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21 BEST 2022 TOUR DE FRANCE PHOTOS – A WEEK 1 GALLERY

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The first seven stages of the 2022 Tour de France featured blockbuster crowds, a heart-wrenching back-from-the-brink triumph and a tale of persistance paying off. We also had fjords and giant bridges, Normandy beaches, cobbled mining roads and storied climbs. Take a look at out recap for the first third of the 2000-mile-plus, 21-stage extravaganza.

Stage 1 – An 8.2 mile time-trial round Copenhagen

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After a sweltering week, rain began to soak Copenhagen an hour before the Grand Depart. But blockbuster crowds kitted out in colorful ponchos created a  wall of sound that reverberated around the city, emotions hit a fever pitch as local lad Jonas Vingegaard raced up Hans Christian Andersen avenue towards the finish line. Belgian Yves Lampaert won the individual test to claim the first yellow jersey. “I beat the big guys,” said the crying 31-year-old Quick Step rider.

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A wall of sound reverberates around Copenhagen

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“I’m just a farmer’s son, I never expected this.” said an emotional Yves Lampaert after his winning effort to take the yellow jersey.

Stage 2 – 126 miles Roskilde to Nyborg

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Rural Denmark also turned out in raucous droves to roar on the riders as Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen won a mass bunch sprint ahead of Wout van Aert, shortly after crossing the 12-mile-long Great Belt Bridge. 

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Magnus Cort Nielsen went on the offensive in an effort to win the Polka Dot jersey.

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“It’s like a second life.,” said Jakobsen, just two years after a near fatal cycling crash on the Tour of Poland. “I’ll remember this day forever,” he said. So will Nyborg, which threw the biggest party in its history.

Stage 3 – 105 miles Vejle – Sonderborg

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A showman on and off the bike, Rigoberto Uran embraced the final day in Denmark.

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Belgian powerhouse Wout van Aert came second for the third time in three days which earned him the yellow jersey, after Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen was cheered along his home roads as he broke away in his polka dot King of the Mountains jersey. Dylan Groenewegen won the stage to mark his comeback after a long ban for causing Jakobsen’s crash. “He won yesterday but today was my day,” he said.

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King of the Mountains, King of Denmark

Stage 4 – 106 miles Dunkirk to Calais

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Not to be out done, French fans clamored to the roadside as the peloton began its first stage in France.

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After three second places, Van Aert pulled off an almost impossible breakaway over the final 6 miles, the Jumbo rider waved is arms at the finish line, saying “the yellow jersey gave me wings”.

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If at first you don’t succeed…

 Stage 5 – 97 miles Lille to Arenberg

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 Cobbles, dust and  persistence

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Old cobbled mining roads and billowing clouds of dust were on the menu as Tadej Pogacar gave his rivals and Wout van Aert a fright by launching an attack to take a few seconds out of everyone as Australian veteran Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won the stage.

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“I like the cobbles,” smiled the 23-year-old Team UAE leader Pogacar. Van Aert held onto the overall lead despite an early fall and said he had dug deep so he could wear the yellow in Belgium on stage six.

Stage 6 – 136 miles Binche to Longwy

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Eddy Merckx must’ve heard Wout van Aert’s plan for the stage. 

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Van Aert paraded his yellow jersey through Belgium after a start at Binche, and led for over 80 miles before he was caught.

“It feels like the first time,” said the defending champion tugging at his yellow jersey. His rivals had seen it all before. Van Aert swapped yellow for green and said ” I wanted to remember my last day in yellow, and give my fans something to remember too.”

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Pogacar launched a late blistering attack in the final mile to win the stage and take the yellow jersey.

Stage 7 – 109 miles Tomblaine to La Super Planche des Belles Filles

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Tadej Pogacar pulled on yellow to start stage 7 alongside Magnus Cort in Polka Dots, Wout van Aert in Green and Tom Pidcock in the white jersey. 

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A gruesome gravel climb

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Pogacar insisted that all the effort he put in here, with 14 stages still to go, had been due to the iconic nature of La Planche des Belles Filles where he won the Tour de France in 2020. He refused to allow an escape to get away for the win and tracked key rival Vingegaard up the final slope. His final kick produced a great, rolling roar of approval from the crowd. An upcoming French heatwave gives his rivals some hope, as the Slovenian’s only weak moment last year came in searing conditions.

