6 min
“Uphill, downhill and the winner is…” Let's Talk Public History
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This podcast episode presents the history of one of the most successful sporting events that exist today: the Tour de France. The three-week-long race is nowadays an international media event, where professional cyclists, who are prepared down to the smallest detail, compete against each other. But the Tour de France, that was first held in 1903, actually looks back at a long, fascinating and tumultuous past. Over the last 118 years the Tour de France developed from a crazy idea and a chaotic organization into the race we know today. While some of the changes, like for example the technical improvements of the bicycles, might be obvious, others are less evident and might surprise you.
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This podcast episode presents the history of one of the most successful sporting events that exist today: the Tour de France. The three-week-long race is nowadays an international media event, where professional cyclists, who are prepared down to the smallest detail, compete against each other. But the Tour de France, that was first held in 1903, actually looks back at a long, fascinating and tumultuous past. Over the last 118 years the Tour de France developed from a crazy idea and a chaotic organization into the race we know today. While some of the changes, like for example the technical improvements of the bicycles, might be obvious, others are less evident and might surprise you.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thomas-cauvin/message
6 min