GAMES –
CYCLISME TOUR DE FRANCE
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The
“Tour de France” was born in 1903,
thanks to the magazine Auto’s editor. In the
first edition 60 cyclists join the race, but
only 20 completed it. The competitors have to
cover 1500 km, divided in 6 stages.
Since 1903 the race take place each year, except
during the two World Wars. The routes, the deeds,
the toil and the protagonists make the Tour a
sort of legend. In 1919, after the First World
War, Henri Desgrange introduces the “Yellow
T-shirt” for the winner.
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After
the Second World War, Jaques Goddet becomes the
manager of the Tour; in these years Bartali and
Coppi won the competitions for the second time.
After that Jacques Anquetil becomes the
dominator, winning five editions. Like him only
Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault e Miguel Indurain
collect the same number of victories.
The commentators consider the Tour 1989,
characterized by the challenge between
Fignon-Lemond, the best one; on the contrary
Italian people remember the Tour 1998 won by
Pantani, the last edition before the Armstrong
Era (99-00-01).
Even if this year will take place the 89th
edition of the Tour, it always attracts many
people, and it has became a symbol of France
like The Marianne, The Tour Eiffel and The
Baguette.
The importance of the Tour remains in spite of
the doping scandals and the fixed races.
France is trying to maintain the integrity, the
honesty, the transparency of the Tour to make
the physical efforts and the victories of the
champions true and credible.
THE WINNERS
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1903 Garin (Fra)
1904 Cornet (Fra)
1905 Trousselier
(Fra)
1906 Pottier (Fra)
1907
Petit-Breton (Fra)
1908
Petit-Breton (Fra)
1909
Faber (Lux)
1910
Lapize (Fra)
1911 Garrigou (Fra)
1912 Defraye (Bel)
1913
Thijs (Bel)
1914
Thijs (Bel)
1919
Lambot (Bel)
1920
Thijs (Bel)
1921 Scieur (Bel)
1922 Lambot (Bel)
1923 Pelissier (Fra)
1924 Bottechia (Ita)
1925 Bottechia (Ita)
1926 Buysse (Bel)
1927 Frantz (Lux)
1928 Frantz (Lux)
1929 Dewaele (Bel)
1930 Leducq (Fra)
1931 Magne (Fra)
1932 Leducq (Fra)
1933 Speicher (Fra)
1934 Magne (Fra)
1935
Maes (Bel)
1936
Maes (Bel)
1937 Lapebie (Fra)
1938 Bartali (Ita)
1939 Maes (Bel)
1947 Robic (Fra)
1948 Bartali (Ita)
1949 Coppi (Ita)
1950 Kubler (Swi)
1951 Koblet (Swi)
1952 Coppi (Ita)
1953 Bobet (Fra)
1954 Bobet (Fra)
1955 Bobet (Fra)
1956 Walkoviak (Fra)
1957 Anquetil (Fra)
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1958 Gaul (Lux)
1959 Bahamontes (Spa)
1960 Nencini (Ita)
1961 Anquetil (Fra)
1962 Anquetil (Fra)
1963 Anquetil (Fra)
1964 Anquetil (Fra)
1965 Gimondi (Ita)
1966 Aimar (Fra)
1967
Pingeon (Fra)
1968
Janssen (Ned)
1969
Merckx (Bel)
1970 Merckx (Bel)
1971 Merckx (Bel)
1972 Merckx (Bel)
1973 Ocana (Spa)
1974 Merckx (Bel)
1975 Thévenet (Fra)
1976 Van Impe (Bel)
1977 Thévenet (Fra)
1978 Hinault (Fra)
1979 Hinault (Fra)
1980 Zoetemelk (Ned)
1981 Hinault (Fra)
1982 Hinault (Fra)
1983 Fignon (Fra)
1984 Fignon (Fra)
1985 Hinault (Fra)
1986 LeMond (USA)
1987 Roche (Ire)
1988 Delgado (Spa)
1989 LeMond (USA)
1990 LeMond (USA)
1991 Indurain (Spa)
1992 Indurain (Spa)
1993 Indurain (Spa)
1994 Indurain (Spa)
1995 Indurain (Spa)
1996
Riis (Den)
1997
Ullrich (Ger)
1998 Pantani (Ita)
1999 Armstrong (USA)
2000 Armstrong (USA)
2001 Armstrong (USA) |
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