![Today 114 Years Ago : New Bicycle Race “Tour de France” Announced [Jan 19 1903]](https://omgcheckitout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Tour-de-France-768x433.jpg "Today 114 Years Ago : New Bicycle Race “Tour de France” Announced [Jan 19 1903]")
The first ever Tour de France happened in 1903 and it was announced on this very day. It was sponsored and organized by the magazine L’Auto and it ran from 1 – 19 July. Maurice Garin won.
The whole purpose of the race was to increase the popularity of L’Auto.
114 years later, the tradition still didn’t break.