Heavy snowfall often determinates the outcome of a road cycling race during early springtime. But even among the stories about the heroic efforts of struggling through the otherwise beautiful white obstacle the 4th edition of Milano-Sanremo (held on 4th April 1910) has its own legendary place. This was the race that only four riders finished. … Read more
Firmin Lambot became the first Tour de France winner without winning a stage during the race. Also, he is the oldest cyclist ever to win Tour de France. Veteran cyclist Eugéne Christophe was leading the general classification for three days, which made him the oldest leader (37 years, 164 days) leader of the race ever.
The race was 5,287 km long divided into 15 stages. It was held between 29 June and 27 July 1913. The Belgian Philippe Thys triumphed at the end, he also won Stage 6 ( Bayonne to Luchon) which included Tourmalet. This was the race when the fork of the extreme unlucky Eugene Christophe’s bike broke, … Read more