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The thrills and spills of the 2021 Tour de France – in pictures

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This year’s race over 21 stages and a distance of 2,121 miles saw a second consecutive win for Tadej Pogacar and Mark Cavendish equal Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage victories

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Stage 1 Brest t0 Landerneau

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Stage 1 Brest - LanderneauTeam UAE Emirates’ Marc Hirschi looks pained after crashing

Stage 2 Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan

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Stage 2 Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne GuerlédanJonas Rutsch of Team EF Education - Nippo, Julian Alaphilippe of Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step Yellow Leader Jersey, Julien Bernard of Team Trek - Segafredo, Aurélien Paret-Peintre of AG2R Citroën Team passthrough Paimpol

Stage 3 Lorient to Pontivy

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Stage 3 Lorient to PontivyFans cheer as the riders pass

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Stage 3 Lorient to PontivyCaleb Ewan (right) of the Lotto Soudal team and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan come a cropper shortly before the finish line

Stage 4 Redon to Fougères

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Stage 5 Change to Laval Espace Mayenne

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Stage 5 Change to Laval Espace MayenneTeam Jumbo–Visma rider Primoz Roglic during the individual time trial stage

Stage 6 Tours to Châteauroux

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Stage 6 Tours to ChâteaurouxThe peloton passes by the Royal Castle of Amboise

Stage 7 Vierzon to Le Creusot

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Stage 7 Vierzon to Le Creusot The peloton pass Saint Stephen Bourges Cathedral

Stage 8 Oyonnax and Le Grand-Bornand

Stage 8 Oyonnax and Le Grand-Bornand A group of riders climbs a pass

Stage 9 Cluses to Tignes - Montée de Tignes

Stage 9 Cluses to Tignes - Montée de TignesYellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar of UAE-Team Emirates is amongst the peloton as they traverse Roselend Dam

Stage 10 Albertville to Valence

Stage 10 Albertville to Valence

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Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish (right) celebrates after winning the stage with teammate Julian Alaphilippe

Stage 11 Sorgues to Malaucène

Stage 11 Sorgues to Malaucène The caravan ascends Mont Ventoux

Stage 12 Saint Paul Trois Chateaux to Nimes

A woman rides a horse next to the Peloton during the 12th stage of the Tour de France 2021 over 159.4 km from Saint Paul Trois Chateaux to Nimes

Stage 13 Nimes to Carcassonne

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Stage 13 Nimes to CarcassonneMark Cavendish of Deceuninck - Quick-Step sprints to the finish line

Stage 14 Carcassonne to Quillan

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A man with a Tour de France t-shirt walks a tightrope as riders pass during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France

Stage 15 Céret to Andorre-la-Vieille

Stage 15 Céret to Andorre-la-VieilleThe Peloton passes through Port D’envalira

Stage 16 Pas De La Case to Saint-Gaudens

Stage 16 Pas De La Case to Saint-GaudensBora–Hansgrohe rider Patrick Konrad celebrates as he approaches the finish line

Stage 17 Muret to Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet

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Stage 17 Muret to Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du PortetYellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar of UAE-Team Emirates celebrates as he crosses the line to win the stage

Stage 18 Pau to Luz Ardiden

Stage 18 Pau to Luz ArdidenFans cheer as Sepp Kuss, Tadej Pogacar, Richard Carapaz, Jonas Vinegaard and Enric Mas struggle up a steep climb. [This caption was amended on 20 July 2021 because an earlier version incorrectly named the riders at the front and back as Wout van Aert and Alejandro Valverde respectively.]

Stage 19 Mourenx to Libourne

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Stage 19 Mourenx to Libourne

Stage 20 Libourne to Saint-Emilion

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Stage 20 Libourne to Saint-Emilion (Individual Time Trial)Stage winner Wout van Aert of Team Jumbo Visma

Stage 21 Chatou to Paris

Stage 21 Chatou to ParisFrance’s elite acrobatic flying team “Patrouille de France” fly overhead as the Peloton pass along Champs-Élysées

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One of the hundreds of fans who watched a public screening of the final stage during a public celebration of Tadej Pogacar’s second victory in his home town of Komenda, Slovenia

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Gallery: The Tour de France in 100 photos

Our favorite images from a vintage edition.

