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In 1975, Bernard Thévenet ended the reign of Eddy Merckx — and paid a price for honesty few champions dared.
New in Cycling Pantheon:
“Bernard Thévenet — The Man Who Toppled the Cannibal.”
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In 1975, Bernard Thévenet ended the reign of Eddy Merckx — and paid a price for honesty few champions dared.
New in Cycling Pantheon:
“Bernard Thévenet — The Man Who Toppled the Cannibal.”
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Anquetil. Merckx. Hinault. Evenepoel.
VeloStatistics looked at every number — win rates, major TTs, historical context.
⏱️ From The Vault #17 → The Greatest Time Trialist of All Time
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Anquetil. Merckx. Hinault. Evenepoel.
VeloStatistics looked at every number — win rates, major TTs, historical context.
⏱️ From The Vault #17 → The Greatest Time Trialist of All Time
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Anquetil. Merckx. Hinault. Evenepoel.
VeloStatistics looked at every number — win rates, major TTs, historical context.
⏱️ From The Vault #17 → The Greatest Time Trialist of All Time
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Anquetil. Merckx. Hinault. Evenepoel.
VeloStatistics looked at every number — win rates, major TTs, historical context.
⏱️ From The Vault #17 → The Greatest Time Trialist of All Time
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A century of grace, from Ollioules to the Olympic flame.
📜 Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-c...
A century of grace, from Ollioules to the Olympic flame.
📜 Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-c...
But what if the legend isn’t true?
From The Vault: The Lion of Tuscany — on myth, memory, and the need to believe.
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But what if the legend isn’t true?
From The Vault: The Lion of Tuscany — on myth, memory, and the need to believe.
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But what if the legend isn’t true?
From The Vault: The Lion of Tuscany — on myth, memory, and the need to believe.
velostatistics.substack.com/p/from-the-v...
But what if the legend isn’t true?
From The Vault: The Lion of Tuscany — on myth, memory, and the need to believe.
velostatistics.substack.com/p/from-the-v...
A craftsman of rhythm and resolve, between the boards and the road.
Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-g...
A craftsman of rhythm and resolve, between the boards and the road.
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💨 A bull on the bike, a workhorse in the peloton.
🏆 Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1963, Tour & Vuelta stage winner.
He raced for Poulidor, sprinted for himself, and lived with quiet strength.
🇧🇪 Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-f...
💨 A bull on the bike, a workhorse in the peloton.
🏆 Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1963, Tour & Vuelta stage winner.
He raced for Poulidor, sprinted for himself, and lived with quiet strength.
🇧🇪 Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-f...
Gino Bartali: The champion who rode for God, defied Mussolini, and allegedly saved Italy from civil war with his legendary 1948 Tour de France win.
Faith, fire, and the uneasy truth behind the cycling myth.
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Gino Bartali: The champion who rode for God, defied Mussolini, and allegedly saved Italy from civil war with his legendary 1948 Tour de France win.
Faith, fire, and the uneasy truth behind the cycling myth.
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Before watts and wind tunnels, he raced by feel.
A master of the late attack, a blur of speed and instinct — the son of Henk who turned chaos into art.
🇳🇱 Read it here ↓
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Before watts and wind tunnels, he raced by feel.
A master of the late attack, a blur of speed and instinct — the son of Henk who turned chaos into art.
🇳🇱 Read it here ↓
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Until now, that kind of domination only lived in the Giro, Tour, or Vuelta.
A new line in the record books. 📖🔥
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Until now, that kind of domination only lived in the Giro, Tour, or Vuelta.
A new line in the record books. 📖🔥
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Magnier’s streak, UAE’s supremacy, Saronni’s shadow.
2025 ends — the stats remain.
The racing stops. The stories don’t.
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Magnier’s streak, UAE’s supremacy, Saronni’s shadow.
2025 ends — the stats remain.
The racing stops. The stories don’t.
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Magnier’s streak, UAE’s supremacy, Saronni’s shadow.
2025 ends — the stats remain.
The racing stops. The stories don’t.
🔗 velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
Magnier’s streak, UAE’s supremacy, Saronni’s shadow.
2025 ends — the stats remain.
The racing stops. The stories don’t.
🔗 velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
Our Preview series returns in January with the Tour Down Under.
Until then:
🏛 Cycling Pantheon every Tuesday
📚 From The Vault monthly
🔍 Off-season specials coming soon
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Our Preview series returns in January with the Tour Down Under.
Until then:
🏛 Cycling Pantheon every Tuesday
📚 From The Vault monthly
🔍 Off-season specials coming soon
velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-th...
