2000 Andrei Tchmil (Lotto–Adecco)
2001 Gianluca Bortolami (Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola)
2002 Andrea Tafi (Mapei–Quick-Step)
2003 Peter van Petegem (Lotto–Domo)
2004 Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile Team)
2005 Tom Boonen (Quick-Step–Innergetic)
2006 Tom Boonen (Quick-Step–Innergetic)
2007 Italy Alessandro Ballan (Lampre–Fondital)
2008 Stijn Devolder (Quick-Step)
2009 Stijn Devolder (Quick-Step)
2010 Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank)
2011 Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank–SunGard)
2012 Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
2013 Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack–Leopard)
2014 Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing)
2015 Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha)
2016 Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
2017 Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors)
2018 Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors)
2019 Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First)
2020 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Fenix)
2021 Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck–Quick-Step
27 March 1955 Louison Bobet won Ronde van Vlaanderen
Three-time Tour de France winner (1953, 1954, 1955) and French cycling legend Louison Bobet was a succesful rider also in the world of one-day races. In fact, he won four of the five monuments (Milano-Sanremo and Giro di Lombardia in 1951, Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1955 and Paris-Roubaix in 1956). The 39th Ronde van Vlaanderen … Read more
Ronde van Vlaanderen winners since 2000
2000 Andrei Tchmil (Lotto–Adecco) 2001 Gianluca Bortolami (Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola) 2002 Andrea Tafi (Mapei–Quick-Step) 2003 Peter van Petegem (Lotto–Domo) 2004 Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile Team) 2005 Tom Boonen (Quick-Step–Innergetic) 2006 Tom Boonen (Quick-Step–Innergetic) 2007 Italy Alessandro Ballan (Lampre–Fondital) 2008 Stijn Devolder (Quick-Step) 2009 Stijn Devolder (Quick-Step) 2010 Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) 2011 Nick Nuyens (Saxo … Read more
26 March 1961 Tom Simpson won Ronde van Vlaanderen
During the first half century in the history of Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) the race wasn’t meant for British cyclists. Before 1961 non of them finished the race. Then came the 45th edition and Tom Simpson, already a well-known name in the world of road cycling, but a debutant in the universe of … Read more
Giro d’Italia -Vuelta a Espana double winners
Vuelta a Espana was a sping race for decades, the first autumn edition was held in 1995, and its original schedules were usually very close to Giro d’Italia. Little wonder, that the first Giro-Vuelta happened only in 1973, and the first rider to achieve it was Eddy Merkcx. (Just for the record: Fausto Coppi managed … Read more
Col de Joux Plane at the Tour de France
Col de Joux Plane was introduced to Tour de France in 1978. Since then the race returned to the climb several times.No stage ended at the top, the cyclists always had to ride down, right into Morzine.1978 Christian Seznec (FRA)1980 Mariano Martínez (FRA)1981 Robert Alban (FRA)1982 Peter Winnen (NLD)1983 Jacques Michaud (FRA)1984 Ángel Arroyo (ESP)1987 … Read more
Smallest winning margins at Vuelta a Espana
Winnig Vuelta a Espana with the smallest winning margin in the history of the race, French rider Éric Caritoux delivered a surprise victory in 1984. Vuelta a Espana always has provided much more opportunitiy to success for lesser known riders, especially in the era, when it was a spring race. (Vuelta a Espana moved to autumn … Read more