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It’s hard to believe it’s only been a week since the men’s 2023 Tour de France finished. It feels like only yesterday we were in Bilbao, watching riders in txapelas at the teams presentation, and then thrilling to Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar trading attacks in the Pyrenees. Although the time gaps in the final overall standings don’t show it, the 110th edition of the Grand Boucle was one of the most riveting in recent memory. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite moments, as captured by our favorite photographers: Ashley and Jered Gruber and Kristof Ramon.

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Photos: Tour de France from 1903 to Today

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Five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx (aka "The Cannibal").

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Hippolyte Aucouturier, a very sartorial cyclist.

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Curious cows add challenge and charm to the 1929 race.

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Priests give water to Italian rider Alberto Ghirardi and other passing cyclists.

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A chef and his staff take a break to cheer on the racers.

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Cyclists gear up for the first Tour de France since World War II. The war caused a seven-year gap between races.

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Maurice Garin, the first ever Tour de France winner.

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French cyclist Bernard Hinault leads the way down the Col d'Aspin in the French Pyrenees.

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Hinault is the only Frenchmen to win five Tours, and the only cyclist besides Merckx to claim all Tour de France classifications.

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Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain waves to the camera just before winning his fifth Tour de France in a row.

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A beautiful backdrop for stage 21 of the 1996 Tour de France.

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Confetti marks the spot of the 100th Tour de France takeoff.

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Lance Armstrong waves goodbye during the last stage of his final Tour de France.

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10 Iconic Photographs from the History of Le Tour de France

10 Iconic Photographs from the History of Le Tour de France

These pictures symbolise what we both love and hate about the Grand Boucle. The rich heritage, the everlasting glory, the unbreakable dedication and the heart-breaking cheating. It’s all there. So let’s kick back and enjoy a little bit of nostalgia.

1903: Tour de France winner Maurice Garin

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1905 – The First Climb

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The first two editions of the Tour de France were primarily flat affairs. So in an attempt to make the race more exciting, organizers introduced the Tour’s first major climb, the Ballon d’Alsace, in 1905. Riders were allowed to change their fixed-gear bikes at the base and again at the summit so they had appropriate gearing for the climb and descent. France’s René Pottier reached the top first, making him the first (albeit unofficial) King of the Mountains in Tour history.

1910 – The Circle of Death

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Inspired by the success of the Ballon d’Alsace, the Tour started including even higher summits. After a reconnaissance trip to the Pyrenees, it was decided that the 1910 edition would include a mountain stage of 326K sending the riders over the Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet, and Aubisque—four summits later known as the “Circle of Death.” (This is perhaps because while walking his bike up the Tourmalet, eventual 1910 winner Octave Lapize shouted “You are assassins, yes, assassins!” at the organizers.) More than 100 years later, these climbs still strike fear into the hearts of Tour competitors.

1919 – The First Yellow Jersey

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What would the Tour be without the yellow jersey ? Midway through the 1919 race, organizers heeded to pressure from the press to make the race leader more visible. Fittingly, they chose yellow as the distinctive jersey’s color, a nod to French newspaper and then-Tour owner L’Auto . The first jersey went to Eugene Christophe, one of the top riders of his generation.

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1934 – Vietto's Great Sacrifice

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Bicycle racing is nothing without sacrifice, and in 1934 Rene Vietto set the standard in an incomparable beau geste . Starting as a support rider for the legendary Antonin Magne, Vietto proved to be the revelation that year. Easily the best climber in the field, Vietto won four stages and rivaled Magne, who dealt with mechanical problems throughout the race. When Magne crashed on the descent of the Portet d’Aspet, his chances to win a second Tour (after his first victory in 1931) seemed slim. But once again, the 20-year old Vietto came to the rescue. Doubling back from the break, Vietto climbed up again to give Magne his front wheel. He then sat on the stone fence, waiting for the support car to finally arrive—and cried, knowing his own Tour chances were over.

