New in the Cycling Pantheon: André Darrigade — the Falcon of Dax. Before trains, before wattages, before calculated chaos, there was pure instinct and a sprint that carved fear into the boulevards. A portrait of the man who ruled the final 200 meters. 🔗 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

The man who won the Tour by being truer than he was talented. Carlos Sastre — Don Limpio, the quiet craftsman of the Grand Tours, and the unlikely conqueror of Alpe d’Huez. New in Cycling Pantheon: “Carlos Sastre — The Long Road to Light.” 🔗 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

He was the farmer’s son who dethroned a god. 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.” 🔗 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

Who’s the greatest time trialist of all time? 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 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/velostat...

Who’s the greatest time trialist of all time? 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 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/velostat...

🕯️ Charles Coste (1924–2025) — Olympic gold in 1948, Nations winner in 1949, Giro’s maglia nera in 1958. A century of grace, from Ollioules to the Olympic flame. 📜 Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-c...

Gino Bartali was hailed as the saint who saved hundreds during WWII — the pious cyclist who defied fascism on two wheels. 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...

Gino Bartali was hailed as the saint who saved hundreds during WWII — the pious cyclist who defied fascism on two wheels. 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...

🕯️ Günter Haritz (1948–2025) — Olympic gold, world titles, eleven Six-Day wins. A craftsman of rhythm and resolve, between the boards and the road. Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-g...

Frans Melckenbeeck (1940–2025) — 💨 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...

The Iron Man of Faith and Fury. 🇮🇹 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. velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

Cycling Pantheon: Jelle Nijdam — Turbo from Zundert 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 ↓ velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

🇫🇷 Paul Magnier just did what no one else ever managed — five stage wins in a WorldTour race outside the Grand Tours. Until now, that kind of domination only lived in the Giro, Tour, or Vuelta. A new line in the record books. 📖🔥 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-the-...

🇨🇳 Recap: The Final Finish Line 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-...

🇨🇳 Recap: The Final Finish Line 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-...

Substack is having some technical issues — the final recap of the year will be published as soon as things are fixed. Thanks for your patience, and apologies for the delay.

The road goes quiet — but we don’t stop pedaling. 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...

“He didn’t race. He ruled.” 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...

🍂 Recap: The Autumn Emperor 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-...

🍂 Recap: The Autumn Emperor 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-...

Tadej Pogačar chases Fausto Coppi’s ghost. 👻 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...

📊 Riders that have won 🏆 at least 1 stage 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...)

Tadej Pogačar chases Fausto Coppi’s ghost. 👻 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...

🇪🇺 Tadej Pogačar becomes the 3rd European road champion to win his first race after taking the title: 2025 | 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar 2024 | 🇧🇪 Tim Merlier 2019 | 🇮🇹 Elia Viviani 🏆 Champions’ momentum.

“He was not the peloton’s hero. He was its clock.” 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...

Pogačar 🇸🇮 goes solo for European gold — his first win in the rainbow jersey 🎖️ 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-...

🇪🇺 No repeat champions. 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...

Obituary: Stefano Casagranda (1973–2025) Loyal gregario, stage winner in Paris–Nice, Trentino, Castilla y León, Danmark Rundt & Regio Tour. Rode for Baldato, Gotti & Cunego — a career marked by duty, triumph & turmoil. 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-s...

🇪🇺 No repeat champions. 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...

Cycling Pantheon #039 🕰️🚴‍♂️ Chris Boardman — The Man Who Measured Time Olympic gold, Tour prologues, and the hour record in three incarnations. Not a GC star, but a rider who fused science and cycling like no other. Read the full story ➡️ velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

From The Vault #3 📚🚴‍♂️ Jacques Anquetil: soldier, playboy, perfectionist — and the man who dared Coppi’s hour. A deep dive into “Mission: Impossible” from Paul Howard’s Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape. Read here ➡️ velostatistics.substack.com/p/from-the-v...

🌈 Pogačar soloed 66.6 km to defend his world title — the first ever to do the Tour–Worlds double in back-to-back years. Evenepoel chased, Healy brought 🇮🇪 back to the podium. Full recap & stats ➡️ velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-worl...

🌈 Legends kept it. Few repeated it. Can 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar join the club of 7 riders who defended the rainbow jersey? Road Worlds 2025 Preview 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-ro...

