Jean Alavoine

Climbing Col d’Allos at Tour de France 1914 -Vintage cycling image of the day

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6 February 20246 February 2024

Tour de France 1914 started on the same day, 28th June, as the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were… Read More »Climbing Col d’Allos at Tour de France 1914 -Vintage cycling image of the day

French cyclist Jean Alavoine arriving in the finish at Tour de France

Faces from the peloton: Jean Alavoine (1888-1943)

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29 October 202329 October 2023

French cyclist Jean Alavoine holds a unique record in the history of Tour de France: there are 14 years between his first (1909) and his… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Jean Alavoine (1888-1943)

French cyclist Jean Alavoine in the center of attention of the spectators on Col d'Aspin atthe Tour de France 1922

Jean Alavoine on the Col d’Aspin (Tour de France 1922)

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29 October 202329 October 2023

Jean Alavoine (1888-1943) had a very good Tour de France in 1922. He won three stages, two of them in the Pyrenees and thanks to… Read More »Jean Alavoine on the Col d’Aspin (Tour de France 1922)