken up by the idea, came up with the necessary funding
Who was Henri Desgrange? - Rouleur Desgrange was the Tour’s founder, its director and its organiser from its first race in 1903 through to his death in 1940 He was owner of L’Auto, later to become L’Equipe (which shares the same parent organisation as the Tour to this day)