Tour de France 1925

ITALIANO
Si tratta di una sequenza di spezzoni video originali selezionati e ricuciti nello sforzo di ricostruire con criterio logico le 18 tappe del Tour de France del 1925 dove Ottavio Bottecchia si imporra' nuovamente come vincitore assoluto dopo aver vinto il Tour dell'anno prima . Al suo interno appaiono brevi videoclip molto rari ed originali che rappresentano i diversi campioni dell' epoca con belle rappresentazioni delle strade francesi , dei panorami pirenaci ed alpini, della gente assiepata ai suoi bordi per applaudire i ciclisti, dei diversi giornalisti delle varie testate sportive, di alcuni punti di ristoro corsa.
Il film fu in gran parte girato durante le reali azioni di gara di quel Tour e narra la storia di un provetto ciclista di nome Fortune' (rappresentato dal famoso attore dell'epoca Georges Biscot ) che in qualche modo vuol emulare le gesta del grande campione italiano . Il film fu prodotto dalla Gaumont ed in gran parte finanziato dalla Automoto , a quel tempo importante azienda di biciclette e sponsor di una forte squadra di corridori con la quale vinse ben 4 Tour consecutivamente (nel '23 con F. Pellisssier, nel '24 e '25 con O. Bottecchia e nel '26 con L.Buysse).
FRANCESE
C'est une séquence de clips vidéo originaux que j'ai patiemment sélectionnés et assemblés dans le but de reconstituer logiquement les 18 étapes du Tour de France 1925 où Ottavio Bottecchia s'imposera à nouveau comme le grand vainqueur après avoir également remporté le Tour de l'année avant . À l'intérieur apparaissent de courts clips vidéo très rares et originaux qui représentent les différents champions de l'époque avec de belles représentations de routes françaises, des panoramas pyrénéens et alpins, des gens se pressaient autour de ses bords pour applaudir les cyclistes, divers journalistes de divers magazines sportifs.
Le film a été en grande partie tourné pendant l'action de course réelle de ce Tour et raconte l'histoire d'un cycliste expérimenté nommé Fortune '(représenté par le célèbre acteur de l'époque Georges Biscot) qui veut en quelque sorte imiter les actes du grand Italien champion . Le film a été produit par Gaumont et largement financé par Automoto, à l'époque une importante entreprise de vélos et sponsor d'une solide équipe de coureurs avec qui il a remporté le Tour en 23 avec F.Pellisssier, en 24 et 25 avec O. Bottecchia et en 26 avec L.Buysse.
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This is a sequence of original videoclips selected and stitched together in an effort to logically reconstruct the 18 stages of the 1925 Tour de France where Ottavio Bottecchia will once again establish himself as the overall winner after having also won the Tour of the year before . You can see Inside very rare and original short videoclips that represent the different champions of that time with beautiful representations of french roads, Pyrenean and Alpine panoramas, people crowded around its edges to applaud cyclists, various journalists from various sports magazines.
The film was largely shot during the actual racing action of that Tour and tells the story of an experienced cyclist named Fortune '(represented by the famous actor of the time Georges Biscot) who somehow wants to emulate the deeds of the great italian champion. The film was produced by Gaumont and largely financed by Automoto, at that time an important bicycle company and sponsor of a strong team of riders with whom he won the Tour in 23 with F. Pellisssier, in 24 and 25 with O. Bottecchia and in 26 with L.Buysse.

[@JacquesV43]

Amazing pictures, The golden age of cycling

[@anne-stephanielisescagliat9086]

For both a cycling and a history lover as myself, this is more than pure gold, this is moving.

[@Saoco325]

Amazing, but what's more amazing is that none of these folk are no longer with us. Life is so short

[@stuartdryer1352]

These were some insanely tough dudes.

[@claudiobresciaciao]

incredibile quello che riesce a fare il corpo umano ,li ogni tappa era un impresa .

[@ThePierre58]

I have never seen this until now. Thank you Gianni.

[@lenf3641]

Thanks for posting this video! I rode on all that roads in Pyrenees and Alps down to Nice. But it was 2018 on the asphalt pavement roads and modern carbon bike. The tunnel on the top of Galibier looks the same even after almost 100 years! Can't imagine riding on the bike without derailleur with only single gear up on the mountains for 275K, especially descending a dirt roads. It's nothing short of amazing!!!

