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The war is over, it is high time that the battlefields give way to the convicts of the road. 1919 will be the year of this rebirth. In April, Henri Pélissier reaches Paris-Roubaix, which finds its nickname of Hell of the North by crossing cities and fields of ruins. While in Versailles, discussions are held to finalize peace, the unique Circuit des Champs de Bataille is disputed, which visits the devastated regions. In Italy, the Giro crosses Trentino, Alto Adige and stops in Trieste, which were all issues leading to Rome's entry into the war in 1915. From the shores of the North Sea to those of the Adriatic , from Flanders to Champagne, from the hills of Artois to the coasts of Meuse and Moselle, from the "balloons" of the Vosges to the steep passes of the Dolomites, cycle races tell the story of a bruised Europe which wants to revive without forgetting . The day after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the 13th Tour de France started, stopping off in the reconquered cities of Strasbourg and Metz. Eugène Christophe receives in Grenoble the first yellow jersey created to identify the leader of the event, but it is the Belgian Firmin Lambot who brings the precious tunic back to Paris. On November 10 and 11, 1919, with the Grand Prix de l'Armistice de Strasbourg à Paris, the sport of cycling celebrates the memory of the one who was thought to be the last of the last...
24 x 16 cms, softback, 160 pages.
2014
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