Between 1946 and 1951 a special jersey was awarded to the last cyclist in the general classification of the Giro d ‘Italia, called Maglia Nera.… Read More »The story of the Maglia Nera (Giro d’Italia 1946-1951)
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)
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)
Paul Deman was the first winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen (1913). During the WW1 he was working as a courier for underground resistance movements… Read More »Sentenced to death and almost executed – twice!
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the pure triller among the Monuments: Milano-Sanremo. 280 km for bilding up the tension and 15 km for all the unexpected turns.Read More »Race Recap: Milano-Sanremo 2021
The first edition of the Tour de France in 1903 was a big success. Not only for the L’Auto, which was able to increase its… Read More »Damaged by its own popularity (Tour de France 1904)
The Tour de France in 1952 was all about Fausto Coppi. The Campionissimo dominated the race to such an extent, that the organizers had to… Read More »The humble domestique gets in trouble
And Fiorenzo Magni had to give up the race from the leading position.Read More »Gino Bartali Left the Tour de France (1950)
“C’EST UN DOMESTIQUE” He is just a servant. This was Henri Desgrange’s opinion about Maurice Brocco, who offered his services to help other riders at the Tour de France in 1911.Read More »Where the cycling term “domestique” came from?
Francois Faber was a Luxemburgian cyclist racing as professional between 1906 and 1914. His nickname was “Le Géant de Colombes” [The Giant of Colombes] due to his height (1.86 m /6.1 ft) and the Parisian suburb where he came from. Although he was born and raised in France, officially, he was the first non-French winner of the Tour de France. Read More »Francois Faber’s Best (and Worst) Tour de France