Col de la Loze was introduced to Tour de France in the 17th stage in 2020. The day delivered a Pog&Rog Show, a Lopez solo… Read More »Miguel Angel Lopez conquers Col de la Loze (Tour de France retrospective -TDF 2020)
Col du Galibier is one of the oldest participats among the ascents the peloton of Tour de France used to climb in the Alps. It… Read More »Fédérico Ezquerra on the Galibier (Tour de France 1936)
The 190 km long stage between Gap and Serre Chevalier included Col du Vars, Col d’Izoard and it was the first time the race visited… Read More »20 July 1986 Tour de France visits Col du Granon
Thank you for being a devoted reader of PelotonTales. You are the reason why it’s worth spending so many hours to create new content and… Read More »19 July 1977 Lucien Van Impe ‘s crash on Alpe d’Huez
Fernando Manzaneque’s victory in the 16th stage of Tour de France 1963 isn’t intirguing because of some relation to the overall competition, but because it… Read More »9 July 1963 – Fernando Manzaneque’s stage victory in the Alps
Road cycling is an outdoor sport, obviously, and weather conditions can cause somet8mes trouble even at events with big prestige like Tour de France. This… Read More »8 July 1996 Bjarne Riis wins a shortened stage in the Alps
Tour de France 1914 started on the same day, 28th June, as the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were… Read More »Climbing Col d’Allos at Tour de France 1914 -Vintage cycling image of the day
Snow at the Tour de France? Yes, it happens sometimes, especially, when the race visits such high places like Col d’Iseran in the Alps. In… Read More »Fernando Manzaneque on the Col d’Iseran (Tour de France 1963)
Although the first ever Italian Grand Depart of Tour de France will take place in 2024, the race visited Italy for plenty of times, usually… Read More »Tour de France visits Turin (Tour de France 1956)
There is a simple reason, why Alpe d’Huez was introduced to the Tour de France only in 1952, while the race visited the Alps since… Read More »Alpe d’Huez, the instant classic