The Official History of the Tour de France is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier competition in world cycling. Through

When Henri Desgrange began a new bicycle road race in 1903, he saw it as little more than a temporary publicity stunt to promote his newspaper. The 60 cyclists

In this highly original history of the world's most famous bicycle race, Christopher S. Thompson, mining previously neglected sources and writing with infectiou

From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be remembered

Filled with features and fabulous images, this official celebration of the famed Tour de France is now updated to include the 2017 race Generally considered the