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Remembered Today:

Night Shift in And Above Flanders Fields


egbert

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In Belgium the Germans ALWAYS rode on bicycles stolen from the civilians, they even took them with to Germany in 1918

Marina,

Good question, and where is the baby?

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...yes and the Belgiums took them all back in 1921 in lots of stolen trucks and cars from the Rhineland.

Coming back to the Tour in WW1, this is todays route through Reims

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PS Who's minding the baby?

The baby? Marina don't you know in the UK that the Germans ate all babies in Belgium? :blush:

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Well, nonesense or not, this thread has really pulled out some interesting pictures. Educating and entertaining at the same time.

I think it is time to revive the seldom seen gallantry award 'Pour le cafe', or "Blue-Egbert" (similar to Blue Max). Last seen on the Tranches in the Sand Dunes thread.

Same is awarded to all photographic posters on this thread, an unusual mass-decoration!

Ian

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A lot of German spectators for the arrival of the Tour de France

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One of the officials' cars of the Tour de France

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Tour de France WWI

One of the resting hotels for the german cycling team

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Tour de France WWI :

Bringing in Doping for the german cycling team :.......

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Tour de France WWI :

After the German team got the doping, they were last seen on the Belgian Coast..... riding in the direction of Holland......

Cnock

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Tour de France WWI

In the mean time STROPP evaded from a French hospita,l stole another bike, and is riding again

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Tour de France WWI :

The leaders of the German cycling team desperately looking where their team could have gone to ( they are already in neutral Holland but because of the effects of the doping, they cannot stop and keeps riding on direction Danmark)

Cnock

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Finally the pic previous post

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A lot of German spectators for the arrival of the Tour de France

...also a lot of Brit fans near Ypres are looking to welcome the Tour

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..but they all waited in vain. The Allied team showed their dissatisfaction with the doping and decided to protest, leave the bikes behind and walked the last etappe

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The one seated behind in the car of post 109 was Prince Rupert.

Cnock

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Tour de france WWI :

Some members of the flying squad 'anti doping control'

Against the wall, STROPP's bike

Cnock

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Tour de France WWI :

German spectators waiting patiently for the distribution of Tour de France publicity gifs.

Cnock

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Tour de France WWI :

Scandal in the Tour!

Jerseys or the German cycling team manufactured in Flanders by unpaid and forced workers!

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