The 10th stage of Tour de France 1926 is often dubbed as the toughest stage ever in the history of the race. The 326 km long route between Bayonne and Luchon on the 6th July 1926 went down in history also as one of the most chaotic ones thanks to the extreme weather conditions in … Read more
A Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees (especially, when it includes the big four, Peyresourde, Auspin, Aubisque and Tourmalet) always provides stories to tell. Belgian rider Felicien Vervaecke won the mountain competition of Tour de France twice, in 1935 and 1937. Before the 16th stage (Peyresourde, Tourmalet, Aspin, Aubisque) in 1936, he was 4 … Read more
The 326 km stage between Bayonne and Luchon included the climbs Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde.
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The 20th edition of the Tour de France (held between 20th June and 18th July 1926) is best known for its 10th stage, which is labelled as the toughest one of the race ever.
This was Anquetil first ever mountain stage victory at the Tour de France, although he has already won the race three times.