Ronde van Vlaanderen is coming this weekend, and then next big race, of course, will be Paris Roubaix. The “Holy Week” of road cycling is… Read More »Ronde van Vlaanderen is coming… what to read on PelotonTales this week
Three-time Tour de France winner (1953, 1954, 1955) and French cycling legend Louison Bobet was a succesful rider also in the world of one-day races.… Read More »27 March 1955 Louison Bobet won Ronde van Vlaanderen
PelotonTales is a blog focusing on road cycling history, written by Anita Pethő literary critic and cultural historian. Thus the search for unique and fascinating… Read More »How to support PelotonTales blog
5th Stage 5 July 2023 Pau -Laurus 162,7 km I’m LIVE TEXTING DURING THE STAGE CLICK HERE TO REFRESH THE PAGE 🇭🇺 For… Read More »The first HC category climb at Tour de France 2023 (Stage 5, Pau-Laruns)
Eddy Merckx won Milano-Sanremo seven times (1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976). When he crossed tge finish line on Via Roma in Sanremo before… Read More »20 March 1966 Eddy Merckx’s first Milano-Sanremo victory
During his extraordinary career, Eddy Merckx won Paris-Nice three times (1969, 1970 and 1971). The edition in 1969 was one of those few times, when… Read More »16 March 1969 Eddy Merckx wins Paris-Nice for the first time
Sean Kelly’s stellar performance of seven consecutive overall victories (1982-1988) is still unmatched in the history of Paris-Nice. He also collected a total of 14… Read More »14 March 1982 First stage victory for Sean Kelly at Paris-Nice
As ASO already announced a few weeks earlier, Tour de France will end in Nice in 2024. This will be the first time ever in… Read More »Take a look at the final two stages of Tour de France 2024
Paris-Nice was always a battlefield of seconds. Take a look at the top 10 of the smallest winning margins: there are only one digit numbers.… Read More »Smallest winning margins at Paris-Nice
