Although Henri Desgrange was always keen to preserve Tour de France as a competition for individuals1, cyclists who were sponsored by the same bicycle manufacture naturally worked as a team. Alcyon for example, delivered four overall victories (François Faber, 1909; Octave Lapize,1910 ; Gustave Garrigou, 1911; Odyle Defraye, 1912) before 1914 and dominated most of … Read more
Since the introduction of the yellow jersey in 1919, there were only two cyclists to win the race with taking the first place in the general classification in the last stage. Thus they didn’t have the opportunity to wear the yellow jersey during that particular edition of Tour de France. Jean Robic (1947) After the … Read more
Everybody knows the famous image of the “smoking cyclists” from 1927. One of them was Gustaaf Van Slembrouck. The Belgian cyclist Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (1902-1968) was a professional rider between 1926 and 1932. The first year of his professional career was the most successful: he wore the yellow jersey for 6 days at the Tour … Read more
Learn a bit more about the protagonists of vintage cycling images — that’s the purpose of the category Faces from the peloton. The Belgian cyclist Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (1902-1968) was a professional rider between 1926 and 1932. The first year of his professional career was the most successful: he wore the yellow jersey for 6 … Read more
Who said cycling races in the 21th century can’t produce epic historic moments? On the 19th September 2020 Tadej Pogacar managed to turn the tide and take the yellow jersey on a sensational individual time trial up to La Planche des Belles Filles. MORE 21TH CENTURY TDF HISTORY ON PELOTONTALES
Everyone, who followed Tour de France 2022 day by day, expected it, but after the last stage it’s finally official: the 109th Tour de France was the fastest edition ever. Overall winner Jonas Vingegaard ( Jumbo-Visma) rode 3,350,1 km in 79h 33′ 20″, thus realising an overall speed of 42.457 km/h (26.381 mph).
Jonas Vingegaard claimed the yellow jersey on the Col du Granon on the 11th stage. Take a look at the top 20 of the General Classification before the third week of the Tour de France kicks off 1 VINGEGAARD Jonas TJV DEN 55h31’01” +00 2 POGACAR Tadej UAD SLO 55h33’23” +2’22” 3 THOMAS Geraint IGD … Read more
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
Poblet was born in Montcada i Reixac, in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 18 March 1928. He was encouraged by his father (a bicycle shop owner) to take up racing seriously and turned professional in 1944 at the age of 16. The late forties, early fifties were a difficult time to race … Read more
The 108,5. km long 11th stage of Tour de France 2018 between Albertville and La Rosiére witnessed a big change at the top of the general classification. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) won the stage and took over the lead jn the general classification.