Le Tour de France: 1935

[Lawrence Sheperd]

With the 100th running of the Tour de France underway I thought it would be appropriate to link to Robert Capa's photos of the 1935 Tour. I was unaware of this set until this morning, discovering it as I browsed through Magnum's "Photographers" section.

http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=SearchDetailPopupPageFS&ALID=2K7O3R1PEZ7W

 

[mfunnell]

Thanks. I enjoyed those.

...Mike

 

[nlubis]

Thanks. Liked them as well.

 

[bonatto]

Great set! What a treat. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Strangeluv]

Wonderful shots! I had no idea Capa actually had covered this.

 

[Rodchenko]

Splendid stuff. I didn't know he'd done this.

 

[meanstreetshooter]

More great photos from Capa. Many thanks for posting.

 

[willie_901]

As a Tour addict, I enjoyed these... thanks.

 

[kbg32]

Wonderful.

 

[cosmonaut]

Interesting more pictures of the crowd than the cyclist in action.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Gorgeous images... thanks for giving us the link.

 

[MV72]

Thanks very much indeed.
Here are the stats and the route of the last pre WWII Tour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Tour_de_France

Here's a pic of rider squeezing under a level crossing during that same Tour.
http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/images/Tour_de_France_1939/1313508

 

[Richard G]

Tres interessant. Merci.

 

[robklurfield]

Thanks for sharing that.

 

[Monochrom]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks you very much for posting!!!

 

[Lawrence Sheperd]

Interestingly, Magnum may have mislabeled this photo set. In two of the photos the year 1939 is seen on license plates. So, either 1935 and 1939 photos in one set, or...these photos are from the last year of the Tour prior to the outbreak of WWII.

 

[xayraa33]

What a grueling event that Tour de France is.
The cyclists did not use derailleur gearing on their bikes till the 1937 event.

 

[seakayaker1]

Thanks for the link, enjoyed viewing the photographs.