Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road
Nowadays, one of the basic things organizers of a cycling race have to prepare for is to make sure, that no one else uses the… Read More »Vintage Tour de France: cows on the road
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Tour de France in the 1920’s
Faces from the peloton: the cyclist with a glass eye
The first decades of history of Tour de France are full with extraordinary stories. One of them is the story of the cyclist with a… Read More »Faces from the peloton: the cyclist with a glass eye
Robert Jacquinot having a meal in a café (Tour de France 1922)
The close proximity to the everyday life has always been one of the most intriguing essencial features of road cycling races. Since the beginning of… Read More »Robert Jacquinot having a meal in a café (Tour de France 1922)
Vintage cycling image of the day: first stage of Tour de France 1926
In 1926, Tour de France started outside Paris for the very first time. In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort and spa town on… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: first stage of Tour de France 1926
First time Tour de France started outside Paris (1926)
Since the first ever edition of Tour de France in 1903, the race always started in Paris. In 1926, Evian, the famous high-market holiday resort… Read More »First time Tour de France started outside Paris (1926)
Gustaaf van Slembrouck (Faces from the peloton)
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)… Read More »Gustaaf van Slembrouck (Faces from the peloton)
Faces from the peloton: Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
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… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
Vintage cycling picture of the day: ‘The Acrobat’ cyclist
French cyclist Jules Deloffre (1885-1963) earned his nickname ‘The Acrobat’ (L’Acrobate) through his acrobatic performances after Tour de France stages. Especially during the last few… Read More »Vintage cycling picture of the day: ‘The Acrobat’ cyclist
5 iconic vintage Tour de France images showing cycling was different in the 1920s
The one and a half century long history of road cycling races witnessed plenty of changes in material circumstances and lifestyle. Being a sport event… Read More »5 iconic vintage Tour de France images showing cycling was different in the 1920s
André Leducq and Nicolas Frantz at Tour de France 1928
PLEASE, SUPPORT PELOTONTALES! If you like PelotonTales blog and want to help me a little to continue the work on this website, please consider a… Read More »André Leducq and Nicolas Frantz at Tour de France 1928
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