Mont Ventoux was included in the program of the Tour de France for the very first time during the 17th stage in 1951. It was… Read More »22 July 1951 Tour de France visits Mont Ventoux for the very first time
The 190 km long stage between Gap and Serre Chevalier included Col du Vars, Col d’Izoard and it was the first time the race visited… Read More »20 July 1986 Tour de France visits Col du Granon
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 »19 July 1977 Lucien Van Impe ‘s crash on Alpe d’Huez
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 »18 July 1949 – The epic breakaway of Coppi and Bartali
On the 12th stage of Tour de France 1951 Wim van Est escaped with a small group, won the stage and took the lead in… Read More »17 July 1951 Wim van Est’s crash on the Aubisque
The 17th stage of Tour de France in 1985 between Toulouse and Luz Ardiden was 209,5 km long and included also Aspin and Tourmalet. This… Read More »16 July 1985 Pedro Delgado wins on Luz Ardiden
The 11 stage of Tour de France 1951 was a 177 km long transitional stage between the Alps and the Pyrenees. Hugo Koblet, 6th in… Read More »15 July 1951 Hugo Koblet’s epic solo ride at Tour de France
There are few records from the early days of Tour de France still standing. One of them is the five consecutive stage victories during the… Read More »15 July 1909 Francois Faber wins his5th consecutive stage
Although José Manuel Fuente considered one of the greatest climbers of all time, it might be a vit surprising, that he won only two stages… Read More »12-13 July 1971 José Manuel Fuente’s back to back stage victories in the Pyrenees
Luis Ocaña was considered one of the favourites of Tour de France 1971. after his stellar performance on Orciere-Merlette in the 11. stage he became… Read More »12 July 1971 – Luis Ocana’s crash on Col de Menté