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Géo Lefèvre

Géo Lefèvre

French journalist
Géo Lefèvre was a French sports journalist and the originator of the idea for the Tour de France. He suggested the idea for the Tour at a meeting with Henri Desgrange, editor of the daily newspaper L'Auto as a way to boost circulation. Wikipedia
Born: February 12, 1877, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France
Died: 1961 (age 84 years), Sompuis, France