Without falling into the trap of false nostalgia, I’m very drawn to the notion that the most captivating aspect of the early editions of the… Read More »The rustic charm of the early days of Tour de France
The early days of road cycling races often evoke powerful imagery of cyclists appearing less like athletes in a modern sporting event and more like… Read More »Just like warriors
In 1910, Henri Desgrange, the Tour’s founder and director, decided to introduce mountain stages into the race to make it even more challenging. The Pyrenean… Read More »When Octave Lapize called the Tour de France organizers “murderers”