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Raymond Poulidor Tour de France 1965 Mont Ventoux

6 July 1965 Raymond Poulidor’s victory on Mont Ventoux

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6 July 20236 July 2023

This was the 14th stage of that year’s Tour de France. A 173 km long route from Montpelier to the top of the Mont Ventoux.… Read More »6 July 1965 Raymond Poulidor’s victory on Mont Ventoux

Lucien van Impe and Joop Zoetemelk on the Puy de Dome Tour de France 1976

Ocaña and Zoetemelk doubled on the top of Puy de Dôme

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22 January 202323 January 2023

Between 1952 and 1988 Puy de Dôme was included into the program of Tour de France 13 times. Among the winners on the top are… Read More »Ocaña and Zoetemelk doubled on the top of Puy de Dôme

Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Wladimiro Panizza

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11 August 202012 August 2020

Wladimiro Panizza, who was named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin by his parents, was born on the 5th July 1945 in Fagnano Olona, Italy. Read More »Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Wladimiro Panizza