Col de Neronne, Pas de Peyrol, Col de Pertus, and Col de Font de Cére in the Stage 11 of Tour de France 2024.
Stage 11
Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran
10 July 2024
211km
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ON THIS DAY IN TOUR DE FRANCE HISTORY
In 1911, Tour de France visited the Alps for the very first time.
In 1970, Eddy Merckx won the stage finished on the top of Mont Ventoux.
In 1976, Lucien Van Impe took the yellow jersey after winning a hard stage in the Pyrenees,including Col de Menté, Col du Portillon, Peyresourde and as summit finish Pla d'Adet.
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ON THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY
Somehow, the 10th of July seems to have been a good day for assasinating kings in European history. Canute IV of Denmark in 1086, Ladislaus IV ("Kun" László) in 1290, William I of Orange in 1584 were all killed on this day.
Also Roman Emperor Hadrianus died on this day in 138.
But probably the most famous death of the day is the one of the French king Henry II, who suffered a fatal injury during a joust on the 30th June and died 10 days later. According to the tradition, Nostradamus predicted this event in his Prophecies. (But it's always easy to say aftermath.)
And at last but not least: Lady Jane Grey, the "Nine Days Queen" took the English throne on this day.