It was his first year as a professional .
He was a talented amateur - he won Paris - Honfleur in 1903 - but little known beyond northern France and in Belgium when he entered the second Tour de France in 1904 .
It was amateur 's first year as a professional .
He was a talented amateur - he won Paris - Honfleur in 1903 - but little known beyond northern France and in Belgium when he entered the second Tour de France in 1904 .