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Felicien Vervaecke’s bad luck (Tour de France 1936)

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Felicien Vervaecke Tourmalet Tour de France 1936

A  Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees (especially, when it includes the big four, Peyresourde, Auspin, Aubisque and Tourmalet) always provides stories to tell. Belgian rider Felicien Vervaecke won the mountain competition of Tour de France twice, in 1935 and 1937. Before the 16th stage (Peyresourde, Tourmalet, Aspin, Aubisque) in 1936, he was 4 … Read more

Famous cycling images: who is who on the iconic pictures?

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famous vintage cycling image who aremon the oictures peloton&tales blog for great cycling stories

There are plenty of famous cycling imagaes shared (mostly) on social media daily. We all know them very well. But do you know who are those cyclists on the picture? It’s a more trickier question, isn’t it. Many (but of course not all) of them weren’t successful or famous in their own days, only our … Read more