[@carlosoruna7174]

Real riding. Thé refreshment point was epic

[@kingrafa3938]

Love how the people dressed at that time even the kids and how disciplined they are by watching only at the sides and some are on trees. But today, nahh forget it...

[@silviocavini163]

Un montaggio stupendo. Grazie!

[@thomasmoody8708]

Amazing!! Stages routinely over 200 miles on roads nearly impassable! The riders today have it way easier...I've often wondered how these riders would fair in today's races, given their ability to climb and adapt to inadequate machinery, etc. The winner, Ottavia Bottecchia would undoubtedly have loved to have ridden a fully tricked out Canyon race bike over fully paved roads! Just to see his reaction would be worth the price of gold!!

[@storzenberg]

And I like the music. It fits so much to the 1920ies. Great job!

[@CrapKerouac]

So it was a long distance gravel race... ;) Cool video, and great music.

[@mylittlepitbull3143]

I thought I'd seen every cycling video. This is by far my favorite. I raced for 12 years at a pretty-okay level in Utah, raced with some really good bicycle racers over 12 years. Thought I knew something of the history of cycling but in reality my knowledge started with Eddy Merckx. This makes me really proud that the sport that I loved and competed in began with this type of lineage. Great video I'll probably watch it a couple of times.

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

Eddy is a pretty young biker 😁...by the way even here in Italy most of the people.remeber Coppi and Bartali but very few konw the real " pionieri e giganti della strada " like Bottecchia Binda Girardengo and Brunero. Bikes of 15kg , gravel roads , stages of 400 km ...

[@hera9191]

@@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser I can't even imagine what skills should riders of those days have.

[@howardkitchen2302]

@@hera9191 just a mountain of courage

[@rdklkje13]

Grazie! Have been wondering all month (of July) what it was like back in the day. Written descriptions help, but this is gold.

[@richardl772]

Great video, thanks! That last shot of the winner……….never seen a man look so exhausted!!

[@oscarzambon3666]

Che immagini spettacolari grazie per averle condivise, strade bianche, chilometraggi assurdi quelli erano dei guerrieri

[@user-bz7np7dp9l]

J'ai un très grand respect pour ces sportifs d'un autre temps . 👏👏

[@adrianareces9330]

Precioso, muy guapo. Gracias por poder ver historia.

[@rocky4976]

Thanks for posting. It brings tears to my eyes to think how hard life was back then. They endured two World Wars. How many of the spectators and riders were caught in the conflagration? We have it so easy compared. This is a treasure. Thank you.

[@okantichrist]

Tthis was before WW2

[@johns3106]

@@okantichrist Well, yeah…but the point was that the people in the movie had just lived through one world war and soon would see another…and not all of them would make it through.

[@rocky4976]

Yes I should have said “conflagrations”. Thanks for clarifying.

[@alanoffer]

Amazing that they carried spare inner tubes to repair their own punctures , incredible footage , the tour recently came 8 k from my village , to rocamador

[@aveedub7403]

You have to wonder how tough these guys actually were, wool pullovers, no technical fabrics, and then to top it off the pre catalyst car exhaust smoke and road dust!!!! I'd be on oxygen at the end of a stage, if I ever made it!! I suspect there were a number of smokers amongst the peloton! The mind boggles! All of them were true champions for undertaking the race.

[@thierrygonon7714]

Magnifique reportage 👍🚴🏔️

[@pinarellolimoncello]

Fantastic, massive thank you for upload. 2.30 am start, absolutely bonkers.

[@titounoundici7920]

Questi erano davvero uomini. Realmente eroici, pionieri di un ciclismo nobile e folle, autori di imprese che oggi riterremmo impossibili.

[@tufikum2633]

I have so much respect for these men

[@lucienvalla6415]

MAGNIFICO GRAND BOTTECCHIA NEL 1925 !!!!!!!!

[@fixfaxerify]

Wow, equipment looks more modern than I was expecting for 1925!

[@johns3106]

For these guys, the equipment they used was just as “cutting edge” for the time as the latest carbon frame is nowadays. And, look how they sit on the bike…positioning is quite similar to what you’d see today!

[@tomasress7234]

Thank you a lot of...............more old videos from tour de france.................fascinating

[@uncleronny6748]

Thank you that was great. I didn't realize there is footage around from that long ago. With those roaring 20's cars zooming around it's like a bike race and car show going on at the same time! I found the music complimented the subject well even though I usually find videos lacking narration to be unwatchable past the half hour mark. And filling water bottles from a fountain during a stage...so awesome...think I experienced some of that same panic at the last double century I did.

