Original 1952 Tour de France Official Route Map, Vintage Dubonnet Cycling Ephemera

Original Carte Officielle Routière Murale du Tour de France 1952, an authentic French fold-out route map and cycling wall chart issued with Dubonnet, L’Équipe, and Le Parisien libéré branding.

This is exactly the sort of object that serious cycling collectors love because it sits in the perfect space between poster, race guide, and sporting ephemera. At first glance it has all the graphic appeal of a period wall chart: the bold red, white, and blue cover, the Dubonnet branding, and the official route mapped across France in clear, purposeful lines. But it is more than decorative. It was made to be followed — a working companion to the race itself — and that practical purpose is part of what gives it such appeal today.

What makes this piece especially attractive is that it combines visual punch with real historical specificity. Opened out, it becomes a highly displayable document of the 1952 race, with route details, stage information, and period race structure laid out in a way that feels both clean and deeply of its moment. Folded, the cover has an equally strong presence, with its cyclist vignette, Dubonnet branding, and “official” Tour identity giving it immediate recognition and charm.

It also captures a particularly important year in Tour history. The 1952 Tour de France was won by Fausto Coppi, and it was the first Tour to feature a summit finish at Alpe d’Huez. That gives this map genuine documentary significance as well as decorative value. It is not just a race guide — it is a printed witness to one of the defining Tours of the post-war era.

This is an authentic original vintage cycling route map / wall chart, not a reproduction.

Publisher: Blondel la Rougery, Paris Title: Carte Officielle Routière Murale du Tour de France 1952 Date: 1952 Country: France Format: Original fold-out paper route map / wall chart Size: 55 × 50 cm / 21.5 × 19.7 inches Condition: Excellent Framing: Unframed

A highly collectible original for collectors of Tour de France memorabilia, Dubonnet advertising, vintage cycling maps, and French sporting print culture.

Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description. Packed with great care and shipped fully insured.