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Vintage cycling image of the day: first stage of Tour de France 1926

Vintage black and white image of Tour de France in 1926. Two riders are riding in the road, while a cow is watching them from the roadside.

In 1926, Tour de France started outside Paris for the very first time.

Vintage black and white image of Tour de France in 1926. Two riders are riding in the road, while a cow is watching them from the roadside.

In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva, hosted the start of the first stage. It was 373 km long, finished in Mulhouse. Jules Buysse was the winner of the day.


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