Most popular posts from the history of road cycling on PelotonTales during the previous week Roger Riviére, the talented cyclist with a tragically short professional career Rivière, who already competed the Tour de France previous year (and won a stage), was a careless kind of a talent. When he made his move on the 6th … Read more
Vittorio Adorni was born on 14th November 1937 in San Lazzaro di Parma. His professional career began in 1961. Adorni was rather known as a domestique (he played an important role in Eddy Merckx’s first Giro d’Italia victory in 1968) , but he also managed to win the Giro d’Italia in 1965. He was a … Read more
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 year, the highest peak of the route was Passo dello Stelvio. The race was a real spectacle due to the heavy snowfall. Graziano Battistini crossed the finish line first on … Read more