The 65th edition of Tour de France was held between 29 June and 23 July in 1978. With his performance on the mountain stages (especially… Read More »23 July 1978 Bernard Hinault wins his first Tour de France
The 10th stage between Luchon and Bayonne was 326 km long and included the big four: Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col d’Aubisque and Peyresourde. The stage… Read More »21 July 1910 Tour de France visits Tourmalet for the very first time
1972 was the second year when Bernard Thevenet rode Tour de France. His debut in previous year was a little bit of a surprise performance,… Read More »13 July 1972 Bernard Thévenet’s victory on Mont Ventoux
After the introduction of the Pyrenees to the race in 1910, the next big challenge of Tour de France was how to include the “giants… Read More »10 July 1911 The first mountain stage in the Alps at Tour de France
It was the 228 km long 9th stage between Bordeaux and San Sebastian on the 9th July 1949. Louis Caput was the winner of the… Read More »9 July 1949 First time a Tour de France stage finished in Spain
Gino Bartali was already a two-time Giro d’Italia winner (1936 and 1937) when he first entered Tour de France in the summer of 1937.The years… Read More »7 July 1937 Gino Bartali takes the yellow jersey for the very first time
This was the 14th stage of that year’s Tour de France. A 173 km long route from Montpelier to the top of the Mont Ventoux.… Read More »6 July 1965 Raymond Poulidor’s victory on Mont Ventoux
It was the 133 km long 6th stage from Mulhouse to the Ballon d’Alsace at the Tour de France 1969, when Eddy Merckx celebrated his… Read More »4 July 1969 Eddy Merckx’s first ever Tour de France stage victory
The 326 km stage between Bayonne and Luchon included the climbs Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde.
Read More »2 July 1924 Ottavio Bottecchia won the 6th stage of the Tour de France
The first Tour de France was held between 1 and 18 July 1903, included only 6 stages. (However, the complete route was 2428 km long.)60… Read More »1 July 1903 The first Tour de France started