Ottavio Bottecchia climbs Col Izoard , Tour de France 1925 , 9th of July .

In Guillestre begins the long climb towards Col
d'Izoard. Bottecchia firmly wears the
yellow jersey and passes Guillestre in second
position behind Aymo. Easily controls Frantz,
the most dangerous competitor for the final
victory. This is an iconic climb of TdF , about
30km long from Guillestre with 1400 meters of
difference in height. The last 8km have a slope
average of 9%. In this video you have same rare
records of Bottecchia climbing the Col across the
Regional Natural Park of Queyras and the Casse Deserte.

[@81enri]

Bellissime immagini..la storia del ciclismo è quanto di più affascinante possa esserci

[@djfil1]

Au top! Merci pour ces images d'archives!

[@messanaitalia]

Straordinario documento storico. Bottecchia un grandissimo.

[@estelja]

When men were men, and knee joints were made of titanium.

[@JB-rt4mx]

I have to admit 2022 riders look like teenagers that havnt grown completely...much respect and fast however..🚲🤓

[@Qwerty-fy6fx]

They were doping with cocaine, amphetamines, and a bunch of stimulants. What are you talking about?

[@estelja]

@@JB-rt4mx I don't care what they were taking, it takes some hardcore effort to race those distances, those climbs, on those roads, on SINGLE SPEED bikes!

[@MrPAN52]

Magnifique!

[@Mauro.Torriani]

Immagini e musica fantastiche! Complimenti, bel video, mi ha emozionato

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

Grazie Mauro , mi fa piacere. Bottecchia ha fatto imprese epiche nelle dure scalate pirenaiche e dolomitiche di quegli anni .. con due soli pignoni fissi dietro , bici da 15kg e strade tali che a confronto le attuali Strade Bianche sembrano di velluto..buone pedalate !

[@dominiqueduho1783]

beau document superbe

[@renatozarpellon6353]

Grazie Angelo bellissimo Video era veramente forte

[@Gianni.Angelo.Cereser]

detto da un nipote del grande Ottavio qual tu sei , e' un onore !

[@diobrutto664]

"perseverai, resistetti. e soprattutto volli"

[@DR_1_1]

Du vrai gravier, encore une catégorie que les américains n'ont pas vraiment inventée...
J'adore les chambres à air autour du cou !
Par contre il a la cuisse droite bien plus forte que la gauche sur toutes les photos, c'est curieux ?