Tuesday, June 7, 2011

First Tour de France

The first Tour de France bike race began back in 1903 with Maurice Garin winning the race among sixty riders. The race initially began as a magazine publicity stunt. Riders were expected to push themselves and ride day and night over the 2,500 km race taking place across 19 days in six stages. The bike race won instant popularity.
More Famous Firsts

No comments:

Post a Comment