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Patent for Removable Pneumatic Tyre
- When
- 1891
- Where
- Clermont-Ferrand, France (seat of the Michelin business)
Michelin took out its first patent for a removable pneumatic tyre in 1891. Charles Terront used the tyre to win the 1891 Paris–Brest–Paris race.
In 1891 Michelin took out its first patent for a removable pneumatic tyre. The firm had been formed in 1889 when Édouard and André Michelin took over the Barbier Daubrée business in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The patented tyre was used by Charles Terront to win the world's first long-distance cycle race, the 1891 Paris–Brest–Paris.
Sources
- Michelin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
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