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Fausto Coppi’s brother, Serse was born on the 19th of March in 1923 in Castellania, Italy. He started to race professionally in the Bianchi team… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Serse Coppi (1923-1951)
Austrian cyclist Max Bulla (1905-1990) attended Tour de France twice. In 1931 he finished 15th, in 1932 19th in overall. He also had a 34th… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Max Bulla (1905-1990)
After winning the one-day race Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior on Monday, the Slovenian rider won also the opening stage of Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista… Read More »The Pogacar-fun continues
The 106th edition of Giro d’Italia will be held between 6 and 28 May 2023. Take a look at the stages Stage 1 6 May… Read More »Giro d’Italia 2023 stages
As he did in the previous seasons, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) started his new season with a victory. Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior is a… Read More »Tadej Pogacar kicked off his season with victory
Although Henri Desgrange was always keen to preserve Tour de France as a competition for individuals1, cyclists who were sponsored by the same bicycle manufacture… Read More »The years of La Sportive consortium (1919- 1921)
The hour record, riding the longest distance as possible during exactly 60 minutes was a populare challenge since the birt of the bicycle. Actually there… Read More »Duel between Marcel Berthet and Oscar Egg for the hour record
Giro d’Italia 1912 was a unique grand tour edition, where teams were competing and no individual winner was awarded. The race started on 19th May… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: Start of Giro d’Italia 1912
Henri Pépin was neither an eccentric aristocrat, nor a rookie cyclist when he hired two other persons to join him to ride the Tour de… Read More »The Tour de France contestant who hired two other cyclists just for having fun