He wasn’t Coppi. He wasn’t Moser. But Pierino Gavazzi was relentless. 🌟 Milan–Sanremo 1980 🇮🇹 3x Italian champion (last at 37) 🚴 20 years, 100+ wins, eternal outsider Cycling Pantheon 038: The Relentless Sprinter 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

🌈 Remco’s 3rd rainbow 🇧🇪 Belgium double podium 🇦🇪 UAE’s record 86th win 🇫🇷 Magnier’s 80% stage strike rate A week of records, history & milestones. Full recap 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-worl...

⏱️ World TT Championships Preview 🇧🇪 Evenepoel defends his crown 🇸🇮 Pogačar hunts a rare double 🇨🇭 Küng & outsiders wait in the wings History at stake — who stops the Belgian? 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-wo...

⏱️ World TT Championships Preview 🇧🇪 Evenepoel defends his crown 🇸🇮 Pogačar hunts a rare double 🇨🇭 Küng & outsiders wait in the wings History at stake — who stops the Belgian? 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-wo...

🖤 Tullio Rossi (1948–2025) — the Roman who won in Fiuggi, then spent a career in service. From Dreherforte glory to loyal years beside Gimondi, a gregario who made others shine. 📜 Read his story: velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-t...

From Katherine, NT → Paris, France 🇦🇺🇫🇷 Cadel Evans: MTB prodigy, rainbow jersey, and Australia’s first Tour de France winner. Relentless, resilient, unbreakable. Cycling Pantheon 036: The Long Road to Paris 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

Jonas Vingegaard 🇩🇰 wins the Vuelta, Almeida 🇵🇹 back on a GT podium, Pidcock 🇬🇧 makes history, and Canada 🇨🇦 shines with Alaphilippe & McNulty. A week of firsts & lasts — full recap with stats & stories velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-vuel...

Cycling Pantheon 036: Luis Ocaña (1945–1994) 🇪🇸 The man who dared to wound Merckx — brilliance, defiance, and tragedy. 🥇 Tour 1973 🥇 Vuelta 1970 🔥 Orcières-Merlette ’71: 8’42 on the Cannibal 💥 Menté crash, exile, decline, early death Full story 👇 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

Obituary: Antonio Bailetti (1937–2025) Olympic gold in Rome, a 120 km solo to Perugia, Tour & Giro stage wins, and a career ended by tragedy in Milan. 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-a...

Obituary: Antonio Bailetti (1937–2025) Olympic gold in Rome, a 120 km solo to Perugia, Tour & Giro stage wins, and a career ended by tragedy in Milan. 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-a...

Week 2 Vuelta Recap 🇪🇸 UAE’s Armada: Vine, Ayuso, Almeida & Soler take 7 wins, joining the most dominant Grand Tour teams of the century. Del Toro hits 10 wins, UAE reach 81. Kooij’s treble in Britain. Geraint Thomas bows out. Full recap & stats 👇 velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-week...

Week 2 Vuelta Recap 🇪🇸 UAE’s Armada: Vine, Ayuso, Almeida & Soler take 7 wins, joining the most dominant Grand Tour teams of the century. Del Toro hits 10 wins, UAE reach 81. Kooij’s treble in Britain. Geraint Thomas bows out. Full recap & stats 👇 velostatistics.substack.com/p/recap-week...

The third week of the Vuelta 🇪🇸 is short but decisive: ⛰️ Asturias & Galicia bring brutal summit finishes (Farrapona, Morredero) ⏱️ Valladolid hosts a 26 km ITT 🚴 Guijuelo offers one last sprint chance Stage previews (14–19) with history & stats 👇 velostatistics.substack.com/p/preview-vu...

Cycling Pantheon 035: Fritz Ryser (1873–1916) 🇨🇭 Switzerland’s first motor-paced world champion — a career of rainbow glory (1908), fatal crashes, the 1909 Berlin disaster & even wartime detention on espionage charges. Read more 👇 velostatistics.substack.com/p/cycling-pa...

Obituary: Walter Godefroot (1943–2025) The Flemish Bulldog who sprinted, suffered, and tamed the cobbles. 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-w...

Obituary stat: In the 1964 Tour of Tunisia, Walter Godefroot († today) won stage 8 at 52.71 km/h. His Maple Leaf chromo proudly noted it as the fastest race ever at the time.

Obituary: Walter Godefroot (1943–2025) The Flemish Bulldog who sprinted, suffered, and tamed the cobbles. 👉 velostatistics.substack.com/p/obituary-w...