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Bernard Thévenet in the yellow jersey climbing a mountain pass in the 1975 Tour de France, flanked by press motorbikes

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Bernard Thévenet: The Theory of Relativity

The 1975 Tour winner on beating Merckx, the making of a champion and his favourite mountain, the mighty Izoard.

By Rouleur

Photography by Photographs by Michael Blann

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1 JULY 2020 | UPDATED 11.12 AM BST

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Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.