Tour de France retro

Cycling Who’s Who: Learco Guerra

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Learco Guerra was born on the 14 of October 1902 in Bagnolo San Vito, Italy. After a short attempt to be a football player, Guerra turned to road cycling and became professional in 1928.  He was among the top riders of the era both in the peloton of the Grand Tours and the one-day classics. … Read more

Hailstorm in Andorra (Tour de France Retrospective: 2016 Stage 9)

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Tour de France 2016 Stage 9 Hailstorm Andorra Tom Dumoulin

The hailstorm in Andorra and the solo victory of Tom Dumoulin (Alpecin -Giant). I’m pretty sure, everyone still remembers this stage. But how exactly it happened? Let’s see!

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Cycling Who’s Who: Jacques Marinelli

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Jacques Marinelli was born on the 15th December of 1925 in Blanc-Mesnil, France.  He was a professional rider between 1948 and 1955. He rode the Tour de France six times between 1948 and 1954, his most successful year was 1949 when he was wearing the yellow jersey for six days. That Tour de France was … Read more

Tour de France 1951

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Tour de France 1951 Tourmalet Fausto Coppi Hugo Koblet,

The 38th Tour de France between 4th and 29th July 1951 was the first edition which visited the interior of France, most importantly the Massif Central and the Mont Ventoux.

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Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Antonin Magne

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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 André Leducq, the defending champion was the team leader of the French squad, but he was out of shape, so Magne became the … Read more