1964-1969 - Tour de France / Tour de l’Avenir musette bag

Description:
Supply bag for the Tour de France used from 1964 to 1969. UNA advertising.

Very rare opportunity! A must-have and hard to find for collectors! NOT a reproduction.

Size: 25 x 29cm

Condition: good condition. No holes and no missing button.

PLEASE NOTE to look carefully at the photos to determine the condition.

In the early days, musettes were not available for fans to purchase. They were highly prized and collected, especially when a favorite brand or race was featured.

The musette bag is the riders' petrol canister in the Tour. Without it, you run out of petrol. Hypoglycaemia. A sudden hunger pang, as they say in the peloton, and legs that feel like cotton wool.

For the riders, it's impossible to complete a stage without a serious snack. So at the halfway point, the assistants look out for their protégés in the feed zone to hand them their famous bag.

French translation:
La musette, c’est le bidon d’essence des coureurs sur le Tour. Sans elle, c’est la panne sèche. L’hypoglycémie. Le coup de fringale comme on dit dans le peloton, et les jambes qui deviennent en coton.

Pour les coureurs, impossible de rouler une étape complète sans un sérieux en-cas. À mi-parcours, les assistants guettent donc leurs protégés dans l’aire de ravitaillement pour leur remettre leur fameuse musette.