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Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/bd6t52574404, via the Wikimedia Commons copy
| Marque | Métropole |
|---|---|
| Type | Poster |
| Year | 1895 (estimated) |
| Publisher | Imp. E. Desgrandchamps, 19 place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/bd6t52574404, via the Wikimedia Commons copy |
| Credit | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Identifier | Gallica (BnF) ark:/12148/bd6t52574404 |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
L'ACATÈNE MÉTROPOLE RECORD DU TOUR DE FRANCE 5,000 KIL. ÉTABLI PAR 5,000 KIL. JOYEUX DE CASTILLONNÈS Sans réglage et sans changer de Machine CETE PERFORMANCE IMBATTABLE VIENT CONFIRMER LES PRÉCÉDENTS RECORDS ÉTABLIS COMME SUIT: Sans Chaîne (three times) LE PNEU G & J (Gormully & Jeffery) Record PARIS-ORLÉANS (par CHATELAIN), 158 kilom. Abaissement dudit record …
— Poster —
L’ACATÈNE
MÉTROPOLE
RECORD DU TOUR DE FRANCE
5,000 KIL. ÉTABLI PAR 5,000 KIL.
JOYEUX DE CASTILLONNÈS
Sans réglage et sans changer de Machine
CETE PERFORMANCE IMBATTABLE VIENT CONFIRMER LES PRÉCÉDENTS RECORDS ÉTABLIS COMME SUIT:
[Down each side:] Sans Chaîne (three times)
[In two black panels:] LE PNEU G & J (Gormully & Jeffery)
Record PARIS-ORLÉANS (par CHATELAIN), 158 kilom. Abaissement dudit record de 20 minutes.
Record MARSEILLE-MILAN (par LAMBERJACK), 610 kilom.
Record PARIS-MONTE-CARLO (par VANHY), 1,100 kilom.
Record PARIS-MILAN (par de PERRODIL), 1,500 kilom.
Record BREST-BELFORT (par BEALU), 1,127 kilom.
Record PARIS-LISBONNE (par Max ROUD), 2,000 kilom.
Record COGNAC-PÉRIGUEUX (par BELOOU), premier en 47 minutes 30 kilom. sur route.
Course PARIS-BESANÇON CORRE à 15 minutes du premier après quatre chutes terribles.
[Printed at the foot:] Imp. E. DESGRANDCHAMPS, 19, place Denfert-Rochereau. — Paris
[A black engraving of a chainless bicycle, with a drop handlebar and a case at the crank marked ACATÈNE MÉTROPOLE, stands in the middle of the sheet between two black panels lettered G & J. The type is black on mustard-yellow paper.]
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