Ep.40 – The Disastrous Second Tour De France
When the Tour de France began in 1903, it was a major success. So what happened the following year that almost ended it forever?
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When the Tour de France began in 1903, it was a major success. But the following year, the tour organizers declared the race was finished. What happened during the 1904 race that almost ended it forever?
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Sources
- "Tour de France: The History, the legend, the riders" by Fife, Graeme
- "Blazing saddles: The Cruel & unusual history of the Tour de France" by Rendell, Matt
- The Story of the Tour de France: 1903–1964. Vol. 1. By Bill McGan
- https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jul/06tour.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090805001801/http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/article/85550
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