Tourmalet, Hourquette d'Ancizan and Pla d'Adet on the 14th stage of Tour de France 2024
Stage 14
Pau – Pla d’Adet
13 July 2024
152 km
Plateau de Beille on Bastille Day (Tour de France 2024 Stage 15 Loudenville -Plateau de Beille 198 km) )
Stage 15 of Tour de France 2024 ends on Plateau de Beille Stage 15 14 July 2024 Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille 198 km
Tour de France 2024 Stage 16 (Gruissan-Nimes 187 km)
A stage for sprinters right at the beginning of the third week.Stage 1616 July 2024Gruissan -Nimes187 km
Tour de France 2024 all stages
Tour de France 2024 will be held betwee 29 June and 21 July 2024. For the first time in its history the race will start from Italy. Also, for the firts time in ist history, it won’t finish in Paris. More information about the next edition of Tour de France will be revealed on the … Read more
Tour de France 2024 all stages
Tour de France 2024 will be held betwee 29 June and 21 July 2024. For the first time in its history the race will start from Italy. Also, for the firts time in ist history, it won’t finish in Paris. More information about the next edition of Tour de France will be revealed on the … Read more
Faces from the peloton: Victor Fontan (1892-1982)
A cyclist running while carrying his bike on his shoulder. Surely, you’ve seen this vintage cycling image several times. Now it’s time to learn a bit more about the protagonist of the picture. Victor Fontan (1892-1982) in the Faces from the peloton series of PelotonTales blog. A local rider World War I (as did World … Read more
The toughest Tour de France stage ever
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
Introducing Col du Tourmalet to Tour de France
It was a great moment and yet one of the weirdest situations in the history of Tour de France, when and, it seems to be more important, how the organisers decided to put Col du Tourmalet in the program. Crossed Tourmalet stop. Very good road stop. Perfectly passable. -stood in the telegram Alphonse Steinès sent … Read more
Horquette d’Ancizan at Tour de France
Horquette d’Ancizan has a short history regarding its appearances at Tour de France. 2022 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) 2019 Simon Yates (GBR) 2016 Chris Froome (GBR) 2013 Daniel Martin (IRL) 2011 Laurent Mangel (FRA) Horquette d’Ancizan will part of the program Tour de France 2024.