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

this is an orginal video one and half hour mute and black and white dated 1925. with patient , i recovered from that long the q0 minutes related to original recording of TdF 25. Ciao !

[@palleh.jensen4648]

They each where champion of champions.

[@rogerwilliamson7161]

Grazie, Gianni! Saluti dalla Germania.

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

ciao Roger, saluti dall' Italia !

[@liviocovre959]

Spettacolare video, Bottecchia un eroe da leggenda.

[@raffriff42]

The bikes only had two gears (to change gears, the riders had to remove the rear wheel and turn it around to use the other sprocket). This is why @ 12:20 they are walking their bikes up the mountain.

[@martinmorris6485]

Wow fantastic thanks for sharing

[@PHPW]

Superb !!

[@renatozarpellon6353]

Queste immagini per me sono da BRIVIDI (eccezionali)

[@johnpaulsen6541]

Just awesome! Thank you.

[@williammanoel8592]

Inacreditável, espetacular, maravilhoso, pessoas bem a frente do seu tempo.

[@oscarnarvaez6108]

Fabuloso! !!!! Épico!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Alesma76erHemerotecaCiclista]

When each cyclist was beyond champion.

[@mortenmoicmoigladys1236]

Indeed

[@Calboy31170]

To make this incredible feat even more incredible…..All of them were riding SINGLE SPEEDS!!!

[@fixfaxerify]

.. on gravel in the mountains!

[@stevek8829]

Yea, look at them grind, ouch. At least the playing field is level.

[@112chapters3]

They have rohloffs hubs though.

[@Calboy31170]

Not until 1986.

[@johns3106]

Actually, they used what would now days be called a “flip-flop” hub….the cog on one side of the hub is sized for flatland riding, while the cog on the other side is sized for climbing. At 12:37 you can see the rider (having gotten to the top of the climb)preparing to take his wheel off and flip it around, going from his climbing gear to his descending/flatland gear.

[@jamesdean8308]

I think of one word when I see this - undefiled !!! The purity and integrity of the sport has sadly been lost !!!

[@bluet3073]

stupendo complimenti

[@julesdomes6064]

All this with single-gear bikes (I believe), and no assistance allowed from others. Amazing

[@zambufly1]

The original gravel bikes!!

[@ditzydoo4378]

Look at that map layout. This is when a Tour of France, was a true Tour of France. If they had done this around the USA, it would have taken the better part of a year to complete.

[@lynnebarkas6906]

All hero’s in the day.

[@PoliticusRex632]

Amazing

[@BioStuff415]

Amazing....

[@reynaldparisel3852]

Une autre époque, où les coureurs étaient contents lorsqu'ils retrouvaient les pavés des villes (maintenant, ils ont peur des pavés !).

[@biketech60]

No team support , repair it yourself .

[@vaclavjirisestak8058]

Perfekt music

[@detolerandisstultorum]

Those were the days! Au debuts de la civilisation industrielle et technologique.

[@woooster17]

Heavy bikes, gravel roads, carrying entire wheels on their backs, & none of the nutritional advancements of todays riders.. Incredible.

[@nealyhoo]

The best drugs available at the time. Pura Coca...lolz

[@michaelstratton5223]

On the topic of nutrition, it would be interesting to know what their typical evening meal was, this being before fast food and cheese battered bar appetizers. I'm guessing they ate a ton of potatos, rice, and casserole type stuff. I suspect it might have actually been easier to eat healthy back then.

[@nadiabentuler9746]

@@michaelstratton5223 They ate pretty much whatever they could lay their hands on, whenever they could. Same for the beverages. It must have been brutal beyond imagination. Regarding nutrition, imagine ultra-distrance cycling today, but without the supermarkets, night shops, safe-ish food and credit cards ;) Also, much of the countryside was still dirt poor, with not much extra food available in the first place.

[@pappydaddy7447]

When the tour was more of a gravel bike race.

[@alarconsantos4894]

Maravilha(Brasil) parabéns pello video

[@aquicktake]

IMO they should have always kept the Tour as a single speed competition (or can switch the wheel over for the other gear). Would have really leveled the field and become more based on the athlete rather than the equipment/kit they're using.

