Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel has revealed his plans for cycling season 2024. He will focus on Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour de France , the Olympic Games in… Read More »Remco Evenepoel targets Tour de France in 2024
Before Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault on the top of Alpe d’Huez, there were André Leducq and Antonin Magne in Paris. Two dominant French riders… Read More »André Leducq and Antonin Magne crossing the finish line together (Tour de France 1938)
You would never guess in what kind of stage the first Dutch Tour de France stage winner, Theo (Theofiel) Middelkamp (1914-2005) gained his victory. In… Read More »Faces from the Peloton: Theo Middelkamp (1914-2005)
Although the first ever Italian Grand Depart of Tour de France will take place in 2024, the race visited Italy for plenty of times, usually… Read More »Tour de France visits Turin (Tour de France 1956)
As in almost every part of European life, also in the world of cycling races World War I was a significant watershed. Not only the… Read More »Tour de France winners died in the First World War
Gravel stage at Tour De France 2024 Stage 9 Troyes – Troyes 7 July 2024 199 km
There are only three riders who managed to win eight stages during a single Tour de France edition. One of them is Eddy Merckx, of… Read More »8 stage victories during a single Tour de France edition
The iconic yellow jersey of Tour de France was introduced to the race in 1919. Eugène Christophe was the first rider to wear it. Of… Read More »Most days in yellow jersey
There is a simple reason, why Alpe d’Huez was introduced to the Tour de France only in 1952, while the race visited the Alps since… Read More »Alpe d’Huez, the instant classic
Stage 19 Embrun – Isola 2000 19 July 2024 145 km Isola 2000 in the program of Tour de France 2024 . The ski… Read More »Isola 2000 at Tour de France ( TDF 2024 Stage 19 Embrun – Isola 2000 145 km) )