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The rumors were true, after seven years, Giro d’Italia will visit Oropa again. This will be the earliest hilltop finish of the race since 1989, when the finish of the 2nd stage was on the Etna. Oropa was included in the program of Giro d’Italia six times since 1963. Its most recent appearance happened in … Read more
The highest peak of Giro d’Italia 2024 will be the Passo dello Stelvio. There is little wonder, that Stelvio Pass will be the Cima Coppi this year. Usually, when it is part of the program, this ascent is one of the highests.Actually, when the Cima Coppi (remembering Fausto Coppi) was introduced to Giro d’Italia iin … Read more
From the 204 (other sources say 206) riders on 18 were members of sponsored teams, the rest of the peloton were independent participants, among them one former winner (1924), Giuseppe Enrici This edition of Girod’Italia promised an epic battle between the two Campionissimos, Alfredo Binda (winner of the previous edition) and Costante Girardengo. Binda crashed … Read more
Giro d’Italia 2024 starts in Venaria Reale suburb of Turin on 4th May 2024. The 140 km long stage will end in Turin. The program will include three ascents: Bersano di San Pietro (category 4), the famous Superga (category 3), part of the one-day race Milano-Torino, and Colle Maddalena, peaking 30 km before the finish … Read more
Although Tour de France is not the only road cycling event with rich history, it is undeniably the most famous one with the biggest impact on the entire history of bicycle races. Furthermore, Tour de France has its own important place in the 20th-centurian cultural history of Europe. No wonder that the biggest chunk of … Read more
Olimpio Bizzi is the younges stage winner ever with19 years and 229 days.He won the 8th stage at Giro d’Italia 1936.Mark Cavendish was38 years and 7 daysold, when he crossed the finish line first in the last stage of Giro d’Italia 2023.
The youngest Giro-stage winner ever, Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976) was active as professional cyclist between 1936 and 1952. Practically, he was racing in the shadow of the greatest generation of Italian cyclists, including Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, or Giorenzo Magni Nevertheless, Bizzi had his own successes during his career. Besides some minor one-day race … Read more
Winners of both Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same year: Henri Suter 1923 Romain Gijssels 1932 Gaston Rebry 1934 Raymond Impanis 1954 Fred De Bruyne 1957 Rik Van Looy 1962 Roger De Vlaeminck 1977 Peter van Petegem 2003 Tom Boonen 2005 Fabian Cancellara 2010 Tom Boonen Belgium 2012 Fabian Cancellara 2013 Mathieu van … Read more
During the first half century in the history of Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) the race wasn’t meant for British cyclists. Before 1961 non of them finished the race. Then came the 45th edition and Tom Simpson, already a well-known name in the world of road cycling, but a debutant in the universe of … Read more
You might wonder why an edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (or as it was called back in those day, Omloop Het Volk) was held so late in the spring classic calendar. The Omloop is one of the earliest races of the season, it always has been, because the creators of the competition wanted to have … Read more