Lucien Petit-Breton was a leading track cyclist at the start of the 20th Century, and claimed his hour record success in 1905.

The previous year, Petit-Breton had won the prestigious Bol d’Or, a 24-hour paced endurance event at the Velodrome Buffalo in Paris.

Petit-Breton then returned to the venue to set his hour record, riding a distance of 41.110km before turning his hand to road racing and achieving success almost immediately.

His maiden Tour de France, in the same year, saw him finish fifth overall and two years later he won the first of two back-to-back titles.

A seven-time stage winner at the Tour, Petit-Breton also won Milan-San Remo, Paris-Tours and Paris-Brussels but was killed during World War One, crashing into an oncoming car at the front near Troyes.