Like all sports, cycling has seen many improvements in its equipment since its inception. Over the years, technological developments are multiplying as for the arrival of the electric derailleur, the carbon frame, or in aerodynamic innovations
In front of journalist Gérard PABIOT, a mechanic shows the operation of the derailleur of a luxury bike, with the possibility to change the rear wheel without having to touch the derailleur.
The journalist Olivier REY asks Cyrille GUIMARD to present the specificities of the new bicycle model that Bernard HINAULT will use on the roads of the Tour de France.
Former winner of the Tour de France, Eugène CHRISTOPHE returns to the forge where he repaired with his hand his broken bike during the Tour de France in 1913.
On the occasion of a historical reconstruction of the first start of the Tour de France, cyclists wear the same outfits and bikes as the riders in 1903.