Old Tour de France Official Cycling Route Map, 1956: Paris, Alps, Pyrenees, Lyon, Marseille 24x36max50min16 and a color palette that

and a color palette that conveys both natural and human-made features

Mapmaker: Arlon Gilliland

Eddy rescues a frontier lexicon already fading in the 1930s

The Booby Gannet illustration is particularly notable for its dynamic composition and life-like portrayal

Old Tour de France Official Cycling Route Map, 1956: Paris, Alps, Pyrenees, Lyon, Marseille 24x36max50min16 and a color palette thatA vivid snapshot of post war France in motion, Itineraire Officiel du Tour de France 1956 traces the nations great cycling epic with a bold red route threaded across a finely detailed road network. We also have a route map of the 2026 Tour de France. Originally printed by Unis Sport, a name synonymous with the countrys athletic renaissance, the map presents the Tour not merely as a race but as a ritual of national cohesion. Paris anchors the