Spanish cyclist, José Manuel Fuente was considered one of the best climbers of his generation. He earned his reputation by winning the mountain competition of… Read More »Faces from the Peloton : José Manuel Fuente (1945-1996)
Although the idea of a French cyclist in a striped shirt might seem like a little bit of a cliché, sometimes stereotypes are carrying quite… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876-1944)
In the year when Giro d’Italia organizers decided to pay Alfredo Binda for not to participate the race, a 21-year-young neo-pro rider, Luigi Marchisio had… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Luigi Marchisio (1909-1992)
Although nowadays Luigi Malabrocca is remembered by the unheroic fight for the maglia nera, the last place of the Giro d’Italia, he also managed to… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Luigi Malabrocca (1920-2006)
The youngest Giro-stage winner ever, Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976) was active as professional cyclist between 1936 and 1952. Practically, he was racing in the shadow of… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976)
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (1883-1974) was one of the most successful Belgian cyclist in the pre -WW1 era. His story began like a folktale. The big… Read More »Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Faces from the peloton)
A cyclist running while carrying his bike on his shoulder. Surely, you’ve seen this vintage cycling image several times. Now it’s time to learn a… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Victor Fontan (1892-1982)
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 »Faces from the peloton: Raymond Delisle (1943-2013)
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)
French cyclist Jean Alavoine holds a unique record in the history of Tour de France: there are 14 years between his first (1909) and his… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Jean Alavoine (1888-1943)