Before Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault on the top of Alpe d’Huez, there were André Leducq and Antonin Magne in Paris. Two dominant French riders… Read More »André Leducq and Antonin Magne crossing the finish line together (Tour de France 1938)
Snow at Tour de France is quite rare, but not impossible, as the image of Hector Heusghem at Tour de France 1923 proves. Belgian cyclist… Read More »Snow at Tour de France 1923
Federico Bahamontes rode Tour de France for the very first time in 1954. Of course, the real race for him started in the Pyrenees. On… Read More »Federico Bahamontes on the Galibier (Tour de France 1954)
Although Tour de France visited neighbour contries already during the early years of its history frequently, the first international start (grand depart) of the race happened… Read More »Grand Depart in Amsterdam (Tour de France 1954)
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)
Although this picture suggests it differently, but Bernard Hinault and Wladimiro Panizza were the two big rivals at the Giro d’Italia in 1980. Hinault finished… Read More »Bernard Hinault and Wladimiro Panizza (Giro d’Italia 1980)
Jean Robic, winner of Tour de France 1947, was one of the most important cyclists of the post 2nd world war era. Of course, he… Read More »A lunch before the race (Jean Robic, Tour de France 1951)
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)
Vitange cycling image of the day on PelotonTales: Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi in the Dolomites at Giro d’Italia 1940. Before Giro d’Italia 1940, Gino… Read More »Bartali and Coppi together in the Dolomites (Giro d’Italia 1940)
Fausto Coppi rode Paris-Roubaix 5 times (1949, 1950, 1952, 1955 and 1959), only one time (1950) managed to win the famous Hell of the North.… Read More »Maurice Diot and Fausto Coppi (Paris-Roubaix 1950)