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Before July, 1903, nothing like the Tour de France had ever been attempted. 60 men, mostly French, mounted their bicycles outside a café in Paris. The challenge of embarking on an unprecedented endurance without knowing the prize money of 20,000 francs brought all of these cyclists together. Henri Desgrange, a French cyclist and journalist, organised this endurance race, which was...

RETRO CYCLING COMBINATION MULTI-COLOURED TOUR DE FRANCE - REDTED - REDTED The vanished combination outfit is back! The combined multi-coloured jersey was worn by the leader of the combination classification in the Tour de France cycling race. The combined classification was introduced in 1968 in the Tour de France and was based on the ranking of all other classifications. The predecessor...

RETRO CYCLING OUTFIT Mercier Hutchinson - REDTED Order now this eye-catching REDTED replica cycling outfit from the Mercier Hutchinson cycling team. This is a comfortable replica of the cycling outfit worn by Raymond Poulidor, the most successful and amiable Mercier cyclist. Mercier Hutchinson (officially Mercier BP Hutchinson) was a French cycling team that participated in many major races and tours...

Last week the 108th edition of the Tour de France came to an end. An exciting Tour and one of the most memorable moments was the performance of Mark Cavendish. "Cav", who happened to participate in this edition due to an injured teammate, won 4 stages and the green jersey. A great achievement in itself, but what makes it even...

Hendrik Gerardus Joseph Zoetemelk is a legendary cyclist, who is known as one of the best Dutch racing cyclists ever. However, he was nicknamed 'the eternal second' because he finished second in the Tour de France no less than six times! Finally, in 1980, he was able to put an end to this streak. However, while he always had to...