1903 Tour de France
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The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto, ancestor of the current daily, L'Équipe. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over 2,428 km, and was
Maurice Garin, the winner of the 1903 Tour de France.
Café au Reveil Matin in Paris, 1903 Tour de France.
The finish of the first Tour.
The publicity after the first stage showed that Maurice Garin rode a bicycle from La Française
Hippolyte Aucouturier
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Hippolyte Aucouturier was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finis
1903 Tour de France
…who gave up during a stage was allowed to start again the next stage, although he would no longer be in contention for the general classification. Thus Hippolyte Aucouturier, who gave up during the first stage, was able to return, and won the second and third stages. Charles Laeser, winner of the fourth stage, had not…
Aucouturier in 1903
Hippolyte Aucouturier on the Ballon d'Alsace 1906