We have a winner. Congrats to Peter Tutty from down under, for correctly id'ing the disheartened rider as 2-Time TDF champ and Paris Roubaix winner Andre Leducq. He was a pro from 1927-39.
HISTORY OF THE Foto: Nazi-Approved Sculptor Arno Breker was inspired by the Leducq foto to create a nude statue of a muscular man in identical pose. Criticts said much of work was "homoerotic." Despite the Nazi party denouncing homosexuality, Breker was known as "Hitler's favorite sculptor" Here is a link to a Breker Bio page w/ foto of LeDucq and the sculpture:
http://translate.google.com/
Scott Davis Roseyville, MN USA http://www.sdbicyclegarage.com
Name the demoralized bloody crashed and burned rider in the foto. The crash caused him to quit the race. I think it was in the TDF, but it
is not stated in caption. Here's a hint: This pose later become the
inspiration to a controversial sculpture by an artist with an "infamous"
reputation.
Here's the foto link:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/
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