Five facts about Giro d’Italia 1926
From the 204 (other sources say 206) riders on 18 were members of sponsored teams, the rest of the peloton were independent participants, among them… Read More »Five facts about Giro d’Italia 1926
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Tour de France history on PelotonTales blog
Although Tour de France is not the only road cycling event with rich history, it is undeniably the most famous one with the biggest impact… Read More »Tour de France history on PelotonTales blog
Double winners of Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix
Winners of both Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same year: Henri Suter 1923 Romain Gijssels 1932 Gaston Rebry 1934 Raymond Impanis 1954 Fred… Read More »Double winners of Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix
26 March 1961 Tom Simpson won Ronde van Vlaanderen
During the first half century in the history of Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) the race wasn’t meant for British cyclists. Before 1961 non… Read More »26 March 1961 Tom Simpson won Ronde van Vlaanderen
25 March 1971 Eddy Merckx wins Omloop Het Volk
You might wonder why an edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (or as it was called back in those day, Omloop Het Volk) was held so… Read More »25 March 1971 Eddy Merckx wins Omloop Het Volk
9 fun facts of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The first edition (originally called Omloop van Vlaanderen) was held on 25 March 1945. It was only a few weeks after Belgium was liberated by… Read More »9 fun facts of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winners
List of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winners 1945-20231945 Jean Bogaerts (Alcyon–Dunlop)1946 André Pieters (Alcyon–Dunlop)1947 Albert Sercu (Bertin–Wolber)1948 Sylvain Grysolle (Zircon)1949 André Declerck (Bertin–Wolber)1950 André Declerck (Bertin–Wolber)1951… Read More »Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winners
29 June 1951 Death of Serse Coppi, Fausto’s little brother
Understandably, the death of Serse Coppi after a crash during a race in Turin (Italy) had a huge impact onhis brother, the great Fausto Coppi’s… Read More »29 June 1951 Death of Serse Coppi, Fausto’s little brother
Welcome to PelotonTales
Welcome to PelotonTales blog – a great place for great cycling stories. If you’re interested in fascinating and sometimes unbelievable, but rather shorter ( we’re… Read More »Welcome to PelotonTales
Road cycling meets everyday life (with lots of vintage images)
One of the few things in road cycling my fascination would never cease about is how close the world of road cycling events, unlike many… Read More »Road cycling meets everyday life (with lots of vintage images)