It was the 133 km long 6th stage from Mulhouse to the Ballon d’Alsace at the Tour de France 1969, when Eddy Merckx celebrated his… Read More »4 July 1969 Eddy Merckx’s first ever Tour de France stage victory
René Pottier was probably the finest climber of the early years of Tour de France. He was born in 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing, Seine-et-Marne. In 1903… Read More »Mini Cycling Who’s Who: René Pottier
Every year the highest peak of the Giro d’Italia is called “Cima Coppi”, in honour of the great cyclist Fausto Coppi (1919-1960). In the inauguration… Read More »4 June 1965 Cima Coppi Was Introduced
