A blonde goddess in a diaphanous gown, winged hat and sandals soars through the early dawn sky over Paris, the laurel wreath of victory in one hand and the advertised bike in the other. Adolphe Clement was a man with a Midas touch. He made a fortune in tires, then bikes, and starting in 1899 automobiles, then sold the whole business to Citroen at a huge profit in 1922.