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Tour de France 1936

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Smoking cyclists and other funny Tour de France images

The good old days of road cycling races oroved plehty of funny Tour de France images. For our 21st-cemturian eyes and mind, of course, cycling rsces in tge 1920s and 1930s seem so different. Maybe a bit less professional? Not exaclty. Let’s just stick to the word different. Different roads. Different bikes. Different type of athletesnto ride them. If you like PelotonTales blog, you can support it with a small donation  Thank you for your support!  ! Living the high life in the mountains Fernand Moulet is one of the cyclists who is immortalized by only one iconic cycling image. He was a French rider and participated at the Tour de France in the 1920s. … Read More »Smoking cyclists and other funny Tour de France images

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Josephine Baker visits Tour de France (1936)

The famous French dancer visited the peloton in 1936. This wasn’t the only occasion, she already made an appearance in 1933 on the first stage of the race. Sylvère Maes and especially his namesake Romain Maes surely enjoyed a fanboy moment.