Mini Cycling Who is Who

Faces from the peloton: Jean Stablinski

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Jean Stablinski, the cyclist who suggested to include Trouée d’Arenberg (Arenberg Forest) in the program of Paris-Roubaix, was born on 21 May 1932 in Thun-Saint-Amand, France. As a son of Polish immigrants his name was Jean Stablewski originally. A journalist mispelled it accidentally,  creating the surname by which the cyclist became known. After the untimely … Read more

Faces from the peloton: Josef Fischer (1865-1953)

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Josef Fischer (1865-1953) the winner of the first Paris-Roubaix (1896)

Josef Fischer, the winner of the first Paris-Roubaix (1896) was born on the 20th January, 1865 in Atzlern (near München, Germany).  Fischer participated in several of the earliest long-distance bicycle races, like the 582,5 km long Vienna-Berlin race in 1893, where he triumphed. The route took him 31 hours. Next year, among others, he attended … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Hippolyte Aucouturier

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Hippolyte Aucouturier one of the most iconic riders from the early days of road cycling

Hippolyte Aucouturier, one of the most iconic riders in the early days of road cycling races, was born on the 17th October in 1876 in La Celle (France). Aucouturier won Paris-Roubaix among a rather chaotic circumstances in 1903. During the early years of the race, riders traditionally changed their bikes at the entrance of the … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Edmond Jacquelin

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Cycling heroes from the early days. Peloton&Tales special content in the cycling life in the 19th century

Edmond Jacquelin, one of the first stars in the history of cycling races was born on the 15th March 1875 in Santenay, France. He started his professional career in 1893. This was the time period when cycling races were predominantly track events. Jacquelin won the Grand Prix Turin in 1898, the Grand Prix de Paris … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Lisette Marton

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Lisette world champion 1896

Lisette Marton, “Mademoiselle Lisette”, or  Amélie le Gall”,  the women’s world champion in 1896 was born in 1869, in Quintin, France. In the early days in cycling history, the bicycle was first of all a new vechicle for the every day life, which had to be intruduced to potential costumers, and there were plety of … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Giovanni Brunero

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Peloton&Tales Cycling Who's Who: Giovanni Brunero

Giovanni Brunero was born on the 4 October 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Italy. Brunero was the first rider to win the Giro d’Italia 3 times (1921, 1922, 1926), which was a remarkable result during the era of Costante Girardengo and  Alfredo Binda. On the other hand, Brunero’s triumphs seemed to be not entirely undisputable. … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Vittorio Adorni

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Vittorio Adorni was born on 14th November 1937 in  San Lazzaro di Parma. His professional career began in 1961. Adorni was rather known as a domestique (he played an important role in Eddy Merckx’s first Giro d’Italia victory in 1968) , but he also managed to win the Giro d’Italia in 1965. He was a … Read more

Cycling Who’s Who: Angelino Soler

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Angelino Soler, the youngest Vuelta a Espana winner ever, was born on the 25th November in 1939 in Alcazar, Spain. He was professional between 1961 and 1968. In his first year as pro, he won the Vuelta a Espana. He was only 21 years and 168 days old, thus makes him the youngest Vuelta a … Read more

Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Sylvère Maes

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Sylvère Maes Tour de France 1936

Two-time Tour de France winner Slyvère Maes was born on the 27th August 1909 in Zevekote, Belgium.

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