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Tour de France, World Championship cyclocross, the Giro or the Saudi Tour, if you like cycling, there are a lot of hero stories to tell. Now all eyes are on Mathieu van der Poel, where that hegemony once started with his grandfather Raymond Poulidor or Poupou. The photos from 1952 show the 19th stage from Pau to Bordeaux where the Dutchman Hans Dekkers took off with the stage win. In the end Fausto Coppi was the unapproachable winner. At the Tour of 1952 it was also for the first time in history that live images were broadcasted on television, but we have these beautiful black and white images that show the excited atmosphere where young and old enjoy the great spectacle.
Timeview represents and manages an archive of vintage, analog photography. We acquire photo collections including the copyrights from mainly amateur photographers. The collection covers the pre-digital era approximately from 1850 up to the 1980’s. The company owns nearly half a million images... Read more…