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In sports, rivalries have always played a pivotal role in defining the nature of competition, drawing interest from fans, the media, and historians alike. In… Read More »Topic of the week: great rivalries in road cycling history
The 1949 Tour de France marked a high point in the legendary rivalry between two Italian cycling icons, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. Bartali had… Read More »Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali during Tour de France 1949
Fausto Coppi was the first rider to win the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in the same year (1949) In 2024, 26 years… Read More »Giro d’ Italia -Tour de France doubles
Hello there, the article you might have been looking for about my opinion why Strade Bianche can never be called the 6th monument is avaible… Read More »Why Strade Bianche can never be the 6th Monument
As you might have noticed there are some litte changes in the structure of PelotonTales blog. The most important novelty is that some of the… Read More »Welcome to the renewed PelotonTales
As you might have read in an earlier post, PelotonTales is going through a huge tranformation. Or maybe from an outsider point of view, not… Read More »Prepare for Tour de France 2025 with PelotonTales
Fiorenzo Magni’s heroic efforts after his crash at Giro d’Italia 1956 is one of the most epic stories in the history of road cycling, thus… Read More »Fiorenzo Magni and the Giro d’Italia 1956
Mont Ventoux was included in the program of the Tour de France for the very first time during the 17th stage in 1951. It was… Read More »22 July 1951 Tour de France visits Mont Ventoux for the very first time
The 190 km long stage between Gap and Serre Chevalier included Col du Vars, Col d’Izoard and it was the first time the race visited… Read More »20 July 1986 Tour de France visits Col du Granon
Thank you for being a devoted reader of PelotonTales. You are the reason why it’s worth spending so many hours to create new content and… Read More »19 July 1977 Lucien Van Impe ‘s crash on Alpe d’Huez