The French cycling federation in 1951 placed a plaque on the wall of the building that stands now where the forge once stood at Ste-Marie-de-Campan. Christophe, then 66, re-enacted the day that cost him the Tour de France. He carried his bike on his shoulder, the front wheel in his hand, to the forge.
The French cycling federation placed a plaque at the site of the former forge in Ste-Marie-de-Campan. Christophe, then 66 years old, recreated the day that cost him the Tour de France by carrying his bike on his shoulder, with the front wheel held in his hand, to the forge.