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Re-Cycle: The cycling history podcast

Welcome to Re-Cycle, by Eurosport – a retrospective series on the most compelling, the most controversial and the most extraordinary riders and races in cycling history. Written by Felix Lowe, narrate... Read more

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Andy Hampsten and 'The Day the Hard Men Cried'

Andy Hampsten and 'The Day the Hard Men Cried'

From one extreme breakaway to another, and this time out we’re riding with Andy Hampsten, who – with the help of sheep's... Read more

5 Dec 2019

13mins

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The diabolic climb which made Magni bite the pain away

The diabolic climb which made Magni bite the pain away

They say 666 is the number of the beast. Not that many riders to have taken on the monstrous climb to the Basilica San L... Read more

27 Nov 2019

14mins

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Fausto Coppi's majestic ride from Cuneo to Pinerolo

Fausto Coppi's majestic ride from Cuneo to Pinerolo

Last time out, we climbed to the Basilica San Luca with Fiorenzo Magni biting down on an innertube to distract him from ... Read more

27 Nov 2019

16mins

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When Eddy Merckx almost won two Tour de France stages in one day

When Eddy Merckx almost won two Tour de France stages in one day

In the latest episode of Re-Cycle, we look back at the year the greatest road cyclist of all time, Eddy Merckx, broke ri... Read more

2 Jan 2020

15mins

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When the entire Belgian team walked out on the Tour

When the entire Belgian team walked out on the Tour

This time out we’re going back to 1937, when defending Tour de France champion Sylvère Maes withdrew from the race with ... Read more

12 Dec 2019

13mins

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Kidnappings and controversy - South America's first Grand Tour winner

Kidnappings and controversy - South America's first Grand Tour winner

In this edition of Re-Cycle, we’re riding with the first South American to win a Grand Tour – Colombia’s Luis 'Lucho' He... Read more

9 Jan 2020

16mins

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The story of the first ever maillot jaune

The story of the first ever maillot jaune

One hundred years after the introduction of the first yellow jersey, the latest in our historical Re-Cycle series looks ... Read more

26 Dec 2019

14mins

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When Britain's first Tour stage winner blew the field away in 1959

When Britain's first Tour stage winner blew the field away in 1959

In this episode of Re-Cycle, we doff our cap to Brian Robinson, Britain's first ever Tour de France stage winner courtes... Read more

19 Dec 2019

13mins

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When team-mates become rivals: Greg LeMond's infamous attack in 1982

When team-mates become rivals: Greg LeMond's infamous attack in 1982

In the final Re-Cycle of season one, we take a look back at the last time the World Championships came to England prior ... Read more

30 Jan 2020

18mins

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The first ever Vuelta winner, who helped put man on the moon

The first ever Vuelta winner, who helped put man on the moon

From winning the inaugural Vuelta a Espana in 1935 to helping put a man on the moon, Belgium's Gustaaf Deloor was a peda... Read more

23 Jan 2020

20mins

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Jacques Anquetil and the first ever Tour-Vuelta double

Jacques Anquetil and the first ever Tour-Vuelta double

This time, we’re rolling with the first rider to win all of cycling's Grand Tours – France’s Jacques Anquetil and the 19... Read more

16 Jan 2020

13mins

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'Vengeance in his soul': When Anquetil pinched victory from Poulidor in Paris-Nice

'Vengeance in his soul': When Anquetil pinched victory from Poulidor in Paris-Nice

Re-Cycle returns for season two! The first of the 2020 series looks back at one of the greatest editions of Paris-Nice. ... Read more

12 Mar 2020

16mins

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Triumph to tragedy: Frank Vandenbroucke's Liège-Bastogne-Liège win

Triumph to tragedy: Frank Vandenbroucke's Liège-Bastogne-Liège win

We revisit Frank Vandenbroucke's swaggering La Doyenne victory in 1999 - a win which promised to be the first of many Mo... Read more

23 Apr 2020

29mins

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Carnage on the cobbles: The last wet Roubaix

Carnage on the cobbles: The last wet Roubaix

Eighteen years after Belgium's Johan Museeuw won his third cobblestone trophy, Paris-Roubaix fans are still waiting for ... Read more

16 Apr 2020

26mins

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When the Pelissier brothers ruled Roubaix

When the Pelissier brothers ruled Roubaix

In the latest episode of Re-Cycle, we recall the fraternal feeling of 1921’s Paris-Roubaix, won by Henri Pélissier ahead... Read more

9 Apr 2020

28mins

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