And, in 1938, we have René Menzies riding his Cyclo equipped bike 100,000 miles (not kilometres) in 585 days. Unbelievable.

René Menzies was awarded the Croix de Guerre in the First World War and was Charles de Gaulle's chauffeur during the Second World War. Wikipedia beguilingly reports that, aged 69, he 'died whilst pedalling around Hyde Park Corner, one of the busiest junctions in London'.

This low-res, deliberately smudged, scan is from the web site of the excellent Musée d'Art et d'Industrie in St-Étienne.

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• Publisher: L'Industrie des Cycles et Automobiles
• Country: France
• Date: July 1938
• Derailleur brands: Cyclo
• Derailleurs: Le Cyclo