Jean Alavoine (1888-1943) had a very good Tour de France in 1922. He won three stages, two of them in the Pyrenees and thanks to… Read More »Jean Alavoine on the Col d’Aspin (Tour de France 1922)
Col d’Izoard was introduced to Tour de France in 1922. It seems to have been the new favourite of the organizers, they put it in… Read More »Ottavio Bottecchia on the Izoard (Tour de France 1925)
Raymond Poulidor was the first conquerer of the Pla d’Adet, an ascent located in the Pyrenees, in the 16th stage of Tour de France 1974… Read More »Pla d’Adet at Tour de France
Federico Bahamontes rode Tour de France for the very first time in 1954. Of course, the real race for him started in the Pyrenees. On… Read More »Federico Bahamontes on the Galibier (Tour de France 1954)
As Vuelta a Espana 2023 is heading to its final week, focusing on the topic road cycling in the high mountains seems to be a good… Read More »Road cycling in high mountains (Topic of the week 11-17 September 2023))
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
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