cycling: 69 years ago today: When Abdel-Kader Zaaf drove in the wrong direction
Tour de France History: Curiosities are as much a part of the Tour de France as the yellow jersey. One of the most bizarre cycling stories unfolded on July 27, 1950, when Algerian Abdel-Kader Zaaf continued the race drunk – and rode in the wrong direction. Heat & Alcohol: Abdel-Kader Zaaf was 33 years old when he started the 1950 Tour de France. Ferdy… read more