Greg Lemond: Slaying the Badger

hypster
hypster Posts: 1,229
edited September 2014 in Road general
I just noticed Thursday 04/09/14 ITV4 at 20:00 to 21:50

Greg Lemond: Slaying the Badger

Documentary telling the story of the 1986 Tour de France

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  • IShaggy
    IShaggy Posts: 301
    Nice spot. Thanks.
  • RDW
    RDW Posts: 1,900
    Here too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elo5_iNEjRo
  • EdgarAllenPoe
    EdgarAllenPoe Posts: 48
    That title sounds like a different version of Spanking the Monkey, Bash the Bishop etc
  • Dippydog2
    Dippydog2 Posts: 291
    Good film. Good book.

    Read the book first.
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    Greg's 'Complete Book of Cycling' is also excellent - a great read. The man is an absolute monster on the bike, but the book is really lucid, engaging and comprehensive.
    Retro(ish) TT 2017-
    Fixed TT 2015-2016
  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    Just watched that.... 'mazing. Absolutely gripped.

    I came to cycling as a result of the London 2012 effect, and was completely ignorant of this whole world before then. I literally hadn't heard of Lance Armstrong or Bradley Wiggins before summer 2012. I feel like I've had quite an education since then :)
    Is the gorilla tired yet?
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    ChrisAOnABike wrote:
    Just watched that.... 'mazing. Absolutely gripped.

    I came to cycling as a result of the London 2012 effect, and was completely ignorant of this whole world before then. I literally hadn't heard of Lance Armstrong or Bradley Wiggins before summer 2012. I feel like I've had quite an education since then :)

    That's maybe a good thing!! :lol::lol:
  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    Superb book - one of the best cycling books IMO.
    Thanks for the shout on the TV prog. Just need to remember to set the freeview box now ....
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,009
    Box set to record, that's one evenings entertainment sorted when mrs HD goes away with the girls.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • Jon_1976
    Jon_1976 Posts: 690
    Watched this a few weeks ago, thought it was excellent.
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    I watched it on Sunday night and found it quite entertaining. Hinault certainly comes across as a smarmy git. :D
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  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    I thought it was particularly interesting at the end to note the way all of a sudden he started to fall behind as the rest of them got into EPO.

    Such a shame he's got all those lead pellets in him though. That's not going to do him any good at all in later life.
    Is the gorilla tired yet?

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