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The Tour de France

Episode 14: The Tour de France – More than a race. Less than the truth. “You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water. You would have to be an imbecile or a crook to imagine that a pro-cyclist who races for 235 days a year can hold the pace without stimulants.” Jacques Anquetil, five-time T…

Forgotten Yellow

Greg Lemond’s first Tour de France victories are writ large in the history of the race; his duel to the (almost) bitter end with team mate Bernard Hinault in 1986 and then snatching the Yellow Jersey from Laurent Fignon by a mere eight seconds 3 years later. Twelve months on from that momentous, hi…

Feed Zone 22-23

The pros might now be returning to their training regimes but there’s no off-season for the Feed Zone. Obviously there’s plenty of off-topic but in our more lucid moments we talk about the new American pro team run by George Hincapie and ask whether we should let bygones be bygones or is is “once a…

150. Brian Smith: National champ, racing with Lance, saying no to EPO, and snakes in showers

This week, James and Will are joined by Scottish ex-pro turned team manager, commentator and pundit, Brian Smith. Brian cut his teeth in the 1980s at the school of cycling hardknocks, ACBB – Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt – in Paris, whose alumni include Jacques Anquetil, Stephen Roche and P…

Tales from the Tour de France

Many champions dominate by force or aggression, but Jacques Anquetil seemed to glide into the centre of things, immaculate and compete. Anquetil had substance but he also had style - on and off the bike. Join Chris Sidwells throughout this year’s race for more Tales from the Tour de France. 📸 Cycli…

Sports and Leisure | How many players are there in a cricket team? (+ 8 more...)

The Daily Quiz - Sports and Leisure Today's Questions: Question 1: How many players are there in a cricket team? Question 2: Which of these is an American Football team based in Pittsburgh? Question 3: Which sport is played at The US PGA? Question 4: If you're killing a goomba, what game a…

[Quick Fire Version] Sports and Leisure | How many players are there in a cricket team? (+ 8 more...)

The Daily Quiz - Sports and Leisure Today's Questions: Question 1: How many players are there in a cricket team? Question 2: Which of these is an American Football team based in Pittsburgh? Question 3: Which sport is played at The US PGA? Question 4: If you're killing a goomba, what game a…

Feed Zone 26-24

A Tour route to tempt Remco, with a brutal sting in the Pyrenees, and a women’s race spending a third of its nine days in Britain: bold ambition or a squeeze too far? We discuss troubling culture reports at Picnic PostNL and British Cycling, ask whether cycling’s contract exits are about money, opp…