Josephine Baker visits Tour de France (1936)
The famous French dancer visited the peloton in 1936. This wasn’t the only occasion, she already made an appearance in 1933 on the first stage… Read More »Josephine Baker visits Tour de France (1936)
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Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Roger Lapébie
Roger Lapebie was born on the 16th of January 1911 in Bayonne (France). He made his Tour de France debut with a stage win (Stage… Read More »Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Roger Lapébie
Tour de France 1976
The 63rd Tour de France was held between the 24th June and 18th July 1976. This was a 4017 km long edition divided into a prologue and 22 stages. The 5th and the 22nd stages had A and B parts, the 18th stage (on the Bastille Day) was split into three parts. The course included 8 mountain stages, five of them with a hilltop finish.
Antonin Magne cheering for André Leducq (Tour de France 1932)
Antonin Magne (Tour de France winner 1931 and 1934) did not attend the Tour de France in 1932, but he visited the race. This was… Read More »Antonin Magne cheering for André Leducq (Tour de France 1932)
Cycling Who’s Who: Learco Guerra
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… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Learco Guerra
Cycling Who’s Who: Jacques Marinelli
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… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Jacques Marinelli
Tour de France 1951
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.Read More »Tour de France 1951
Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Antonin Magne
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… Read More »Mini Cycling Who’s Who: Antonin Magne
10 July 1970 Eddy Merckx’s Victory on the Mont Ventoux
This was the 14th stage of the race, a 170 km long course between Gap and Mont Ventoux. Merckx won the race in yellow, he… Read More »10 July 1970 Eddy Merckx’s Victory on the Mont Ventoux
7 July 1949 Fausto Coppi’s First TDF- Stage Victory
It was a 92 km long individual time trial between Les Sables-d’Olonne and La Rochelle. It took Coppi 2hr 18min 10sec to finish it. He… Read More »7 July 1949 Fausto Coppi’s First TDF- Stage Victory
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