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> [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 across France today those reckless and uncouth sowers of energy who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-desgrange/with-the-broad-and-powerful-swing-of-the-hand-which-zola-in-the-earth/)

Henri Desgrange

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## More by Henri Desgrange

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-desgrange/with-the-broad-and-powerful-swing-of-the-hand-which-zola-in-the-earth/)

Henri Desgrange

> [Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-desgrange/isn-t-it-better-to-triumph-by-the-strength-of-your-muscles-than-by/)

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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-desgrange/i-still-feel-that-variable-gears-are-only-for-people-over-forty-five/)

Henri Desgrange

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