The smoking cyclists from Tour de France 1927
The smoking cyclists of Tour de France 1927 is one of the most famous vintage cycling images from […]
The grumpy cyclist with the broken bicycle – Giusto Cerutti at Tour de France 1928
Giusto Cerutti (1903-1993) had at least one bad day at the Tour de France in 1928.We don’t know […]
Fiorenzo Magni and the Giro d’Italia 1956
You might have always wondered what is that strange picture of Fiorenzo Magni holding something between his teeth […]
The slowest and the fastest Tour de France
You might wonder which Tour de France edition was the slowest and wich one the fastest. Here you […]
Tour de France editions without previous winners in the peloton
During its 120-year long history, it happened only three times, when the peloton of Tour de France did […]
Most stage victories and consecutive stage victories in a single Giro d’Italia
Alfredo Binda, the second Campionissimo, the big star of the 1920s hold several records. Two of them are […]
Most days in pink jersey
The pink jersey (maglia rosa) was introduced to the Giro d’Italia during the race in 1931.Learco Guerra (The […]
Every time Passo del Mortirolo was part of Giro d’Italia
Passo del Mortirolo, usually a mid-stage ascent, was introduced to Giro d’Italia in 1990. The first rider on […]
5 facts about Tour de France 1920
Tour de France 1920 winner Philippe Thys became the first cyclist to win the race three times (his […]
The smoking cyclists from Tour de France 1927
The smoking cyclists of Tour de France 1927 is one of the most famous vintage cycling images from […]
Faces from the peloton: Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876-1944)
Although the idea of a French cyclist in a striped shirt might seem like a little bit of […]
5 facts about Tour de France 1903
The first Tour de France started at 3 pm on the 1st of July in 1903 from the […]
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 […]
Faces from the peloton: Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876-1944)
Although the idea of a French cyclist in a striped shirt might seem like a little bit of […]
Faces from the peloton: Luigi Marchisio (1909-1992)
In the year when Giro d’Italia organizers decided to pay Alfredo Binda for not to participate the race, […]
Faces from the peloton: Luigi Malabrocca (1920-2006)
Although nowadays Luigi Malabrocca is remembered by the unheroic fight for the maglia nera, the last place of […]
Faces from the peloton: Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976)
The youngest Giro-stage winner ever, Olimpio Bizzi (1916-1976) was active as professional cyclist between 1936 and 1952. Practically, […]
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Faces from the peloton)
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (1883-1974) was one of the most successful Belgian cyclist in the pre -WW1 era. His […]