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The Incredible Story of René Pottier | 1906 Tour de France Champ Who Stopped, drunk a full bottle of wine… and still won the stage.

René Pottier is an absolute legend among the cycling community. Legend has it that during the 1906 Le Tour de France, Pottier walked into a bar, drank a whole bottle of wine, and later beat out those who caught up with him and ultimately won the stage.

He won the tour that same year.

*Video courtesy of Mpora

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