[Leica] Le Midi PAW 02

[John McMaster]

;-) Thanks Philippe

john

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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 liée à l’absorption de substances dopantes dès les premières chevauchées de Petit-Breton et Garin dans les années 1910. À l’époque, le cocktail miraculeux se composait de vin rouge et de cocaïne 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 à 13:17, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> a écrit :
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> Thanks Douglas, the 1910 Tour was up there on unsurfaced roads and single geared bikes....
> 
> john
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> 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
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> 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
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> 
> 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 Pyrénées 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!
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> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/02
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> C & C welcome
> 
> john
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