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Profiles of the final two stages of Tour de France 2024

Take a look at the final two stages of Tour de France 2024

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 the history of Tour de France, that it would not  finish in Paris. (The first time when the race did not started in Paris was in 1926, read more about it here>>) The reason of the historical change: the Olympics will start only a few days after the Tour de France ends, and it seem reasonable from the point of view of the organizers (of both big events) not to make the situation more complicated.   The 20st stage (20 July 2024) will be a mountain stage with a hilltop… Read More »Take a look at the final two stages of Tour de France 2024

Sergio Henao winner of Paris-Nice 2017 stands on the podium in yellow jersey and with the famous yellow plush lion.

Smallest winning margins at Paris-Nice

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. 2017 Sergio Henao Alberto Contador 2″ 2008 Davide Rebellin Rinaldo Nocentini 3″ 1973 Raymond Poulidor Joop Zoetemelk 4″ 2016 Geraint Thomas Alberto Contador 4″ 2018 Marc Soler Simon Yates 4″ 1972 Raymond Poulidor Eddy Merckx 6″ 2000 Andreas Klöden Laurent Brochard 7″ 1990 Miguel Indurain Stephen Roche 8″ 2012 Bradley Wiggins Lieuwe Westra 8″ MORE CYCLING FUN FACTS [su_posts tax_term=”425″ order=”desc” orderby=”rand”] 2006 Floyd Landis Patxi Xabier Vila 9″  

Paris-Nice 2023 stage 8

Finish Tadej Pogacar wins the stage and  Paris-Nice 2023 14 km to go Almost a minute advantage for Pogacar.  17,7 km to go Gaudu tried to go after Pogacar. But now he is together with Vingegaard, Yates and Jorgenson, who definitely will jump up in the general classification. 18,8 km to go Pogacar attacks. And he rides away from the rest. 19 km to go Simon Yate makes his move at the front of the favourite group. It looks like 4 riders at the front. Not any 4 riders but thefirst 4 of the general classification.

Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 7

Stage 7 Nice – Col de la Couillole 11 March 2023 142,8 km Live updates (click here to refresh the page) Finish Or will Vingegaard arrive back? Yes, he is back with Gaudu and Pogacar. Vingegaard attacks with less than 300 m. Pogacar conterattacks. Wasn’t it a bit desperate try from the Danish rider? Because both Pogacar and Gaudu are in better shape. Tadej Pogacar wins the stage. 2 km to go Gaudu is restless, he can’t get away from Pogacar, but Vingegaard is dropped. 3,8 km to go Pogacar, Vingegaard and Gaudu together at the front, and Gaudu attacks. Pogacar can respond better, than Vingegaard, but soon all the three are together again. 6… Read More »Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 7

Maurice Diot and Fausto Coppi (Paris-Roubaix 1950)

Fausto Coppi rode Paris-Roubaix 5 times (1949, 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1959), only one time (1950) managed to win the famous Hell of the North. Maurice Diot, the other cyclist on the picture finished second. After he arrived, he said: I won Paris-Roubaix today. Coppi was competing on a higher level.1 Indeed, Fausto Coppi delivered a spectacular performance. Firts he tested his rivals for a bit, then allow them to rejoin. Then Gino Sciardis and Maurice Diot formed a new leading duo. Coppi, near to the feed station of Arras, rode to the front of the peloton as he would collect his musette, but slyly he rode away and joined the duo at the front. … Read More »Maurice Diot and Fausto Coppi (Paris-Roubaix 1950)

Swiss cyclist Rolf Maurer

11 March 1966 The first Tirreno-Adriatico started

Tirreno-Adriarico was created by the Lazio-based cycling club Forze Sportive Romane to balance the uneven situation, that most of the important Italian cycling races were held in Northern Italy. On the other hand, one particular cycling race located in Northern Italy played an important role in creating Tirreno-Adriatico.  Since 1953 there was no Italian winner at Milano-Sanremo, thus the organizers thought, this race would serve for the riders as an excellent prepararion. Tirreno-Adriatico was originally dubbed as “Three days of the South” (“Tre Giorni del Sud”). According to its nickname, the fist edition, held between 11 and 13 March in 1966, included 3 stages. But the second edition was  split into 5 stages already. The… Read More »11 March 1966 The first Tirreno-Adriatico started

Question of the weekend post on PelotonTales blog

Do you like week-long cycling races?

Honestly,  if it wouldn’t be the superhyped rivalry between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, I would probably skip Paris-Nice, as did in the recent couple of years.  I used to watch more Tirreno-Adriatico, but even this race has less and less place among my thoughts. Even during those years, some 10-12 years ago, when I was eager to write about as many races as possible, somehow struggled to maintain my interest in both events held almost simultaneously at the same time in every March. No wonder, that this is the part of the season I usually face with the fact: I don’t like week-long races. Moreover, since my interest is focusing more and more on… Read More »Do you like week-long cycling races?

Raymond Impanis riding the longest individual time trial in the history of Tour de France

Faces from the peloton: Raymond Impanis (1925-2010)

The winner of the longest ever individual time trial (139 km ) in the history of Tour de France, Raymond Impanis had a successful career. Although a bit in the shadow of the biggest names of the era. That certain individual time trial at Tour de France 1947 was one of his two TDF stage victories. He collected the other one in the subsequent year. Impanis rode Tour de France a total of seven times. Raymond Impanis had the peak of his career in the 1950s. In 1954 he won Paris-Nice (his second victory at the race happened in 1960) , Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix. Impanis started the “Hell of the North” 17 times… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Raymond Impanis (1925-2010)

Paris -Nice 2023 Stage 5

Stage 5 Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux 9 March 2023 212,5 km   More: Let the real fight for the yellow begin Unconventional team time trial Tim Merlier won the bunch sprint at Paris-Nice 2023 Mads Pedersen sprints into yellow

Slovenian cycling superstar Tadej Pogacar crossing the finish line wihile celebrating his victory at the Paris-Nice 2023

Let the real fight for the yellow begin (Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 4)

Paris -Nice 2023 Stage 4 Saint-Amand-Montrond – La Loge des Gardes 8 March 2023 165 km SUMMARY The first stageof the race  including a 1st category climb (a summit finish) ended with a strong statement by Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirares). He and his team were already preparing for the intermediate sprint with the time bonuses with 15 km to go. Although Michael Matthews (Jayco AlUla)  stole the 6″, and Anders Skaarseth (Uno X-Pro),the last rider of the original breakaway group collected the 4″, Pogacar still managed to get the 2″ bonus. But in the end it seemed indifferent. On the last climb Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) attacked first with 4km to go, only Pogacar could… Read More »Let the real fight for the yellow begin (Paris-Nice 2023 Stage 4)