Tour de France 1925

5 facts about Tour de France 1925

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Feedzone at Tour de France 1925

After the quarell between Henri Desgrange and Henri Pelissier last year, a new rule was made, that any rider that harmed the Tour’s image would be banned for the next years. Team Automoto had a really strong line-up: Ottavio Bottecchia (Tour de France winner 1924 and 1925) , Philippe Thys (Tour de France winner 1913,1914,1920)  … Read more

Ottavio Bottecchia on the Izoard (Tour de France 1925)

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Ottavio Bottecchia on the Col d'Izoard in 13th stage of Tour de France 1925

Col d’Izoard was introduced to Tour de France in 1922. It seems to have been the new favourite of the organizers, they put it in the program also in the next 5 years. (And it is still one of the most used ascent in the history of Tour de France) Ottavio Bottecchia might have been … Read more