Great Lengths: Distance 60 29er
An exciting day for our French friends Victoire Cycles: Today they launched their new brand Distance, an extremely well-thought-out and designed series of ready-made bikes.…
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Keep It In The Family: Auguste Handmade Peugeot
Last weekend saw the NAHBS circus present the world’s finest and latest handmade bicycles — a perfect time to remember that these magnificent machines are…
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The Silver Metallist: Victoire Cycles Argent Veloce
France’s Victoire Cycles have been in the custom bike game for more than a few years now and each new frame is a further expression…
Local Specialties: Victoire Cycles Light Randonneuse
Early in June this year, Le Concours de Machines was held in Ambert, in the Auvergne region, for the first time since 1949. The event…
A Bike For Monsieur? Franck’s Victoire Cycles Commuter
A little bit of magic died along with Ezra Caldwell of New York’s Fast Boy Cycles. He was a favorite frame builder for many of…
La Gloire De La Tournée: Victoire Cycles Randonneuse
Clambering over rock beds and through snowfields on fully-packed fatbikes is all well and good, but surely nothing can compare with the glory of carousing…
Café du Cycliste x Passoni Limited Edition Jersey
When it comes to Italian handmade titanium bicycle frames, Passoni is a revered name. The same goes for Café du Cycliste when you’re talking about…
French Strength: Victoire Cycles for Rapha
For France and, indeed, the rest of the world, the last month has been harrowing. In the wake of the worst attacks on Paris since…
Victoire Cycles 29er MTB
Within a week, the Clermont-Ferrand workshop of Victoire Cycles had turned out two very different custom mountain bikes, for two very different customers. This is…
Victoire Cycles Golden Bellevue
The Vergers Massif is an ancient section of rock that pokes out of the southeastern corner of France. By ‘poke’ we mean its highest point…
Victoire Cycles Tandem
There’s always something new happening around the Victoire Cycles workshop. It’s located in the Auvergne region of France, in Clermont-Ferrand, home also to Bibendum and…
l’Atelier Des Vélos
Just like the flavour of a wine will manifest the character of the land it was produced from, the work of custom frame builders exhibit…
Victoire Cycles City Bike
Taking inspiration from a townie with double seat stays that Tom Donhou built a while back, Victoire Cycles constructed this gentleman’s bike with a similar…
Victoire Cycles x Berluti
The French will always have the last word on couture fashion and style — it’s safe to say they invented it. They are also known…
Vitus 992: the Milan-San Remo winner
The 1992 edition of Milan-San Remo was finished in a most spectacular fashion by Sean Kelly aboard a Vitus 992. His descent down the Poggio…
