Raymond Poulidor Archives

Puy de Dôme (Iconic places #2)

29 December 202324 December 2023 by PelotonTales

Tour de France 2023 presented a great gift for every road cycling history fans: after 35 years Puy de Dôme was reintroduced to the race. Although the 9th stage of Tour de France 2023 was only the 14th appearance of the ascent, it became one of the most iconic places in the history road cycling … Read more

6 July 1965 Raymond Poulidor’s victory on Mont Ventoux

6 July 20236 July 2023 by PelotonTales

Raymond Poulidor Tour de France 1965 Mont Ventoux

This was the 14th stage of that year’s Tour de France. A 173 km long route from Montpelier to the top of the Mont Ventoux. With his victory, Poulidor jumped up to the second place, but Felice Gimondi, who gained the yellow on the 9th stage (Aubisque, Tourmalet), remained in the leading position till the … Read more

2 July 1963 Jacques Anquetil won the stage in the Pyrenees (Tour de France)

19 July 20222 July 2020 by PelotonTales

This was Anquetil first ever mountain stage victory at the Tour de France, although he has already won the race three times.