the touring club of france erected a plaque in the saint-cloud park reading: 'on 31 may 1868, james moore became the winner of the first race for vélocipèdes in france'. among those present were godfrey haggarel, british consul-general in paris; géo lefèvre, vice-chairman of the association of sports journalists and the man who thought up the tour de france, officials from the town hall of st-cloud and the touring club de france, and the racers henry debray, lucien louvet and rodolf moller, and victor breyer, the deputy organiser of the tour de france. the plaque has since disappeared.