1934 – The First Time Trial

On July 27, 1934, organizers introduced a new kind of stage, one that has shaped the outcome of just about every Tour since: the individual time trial (ITT). Team time trials had been a race fixture since the 1920s, but ITTs were too hard to run due to the sheer number of vehicles needed. So the Tour saved its first ITT for the penultimate day of the 1934 edition, after much of the field had dropped out or been eliminated. At 90K, it was incredibly long by modern standards, but given the frequency of 300K-plus stages back then, it probably felt just right to riders at the time.

1949 – The Coppi-Bartali Duel

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Cycling is all about competition and camaraderie, defined best by Italians Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi in the 1949 Tour. The aging Bartali was the reigning champion, but Coppi was the rising star, having just won Milano-San Remo and the Giro d’Italia. For much of the race Coppi appeared jinxed, losing nearly half an hour to crashes and mechanical mishaps. But he showed his superior climbing in the Alps. On an epic stage to Briançon, the duo charged away on an early climb. But on the final Izoard ascent, Bartali began to struggle. Finally Coppi said, “Now Gino, I’m going.” But Bartali pleaded, “Let’s finish together... Let me win the stage. Tomorrow you will win the Tour.”

1955 – Louison Bobet on Mont Ventoux

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At the peak of his career, popular French rider Louison Bobet sealed his legacy with a memorable solo ride over the infamous Mont Ventoux . Attacking with Charly Gaul in the final kilometers, Bobet then soloed to victory. Winning the stage in Carpentras, he would exchange his rainbow world champion’s jersey for yellow, assuring his third Tour de France victory.

1956 – Unknown Roger Walkowiak

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Unknowns rarely win the Tour de France. Three weeks is just too long for an unheralded rider to sustain any flashes of brilliance. But in 1956, Roger Walkowiak surprised just about everyone as he stole the headlines, not to mention the yellow jersey, from the top favorites. Attacks were nonstop throughout the ’56 Tour as the major national teams failed to control the race. Without fanfare, and without winning a stage, “Walko” nonetheless rode consistently. Once he grabbed the lead, he held up under pressure to take it all the way to Paris. Many disregarded his victory, and in fact he would never win again. But for three weeks in July he racked up a historic win for the little guy.

1958 – Charly Gaul Breaks Away

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Ever since Ottavio Bottecchia won in 1924, a pure climber had been unable to ride home in yellow. But Luxembourgish rider Charly Gaul turned the situation around in the final days of the 1958 Tour. Known as the “Angel of the Mountain,” Gaul won a stage on Mont Ventoux but only grabbed the lead on the final day of climbing in the Alps. Attacking in the Chartreuse Mountains, he soloed to victory in Aix-les-Bains, leaving Frenchman Raphael Geminiani and his yellow jersey well behind.

1961 – Anquetil Leads From Wire to Wire

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Heading into the 1961 Tour, Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil, who first won in 1957, boasted that he would take the yellow jersey on the opening day and keep it all the way to Paris. It was a bold prediction, as Charly Gaul, winner of the 1958 Tour, was racing that year as well. But Anquetil stood by his word, dominating the afternoon time trial on the first day and defending his lead throughout the rest of the race. He went on to win the next three Tours to become the race’s first five-time winner.

1964 – Anquetil and Poulidor Duel on Puy de Dôme

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For years Raymond Poulidor was Anquetil’s greatest rival, and in 1964 he narrowly missed his best chance to seize victory from the defending champion. The final climbing stage that year took on the Puy-de-Dôme volcano in central France. At the base, Anquetil held a 56-second lead on Poulidor and knew his rival would attack. With each acceleration, Anquetil marked Poulidor as the two rode shoulder to shoulder up the narrow, fan-packed road. Finally, Poulidor broke free in the last 1,500 meters and gained ground with each pedal stroke. Delirious, Anquetil forged on, trying to cut his losses. At the finish he maintained a 14-second lead. Days later he would become the first five-time Tour winner, and Poulidor would never even wear the yellow jersey.

