Who won the Tour de France the year you were born?
12-31-16, 08:05 AM
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Felice Gimondi nicknamed "The Phoenix". He won his first and only TDF his first year as a pro.
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1951: Hugo Koblet, Switzerland.
1951 was the only time he won the tour. In fact it was the only time he finished the race.
After 1951 he began to decline and it was written that Koblet began to suffer in the mountains at 2,000m, then 1,500, then at 1,000 until "we saw him unable to ride over the smallest hill."
Based on this assessment, he is an appropriate hero for me... lol.
John
1951 was the only time he won the tour. In fact it was the only time he finished the race.
After 1951 he began to decline and it was written that Koblet began to suffer in the mountains at 2,000m, then 1,500, then at 1,000 until "we saw him unable to ride over the smallest hill."
Based on this assessment, he is an appropriate hero for me... lol.
John
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1949 Fausto Coppi
He won the Giro d'Italia five times (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 and 1952), and the World Championship in 1953
He won the Giro d'Italia five times (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 and 1952), and the World Championship in 1953
01-08-17, 07:36 PM
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Fausto Coppi!
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I haven't looked but I'm sure he's dead now.
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Gastone Nencini
Gastone Nencini was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia. Nicknamed Il Leone del Mugello, "The Lion of Mugello", Nencini was a powerful all-rounder, particularly strong in the mountains.
Gastone Nencini was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia. Nicknamed Il Leone del Mugello, "The Lion of Mugello", Nencini was a powerful all-rounder, particularly strong in the mountains.
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1959 Federico Bahamontes
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Ferdinand Kübler for me, 1950.
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Another '61 Anquetil here - the year he called his shot, and then backed it up! Wire to wire in yellow.
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Same here. Won in 1948 at 34yrs old. His story is inspirational.
Here is a link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5jXRKT3FJc
Here is a link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5jXRKT3FJc
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Cycling is not a legitimate sport anymore. Other sports, they all use drugs or dope or ?? and I do not see their titles stripped or their leagues banned or hounded by fans and politician. But in cycling, a sport no more polluted with drugs and doping than any pro sport, it was decided one person, an American at that, should be the sin eater for the whole bunch. I have no care of who won the euro centric club pretend race. These events have more in common with professional wrestling than an athletic sport.
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Hugo Koblet -1951 as reported earlier. Also known as "Pédaleur de Charme"
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