Iconic Places: Monte Zoncolan

Although Monte Zoncolan is one of the most epic places of the Giro d’Italia, young cyclingfans might be surprised, that it was introduced to the race only in 2003.

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Hailstorm in Andorra (Tour de France Retrospective: 2016 Stage 9)

Tour de France 2016 Stage 9 Hailstorm Andorra Tom Dumoulin

The hailstorm in Andorra and the solo victory of Tom Dumoulin (Alpecin -Giant). I’m pretty sure, everyone still remembers this stage. But how exactly it happened? Let’s see!

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Winning at Alpe d’Huez in yellow jersey

Geraint Thomas wins the Alpe d'Huez stage while wearing yellow jersey at the Tour de France in 2018

Although since its introduction to the Tour de France in 1952, Alpe d’Huez witnessed several pivotal moments of the race, especially regarding the fate of the yellow jersey and the overal victory, it happened only in 2018 for the very first time, that a current yellow jersey wearer cyclist won the stage on the top … Read more