Tour de France 1976

Faces from the peloton: Raymond Delisle (1943-2013)

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French cyclist Raymond Delisle

Raymond Delisle was one of those cyclists who was always lurking around the favourites in the most important and/or most iconic Tour de France stages without having significant success. Delisle started his professional career in 1965 in team Peugeot, where he was racing  till 1976. (His last year as professional cyclist he spent with the … Read more

10 July 1976 Lucien Van Impe takes the yellow jersey at Tour de France

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Legendary Belgian climbing specialist cyclist Lucien Van Impe riding solo on the Pla d'Adet at Tour de France 197z

Lucien Van Impe was second in the general classification with 2 ‘ 41″ behind Raymond Delisle before the 14th stage of Tour de France 1976.  The program of the day on the 10th of July 1976 was a 139 km long route in the Pyrenees  between Saint-Gaudens and Saint-Larry-Soulan, including Col de Menté, Col du … Read more