UP249 A short business history of Tour de France

The Tour de France is one of the great sporting moments of the year, with a storied history and cultural heritage that is both international and uniquely French. Journalist Alex Duff has written a book called Le Fric, which uncovers the business story of this great French institution and its ever changing relationship with money and power; the secretive family who own it and the multiple attempts to wrestle control by rival groups keen to make the Tour the centre of a world cycling lea...