Hugo Koblet’s epic solo victory at Tour de France 1951
It’s the good old story. Someone launches an attack that seems razher a suicide mission. The peloton miscalculates, […]
Smoking cyclists (Tour de France 1927)
The smoking cyclists of Tour de France 1927 is one of the most famous vintage cycling images from […]
The toughest Tour de France stage ever
The 10th stage of Tour de France 1926 is often dubbed as the toughest stage ever in the […]
Tour de France visits Tourmalet
It was a great moment and yet one of the weirdest situations in the history of Tour de […]
Eddy Merckx’s only Vuelta a Espana victory (1973)
Eddy Merckx, arguably the greatest cyclist ever, participated in Vuelta a Espana only once during his extraordinary successful […]
Felice Gimondi’s career in the shadow of Eddy Merckx
Despite his career almost perfectly overlapped the years when Eddy Merckx was active, Felice Gimondi (1942-2019) managed to […]
The first Vuelta-Tour double (Jacques Anquetil, 1963)
On May 15th 1963, when Jacques Anquetil crossed the finish line of the last stage of Vuelta a […]
Fausto Coppi as tourist at Tour de France
Defending champion Fausto Coppi didn’t attend the Tour de France in 1953. He was rather preparing for the […]
Five little facts about Tour de France 1905
Because of the scandalous previous edition several changes in the rules were made. Most important of them was […]
5 little facts about Tour de France 1904
One of the most scandalous editions of Tour de France was originally won by Maurice Garin. The first […]
5 little facts about Tour de France 1903
The first Tour de France started at 3 pm on the 1st of July in 1903 from the […]
5 little facts about Vuelta a Espana 1935
The first Vuelta a España was held between 29 April and 15 May 1935. It was 3425 km […]