HOW THE Tour de France BEGAN: Drugs, Killer Trails and Agressive Fans

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Tour de France was founded in 1903 by Henri Desgrange, editor of the daily sports paper L'Auto, to increase the newspaper's sales. Today it is regarded as the world’s most prestigious and challenging bicycle race. In this episode of ‘How It Was,’ we will show you the first Tour de France in 1903. You will find out about the crazy fans whose antics threatened to end the race and about dangerous routes for which the organizers were called "murderers." At the very end, we will tell you what doping substances cyclists used in the past, while those were still legal.

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15 дек 2020

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@dudeonbike800 Год назад

It's silly to think legalizing and monitoring doping would be the solution. People would still break the rules and go beyond what's allowed. It's no solution.

@breathestrongcycling3672 Год назад

Christophe was further penalised 10 minutes as a young boy operated the bellows of the blacksmith forge and that was considered outside help....

@ronmeier578 Год назад

but sir ! you must be mistaken , when i watch my computer about the tour or any other cycling. they say only lance armstrong did this and was the only person to ever do it . surely you must be wrong !

@jonasmeier417 Год назад

The Tour de France is 3'500 to 3'600 kilometers long and 4 times Mount Everest in altitude. The average speed is 40 km/h and more. This no human body can do without drugs/doping. It's a lie! Doing the Tour de France in 35 plus stages, with an average of 15 to 20 kilometers would be closer to believable and possible. But a slow Tour de France sport fans would rather not watch. It would be too close to the hobby riders. Sport fans want to see fast speed sports, it must be inhuman. For people who want to earn money by doing sport, they are forced to take drugs/doping, otherwise they don't get good paid contracts.

@barriem5318 Год назад

If other pro sports policed themselves like pro cycling, those other sports would have even more scandals. Look at tennis. Nadal admitted after winning the 2022 Australian open that he won because his doctor froze his foot so he could compete with a severe foot injury. Cycling does not allow such practices.

@111nwp Год назад

How about separating riders who rely on doping into a separate class? It would be similar to auto races where there is a "stock" and "modified" class.

@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene

Drugs, cheating, attempting to make a race "fair", is ridiculous. There will never be a fair race because we are all born with different genetics, those with the greatest genetics for long stage races will win the tour. There aren't any secrets to training, other than you need the discipline to train and race at times near maximum heart rates. Other than that, it is just a genetics race, who got the best gift from God at birth. Racing is actually disgusting thinking a winner deserves the win; competition is not much more than having a contest to see who is the tallest.

@jamesmoore7423 Год назад

Lance wasn't so evil after all

@inkjazz

Doping/Cheating IS the human experience. The idea of a completely clean sport with clean athletes competing fairly is nothing but an ideal, and has never existed. This is by no means an excuse for it, its more of an observation of reality.

@Acto22 21 день назад

back then they even invaded cafes and grocery shops to keep going.Shame that El Dopo is destroying the sport.I think that Guerin cheated thruout le tour?The reason why i tink is because ''he walked miles on foot looking for chemeneas to clean'' so he shud know all short cuts in the mountais.

@tooleyheadbang4239

"Do you think professional sports are possible without doping?"

@tman5634 Год назад

First 10seconds should be...

@AriestocrataStudio 2 года назад

Nice information! Thanks!

@tman5634 Год назад

As a former rider of some years ago I was extremely dedicated, training hard, healthy foods, plenty of sleep to aid recovery. I was supremely fit & yet didn't always get the results I expected.

@savagepro9060 Год назад

2:17

@joeborowy5794

Great helmet. I like the adjustment in the back. And it is well vented.

@AlfFieldArt Год назад

Surely cycling at its best is about health and wellbeing? Yet its true that watching supremely fit athletes tackle mountain climbs is enthralling. I can't help thinking about those unique individuals that can compete WITHOUT using drugs - surely they are the better athlete and should not be forced into taking drugs in order to keep pace with lesser mortals.

@johnandrews3568

Pro cycling has, and continues to be the dirtiest sport there is. If anyone thinks pros are riding clean in 2023, you have your head in the sand. It's physically impossible, even for gifted, trained athletes to ride something like the TdF without Pharma assistance. And no positive tests for any rider is a weak defence against this claim. LA never tested positive either. Everyone is dirty, now enjoy the show.