Gitane -tour de l’avenir

The 3T name may only have started appearing on the down tubes of frames in the past decade or so, but the brand itself is as storied as any of its Italian contemporaries. ‘The company was founded in 1

Over his 12 years as a professional rider, Thierry Gouvenou never stood atop the podium. But in his 12 years designing stage routes, the 56-year-old Frenchman has built a reputation as the artist behi

At 10.43am on 11th March 1956, 104 riders left Milan’s Piazza Sant Elena for the start of the 39th Milano-Torino Classic. Ahead lay 225km and a finish on the track at Turin’s rather dilapidated Motove

Drali is a bike maker to be overlooked at your peril. Although perhaps less well known than the more obvious clutch of big-name Italian manufacturers, its heritage is impressive all the same. This yea

Unless some knowledgeable C&SC reader can correct me, Daphne Arnott is surely the only female racing-car manufacturer, ever. For a brief period in the 1950s, she turned out Formula Three single-seater

FRED WRIGHT T he stage race for ...