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Was the past really a better place?
In our supermodern 21st-centurian life, when everything is too chaotic and changing too fast, sometimes we so easily succumb to … Read more
Road cycling meets everyday life (with lots of vintage images)
One of the few things in road cycling my fascination would never cease about is how close the world of … Read more
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Let’s talk about nostalgia (Subscribe to my Patreon!)
It waw a quite long process figuring out what kind of topic would be related most of my many interests. … Read more
Inserting history into road cycling history
It started with the realisation that I can’t mention a single historical event happened in Italy in the 17th century. … Read more
POPULAR POSTS
Who were the smoking cyclists at Tour de France 1927
The smoking cyclists of Tour de France 1927 is one of the most famous vintage cycling images from the heydays of road cycling races. It’s popular because … Read more
The grumpy cyclist with the broken bicycle – Giusto Cerutti at Tour de France 1928
Giusto Cerutti (1903-1993) had at least one bad day at the Tour de France in 1928.We don’t know much about the grumpy cyclist with the broken bicycle. … Read more
Fiorenzo Magni and the Giro d’Italia 1956
You might have always wondered what is that strange picture of Fiorenzo Magni holding something between his teeth with an heroic effort displayed on his face. As … Read more
LATEST POSTS
TOUR DE FRANCE GOES ABROAD
When Tour de France went abroad before 1914
Defining historical events of the 20th century often left their marks on road cycling history. Just think … Read more
Tour de France visits Turin (Tour de France 1956)
Although the first ever Italian Grand Depart of Tour de France will take place in 2024, the … Read more
Every time Tour de France started abroad
Tour de France 2024 will start in Florence (Italy). Although the race visited neigbour countries before the … Read more
FACES FROM THE PELOTON
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Faces from the peloton)
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (1883-1974) was one of the most successful Belgian cyclist in the pre -WW1 era. His story began like a folktale. The big and strong … Read more
Faces from the peloton: Victor Fontan (1892-1982)
A cyclist running while carrying his bike on his shoulder. Surely, you’ve seen this vintage cycling image several times. Now it’s time to learn a bit more … Read more
Faces from the peloton: Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876-1944)
Although the idea of a French cyclist in a striped shirt might seem like a little bit of a cliché, sometimes stereotypes are carrying quite much truth … Read more
TOUR DE FRANCE FUN FACTS
The slowest and the fastest Tour de France
You might wonder which Tour de France edition was the slowest and wich. one the fastest. Here you have the answer.The slowest Tour de Francewas the 13th … Read more
Lanterne rouge – list of the last cyclists of every Tour de France
They used to say history remembers only the winners. Fortunately this is not the case of Tour de France history. The last ones, the receivers of the … Read more
8 stage victories during a single Tour de France edition
There are only three riders who managed to win eight stages during a single Tour de France edition. One of them is Eddy Merckx, of course. He … Read more