A Miscellany of Le Tour de France - Day 16

1922 Honoré Barthélémy was one of the Tour’s tough guys, but he reluctantly abandoned in 1922 due to a series of crashes.

Some claim he was having problems with his limited eyesight. Two years previously he crashed and got back on his bike only to realise he had been blinded in one eye.

It didn’t stop him racing but his glass eye frequently fell out. He often claimed he spent more on replacement glass eyes than he earned in prize money.

Every day until the Grand Depart, we’ll be sharing 100 stories from the last 100 years, a design per day until the greatest show on earth begins. You can see the full set of stories, and purchase postcards and prints, at www.thehandmadecyclist.com