In modern-day cycling, multi-stage events are predominantly decided during the mountain stages. Mountain stages are where the general classification (GC) contenders can no longer rely… Read More »Can you imagine Tour de France without mountain stages?
The early days of road cycling races often evoke powerful imagery of cyclists appearing less like athletes in a modern sporting event and more like… Read More »Just like warriors
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (1883-1974) was one of the most successful Belgian cyclists of the pre-WWI era. Van Hauwaert’s story reads like a folk legend. A… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Cyrille Van Hauwaert
The inaugural Tour de France in 1903 was nothing short of groundbreaking. Organized by the French newspaper L’Auto, the race was intended as a publicity… Read More »The cheating scandal of Tour de France 1904
The image of a French cyclist in a striped shirt may feel like a cliché, but sometimes stereotypes hold a surprising amount of truth. Consider… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Hippolyte Aucouturier
José Manuel Fuente, a Spanish cyclist renowned as one of the top climbers of his generation, solidified his reputation by dominating the Giro d’Italia’s mountain… Read More »Faces from the peloton: José Manuel Fuente
The first Tour de France started at 3 pm on the 1st of July in 1903 from the Café au Reveil Matin (Paris). Most of… Read More »5 little facts about Tour de France 1903
Without falling into the trap of false nostalgia, I’m very drawn to the notion that the most captivating aspect of the early editions of the… Read More »The rustic charm of the early days of Tour de France
The rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali during the 1949 Tour de France is one of the most celebrated and dramatic episodes in the… Read More »The legendary rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali during Tour de France 1949
On the desert-like descent of the Col d’Izoard during the 15th stage of the 1939 Tour de France, Sylvère Maes dramatically turned the tide of… Read More »Sylvère Maes takes over the lead on Col d’Izoard (Tour de France 1939