Rudi Altig: Tour de France, 1964

Rudi Altig: Dine & Dash – Two Wheel Version
Tour de France, 1964

Rudi Altig and his teammate Jo De Roo lead the charge of the peloton’s long tradition of pillaging local shopkeepers along the race route for food and water. In theory, the shopkeepers were reimbursed by the race organizer for the “self-service” liquidation of their inventory by the riders.

Throughout his illustrious 12 year professional career, Altig’s big wins included the Vuelta in 1962, the Tour de France green jersey in 1962, Flanders in 1964, the German National Championship in 1964 and 1970, the World Championship in 1966 and Milan – San Remo in 1968. Coming from a track background, Altig also rode many of the six-days, winning 22 of them from 1962 to 1971.

After his racing career came to a close he transitioned into team management and was the directeur sportif for Puch-Wolber followed by a five-year stint as the German National Team coach.

Each image in the Vintage Print Series has been reproduced from an original photographic print or negative in The Horton Collection archives. Each has been carefully restored to remove dust, water stains, fingerprints or other wear and tear. Lithograph printing was done by AMP Printing in Dublin, California on Daiei TopKote 111 pound acid-free archival quality stock using a Heidelberg press.

Litho Size: 8 in. x 10 in.