[@marinoviskovic7083]

merci bien

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

When men where men.

[@francoismartin361]

When it was a real tour de France

[@justinw947]

Imagine having good footage of the races before the ridiculous stuff we see today. Tubes over their shoulder and thats it

[@densyoh]

TdF should one day hold a race similar to this…no support cars and nutrition on the way. Let the rider grind out everything…today’s riders are too pampered🤮

They already praticed gravel !!!

[@cramedaddy8402]

On 90s MTBs none the less🤣🤣

[@molmer2380]

True "prisoners of the road"!!!

[@ludovicrose6641]

Il en restait de la neige l' été à cette époque

[@angiepaun]

💖👼💖

[@alanwllms5172]

Good job they had gravel bikes

[@ВелоМан-ф3н]

Да, были времена... Это тебе не сейчас гонять по шоссе на всем готовом. Вот о ком кино снимать надо!

[@GordoGambler]

It's beyond STUPID that Mr Deranged never allowed Sturmey Archer 3 speeds. But then they were British and FAR superior to defaileurs.

[@5kidmonty]

just sayin. plenty of snow on the glaciers in 1925

[@storzenberg]

I hope someone still is getting irony today...

[@storzenberg]

I did not know that they had video in 1925. I always thought they were using film in that time. How stupid I am!

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

In effetti caro.Stefan non facevano.riprese video al.TdF nel.1925. Come.scrivevo nella.presentazione di questo.videoclip., si tratta di un film dell.epoca in bianco nero e muto di circa 2 ore che parla.della.storia di un contadino.che partecipa.come.isolato al.Tour. con somma pazienza ho ritagliato tutti i segmenti , anche molto brevi , di riprese reali di quel.tour che la.Automoto.diede in.concessione alla.Gume'.

[@oldtimer7635]

Obviously, it isn´s original video, instead, it may be original film footage.

[@susanhill8332]

I bet they were all clean too apart from stopping for a cigarette.

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

...and a bottle of red wine 😁

[@hans-georgd.1095]

If you consider strychnine and ether soaked rags “clean”, but who cares, it’s the halcyon days of inter-war cycling.

[@nadiabentuler9746]

... save the odd bit of cocaine, amphetamines, insane amounts of caffeine, etc. etc. Henri Pélissier (the champion that brought Bottecchia into his team in 1923) talked quite openly about it. No one survives such a race in such conditions without some kind of "support". Doping has always been part of top sport, for obvious reasons.

[@comik-x-familia]

From : "France"

[@joel.659]

I really appreciate this historic footage I have not seen before. But why did you overlay that nasty time code?

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

tu buy the royalties of that film ( le rois de pedale ) without timestamp was very expensive ..i m not so rich 😁

[@chevyyyyyyy]

But following cars which kick up dust continuously, and they have to breather it in? Come on!

[@spoonyeti]

Sprint at « Parc des Princes » is better

[@5kidmonty]

what are the distances between stages? much longer, right?

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

Untill 1924 the longest was Les Sables d' Olone / Bayonne of 482km. Starting from TdF 1925 were added three more days for a total of 5.430 km , same as the previus years . The longest steps were doubled .

[@claesengstrom7871]

Who chose the music.....

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

Me. Feel free to set mute , if you want . ..or do not look at the video.

[@NMgravel]

Music we can turn down but the TC running in view is very annoying? Why oh Why did you do that?

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

I spent some money of mine to buy this videofilm 2 hours long from Gurmount . I spent a lot of time to cut just the significant records linked to the Tour . The cost to buy it without time stamp was very high ( 20k€ ) and i am not so a rich man . Understood now ?

[@NMgravel]

@@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser $20 isn’t much. I’m sure you could get enough donations to cover that.

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

@@NMgravel 20k€ means 20.000 € ..came on !

[@jubeman]

great old footage thanks. a pity about the terrible choice in music for it. had to mute to enjoy it.

[@comontoshi]

Today’s tour is a joke! 👎😂😂

[@stevegold7307]

The video itself was great but the audio, yuck....music stinks, had to turn the volume off...you should have used period music...

[@henkvandenbergh1301]

It is the running clock in the center of the video that basically destroys what could have been a wonderful documentary.

[@johns3106]

Why y’all complaining about a great video someone else was kind enough to post?!

[@michaelstratton5223]

So you'd prefer it paired with flapper music? I feel like that would be way worse.