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Eddy Merckx, born June 17, 1945 in Belgium, is widely considered one of the greatest cyclists of all time. When you hear Merckx, you think of triumphs, perseverance and dominance on the bike. Merckx's career consists of impressive feats. He won no less than 525 professional races, including five times the Tour de France, five times the Giro d'Italia and once the Vuelta a España. He also has three world championships, a multitude of classics and monuments under his belt. Merckx distinguished himself with not only his tremendous physical strength and endurance, but also his strong determination and competitive mindset....

  The season has started again! Keep up to date with the upcoming historic classics in this blog and take advantage of special race offers. We define historical classics as; cycling races in the World Tour with a long history (before 1950) and with traditionally a very international field of participants. 3 - 10 March: Paris-Nice The Paris-Nice classic (since 1933), also known as the race to the sun, is run over several days and is the first stage race of the season. The race is mainly a place for all-rounders to excel through its various facets such as climbing...

Cycling has become increasingly popular among women in recent years, both professionally and recreationally. This growing popularity is a reason for us to expand our existing women's collection with the new REDTED women's cycling jerseys.We are proud to introduce our women's line. Historic cycling teams such as Molteni, Peugeot, TI-RALEIGH are now also available in REDTED quality, stylish and functional cycling jerseys.     Retro cycling jerseys now in a modern design Our new collection of women's cycling jerseys is the result of meticulous research, innovative design and attention to detail. We understand that female cyclists want more than just...

Gerben Karstens, the medal winner in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on Saturday, October 8th, at the age of 80, from a cerebral infarction, while his excellent sense of humour and strange antics in the cycling peloton will be remembered for the rest of his life among all cycling fans.   Gerben Karstens, 1978   Cyclist or clown? "Karst, without you there is nothing to laugh about," said the late Gerrie Knetemann, former professional dutch cyclist, about his former teammate. 'The Clown' was one of his three nicknames. The other two were 'De Karst'...

Cycling café Doetinchem is a great place to be for enthusiastic cycling fans, cyclists, mountain bikers, cyclo-cross riders and also sporty touring cyclists. Here you can enjoy a real homely setting, where you can follow the cycling race with other cycling enthusiasts via a high resolution beamer.

Recently, Velofinesse started a new webshop with a clear goal: sharing the passion for cycling and more specifically, retro cycling. Here you can get everything to complete your cycling tour: put on nice cycling socks, ride a vintage bike and enjoy a beer afterwards. Then pull on the cycling jerseys of RedTed to complete the experience.