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Blog: TRAVEL TIP: TOUR DE PRESSIGNY IN A MATCHING RETRO LOOK
A holiday together with your friends from your student days, wonderful! That's what Epco and his student friends also found. Every year, they go on a week-long holiday to the historic village of Pressigny in France. This year, they decided to cycle the 'Tour de Pressigny' together and so discovered some beautiful places in this region! Of course, this historical...
Blog: Luis Ocaña and the other side of the medal
It was mourned on May 24, 1994, at Notre-Dame des Cyclistes in Labastide d'Armagnac, France. It was the funeral of Tour and Vuelta winner Luis Ocaña. On May 19, 1994, at the age of 48, Luis Ocaña ended his life with a gunshot through the head. According to the story, the depressed Luis suffered from hepatitis-B and cancer and could...
Blog: Raymond Poulidor: “Poupou”
Raymond Poulidor (1936-2019) also known as "Poupou" and "the eternal second" was a French cyclist of the Mercier team. Due to strong rivals such as Jacques Anquetil and later Eddy Merckx, he never managed to achieve victory in the Tour de France, but instead often took second or third place, earning him the nickname "the eternal second." Although never a...
Blog: HINAULT & LEMOND: TEAMMATES OR RIVALS IN THE '85 TOUR DE FRANCE?
Greg LeMond is probably one of the nicest profs that cycling has ever known. He liked to go for the win and did not expect any criticism when he finally succeeded. LeMond had a large fan base, because, apart from his nice character, he also had one of the fastest legs of all the riders of his era. It was...
Product: Retro Cycling Jersey Renault - Yellow
Retro Cycling Jersey Renault- Yellow Order this beautiful replica cycling jersey from Renault now for an unbeatable price. This comfortable cycling shirt is a replica of the yellow jersey of the French professional cycling team Renault from the year 1981, worn by Bernard Hinault. Renault is a former French cycling team that was founded in 1978 and was dissolved in...