Breaking The Chain
Drugs and Cycling - The True Story
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- 9,49 €
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- 9,49 €
Publisher Description
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On 8 July 1998 Festina team soigneur Willy Voet was stopped by the police. In his car were the drugs the team needed if they were to have any chance of playing a competitive part in the 1998 Tour de France.
The car was searched, he was immediately arrested and so the story that has been undermining the sport of cycling since the death of Tommy Simpson in 1967, finally broke.
Imprisoned for sixteen days, sacked from the Festina team and ostracised from the sport to which he had dedicated his life, Willy Voet at last was able to tell the truth. His sensational story will change cycling forever.
Cocaine, amphetamines, EPO, heroin - all these are now considered not optional but necessary, not to win but just to compete in the Tour de France. Details of how these drugs are obtained, mixed together to make cocktails, administered and concealed are all included in this graphic and uninhibited account of how drugs brought cycling to its knees.
Customer Reviews
Not as good as "The Secret Race"
Quite bold claims and accusations, but not as thoroughly documented as I'd like. I find it hard to believe all the stories the author tells. Interesting read nonetheless.