Written by David Houghton
Lifestyle -
Adventure
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Friday, 18 January 2013 12:00
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"You are murderers! Yes, murderers!" Octave Lapize reputedly shouted at race officials in the 1910 Tour de France, after grinding his bicycle over the brutal Col de Tourmalet. I was tempted to make the same accusation to Cristiano Werneck, tour leader on the Doomsday Ride. But as I crested the final hill, after over 40,000 meters of climbing, the best I could manage was, "I need cerveza. Yes, cerveza!" Read more... |
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