Grand Tour of the Week Archives

The first Vuelta-Tour double (Jacques Anquetil, 1963)

15 August 202315 August 2023 by PelotonTales

Federico Bahamontes ans Jacques Anquetil Tour de France 1963

When Jacques Anquetil won Vuelta a Espana on 15th May, he became the first rider in the history of cycling to win all three Grand Tours at least one time. When he managed to win also the Tour de France that year, he became the first rider to make the Vuelta-Tour double. By the way, … Read more

Tour de France 1949

16 July 202230 May 2022 by PelotonTales

The 36th Tour de France was held between 20 June and 24 July 1949. The route was divided into 21 stages and included 4808 km. This was the first time the race visited Spain (9th stage). They also took a trip to Belgium and Italy. The Tour de France in 1949 was one of the … Read more

Tour de France 1926

13 June 202110 June 2021 by PelotonTales

The 20th edition of the Tour de France (held between 20th June and 18th July 1926) is best known for its 10th stage, which is labelled as the toughest one of the race ever.

Tour de France 1937

31 May 202127 February 2021 by PelotonTales

The 31st Tour de France was held between 30 June and 25 July in 1937. The route was 4415 km long, divided into 20 stages (many of them had a and b parts).

Tour de France 1975

27 February 202117 February 2021 by PelotonTales

Until the 14th stage, nobody believed it’s possible to stop Eddy Merckx to win his 6th Tour de France title. Then a spectator came on the Puy de Dôme.

Tour de France 1953

10 February 202110 February 2021 by PelotonTales

The 47th edition of Tour de France was held between 3rd and 26th July in 1953.

Tour de France 1976

24 June 202124 January 2021 by PelotonTales

The 63rd Tour de France was held between the 24th June and 18th July 1976. This was a 4017 km long edition divided into a prologue and 22 stages. The 5th and the 22nd stages had A and B parts, the 18th stage (on the Bastille Day) was split into three parts. The course included 8 mountain stages, five of them with a hilltop finish.