It’s well known that many major road cycling races were originally created for marketing purposes, as sports newspapers saw increased sales by covering these events.… Read More »The first individual time trial at Tour de France
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The longest individual time trial at Giro d’Italia was a 81 km long stage between Peruggia and Terni on 25th May 1951. The stage was… Read More »25 May 1951 The longest (81 km) individual time trial at Giro d’Italia was held
There are only three riders, who managed to win at least a stage in all the three specialities (sprint and mountain stages and individual time… Read More »Tour de France stage winners in all three specialities
Charly Gaul won the 21 km moutain time trial up to the top of Mont Ventoux at the Tour de France 1958. Although nowadays Mont… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: Charly Gaul on Mont Ventoux
Who said cycling races in the 21th century can’t produce epic historic moments? On the 19th September 2020 Tadej Pogacar managed to turn the tide… Read More »19 September 2020 -Tadej Pogacar takes the yellow jersey at TDF 2020
Tour de France 2022 starts with a 13,2 km long individual time trial in Copenhagen (Denmark) TOUR DE FRANCE FUN FACTS [su_posts posts_per_page=”4″ tax_term=”456″… Read More »Tour de France 2022 -Stage 1 (Copenhagen – Copenhagen 13,2 km)