The Tour de France... to the Bitter End

by Richard Nelsson

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Having started in 1903 as a publicity stunt for an ailing French newspaper, the Tour de France is now the world's greatest sporting spectacle. Back then, cyclists raced alone through the night, sometimes at the risk of being beaten up.

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A collection of the Guardian's coverage from 1903 to 2012, very mixed interest, better on the earlier years. (

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Having started in 1903 as a publicity stunt for an ailing French newspaper, the Tour de France is now the world's greatest sporting spectacle. Back then, cyclists raced alone through the night, sometimes at the risk of being beaten up.

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