Unlike in the 6th stage of Tour de France 2023, when Tourmalet was a mid-stage ascent, the 13th stage of Vuelta a Espana 2023 will… Read More »Tourmalet at the Vuelta 2023 ( Stage 13 – Formigal. Huesca la Magia – Col du Tourmalet)
A Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees (especially, when it includes the big four, Peyresourde, Auspin, Aubisque and Tourmalet) always provides stories to tell.… Read More »Felicien Vervaecke’s bad luck (Tour de France 1936)
The 10th stage between Luchon and Bayonne was 326 km long and included the big four: Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col d’Aubisque and Peyresourde. The stage… Read More »21 July 1910 Tour de France visits Tourmalet for the very first time
Federico Bahamontes competed at Tour de France for the first time in 1954. He was picked for the race by Julián Berredero, the director of… Read More »Vintage cycling image of the day: Federico Bahamontes on Tourmalet (Tour de France 1954)
Tourmalet in the middle of the first week (6th stage) of Tour de France 2023. The race visits the famous ascent on 6th July 2023.… Read More »Tourmalet at Tour de France (TDF 2023 Stage 6)
This was Anquetil first ever mountain stage victory at the Tour de France, although he has already won the race three times.
Read More »2 July 1963 Jacques Anquetil won the stage in the Pyrenees (Tour de France)