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Father of the Tour De France: Part 4 - Sports Bizarre
· 26 min · S5 E100
Episode Father of the Tour De France: Part 4 - Sports Bizarre
A two minute tyre penalty sparks a full blown war between Henri Pélissier and the Tour’s tyrannical founder. Riders set off at 2am over cratered, post-war roads… and one man finishes the race half-blind with a glass eye. Part 4 dives into rebellion, brutal rules, Belgian domination and the kind of “suffering” that makes modern cycling look comfortable.
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