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Puy de Dôme is back on the 9th stage of Tour de France 2023. Tour de France 2023 Stage 9 9 July 2023 Saint-Léonard -de… Read More »Puy de Dôme is back – TDF 2023 Stage 9 (Saint-Léonard -de Noblat -Puy de Dôme)
Tour de France 2023 10th Stage 11 July 2023 Vulcania-Issoire 167, 2 km STAGE PROFILE STAGE MAP 1
Tourmalet in the middle of the first week (6th stage) of Tour de France 2023. The race visits the famous ascent on 6th July 2023.… Read More »Tourmalet at Tour de France (TDF 2023 Stage 6)
14th Stage15th July 2023Annemasse -Morzine Les Portes du Soleil151, 8 km LIVE TEXTING DURING THE STAGE CLICK HERE TO REFRESH THE PAGE
TDF 2023 STAGE 8 8 July 2023 Libourne-Limoges 200,7 km STAGE PROFILE STAGE MAP
Marco Pantani, leader of the general classification since the 14th stage finished first on the top of Oropa on the 30th of May in 1999.… Read More »30 May 1999 Marco Pantani wins on Oropa
Gito d’Italia1940 started in the shadow of World War II. Even later winner of the race, Fausto Coppi was already called in the Italian army.… Read More »29 May 1940 Fausto Coppi’s first Giro d’Italia stage victory
Criterium du Dauphiné between 4 and 11 June 2023 Stages Stage 1 4 June 2023 Chambon-sur-Lac -Chambon-sur-Lac 158 km Stage 2 5 June 2023… Read More »Critérium du Dauphiné 2023
The longest individual time trial at Giro d’Italia was a 81 km long stage between Peruggia and Terni on 25th May 1951. The stage was… Read More »25 May 1951 The longest (81 km) individual time trial at Giro d’Italia was held
Vicente López Carril 1971 Pescasseroli – Campo Imperatore 198 km Franco Chioccioli 1985 Frosinone – Campo Imperatore 195 km John Carlsen 1989 Roma – Campo… Read More »Campo Imperatore at Giro d’Italia