{"id":146364,"date":"2017-02-01T13:11:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T13:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=146364"},"modified":"2017-10-13T10:58:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T10:58:27","slug":"10-iconic-photographs-history-le-tour-de-france-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/02\/01\/10-iconic-photographs-history-le-tour-de-france-vol-2\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Iconic Photographs from the History of Le Tour de France \u2013 Vol. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We already published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/11\/25\/10-iconic-photographs-history-le-tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one article full of nostalgic Tour photographs<\/a>, but there are so many great pictures symbolising the rich heritage of the Grand Boucle that we just had to do another one. So sit back and enjoy the beauty of the best race in the world.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146365\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/In-need-of-refreshment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146365\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/In-need-of-refreshment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In need of refreshment?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146367\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Hard-at-work-1927-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146367\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Hard-at-work-1927-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hard at work (1927)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146368\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Even-the-floods-wont-stop-them-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146368\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Even-the-floods-wont-stop-them-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even floods won\u2019t stop them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146369\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Gastone-Nencini-drinking-wine-in-1958-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146369\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Gastone-Nencini-drinking-wine-in-1958-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gastone Nencini drinking wine in 1958<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"shortcode-ys-post-pinup\"><article class=\"loop-simple post-145169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-road-cycling tag-retro tag-tour-de-france tag-vintage\" data-postid=\"145169\" role=\"article\" data-post-id=\"145169\" data-word-count=\"312\" data-headline-length=\"59\" data-category=\"Road cycling\" data-author=\"Monica Buck\" data-published=\"2016-11-25T09:34:29+00:00\" data-published-day=\"Friday\">\n    <div class=\"entry-thumbnail article-thumbnail\" 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post-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/category\/road-cycling\/\" title=\"Road cycling\">Road cycling<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry-details\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/11\/25\/10-iconic-photographs-history-le-tour-de-france\/\" class='entry-title-wrapper'>\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span>10 Iconic Photographs from the History of Le Tour de France<\/span><\/h3>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146370\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/A-short-pause-1982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146370\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/A-short-pause-1982.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A short break (1982)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146371\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/A-beer-to-celebrate-the-arrival-to-the-finish-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146371\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/A-beer-to-celebrate-the-arrival-to-the-finish-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beer to celebrate the arrival to the finish line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146372\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Eddy-Merckx-1969-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146372\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Eddy-Merckx-1969-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddy Merckx (1969)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146373\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/2424224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146373\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/2424224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karstens rests during the sixth stage between Jambes and Metz (1967)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146374\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/1313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146374\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/1313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Jacquinot taking his break in a bistro (1922)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We already published one article full of nostalgic Tour photographs, but there are so many great pictures symbolising the rich 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