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Fedrico Bahamontes solo on the Galibier on the 19th stage of Tour de France 1954

Federico Bahamontes on the Galibier (Tour de France 1954)

Federico Bahamontes rode Tour de France for the very first time in 1954. Of course, the real race for him started in the Pyrenees. On the 12th stage, which included Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde, he arrived at the finish with Jean Malléjac and Gilbert Bauvin, who won the stage with 1 sec ahead of Bahamontes, and claimed the yellow jersey. Bahamontes was already active on the previous stage (including Aubisque), he collected enough mountain points to lead the KOM competition. On the 17th stage, on the top of the Romeyere in the Alps, he had to wait for his team car, because he didn’t dare to start the descent with a battered wheel. While he… Read More »Federico Bahamontes on the Galibier (Tour de France 1954)

Cyclists rolling out of the city of Amsterdam at Tour de France 1954

Grand Depart in Amsterdam (Tour de France 1954)

Although Tour de France visited neighbour contries already during the early years of its history frequently, the first international start (grand depart) of the race happened only in 1954. Amsterdam had the privilege to host the start of the event. The 216 km long first stage of Tour de France 1954 between Amsterdam and Brasshaat was won by Wout Wagtmans. Tour de France 2024 will start in Florence on 29 Juny 2024. This will be the very first time the grand depart will take place in Italy. For this unique occasion, PelotonTales blog will focus a vit more on the topic Tour de France abroad.

Vintage cycling image of the day: Frederico Bahamontes cresses Tourmalet at Tour de France 1954

Vintage cycling image of the day: Federico Bahamontes on Tourmalet (Tour de France 1954)

Federico Bahamontes competed at Tour de France for the first time in 1954. He was picked for the race by Julián Berredero, the director of the Spanish team already during previous summer. The 161 km long 12th stage of Tour de France 1954 between Pau and Luchon visited Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde. As usual, all the three were mid-stage ascents. And it was one of the firts big challenge for the young Spaniard. He managed to arrive in the finish with Jean Malléjac and Gilbert Bauvin (the latter won the stage and claimed the yellow jersey), and became 2nd that day. The 161 km long 12th stage of Tour de France 1954 between Pau and… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: Federico Bahamontes on Tourmalet (Tour de France 1954)

The first Grand Départ outside France, Louison Bobet in Amsterdam Tour de France 1954

First Tour de France starts abroad

Amsterdam hosted the  first Tour de France start abroad in 1954. List of Grand Départs outside of France 1954  Amsterdam (Netherland) 1958 Brussels (Belgium) 1965  Cologne (Germany) 1973  Scheveningen (Netherlands) 1978  Leiden (Netherlands) 1980 Frankfurt (Germany) 1982 Basel (Switzerland) 1987  West Berlin (Germany) 1992  San Sebastián (Spain) 1996  ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) 1998  Dublin (Ireland) 2002  Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) 2004  Liège (Belgium) 2007  London (United Kingdom) 2009 Monaco (Monaco) 2010  Rotterdam (Netherlands) 2012  Liège (Belgium) 2014  Leeds (United Kingdom) 2015  Utrecht (Netherlands) 2017 Düsseldorf (Germany) 2019 Brussels (Belgium) 2022 Copenhagen (Denmark) More Tour de France fun facts [su_posts posts_per_page=”4″ tax_term=”456″ order=”desc” orderby=”rand”]

Fedrico Bahamontes solo on the Galibier on the 19th stage of Tour de France 1954

Federico Bahamontes on the Galibier (Tour de France 1954)

Federico Bahamontes rode Tour de France for the very first time in 1954. He was picked for the Tour 1954 by Julián Berredero, the director of the Spanish team (and King of the Mountains 1936) in previous summer already. The real race for Bahamontes started in the Pyrenees.  On the 12th stage, which included Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde, he arrived at the finish with Jean Malléjac and Gilbert Bauvin, who won the stage with 1 sec ahead of Bahamontes, and claimed the yellow jersey. Bahamontes was already active on the previous stage (including Aubisque), he collected enough mountain points to lead the KOM competition. IF YOU LIKE PELOTONTALES BLOG, PLEASE SUPPORT IT WITH A SMALL… Read More »Federico Bahamontes on the Galibier (Tour de France 1954)