Legends We Lost

Obituary: Charles Coste (1924–2025)

From Ollioules to Olympus — a century of grace and endurance

Nov 3 •

Obituary: Günter Haritz (1948–2025)

Between the boards and the road — the measured rhythm of a German all-rounder

Oct 30 •

Obituary: Frans Melckenbeeck (1940–2025)

A Belgian workhorse with a sprinter’s heart.

Oct 29 •

Obituary: Stefano Casagranda (1973–2025)

From Borgo Valsugana to the peloton’s front: a loyal gregario cut short by controversy and illness.

Oct 3 •

Obituary: Tullio Rossi (1948–2025)

A Roman in the peloton’s shadows.

Sep 17 •

Obituary: Antonio Bailetti (1937–2025)

From Bosco di Nanto to Paris: the Olympic champion who conquered the Grand Tours with courage and cunning.

Sep 8 •

Obituary: Walter Godefroot (1943–2025)

From Drongen to Roubaix: the Flemish Bulldog who tamed the stones.

Sep 1 •

Obituary: Peio Arreitunandia (1974–2025)

A Basque journeyman of the open road.

Aug 29 •

Obituary: Bernardo Ruiz (1925–2025)

From Orihuela to Paris: Spain’s first man on the Tour de France podium.

Aug 14 •

Obituary: Rik Wouters (1942–2025)

From Baarle to the Tour: the quiet rise and early fade of a Dutch borderlander.

Jul 28 •

Obituary: Norbert Seeuws (1943–2025)

91 six-days. 3 Belgian titles. A steady wheel in cycling’s smoky arenas.

Jul 5 •

Obituary: Jacques Marinelli (1925–2025)

The “Parakeet” who flew into yellow, stood on the 1949 Tour podium behind Coppi and Bartali, and later built a second life as mayor of Melun.

Jul 4 •

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