Tour de France 1972

Iconic Cycling Images: Bernard Thévenet after a crash (Tour de France 1972)

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Bernard Thévénet after his crash at the aTour de France 1972

The race in 1972 was Bernard Thévenet’s second Tour de France. In his devutant year, in 1971 he finished fifth in the general classification and also won stage. It was a bit of a surprise performance, but in the subsequent year he was considered as one of the favourites. The 7th stage of Tour de France … Read more

13 July 1972 Bernard Thévenet’s victory on Mont Ventoux

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Bernard Thévenet and Eddy Merckx on Mont Ventoux at Tour de France 1972

1972 was the second year when Bernard Thevenet rode Tour de France.  His debut in previous year was a little bit of a surprise performance, when he finished fourth in the general classification. Unfortunatelyi a crash in the 7th stage  prevented him to repeat or even surpass his result from previous year. He lost more … Read more