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Paul Duboc was one of the favourite of the Tour de France in 1911. Here youcan see him at one of the official checkpoints of… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: checkpoint at Tour de France 1911
Surely, most cycling fans know, that Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France in 1903. But have you ever wonder, who else were in… Read More »From Garin to Catteau – top10 cyclists of Tour de France 1903
In 1926, Tour de France started outside Paris for the very first time. In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort and spa town on… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: first stage of Tour de France 1926
Since the first ever edition of Tour de France in 1903, the race always started in Paris. In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort… Read More »First time Tour de France started outside Paris (1926)
Most popular posts from the history of road cycling on PelotonTales during the previous week Roger Riviére, the talented cyclist with a tragically short professional… Read More »Gustaaf Deloor and Roger Riviére were your favourite cyclists on week 47 in 2022
Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali were two of the biggest legends of road cycling. They both were Italian, raced during (almost) the same time period,… Read More »Fausto Coppi or Gino Bartali? Quickfire quiz on PelotonTales
In the early days of road cycling races, when the courses were over 300 km long or even longer and the riders sat in the… Read More »The Tour de France stage, that started at 9 pm
1952 was an extraordinary year in the history of Tour de France, not only because the terrific performance of Fausto Coppi. But also, it was… Read More »Puy de Dôme first time at the Tour de France (1952)
The world of road cycling sometimes loves the second placed riders more than the winners. It’s especially the case of French cyclist, “The Eternal Second”,… Read More »Puy de Dôme 1964 – when Raymond Poulidor was the closest to win Tour de France
In 1987, Skibby rode solo at the head of the race, when he reached Koppenberg. He had an advantage of two minutes, but climbing the… Read More »Jesper Skibby’s crash on the Koppenberg (Ronde van Vlaanderen 1987)