The 63rd Tour de France was held between the 24th June and 18th July 1976. This was a 4017 km long edition divided into a prologue and 22 stages. The 5th and the 22nd stages had A and B parts, the 18th stage (on the Bastille Day) was split into three parts. The course included 8 mountain stages, five of them with a hilltop finish.
Eddy Merckx leads the list of the most Tour de France stage victories with 34 wins. But Mark Cavendish is right behind him with 30.… Read More »Most Tour de France Stage Victories
Antonin Magne (Tour de France winner 1931 and 1934) did not attend the Tour de France in 1932, but he visited the race. This was… Read More »Antonin Magne cheering for André Leducq (Tour de France 1932)
Learco Guerra was born on the 14 of October 1902 in Bagnolo San Vito, Italy. After a short attempt to be a football player, Guerra… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Learco Guerra
The hailstorm in Andorra and the solo victory of Tom Dumoulin (Alpecin -Giant). I’m pretty sure, everyone still remembers this stage. But how exactly it happened? Let’s see! Read More »Hailstorm in Andorra (Tour de France Retrospective: 2016 Stage 9)
Jacques Marinelli was born on the 15th December of 1925 in Blanc-Mesnil, France. He was a professional rider between 1948 and 1955. He rode the… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Jacques Marinelli
Giuseppe Enrici was born on the 16 Juni 1894 in Pittsburgh, USA. Although he was born in America, he was an Italian citizen at the… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Giuseppe Enrici
Every generation has its “eternal second” rider. During the post WW1 period in Italy, this was Gaetano Belloni. Belloni was born on the 26th of… Read More »Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Gaetano Belloni
1 Primož Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo – Visma 61:03:00 2 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:44 3 Egan Bernal (Col) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:59 4… Read More »Tour de France 2020 – GC after Stage 14
