Pic of the Day 23 October, 2005
Secret Sprint
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Stage 15, 1936 Tour de France. There was a surprise along the course, a
unannounced "Secret Sprint" 13 kms from Ax, marked only by a thin white
line (and car and race officials standing in the middle of nowhere). By
luck or by clever surveillance, Paul Maye wins the sprint ahead of Eloi
Meulenberg. Both riders would win two stages during that year's Tour.
>From "Match l'Intran" No.527, 28 July 1936.
Aldo Ross
BlueBall, Ohio