Iconic Tour de France places: Puy de Dôme
Tour de France 2023 presented a great gift for every road cycling history fans: after 35 years Puy de Dôme was reintroduced to the race.… Read More »Iconic Tour de France places: Puy de Dôme
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Felicien Vervaecke’s bad luck (Tour de France 1936)
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.… Read More »Felicien Vervaecke’s bad luck (Tour de France 1936)
The story of the Maglia Nera (Giro d’Italia 1946-1951)
Between 1946 and 1951 a special jersey was awarded to the last cyclist in the general classification of the Giro d ‘Italia, called Maglia Nera.… Read More »The story of the Maglia Nera (Giro d’Italia 1946-1951)
Tour de France 1949
The 36th Tour de France was held between 20 June and 24 July 1949. The route was divided into 21 stages and included 4808 km.… Read More »Tour de France 1949
Eddy Merckx on the cobbles (Paris-Roubaix 1970)
The picture was taken on a training ride before Paris-Roubaix in 1970. Eddy Merckx earned his first Paris-Roubaix victory in 1968. Next year he became… Read More »Eddy Merckx on the cobbles (Paris-Roubaix 1970)
Cycling Who’s Who: Serse Coppi
Serse Coppi, the younger brother of the big Fausto was born on the 19th of March in 1923 in Castellania, Italy. Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Serse Coppi
What was the penny-farthing bicycle?
The penny-farthing bicycle was the first vechicle called bicycle. With its large front wheel, it was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, before the modern bicycles became fashionable.Read More »What was the penny-farthing bicycle?
Sentenced to death and almost executed – twice!
Paul Deman was the first winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen (1913). During the WW1 he was working as a courier for underground resistance movements… Read More »Sentenced to death and almost executed – twice!
Louison Bobet’s Giro di Lombardia Victory (1951)
Although Louison Bobet is remembered mostly by his three consecutive Tour de France victories (1953, 1954, 1955), he also had some success in the world… Read More »Louison Bobet’s Giro di Lombardia Victory (1951)
Cycling Who’s Who: Giovanni Brunero
Giovanni Brunero was born on the 4 October 1895 in San Maurizio Canavese, Italy. Brunero was the first rider to win the Giro d’Italia 3… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Giovanni Brunero