Giro d’ Italia -Tour de France doubles
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
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Why Strade Bianche can never be the 6th Monument
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
Welcome to the renewed PelotonTales
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
Prepare for Tour de France 2025 with 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 and the Giro d’Italia 1956
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
20 July 1986 Tour de France visits Col du Granon
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
19 July 1977 Lucien Van Impe ‘s crash on Alpe d’Huez
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
18 July 1949 – The epic breakaway of Coppi and Bartali
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 »18 July 1949 – The epic breakaway of Coppi and Bartali
17 July 1951 Wim van Est’s crash on the Aubisque
On the 12th stage of Tour de France 1951 Wim van Est escaped with a small group, won the stage and took the lead in… Read More »17 July 1951 Wim van Est’s crash on the Aubisque
16 July 1985 Pedro Delgado wins on Luz Ardiden
The 17th stage of Tour de France in 1985 between Toulouse and Luz Ardiden was 209,5 km long and included also Aspin and Tourmalet. This… Read More »16 July 1985 Pedro Delgado wins on Luz Ardiden