With the tour starting today I was doing some searching on the internet for good pictures of past tours and came across a site that has some really really old pictures old the Tour de France from the 50's and 60's. Just in the spirit of the first day of the 2009 tour I thought I would share.

Tour De France Historic Photos | Voices of Idol

Anyone know if there are more pictures like this floating around somewhere?

Nice Find. Thanks for sharing.

Great photos

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.."But finally the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the sceptics. I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. [I]I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets - this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it" - Armstrong 2005 TDF
morelike hypocrisy.

For sure, fantastic photos!

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Steve
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Yes. And they had the motorcycle escorts even at that time.
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my personal favourite photo

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.."But finally the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the sceptics. I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. [I]I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets - this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it" - Armstrong 2005 TDF
morelike hypocrisy.