Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road
Nowadays, one of the basic things organizers of a cycling race have to prepare for is to make sure, that no one else uses the… Read More »Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road
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Tour de France 1926
Vintage cycling image of the day: first stage of Tour de France 1926
In 1926, Tour de France started outside Paris for the very first time. In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort and spa town on… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: first stage of Tour de France 1926
First time Tour de France started outside Paris (1926)
Since the first ever edition of Tour de France in 1903, the race always started in Paris. In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort… Read More »First time Tour de France started outside Paris (1926)
Gustaaf van Slembrouck (Faces from the peloton)
Everybody knows the famous image of the “smoking cyclists” from 1927. One of them was Gustaaf Van Slembrouck. The Belgian cyclist Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (1902-1968)… Read More »Gustaaf van Slembrouck (Faces from the peloton)
Faces from the peloton: Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
Learn a bit more about the protagonists of vintage cycling images — that’s the purpose of the category Faces from the peloton. The Belgian cyclist… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
Tour de France 1926
The 20th edition of the Tour de France (held between 20th June and 18th July 1926) is best known for its 10th stage, which is labelled as the toughest one of the race ever. Read More »Tour de France 1926