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Subject: [Leica] Le Midi PAW 02
From: john at mcmaster.fr (John McMaster)
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:49:27 +0000
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;-) 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 li?e ? l?absorption de 
substances dopantes d?s les premi?res chevauch?es de Petit-Breton et Garin 
dans les ann?es 1910. ? l??poque, le cocktail miraculeux se composait de vin 
rouge et de coca?ne 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 ? 13:17, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> a ?crit :
> 
> Thanks Douglas, the 1910 Tour was up there on unsurfaced roads and single 
> geared bikes....
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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
> 
> 
> 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 Pyr?n?es 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!
> 
> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/02
> 
> C & C welcome
> 
> john
> 
> 



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