Video: How the Tour de France began
Take a look back at the early days of the Tour
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 video, you’ll find out about the crazy fans whose antics threatened to end the race and about dangerous routes for which the organizers were called “murderers”, plus take a look into the early days of doping.
