They used to say history remembers only the winners. Fortunately this is not the case of Tour de France history. The last ones, the receivers of the famous lanterne rouge get enough attention too. Lanterne rouge is an actual red lamp used to be served to the last rider of the race as some of … Read more
Tour de France 2023 presented a great gift for every road cycling history fans: after 35 years Puy de Dôme was reintroduced to the race. Although the 9th stage of Tour de France 2023 was only the 14th appearance of the ascent, it became one of the most iconic places in the history road cycling … Read more
One of the reasons I’ve created the Faces from the peloton category on PelotonTales blog that there are so many cyclists from the good old black&white era, especially from the time period before the First World War who we know almost nothing about. Except the obvious thing, that they are the protagonsts of one of … Read more
It might sound unbelievable, but Fausto Coppi, the third Campionissio of the Italian cycling, one of the greatest legends of the sport rode Tour de France only 3 times. From our rather nostalgic point of view it appears as a longer period. But no. It happened only three times between 1949 and 1952. So big … Read more
The wait is over, according a short video clip posted on the social media by the official accout if the Giro d’Italia, Tadej Pogacar will have his debut at Giro d’Italia next year.It might have been an indication that his plans for next March look very Italian, including Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Mialmo-Sanremo. (But he … Read more
La Vuelta 2024 will start on the 17th August 2024. The race visits Portugal during the first three stages. The first stage will start in Lisbon and end in Oeiras. While waiting for the route presentation, pleaae take a look at the Tour de France 2024 and Giro d’Italia 2024 stages! (Also, you can find … Read more
After a four-year hiatus, Tour Columbia will be held again between 6 and 11 February 2024. Mark Cavendish (Astana Qasaqstan), who used to spend his February rather in the Middle-East, participating in events like Dubai Tour, Tour of Qatar, Abu Dhabi Tour, intend to ride the South American race for the very first (and possible … Read more
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 the 16th stage of Tour de France 1963, the peloton visited the Alps. It was a 202 km long stage between Grenoble and Val d’Isere, including Col de la Croix … Read more
Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel has revealed his plans for cycling season 2024. He will focus on Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour de France , the Olympic Games in Paris, and the Road World Championships. Evenepoel has big aims at his first Tour de France: he would like to gain a top 5 place in the general classification. A … Read more
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 from the first part of the 1930s, both Leducq (1930 and 1932) and Magne (1931 and 1934) won the Tour de France twice. In the very last stage of Tour … Read more