The first individual time trial at Tour de France

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

Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Antonin Magne

Antonin Magne Tour de France winner 1931 and 1934

Antonin Magne, the two-time winner of the Tour de France was born on the 15th of February 1904 in Ytrac, France. He attended the Tour de France first in 1927. In 1931 AndrĂ© Leducq, the defending champion was the team leader of the French squad, but he was out of shape, so Magne became the … Read more