Il Giro di Sicilia, also known as the Tour of Sicily, is a professional cycling race held annually in the…
Browsing: A History of Cycling
Bernard Hinault had missed out on the 1983 Tour de France due to injury, but his young domestique Laurent Fignon…
Last time, our story left off with the ASO being seduced by the concept of a Tour de France that…
Some things never change. In 1982, the Amaury Sport Organisation was doing some of its timeless nostalgic handwringing, this time…
Gino Bartali is one of the greatest cyclists who ever lived. His rivalry with Fausto Coppi, himself one of the…
1981. The 1980s were officially underway. Synth-based vocal pop was emerging, prepping for a curious revival at bikes in our…
The first mountain was added to the Tour de France in 1905. That mountain was the 1,247m Ballon d’Alsace, and…
1980. The start of a new decade. Disco was dying. New musical waves had emerged. The world was modernizing and…