1969 – Merckx Raids the Pyrenees

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Eddy Merckx entered his first Tour de France in 1969 with a chip on his shoulder after being thrown out of the Giro d’Italia for a positive drug test that he still swears was rigged. But by the end of the first day he had the yellow jersey, and when the race hit the Pyrenees two weeks later he had a lead approaching eight minutes. On Stage 17 riders faced the Circle of Death, and when Merckx attacked on the Tourmalet 140K from the finish line in Luchon, his competition thought he was just stretching his legs. But Merckx persisted alone, descending the Tourmalet, climbing and descending the Aubisque, and then cruising over the rolling roads to the finish. He won the stage by nearly eight minutes, doubling his overall lead. It was one of greatest days in the career of cycling’s greatest athlete.

1971 – Ocana Defies Merckx

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Ever since his overwhelming first Tour victory, Merckx looked untouchable. But in 1971 he found a real challenger in Spaniard Luis Ocana. When Ocana attacked early on the mountain stage to Orcieres-Merlette, Merckx could not respond. Throughout the 77K solo breakaway, Ocana continued to take time out of the two-time champion, grabbing a nearly 10-minute advantage and the yellow jersey at the finish. Merckx, it seemed, had finally met his match. But soon he regained his lead in the Pyrenees, when Ocana crashed out of the race. Ocana, however, would finally win his Tour in 1973, the one year Merckx did not enter.

1975 – Thévenet Breaks Merckx

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For most, it’s a sleepy ski resort in the Alps. But for cycling fans, Pra-Loup remains a monument, for it was here where Merckx wore yellow for the last time. The greatest rider of all time seemed primed for a record-setting sixth Tour victory. All day long, he exchanged attacks with up-and-coming Frenchman Bernard Thévenet. On the final climb to Pra-Loup, Merckx bolted away. Soon, however, his pedal stroke stiffened and the Cannibal ran out of gas. Without hesitating, Thévenet counterattacked, catching and dropping Merckx. He then grabbed three minutes on Merckx in the final 6K and went on to win his first of two Tours de France.

1975 – The First Champs-Élysées Finish

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What would the Tour de France be without its famous ending on the Champs-Élysées? For decades, in fact, there was no such fanfare at the finish. But in 1975, organizers reached an agreement with Paris to host the final stage in the heart of the city, a sign that the race had finally become a landmark of its own. Belgian sprinter Walter Godefroot won the first mass finish, while Thévenet won the race and a new Tour tradition was born.

1978 – Bernard Hinault Leads Rider Protest

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He may have been a Tour rookie, but Bernard Hinault was already the boss. Not only did he win the first Tour de France he entered, but “The Badger” already held the respect of the entire peloton. He showed it on a stage between Tarbes and Valence d’Agen, when he led riders in protest against the growing number of long transfers and early starts. It seemed only fitting when he finally took the yellow jersey and won the race.

1986 – Slaying the Badger

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After Greg LeMond helped his teammate Hinault win a fifth Tour title in 1985, the Frenchman promised the American that he would return the favor in 1986. Well, promises are made to be broken, and Hinault fought LeMond tenaciously before the latter finally took the lead on Stage 17. The next day, the two teammates dropped everyone on Alpe d’Huez, with Hinault winning the stage and LeMond adding to his overall lead. It looked like a truce had been declared, but Hinault told a journalist after the stage that the Tour “wasn’t finished.” Despite Hinault’s best efforts, though, LeMond held on to win his first Tour.

1989 – LeMond’s Eight Seconds

Two years after nearly dying in a hunting accident, LeMond returned to the Tour to face two-time champion Laurent Fignon. The pair exchanged yellow four times throughout the race, with Fignon wearing it heading into the final stage: an individual time trial in downtown Paris. Fignon held a 50-second lead over the American at the day’s start, but LeMond got the better of him, beating Fignon by 58 seconds while winning the stage—and the overall field. LeMond’s eight-second margin of victory remains the slimmest in Tour history.

1990 – Claudio Chiappucci Almost Steals The Win

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Four riders grabbed a 10-minute lead on the first stage of the 1990 Tour. But it was the least-known among them, Italian Claudio Chiappucci, who nearly stole the race. With the yellow jersey on his shoulders, he maintained a seven-minute lead over defending champion LeMond exiting the Alps. He kept it until the last time trial in Lac de Vassiviere, when LeMond finally overcame the surprise upstart to win a third Tour. Chiappucci’s tenure in yellow, however, made him one of the most popular riders of his generation.

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