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Tour de France ’53: Rare Photos of a Sport Spectacle

On the eve of the 2012 Tour de France, LIFE offers a look back — through rare, vintage photographs — at the 1953 version of the utterly singular sports...

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September 30, 2010

"Clenbuterol is a substance that has been used for over ... 30 years. Nobody has ever suggested it is something you can take inadvertently."

- DAVID HOWMANof the World Anti-Doping Agency, on the news that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been provisionally suspended after traces of an illegal substance were found; Contador says he's the victim of contaminated food
July 26, 2010

"I'm laying off the Twitter for a while. I gotta go away. "

- LANCE ARMSTRONG,the seven-time Tour de France champion, who is headed to the Bahamas for a break after popping a tire, crashing and struggling up mountains during his final race. He finished 23rd
July 06, 2010

"It's time for me not to ever miss these days again — a football game, a lacrosse game. Man, I'm never doing this again."

- LANCE ARMSTRONG,pro cyclist, saying the current Tour de France will be his last because he wants to spend more time with his children; Armstrong moved down from fifth to 18th place in the tour's third stage

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