Love a bit of retro, so was delighted to receive the link, below, from Tony M. The 1953 Tour de France took place over 22 stages and covered a truly epic 4,479km (by comparison, the 2013 Tour ‘only’ covered 3,404km). After winning two stages along the way, Frenchman Louison Bobet seized the overall yellow by more than 14 … More LIFE AT THE 1953 TOUR DE FRANCE