If you follow what happening in the world of PelotonTales blogfamily, you might be familiar with the news that as part of My last road… Read More »Omloop, Le Samyn and Strade Bianche on PelotonTales special project
I started blogging about road cycling in 2009, as a calculated distraction from the exhausting work of writing my dissertatiion for my literature master degree.… Read More »My last road cycling season
Don’t forget to take a look at the La Vuelta 2025 special project of PelotonTales! The special subprojects for the other two grand tours: Tour… Read More »La Vuelta 2025 route presentation on 19th December 2024
Only a few days left until the Tour de France 2025 route presentation on 29 October 2024. While we’re waiting for the program of next… Read More »Reminder: Tour de France 2025 on PelotonTales
Col de la Loze was introduced to Tour de France in the 17th stage in 2020. The day delivered a Pog&Rog Show, a Lopez solo… Read More »Miguel Angel Lopez conquers Col de la Loze (Tour de France retrospective -TDF 2020)
The Col d’Aubisque is a true veteran among the iconic ascents of the Pyrenees, steeped in cycling history and tradition. This legendary climb has been… Read More »Antonin Magne on the Aubisque (Tour de France 1931)
Although Tour de France started outside Paris for the first time in 1926, race organizers used the good old concept to start the event in… Read More »The start of Tour de France 1932
Mont Ventoux was introduced to Tour de France in 1951 (one year earlier than Alpe d’Huez and Puy de Dôme). At the first three occasions… Read More »Louison Bobet on Mont Ventoux (Tour de France 1955)
Felice Gimondi’s cycling career is remembered for his remarkable ability to compete at the highest level during the same era as the legendary Eddy Merckx,… Read More »What is in your bag? (Felice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx 1967)
The first Tour de France started at 3 pm on the 1st of July in 1903 from the Café au Reveil Matin (Paris).