{"product_id":"old-pictorial-map-of-france-1966-tour-de-france-route-paris-bordeaux-montpellier-pyrenees","title":"Tour de France 1966 Route Map: Coca Cola Sponsor, Paris, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Pyrenees","description":"\u003cp\u003eTour de France - Miroir du Cyclisme captures the 1966 Grande Boucle as both itinerary and icon, charting a 4,329-kilometre, 22-stage odyssey with the assurance of a magazine that lived and breathed the spectacle of the road. Issued by Miroir du Cyclisme, the poster fuses clear, efficient cartography with the exuberance of mid-century sports culture: the route ribbons across France, cities are crisply encircled, stage distances are called out, and the margins burst with cyclists and cheering crowds. Advertising panels—Coca-Cola, Fanta—frame the action like grandstand billboards, reminding the viewer that the Tour was already part competition, part traveling fair. The result is a spirited, information-rich guide to an edition remembered for strategy, stamina, and controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe itinerary reads like a condensed geography of France. From Paris, the line descends through the Loire country by Orléans and Angers, the banners of river towns signaling the early flatland jostling. Westward, the course strikes the Atlantic—Bordeaux’s vineyards and the Basque gateway of Bayonne—before bending toward the Pyrenean approaches and the racing crucible of Pau. Turning east and south, the map traces the long, sunshot arc along the Mediterranean to Montpellier, where sea breezes meet peloton tactics. Northward again, through the Beauce and Eure-et-Loir with a nod to Maintenon, the circuit tightens until it returns triumphantly to Paris. Rivers—Seine, Loire, Garonne—serve as natural waymarks, and each encircled city becomes both checkpoint and character in the unfolding drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiroir du Cyclisme’s design language is unmistakable: bright, optimistic color blocks; jaunty typography; and pictorial vignettes that animate the page without obscuring data. Stage markers punctuate the route with precision, each distance a promise of the next day’s ordeal. The decorative border functions as a proscenium, within which spectators lean, flags fly, and bicycles blur into speed lines—visual shorthand for roadside France in the 1960s. Brand advertisements sit prominently yet harmoniously, evoking the postwar consumer boom that followed the Tour from village café to city boulevard. The composition balances movement and legibility, turning a complex itinerary into a single, high-spirited tableau that a viewer can read at a glance or savor in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, 1966 was the year of Lucien Aimar, whose measured aggression and mountain resilience secured overall victory. The map, with its chain of strategic towns, hints at the theatre in which he prevailed—often under the tactical shadow and seasoned counsel of five-time champion Jacques Anquetil, whose presence shaped rivals’ calculations as decisively as any gradient. It was also the Tour of protest: riders, bristling at new doping controls, staged a visible, headline-making stoppage that rippled through Bordeaux and other stage towns, briefly transforming racing lanes into debating floors. This poster crystallizes that fraught summer, when endurance, teamwork, and the politics of a changing sport converged on France’s roads and in the public imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs publisher, Miroir du Cyclisme (an offshoot of Miroir Sprint) excelled at turning reportage into keepsake. Their posters distilled weeks of racing into a visual chronicle that spoke to aficionados and casual admirers alike—part map, part memory palace. Here, the encircled capitals and market towns, the labeled kilometers, and the animated crowds become a cultural document of 1960s France, where provincial fêtes met modern marketing and the tricolore shadowed every sprint. Beyond its immediate utility as a route guide, this piece endures as a reference for historians and collectors: a vivid snapshot of competition and commerce, of landscapes and legends, of a Tour whose story still echoes from Paris to Pau and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities and towns on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis (approximately 2.16 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBordeaux (approximately 252,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngers (approximately 154,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintenon (approximately 64,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontpellier (approximately 290,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBayonne (approximately 51,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther notable towns likely include Charleville, Orléans, and Pau but population estimates may vary by current demographics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear depiction of the cycling route and stage markers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProminent placement of brand advertisements (like Coca-Cola and Fanta).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual illustrations of cyclist and crowds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabels indicating distances for each stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor landmarks and cities encircled along the cycling route.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative border and use of typography that reflects the 1960s design aesthetics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCycling route poster for the 1966 Tour de France: 4,329 km over 22 stages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights Lucien Aimar’s victory and the support from Jacques Anquetil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotable rider protests against doping tests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePictorial, period aesthetic typical of Miroir du Cyclisme with bright colors and stylized illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Miroir du Cyclisme (Miroir Sprint), known for vibrant, engaging depictions of cycling events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures a crucial moment in cycling history, valuable to historians and cycling enthusiasts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58733583729024,"sku":null,"price":365.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58733583761792,"sku":null,"price":981.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58733583794560,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58733583827328,"sku":null,"price":365.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58733583860096,"sku":null,"price":981.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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