Horquette d’Ancizan at Tour de France
Horquette d’Ancizan has a short history regarding its appearances at Tour de France. 2022 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) 2019 Simon Yates (GBR) 2016 Chris Froome (GBR)… Read More »Horquette d’Ancizan at Tour de France
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From Tourmalet to Pla d’Adet (Tour de France 2024 Stage 14 – Pau – Pla d’Adet, 152 km)
Tourmalet, Hourquette d’Ancizan and Pla d’Adet on the 14th stage of Tour de France 2024 Stage 14 Pau – Pla d’Adet 13 July 2024 152… Read More »From Tourmalet to Pla d’Adet (Tour de France 2024 Stage 14 – Pau – Pla d’Adet, 152 km)
Tour de France 2024 Stage 11(Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran, 211 km)
Col de Neronne, Pas de Peyrol, Col de Pertus, and Col de Font de Cére in the Stage 11 of Tour de France 2024. Stage… Read More »Tour de France 2024 Stage 11(Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran, 211 km)
Faces from the peloton: Jean Alavoine (1888-1943)
French cyclist Jean Alavoine holds a unique record in the history of Tour de France: there are 14 years between his first (1909) and his… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Jean Alavoine (1888-1943)
Jean Alavoine on the Col d’Aspin (Tour de France 1922)
Jean Alavoine (1888-1943) had a very good Tour de France in 1922. He won three stages, two of them in the Pyrenees and thanks to… Read More »Jean Alavoine on the Col d’Aspin (Tour de France 1922)
Faces from the peloton: Jules Deloffre, “the acrobat cyclist”
Undoubtedly, there were plenty of cyclists with unique stories in the peloton in the first few decades of road cycling races. These atlethes were not… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Jules Deloffre, “the acrobat cyclist”
Plateau de Beille on Bastille Day (Tour de France 2024 Stage 15 Loudenville -Plateau de Beille 198 km) )
Stage 15 of Tour de France 2024 ends on Plateau de Beille Stage 15 14 July 2024 Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille 198 km
Col de Menté at Tour de France
Unfortunately, Col de Menté, a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees is well-known because of the tragic stories happened there during the Tour de France.… Read More »Col de Menté at Tour de France
Preparing for Tour de France 2024
It’s never too early to start preparing for next year’s Tour de France. Not even on a small blog like PelotonTales. But especially for a… Read More »Preparing for Tour de France 2024
Col d’Allos at Tour de France
Col d’Allos was part of the program of Tour de France since the race visited the Alps for the very first time in 1911. Especially… Read More »Col d’Allos at Tour de France