The Lanterne Rouge Story

The Lanterne Rouge is French for "Red Lantern."    

It refers to the red lantern that hangs on the last car of a railway train. 

The 21 day Tour De France bike race uses this term to refer to the last rider to finish the race.

It is a recognizable finishing position in the race and a badge of honor.

The Tour De France is a grueling race and to be able just to finish on the Champs proves you can endure.

It can also be used as a metaphor for Life.

Life is not easy and you will not always be first, you may come in dead last.

But despite that, you can take pride in simply getting back up and keep moving yourself forward.

I created the logo to remind me to stay humble, to keep working, learning, and striving to be better each and every day.

Also a side note, in America the last car in the train is usually called the caboose and is typically and notably red.

To Read more about the Tour De France and the Lanterne Rouge 

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