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Tour de France 1929

Tour de France 1929

Three riders in yellow jersey in the peloton at once

I really wish there was somewhere a coloured picture of three cyclists wearing yellow jersey at the same time. A unique situation that would deserve a visual representation. But unfortunatelly, there are only few pictures about Tour de France 1929 out there. Nevertheless, this particular edition of Tour de France was notable also for another reason. The 23rd Tour de France was held between 30 June and 28 July 1929. It’s probably most memorable from the famous quote of Henri Desgrange: “My race has been won by a corpse.” – because Maurice De Waele,  despite being very ill on the last few stages, won the race thanks to the effective teamwork. Working through the hard… Read More »Three riders in yellow jersey in the peloton at once

Two cyclists have to pass by two cows on the untarmacied road during Tour de France 1910

Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road

Nowadays, one of the basic things organizers of a cycling race have to prepare for is to make sure, that no one else uses the same roads during the event. Of course, errors can still happen at any time, but this is one of those basic things that define modern-day cycling races. Very few other sports reflects the changes in everyday life during the past century so plainly, like professional road cycling races do. Organizers have to secure the route of the races, because roads are crowded with cars, trucks, buses, etc. On the other hand, this seems relatively easy to calculate and execute, because most of the time the peloton is compact, and the… Read More »Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road