Giro d’ Italia -Tour de France doubles
Fausto Coppi was the first rider to win the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in the same year (1949) In 2024, 26 years… Read More »Giro d’ Italia -Tour de France doubles
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16 July 1985 Pedro Delgado wins on Luz Ardiden
The 17th stage of Tour de France in 1985 between Toulouse and Luz Ardiden was 209,5 km long and included also Aspin and Tourmalet. This… Read More »16 July 1985 Pedro Delgado wins on Luz Ardiden
Bernard Hinault’s epic solo ride in the snow (Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1980)
On the afternoon of the 20th April 1980, while a little girl, called Anita Pethő ( the author of PelotonTales blog) was born in a… Read More »Bernard Hinault’s epic solo ride in the snow (Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1980)
Bernard Hinault and Wladimiro Panizza (Giro d’Italia 1980)
Although this picture suggests it differently, but Bernard Hinault and Wladimiro Panizza were the two big rivals at the Giro d’Italia in 1980. Hinault finished… Read More »Bernard Hinault and Wladimiro Panizza (Giro d’Italia 1980)
23 July 1978 Bernard Hinault wins his first Tour de France
The 65th edition of Tour de France was held between 29 June and 23 July in 1978. With his performance on the mountain stages (especially… Read More »23 July 1978 Bernard Hinault wins his first Tour de France
Tour de France stage winners in all three specialities
There are only three riders, who managed to win at least a stage in all the three specialities (sprint and mountain stages and individual time… Read More »Tour de France stage winners in all three specialities
Cycling in snow
Road cycling is not a winter sport. But sometimes -especially in the high mountains – winter visits road cycling events in the form of snow.… Read More »Cycling in snow
Topic of the month in August: the giants of the grand tours
As La Vuelta ciclista a España (19 August-11 September 2022), the last three-week race of of the season is nearing, let’s talk about the cyclists… Read More »Topic of the month in August: the giants of the grand tours
Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond on the top of Alpe d’Huez (Tour de France 1986)
Thank you for being a devoted reader of PelotonTales. You are the reason why it’s worth spending so many hours to create new content and… Read More »Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond on the top of Alpe d’Huez (Tour de France 1986)
Bernard Hinault ‘s crash at Dauphine Libere 1977
“I thought I was dead, I thought it was the time.” -said Bernard Hinault after the 4th stage of Dauphine Libere is 1977. Hinault basically… Read More »Bernard Hinault ‘s crash at Dauphine Libere 1977