The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto, ancestor of the current daily, L'Équipe. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over 2,428 …

Sep 13, 2016 · The Tour de France was founded in 1903 to promote L’Auto, the ancestor of the current newspaper L’Équipe. What is today without a doubt the biggest celebration of cycling …

Les Woodland's book Dirty Feet: How the great unwashed created the Tour de France is available as an audiobook here. 1903 Tour Quick Facts: 2,428 km raced at an average speed of 25.68 …

Jun 28, 2013 · On July 1, 1903, 60 men mounted their bicycles outside the Café au Reveil Matin in the Parisian suburb of Montgeron. The five-dozen riders were mostly French, with just a …

Apr 2, 2024 · The 1903 Tour de France marked the inaugural cycling race organized and sponsored by L'Auto, predecessor of the present-day daily, L'Équipe. Spanning from July 1 to …

All results and classification of the 1903 Tour de France. Results of each stage.

The inaugural Tour de France cycling race took place in 1903, organized by the French newspaper L'Auto to boost its circulation. The race spanned six stages covering a total …

Newspaper wars of the early 1900's sparked the first idea of a Grand Boucle (big loop) bicycle race around France. July 1, 1903 sixty brave riders came to the start line in front of the Reveil …

Sep 2, 2020 · The first Tour de France in 1903 was quite a wild ride. The 60 cyclists threw down tacks to flatten the tires of their opponents, carried an assortment weapons for self defense …

How Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France In July 1903 an Italian-born chimney sweep made history by becoming the first ever winner of the Tour de France by Giles Belbin