1952 Terrot Champion de France Poster with Adolphe Deledda

La qualité Terrot a parlé – Terrot Quality has Spoken

Striking original French advertising poster celebrating Terrot sponsored rider Adolphe Deledda and his victory in the 1952 French National Road Race Championship. The design features bold blue and red typography that proclaims “Terrot Champion de France 1952,” surrounding a central race photograph that captures Deledda in his Terrot jersey, sprinting to the line. At the bottom, the slogan “la qualité Terrot a parlé” reinforces the message that Deledda’s national title proves the quality of Terrot bicycles.

Adolphe Deledda was born in Italy, later became a French citizen, and built a successful professional career, including major wins such as the 1952 French national road title,a stage at the 1947 Vuelta, and two Stages at the Tour de France. He rode for the Terrot trade team, giving the Dijon based Terrot firm a powerful marketing story that connected its production bicycles to elite racing success. Terrot was a long-standing French manufacturer of bicycles and motorcycles, active from the late nineteenth century onward, and widely known for sponsoring competitive road and cyclo-cross teams. This poster brings together that history in a single wonderful image.

This poster has been archivally and professionally linen-backed.

Virtually all original vintage posters of this era were viewed as temporary advertising and were printed on fragile, thin paper. While expensive, linen backing is a conservation method used to mount, stabilize, preserve, and protect vintage posters, allowing them to be displayed or framed without compromising their value.

This poster is an original first printing, not a reproduction.

Year: 1952
Artist: N/A
Printer: Gaillard, Paris

Size: 59.5 x 80 cm (23 ¼  x 31 ½  inches)

Posters are sold unframed. Framed images are display ideas only.

This is a one-of-a-kind item; please review the photos carefully to determine the condition.

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