--- title: "3 Henri Desgrange Quotes - Famous Journalist" description: "Henri Desgrange was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist. He set twelve world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35.325 kilomet..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henri-desgrange-41340.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Henri Desgrange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henri-desgrange-41340.jpg) # Henri Desgrange (1865–1940) Journalist France **3** quotes in **54** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Henri Desgrange was a journalist from France. ## Quick Facts About Henri Desgrange Born January 31, 1865 Died August 16, 1940 Nationality France Profession Journalist Known for Tour de France, Q60964589 Spouse Jane Deley ## About Henri Desgrange 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. He was the first organiser of the Tour de France. ## Awards & Honors Commander of the Legion of Honour ## Quotes 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-desgrange/with-the-broad-and-powerful-swing-of-the-hand-which-zola-in-the-earth/) Henri Desgrange [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/henri-desgrange-80805_action_with-the-broad-and-powerful-swing-of-the_45533.jpg) > [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 [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/henri-desgrange-80805_artifice_isn-t-it-better-to-triumph-by-the-streng_1649098.png) > [I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-desgrange/i-still-feel-that-variable-gears-are-only-for-people-over-forty-five/) Henri Desgrange [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/henri-desgrange-80805_artifice_i-still-feel-that-variable-gears-are-onl_2699287.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-desgrange/#itemlist", "name": "Henri Desgrange Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 the great professional riders of the world... 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