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Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, London © Sue Lowry & Magellan PR
January 1, 1970
In 1903 the first Tour de France took place and was won by the Frenchman Maurice Garin. Britain would have to wait over one hundred years until they had a winner of their own when Bradley Wiggins claimed the yellow jersey in 2012.
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