Cycling Pantheon 041 — Bernard Hinault: The Last Emperor
Five Tours, three Giros, two Vueltas — and a reign defined by fury, pride, and perfection.
🟡 Read here → velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...
Cycling Pantheon 041 — Bernard Hinault: The Last Emperor
Five Tours, three Giros, two Vueltas — and a reign defined by fury, pride, and perfection.
🟡 Read here → velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...
5 straight Il Lombardia wins for Pogačar 🇸🇮 — equalling Coppi and making history.
Trentin 🇮🇹 revives Paris–Tours, UAE 🇦🇪 near 100 victories.
A season ends in dominance, data, and legacy.
📊 Full recap & stats: velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
5 straight Il Lombardia wins for Pogačar 🇸🇮 — equalling Coppi and making history.
Trentin 🇮🇹 revives Paris–Tours, UAE 🇦🇪 near 100 victories.
A season ends in dominance, data, and legacy.
📊 Full recap & stats: velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
5 straight Il Lombardia wins for Pogačar 🇸🇮 — equalling Coppi and making history.
Trentin 🇮🇹 revives Paris–Tours, UAE 🇦🇪 near 100 victories.
A season ends in dominance, data, and legacy.
📊 Full recap & stats: velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
5 straight Il Lombardia wins for Pogačar 🇸🇮 — equalling Coppi and making history.
Trentin 🇮🇹 revives Paris–Tours, UAE 🇦🇪 near 100 victories.
A season ends in dominance, data, and legacy.
📊 Full recap & stats: velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
Four wins in a row — and one step from history.
Can he claim a fifth Il Lombardia and become the first ever to sweep five straight editions?
📊 Preview:
Il Lombardia 2025 — Pogačar and the Pursuit of Coppi
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Four wins in a row — and one step from history.
Can he claim a fifth Il Lombardia and become the first ever to sweep five straight editions?
📊 Preview:
Il Lombardia 2025 — Pogačar and the Pursuit of Coppi
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in the 3 Grand Tours
AND have won olympic 🥇 gold on the track
since 1996 (when elite riders started competing in the olympics):
Elia Viviani.
That's it. (No Cav, GT, Ganna, Wiggins...)
The 36-year-old Italian is expected to retire at the end of 2025 according to @dnlbenson.bsky.social, after 90 pro wins including stages in all three Grand Tours.
in the 3 Grand Tours
AND have won olympic 🥇 gold on the track
since 1996 (when elite riders started competing in the olympics):
Elia Viviani.
That's it. (No Cav, GT, Ganna, Wiggins...)
Four wins in a row — and one step from history.
Can he claim a fifth Il Lombardia and become the first ever to sweep five straight editions?
📊 Preview:
Il Lombardia 2025 — Pogačar and the Pursuit of Coppi
🔗 velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-il...
Four wins in a row — and one step from history.
Can he claim a fifth Il Lombardia and become the first ever to sweep five straight editions?
📊 Preview:
Il Lombardia 2025 — Pogačar and the Pursuit of Coppi
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2025 | 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar
2024 | 🇧🇪 Tim Merlier
2019 | 🇮🇹 Elia Viviani
🏆 Champions’ momentum.
2025 | 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar
2024 | 🇧🇪 Tim Merlier
2019 | 🇮🇹 Elia Viviani
🏆 Champions’ momentum.
Cycling Pantheon 041 — Jacques Anquetil: Monsieur Chrono
The story of the first five-time Tour winner, the hour record breaker, and the man who made time itself his ally.
⏱️ Read here → velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...
Cycling Pantheon 041 — Jacques Anquetil: Monsieur Chrono
The story of the first five-time Tour winner, the hour record breaker, and the man who made time itself his ally.
⏱️ Read here → velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...
Evenepoel 🇧🇪 doubles up, Seixas 🇫🇷 makes history, UAE 🇦🇪 break records, and Kristoff 🇳🇴 bows out.
Full recap → The Champion Expands His Empire ⬇️
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Evenepoel 🇧🇪 doubles up, Seixas 🇫🇷 makes history, UAE 🇦🇪 break records, and Kristoff 🇳🇴 bows out.
Full recap → The Champion Expands His Empire ⬇️
velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...
Since 2016, the Euro road race has always crowned a new winner — and with no past champions starting, 2025 will too.
Evenepoel, Pogačar, Pedersen, Vingegaard… who writes history this time?
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Since 2016, the Euro road race has always crowned a new winner — and with no past champions starting, 2025 will too.
Evenepoel, Pogačar, Pedersen, Vingegaard… who writes history this time?
Preview 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-eu...