Roger Lapebie

25 July 1937 Roger Lapébie wins the Tour de France

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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

The most scandalous Tour de France ever

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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

Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Roger Lapébie

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Roger Lapebie was born on the 16th of January 1911 in Bayonne (France). He made his Tour de France debut with a stage win (Stage 12) in 1932. He was part of the French national team again in the two subsequent years. In 1934 he won five stages and finished third in the general classification. … Read more