Original 1965 Tour de France & Tour de l'Avenir Guide, Paris-Normandie Cycling Map

Original 1965 Tour de France and Tour de l’Avenir guide, issued by Paris-Normandie.

This is exactly the kind of object that serious cycling collectors respond to because it feels alive with the race itself. It is not just a route map. It is a period race guide — a piece of Tour history meant to be opened, read, followed, and kept. The cover has all the bright graphic appeal of mid-1960s French sporting design, and inside the piece unfolds into route mapping, stage detail, classification tables, mountain profiles, and period editorial content.

What makes this example especially appealing is that it goes beyond simple race information. The interior feature on Raymond Poulidor gives it real personality and immediacy. That editorial element turns it into more than a guide: it becomes a snapshot of how the Tour was actually being seen and discussed at the time, with Poulidor framed as the great French hope in one of the most fascinating Tours of the decade.

The 1965 racing context only adds to that appeal. This was the year Felice Gimondi won the Tour de France in his first year as a professional, while the Tour de l’Avenir was won by Mariano Díaz Díaz. That gives this piece genuine documentary interest as well as strong visual charm. It works beautifully as collectible cycling ephemera, but it also has enough graphic presence to display extremely well once framed.

This is an authentic original vintage cycling guide and fold-out route map, not a reproduction.

Publisher: Paris-Normandie Title: Tour de France / Tour de l’Avenir 1965 guide and route map Date: 1965 Country: France Format: Original fold-out paper cycling guide / route map Size: Approx. 60 × 49 cm unfolded Condition: [insert your exact condition note here] Framing: Unframed

A highly collectible original for collectors of Tour de France memorabilia, vintage cycling ephemera, French sporting print culture, and mid-century graphic design.

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