Felice Gimondi’s cycling career is remembered for his remarkable ability to compete at the highest level during the same era as the legendary Eddy Merckx,… Read More »What is in your bag? (Felice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx 1967)
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
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
Lucien Van Impe was second in the general classification with 2 ‘ 41″ behind Raymond Delisle before the 14th stage of Tour de France 1976. … Read More »10 July 1976 Lucien Van Impe takes the yellow jersey at Tour de France
The race in 1972 was Bernard Thévenet’s second Tour de France. In his devutant year, in 1971 he finished fifth in the general classification and… Read More »Iconic Cycling Images: Bernard Thévenet after a crash (Tour de France 1972)
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