Tour de France, 1960 Bar Tray – 14 ½”, Race Winner Gastone Nencini

1960 marked the 47th edition of the Tour de France. The race took place between 26 June and 17 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of 4,173 km (2,593 mi). The race featured 128 riders, of which 81 finished.

Since Jacques Anquetil was absent from the Tour in 1960 after winning the Giro, Roger Riviere was the race favorite. Halfway into the race, Rivière was in second place behind Nencini, and with his specialty the time trial remaining, he was still favored for the victory. Sadly, Rivière had a career-ending crash in the fourteenth stage, and Gaston Nencini won the 1960 Tour.

Nencini was an excellent all-around rider but was especially strong in the mountains and the descents. He won the Tour de France in 1960 and the Giro d’Italia in 1957. Fellow rider Raphael Geninani once said, “The only reason to follow Nencini downhill would be if you had a death wish.”

Liven up your wall or bar! This bar-used tray has plenty of life left for your beer-serving pleasure. From the early 1950s through the late 1970s, beer and spirit companies plied the bars of France with Tour de France-inspired metal beer trays. Two sizes were typical, one that transported two glasses of frosty happiness, the other designed more for a group of fans ready to enjoy the whole day. The trays were ephemeral, here today and gone tomorrow. With each passing year, these once-abundant trays become more challenging to find.

Size: 14 1/2  inches  (37cm)

This is a one-of-a-kind item. Please look carefully at the photos to determine the condition.