Leroy Neiman Sketchbook
July, 1982
LeRoy Neiman SketchbookLe Tour De France is the Grand Prix of bicycle racing. Since its first running in 1903, this marathon has attracted the best cyclists from all over the world. I spent several years knocking around the Continent in the early Sixties and sketched Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor when their Tour de France rivalry was at its peak.Now a new endurance star has appeared. These days, Bernard Hinault often wears the maillot jaune--the yellow jersey--of the race leader. This ma...