Robert Capa’s Tour de France

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939

Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939

Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939

Robert Capa, [Tour de France], July 1939

As the 2012 Tour de France is coming to an end, we thought we would share some more of Robert Capa’s photos with you, Petite Reine and Grande Boucle lovers. A great recording of what the Tour used to be, these images are also some of Capa’s last French pictures before he moved to the US in the fall of 1939. He would return on D-Day…

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2 Responses to Robert Capa’s Tour de France

  1. erinbarnett says:
    July 20, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    Cycling fans, please help us identify any of the Tour’s 1939 riders in the pictures above!

    Reply

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