PRA LOUP, France — Fifty years ago Sunday, on a steep and winding two-lane road below this then-obscure ski village in the Southern Alps — I can see it from terrace of our house in the Ubaye Valley ...
Symbol of the mountains, of a rider pushing beyond their limits and of courage, the red polka dot jersey, which is sponsored by E.Leclerc, is awarded to the Tour de France’s leader of the best climber ...