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@finsbury_pete
At the top of the Col du Tourmalet is a little cafe which has a few old fixed bikes from the early Tour days on the wall, well worth a look. It's a humbling experience when you've just suffered like a dog riding up there on a tupperware bike with a 34x25 lowest gear....
(bet I was faster than Maurice Garin on the way down though)