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Jonas Vingegaard claimed the yellow jersey on the Col du Granon on the 11th stage. Take a look at the top 20 of the General… Read More »Tour de France 2022 General Classification before the third week
The first Tour de France started with 60 riders on the 1st of July in 1903. After six stages (a total of 2428 km) only… Read More »19 July 1903 Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France
Let’s play! Do you recognize these lesser known Tour de France winners? If you read most of the posts of the categories Tour de France… Read More »Quiz : Do you recognize these Tour de France winners?
Albert Bourlon managed the longest sucessful solo breakaway in the history of Tour de France in 1947. It happened on the 253 km long 14th… Read More »The longest successful Tour de France breakaway
Tour de France Femmes 24 -31 July 2022 Stage 1 24 July 2022 PARIS TOUR EIFFEL – CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 82 KM Stage 2 25 July 2022… Read More »Tour de France Femmes 2022 stages
Tour de France returned to the Col du Granon after 36 years and made history again. In 1986, when the climb was included into the… Read More »Moments to remember: Jonas Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey
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La Planche des Belles Filles was introduced to Tour de France in 2012 Winners of the stages included La Planche des Belles Filles 2012 Chris… Read More »La Planche de Belles Filles – Tour de France stage winners
5-time Tour de France winner Jacques Anquetil attented the race for the first time in his career in 1957. Actually, on 29th June 1957 there… Read More »29 June 1957 Jacques Anquetil’s first Tour de France stage victory
Tour de France 2022 starts with a 13,2 km long individual time trial in Copenhagen (Denmark) TOUR DE FRANCE FUN FACTS [su_posts posts_per_page=”4″ tax_term=”456″… Read More »Tour de France 2022 -Stage 1 (Copenhagen – Copenhagen 13,2 km)