By the end of the 1920s, Desgrange believed he could not beat what he believed were the underhand tactics of bike factories. When in 1929 the Alcyon team contrived to get Maurice De Waele to win even though he was sick, he said, "My race has been won by a corpse"."Tour de France, 100 ans, 1903–2003", L'Équipe, France, 2003, p182 In 1930, Desgrange again attempted to take control of the Tour from teams, insisting competitors enter in national teams rather than trade teams and that competitors ride plain yellow bicycles that he would provide, without a maker's name. There was no place for individuals in the post-1930s teams, and so Desgrange created regional teams, generally from France, to take in riders who would not otherwise have qualified. The original touriste-routiers mostly disappeared, but some were absorbed into regional teams.
By the end of the 1920s, Desgrange believed he could not beat what he believed were the underhand tactics of bike factories. When in 1929 the Alcyon team contrived to get Maurice De Waele to win even though he was sick, he said, "My race has been won by a corpse"."Tour de France, 100 ans, 1903–2003", L'Équipe France, 2003, p182 In 1930, Desgrange again attempted to take cont,rol of the Tour from teams, insisting competitors enter in national teams rather than trade teams and ,that competitors ride plain yellow bicycles that he would provide without a maker's name. There was no place for individuals in the post-1930s teams, and so Desgrange created regional teams, generally from France to take in riders, who would not otherwise have qualified. The original touriste-routiers mostly disappeared, but some were absorbed into regional teams.