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
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
This was the 14th stage of the race, a 170 km long course between Gap and Mont Ventoux. Merckx won the race in yellow, he… Read More »10 July 1970 Eddy Merckx’s Victory on the Mont Ventoux