Illustration of the ascent of a high mountain pass, in the Tour de France.
Here in 1926, by Belgian runner Lucien Buysse.
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In our podcast “Minute Papillon!
", We go back in time today, with our series" There was a first time in the history of sport ... ".
An episode related to the start of the Tour de France cyclist given on Saturday.
Episode 2: Fears and pain… The Tour de France to discover the high mountains, in 1910
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Back, in this episode, on the first high mountain stage included in the program of the Tour de France, July 21, 1910, 110 years ago.
The 59 runners will live a daunting day with the climbing of four passes.
The first will take fourteen hours to reach Luchon in Bayonne.
The French runner Octave Lapize in the ascent of a pass, in 1910. - DR
Fear sets in within the peloton for fear, in particular, of bear attacks on these still wild roads.
Our guest, Pascal Sergent, cycling historian and president of the Hauts-de-France regional committee, explains how the organizers took such a decision which still forges the dramaturgy of the event today.
If you want to know more about that scary first time, turn on the sound!
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