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 … Read more