Lanterne rouge – list of the last cyclists of every Tour de France
They used to say history remembers only the winners. Fortunately this is not the case of Tour de France history. The last ones, the receivers of the famous lanterne rouge get enough attention too. Lanterne rouge is an actual red lamp used to be served to the last rider of the race as some of the old pictures shows. The origin of this cult object is the red lantern hung on the rear vehicle of a passenger railway train or the brake van of a freight train. So let’s take a look at the last riders of every Tour de France edition. 1903 Arsène Millocheau (FRA) 1904 Antoine Deflotrière (FRA) 1905 Clovis… Read More »Lanterne rouge – list of the last cyclists of every Tour de France