{"id":155973,"date":"2017-06-30T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=155973"},"modified":"2017-08-22T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:25:50","slug":"tour-de-france-back-day-check-10-historical-photographs-grande-boucle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/06\/30\/tour-de-france-back-day-check-10-historical-photographs-grande-boucle\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Back in the Day: Check Out 10 Historical Photographs of the Grande Boucle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>With the peloton ready for the Grand D\u00e9part in Dusseldorf, we thought you might want to take a step back and remember what the sport was all about back in the early days. No power meters, no radios, no Eurosport, no Red Car. These photographs are pure racing.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155975\" style=\"width: 2754px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/the-peloton-in-1906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155975\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/the-peloton-in-1906.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2754\" height=\"1988\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The peloton in 1906<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155974\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/ph002395_edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155974\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/ph002395_edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L\u00e9on Despontin, aged 37, Stage 2 of the 1925 Tour de France.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155983\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/One-of-the-competitors-cycles-in-Romilly-sur-Seine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155983\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/One-of-the-competitors-cycles-in-Romilly-sur-Seine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the competitors cycles in Romilly-sur-Seine (1936)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158711\" style=\"width: 1156px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/A-controversial-moment-helped-Roger-Lapebie.JPG-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158711\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/A-controversial-moment-helped-Roger-Lapebie.JPG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1156\" height=\"816\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A controversial moment helped Roger Lapebie (pictured right) achieve the overall victory in the 1937 edition of Tour de France. Lapebie managed to pass a set of railroad tracks here while his pursuers did not. They were stopped by a train, giving the Frenchman a decisive lead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155980\" style=\"width: 954px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/French-cyclist-Amede\u00e9-Fournier-resting-during-the-the-1939-Tour-de-France.JPG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155980\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/French-cyclist-Amede\u00e9-Fournier-resting-during-the-the-1939-Tour-de-France.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French cyclist Amede\u00e9 Fournier resting during the 1939 Tour de France.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155976\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Geminiani-during-a-descent-from-the-Tourmalet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155976\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Geminiani-during-a-descent-from-the-Tourmalet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geminiani during a descent from the Tourmalet (1952)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155982\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Riders-enjoy-a-refreshing-spray-of-water-on-a-hot-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155982\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Riders-enjoy-a-refreshing-spray-of-water-on-a-hot-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riders enjoy a refreshing spray of water on a hot day (1960)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155977\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Laidback-break.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155977\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Laidback-break.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"856\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A laidback break (1960)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155979\" style=\"width: 955px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Van-den-Hoek-during-a-smoking-break.JPG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155979\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Van-den-Hoek-during-a-smoking-break.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"537\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Van den Hoek during a smoking break (1978)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155978\" style=\"width: 951px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Bernard-Hinault-gives-Gerhard-Sch\u00f6nbacher-a-red-lantern-for-taking.JPG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155978\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/06\/Bernard-Hinault-gives-Gerhard-Sch\u00f6nbacher-a-red-lantern-for-taking.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"951\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernard Hinault gives Gerhard Sch\u00f6nbacher a red lantern for taking last place (1979).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the peloton ready for the Grand D\u00e9part in Dusseldorf, we thought you might want to take a step back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":156012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[845,1168,1169],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-155973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-cycling","tag-tdf","tag-tdf-2017","tag-tour-de-france-2017","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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