First Tour de France starts abroad
Amsterdam hosted the first Tour de France start abroad in 1954. List of Grand Départs outside of France 1954 Amsterdam (Netherland) 1958 Brussels (Belgium) 1965 … Read More »First Tour de France starts abroad
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When Giro d’Italia visited Etna
In 2022 Giro d’Italia visits Etna on the 4th stage, right after the first rest day (following the opening stages in Hungary) Although it’s a… Read More »When Giro d’Italia visited Etna
Alpe d’Huez appearances at the Tour de France
Although its introduction to the Tour de France in 1952, made Alpe d’Huez an instant classic, the race visited the famous ascent again only 24… Read More »Alpe d’Huez appearances at the Tour de France
Ronde van Vlaanderen winners since 2000
2000 Andrei Tchmil (Lotto–Adecco) 2001 Gianluca Bortolami (Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola) 2002 Andrea Tafi (Mapei–Quick-Step) 2003 Peter van Petegem (Lotto–Domo) 2004 Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile Team) 2005… Read More »Ronde van Vlaanderen winners since 2000
The slowest Tour de France ever
The slowest Tour de France in history was the 13th edition between 29th June and 27 July in 1919. The race included 5560 km, divided… Read More »The slowest Tour de France ever
Vuelta a Espana – most stage victories
Most stage victories in the history of Vuelta a Espana: 1 Delio Rodríguez ESP 39 2 Alessandro Petacchi ITA 20 3 Laurent Jalabert FRA 18… Read More »Vuelta a Espana – most stage victories
Colors of the leader jersey at the Vuelta a Espana
The jersey of the leader of the general classification wans’t always red. Actually, this is a very new invention at the Vuelta a Espana. Colors… Read More »Colors of the leader jersey at the Vuelta a Espana
The first hilltop finish of Tour de France
Although smaller climbs were parts of the program since the beginning, and both the Pyrenees (1910) and the Alps (1911) were intruduced to the race… Read More »The first hilltop finish of Tour de France
The longest Ronde van Vlaanderen
The first Ronde van Vlaanderen (1913) was the longest edition of the race: it was 324 km long [su_box title=”More Ronde van Vlaanderen related content”][su_posts… Read More »The longest Ronde van Vlaanderen
Giro d’Italia fun facts: “Cima Coppi” climbs since 1965
Cima Coppi is the highest peak of the Giro d’Italia every year. The special prize was named after Fausto Coppi and was introduced in 1965.
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