Vélodrome Buffalo bicycle rider drawing Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
show Location of Neuilly-sur-Seine |
The Vélodrome Buffalo and Stade Buffalo were cycling tracks in Paris. The first existed from 1892 [1] until World War I. The second from 1922 until 1957.
The name derives from the showman Buffalo Bill Cody, whose circus played on the grounds of the first velodrome.
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This invention would probably have been long forgotten except that:
- The Simpson Chain is portrayed in a work of the French post-impressionist artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
- The Simpson Lever Chain Racing Team employed the Belgian cyclist Hélène Dutrieu who became a stunt cyclist and pioneering aviator.
- Simpson's promotions were so widespread and effective that much of his promotional material is collected today.
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