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1st July 1903: The first Tour de France cycling race begins, taking place over nineteen days and six stages

  • 1st July 2022
  • Tagged as: Bicycle, Culture, Cycling, Paris, Sport, Tour de France

60 competitors began the race at Montgeron, south of Paris, of whom 39 were private entrants.

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22nd April 1884: Thomas Stevens begins the first round-the-world cycle ride

  • 22nd April 2020
  • Tagged as: Bicycle, China, Cycling, Exploration, Japan, San Francisco, USA
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/04-22-Thomas-Stevens-began-the-first-cycle-ride-around-the-world.mp3

Thomas Stevens departed San Francisco on a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, to become the first person to cycle around the world.

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1st July 1903: First Tour de France cycling race takes place

  • 1st July 2019
  • Tagged as: Culture, Cycling, France, Newspaper, Paris, Race, Sport
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/07-01-First-Tour-de-France-cycling-race-takes-place.mp3

On the 1st July 1903 the first Tour de France cycling race took place over 19 days and six stages.

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