Evocative pix of winner of Tour de France bicycle race

Whilst avoiding new news, came across this news article about the winner of the first Tour de France in 1903

The race was 1,509 miles long! He won by ~3 hours. Those tires look so very fragile.

Assume that the race must currently/soon be being run? Wonder if is still that long. Oh, and he—Maurice Garin—bought a gas-station with his winnings which supported him for the rest of his life. A Happy Ending!

Love his performance enhancing cigarette and jaunty chapeau 

Read more on the Good News Network site:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060701/