Right by the Stage 7 finish line at Chateauroux Matt Rendell visits the home of Tour veteran Marcel Dussault who first rode the great race in 1949 and won the yellow jersey on day one of that edition.
Times may have changed, but back then riders had to cope with the risk of crashes - and Dussault describes how a fractured skull sustained while climbing the Alps nearly ended his cycling career...
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