Top 5 Highlights of The Tour De France

If you are looking for an all-round bike, a mountain bike might be appropriate. If the Tour de France has inspired you, then a cycle is the best option for road cycling.

Beginnings and Early Days
This long distance cycling race we know as the Tour De France was dreamt up, incredibly, by a cycling journalist at the L’Auto sports newspaper in an attempt to challenge the dominant Le Velo sports newspaper, L’Auto’s bitter rival. The first Tour de France in 1903 only attracted fifteen riders due to the high cost to riders and the requirement for overnight riding. This assisted those involved in the widespread cheating which occurred in the first race, including some that allegedly caught lifts with cars and trains. With subsequent tours occurring within the daytime, the race caught on with the general public. L’Auto’s circulation increased several fold in a short time.
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