Individual time trial

The first individual time trial at Tour de France

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French cyclist Antonin Magne is about to start his first imdividual time trial at the Tour de France in 1934

It’s a well known fact, that many of the big road cycling races were created for marketing reasons: sport newspapers were selling better by including reports about cycling events. But it’s a lesser known story, that even the format of the individual time trial at the Tour de France based on the rivalry between two … Read more

Tour de France stage winners in all three specialities

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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 trial) during a Tour de France: Eddy Merckx 1974 Bernard Hinault 1979 Wout van Aert 2021 MORE CYCLING FUN FACT ON PELOTONTALES

Vintage cycling image of the day: Charly Gaul on Mont Ventoux

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Charly Gaul on the Mont Ventoux during the individual time trial at the Tour de France 1958

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 Ventoux is usually known by its legendary mountain top finishes, on its first three appearances (1951, 1952, 1955) at the Tour de France the peloton crossed the summit only during … Read more

19 September 2020 -Tadej Pogacar takes the yellow jersey at TDF 2020

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Tadej Pogacar during the famous onsividual time trial at the Tour de France 2020

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 and take the yellow jersey on a sensational individual time trial up to La Planche des Belles Filles. MORE 21TH CENTURY TDF HISTORY ON PELOTONTALES