The legendary yellow jersey was introduced to Tour de France only in 1919. But already during the first edition of the race there was a sign… Read More »Green armband for the leader of the general classification
It’s not only the early days of road cycling, but sometimes unique moments with animals could (and can) happen in more modern times during a… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: Eddy vs. a horse
Nowadays, one of the basic things organizers of a cycling race have to prepare for is to make sure, that no one else uses the… Read More »Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road
The first decades of history of Tour de France are full with extraordinary stories. One of them is the story of the cyclist with a… Read More »Faces from the peloton: the cyclist with a glass eye
The close proximity to the everyday life has always been one of the most intriguing essencial features of road cycling races. Since the beginning of… Read More »Robert Jacquinot having a meal in a café (Tour de France 1922)
A new cycling season in underway. Both in the world of men’s and women’s cycling races. Here is a quick overview of the UCI Women’s… Read More »UCI Women’s World Tour Calendar 2023
Like in the case of many of the great, historical cycling races, creating Milano-Sanremo was closely linked to a newspaper, namely, the La Gazzetta dello… Read More »The first Milano-Sanremo (1907)
There is a story about Louis Trousselier (1881-1939), the winner of Tour de France in 1905, that’s makes him one of those very characteristic protagonists… Read More »Tour de France winners: Louis Trousselier (1905)
Tour Down Under 2023 (Men’s Race) Prologue 17 January 2023 Adelaide 5,5 km (ITT) Stage 1 18 January 2023 Tanunda – Tanunda 149,9 km Stage… Read More »Tour Down Under Men’s Race 2023 (17 – 22 January 2023)
THE 19TH CENTURY CYCLING CONTENT MOVED TO. THE CYCLING REVOLUTION BLOG, THE NEWEST MEMBER OF PELOTONTALES BLOG FAMILY. Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1857-1906)… Read More »Marie and Pierre Curie on their honeymoon (Vintage cycling image of the day)