The most scandalous Tour de France ever

French Tour de France winner Roger Lapebie crossing the railway during the scandalous edition of Tour de France in 1937

The first Tour de France without Henri Desgrange in charge since the creation of the event in 1903 didn’t go down well in the history of road cycling at all.   In 1937 Jacques Goddet was full in charge and with him came the first big change: it was the first time when gear change … Read more