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Italian rider Marco Pantani wins the Tour de France stage finishing on Plateau de Beille for the first time in 1998.

Plateau de Beille at Tour de France

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22 October 202323 October 2023

Plateau de Beille, located in the Pyrenees, is a realtively newcomer in the world of Tour de France climbs. It was introduced to the race… Read More »Plateau de Beille at Tour de France

Raymond Poulidor in the Pla d'Ated at the Tour de France in 1974

Pla d’Adet at Tour de France

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21 October 202331 October 2023

Raymond Poulidor was the first conquerer of the Pla d’Adet, an ascent located in the Pyrenees, in the 16th stage of Tour de France 1974… Read More »Pla d’Adet at Tour de France

TDF 2024 Stage 3 (Piacenza-Turin 225 km )

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18 October 202318 October 2023

It seems Turin will be the capital of road cycling in 2024. Not only Giro d’Italia 2024 will visit the centre of Piedmont region, but… Read More »TDF 2024 Stage 3 (Piacenza-Turin 225 km )

Cyclists rolling out of the city of Amsterdam at Tour de France 1954

Every time Tour de France started abroad

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17 October 202328 May 2024

Tour de France 2024 will start in Florence (Italy). Although the race visited neigbour countries before the First World War already, the tradition of starting… Read More »Every time Tour de France started abroad

Cyclists at the first stage of the Tour de France 1905

Tour de France’s most visited places

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16 October 202316 October 2023

Cities and towns with most stage starts or finishes. Paris 146 During the early years, Tour de France started from Paris. The first time when… Read More »Tour de France’s most visited places