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25 July 1937 Roger Lapébie wins the Tour de France

Roger Lapêbie, winner of the Tour de France 1937

The 31st Tour de France (held between 30th June and 25th July 1937) was the first race for the new director Jacques Goddet.  Since the beginning in 1903, Henri Desgrange, the “founding father of Tour de France” was the race director, now he has retired. He still visited the race frequently untill his death in 1940.

The Tour de France in 1937 has not the best reputation. Actually,  it was marred by scandals.  The rules were changed, while the race was underway and they favoured the French team. No wonder, that the Belgian team, including the defending champion and the current man in the yellow, Sylvére Maes left the race.

The 31th Tour de France was won by the  Roger Lapébie, the rider, who wasn’t invited in the French national team for years, because of his personal conflict with Henri Desgrange.


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