1. On his trike: Henri Desgrange racing on three wheels.
2. First of the Tour champions: Maurice Garin.
3. Running repairs: Hippolyte Aucouturier fixes his front wheel.
4. Lauded with sweet flowers: Aucouturier is welcomed.
5. Let brotherly love continue: Henri and Francis Pélissier.
6. Cooling-off period: Ottavio Bottecchia sluices himself.
7. Advice from the Patron: (left to right) Raymond Louviot, Georges Speicher and Henri Desgrange.
8. Passing through the Pyrenees, 1938.
9. Massaging the master’s muscles: Louison Bobet with his soigneur.
10. Good news from a far country: Fausto Coppi reads about himself and Bartali.
11. ‘À votre santé!’ A chef greets the tour in 1951.
13. The pedaller of charm: Hugo Koblet at the Parc des Princes after winning the 1951 Tour.
14. The way of an Eagle in the air: Federico Bahamontes crests the Tourmalet in 1954.
15. Maître Jacques: the enigmatic Anquetil, 1957.
16. Leaders of the pack: Bahamontes (left) and Raymond Poulidor, 1963.
17. Happy days: Tom Simpson (left) joins in the song, 1966.
18. And the unhappiest: Simpson is tended on Mont Ventoux, 13 July 1967.
19. Bloodied but unbowed: Poulidor in 1968.
20. Looking down hungrily: Eddy Merckx, 1972.
21. A tragic hero in his prime: Luis Ocaña, 1973.
22. ‘Glory without the yellow jersey’: Poulidor, 1974.
23. Invoking a higher power: Merckx, 1975.
24. Badgering the field: Bernard Hinault, 1978.
25. For this relief, much thanks: Hinault eases the strain in 1985.
26. ‘By the grace of God’: Miguel Induráin rides in triumph, 1990.
27. A Lance none could break: Armstrong on his way to ‘winning’ his first Tour in 1999.