Feargal McKay

Latest articles by Feargal McKay

Riders on the Col d'Aubisque in 1938 Tour de France

Man-eating bears and walls of snow: How the Tour de France conquered the Pyrenees

By Feargal McKay published

Feature How the great mountains of Southern France became a legendary part of the Tour

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Joscelin Lowden sets new women's UCI Hour Record in 48.405km in September 2021

How a Stagers' Race paved the way for the women's Hour Record

By Feargal McKay published

Feature A century and more after De Saint-Sauveur took to the track, the record she inaugurated still captures the imagination

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The French organiser of the Tour de France Henri Desgrange (left) smiles as he poses next to Italian cyclist Amerigo Caccioni before the start of stage 8 of the 1932 Tour

Henri Desgrange, racism, and the need to re-examine cycling's history

By Feargal McKay published

History 'It's time we parked old myths and opened the door to celebrating Black riders' argues Feargal McKay

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