Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The dope used then is still sold and has a name: WINE ? It may also be added that they watered it down with ? cocaine .. "De fait, l?histoire du Tour de France est intimement li?e ? l?absorption de substances dopantes d?s les premi?res chevauch?es de Petit-Breton et Garin dans les ann?es 1910. ? l??poque, le cocktail miraculeux se composait de vin rouge et de coca?ne pour tenir le coup. ? Source: http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/912424-dopage-et-tour-de-france-quand-le-cyclisme-peine-a-se-defaire-de-sa-mauvaise-reputation.html Nice photos BTW Amities Philippe > Le 14 janv. 2017 ? 13:17, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> a ?crit : > > Thanks Douglas, the 1910 Tour was up there on unsurfaced roads and single > geared bikes.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > Some great images there, John. I've been up a couple of the Alpine climbs > (in a car!), but never any of the Pyreneean ones. Cycling is one tough > sport. > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.fr> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 10:43 AM > Subject: [Leica] Le Midi PAW 02 > > > As you saw from this week's Pano we went to the Atlantic Midi this week to > visit friends. Stopping for a quick break west of Tarbes we stumbled > across > this statue at L'Aire des Pyr?n?es on the A64... It is there to > commemorate > the first visit of the Tour de France to the Col de Tourmalet in 1910; > apparently as part of seven great climbs that day, which started at 03:30, > riding 15kg bikes they travelled 326km which the winner completed in 14 > hours! > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/02 > > C & C welcome > > john > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information