The famous Normandian city of Caen (the prefecture of the department of Calvados) will be celebrating its Millennial in 2025. And what would be a… Read More »A Tour de France stage for the 1000th birthday?
What a fortunate aspect of road cycling races, especially the three-week-long grand tours, that they pass through regions rich in history. For a blogger like… Read More »Tour de France 2025 meets French history
Riding the Tour de France without a team might sound like an intriguing idea, but it is practically impossible in the modern era. While it… Read More »Can you ride the Tour de France without a team?
While the general structure of the competiton (comprising flat stages, mountain stages, individual time trials, and the final ceremonial stage in Paris, except in 2024)… Read More »Does the Tour de France change every year?
As you might have noticed, even when I try to present useful and relevant content about the upcoming Tour de France, I put it in… Read More »Do you like road cycling history?
Tour de France is not just the world’s most famous cycling race, it’s also one of the most complex sporting events in terms of determining… Read More »How is the winner of the Tour de France calculated?
In 2025, Tour de France will start on 5 July. The Grand Depart of the race will be held in Lille. It will finish on… Read More »When will Tour de France 2025 start?
From a point of view of someone, who writes awful lot about road cycling history, but not an avid rider herself, a Tour de France… Read More »Tour de France 2025 wishlist (from historical point of view)
The Tour de France, one of the most prestigious and grueling cycling races in the world, has a name that suggests it is a purely… Read More »Is the Tour de France always in France?
ON THIS DAY IN TOUR DE FRANCE HISTORY 1937 Gino Bartali takes the yellow jersey for the very first time 1949 Fausto Coppi’s first Tour… Read More »Stage 3 Valenciennes – Dunkirk