1928 Tour de France
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The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 17 June to 15 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 5,376 km.
Kisses and flowers from the local beauty for Hubert Opperman after the 6th stage
The Belgian Maurice Geldhof is climbing part of the Aubisque on foot.
Italian Giusto Cerutti has a broken wheel after a fall. According to the rules he is not allowed to accept help.
1927 Tour de France
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The 1927 Tour de France was the 21st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 19 June to 17 July. It consisted of 24 stages over 5,398 km.
1928 Tour de France
…to give the weaker teams a fairer chance. However, the experiment backfired, having the opposite effect, so the concept was quickly abandoned. In the 1927 Tour de France, the team time trial format had been introduced, where teams started 15 minutes apart. This was done to make the flat stages more competitive. Although…
Julien Vervaecke and Maurice Geldhof smoking a cigarette during the race