Ever wondered how the Tour de France works. Here is the first in a two part series on how the great race is run and won. By freelance journalist ,Nahum Ayliffe.
Tour de France
Has the Tour de France turned the doping corner?
There have been drug cheats caught at this year’s Tour de France, but unlike previous years, it has not brought the event to its knees. Has the sport turned the corner? Nahum Alyiffe investigates.
Drugs, cycling and the lure of filthy lycra
It’s an odd phenomenon, and one that’s difficult to explain, but the popularity of the Tour de France increases exponentially each year in Australia in almost inverse proportion to the event’s credibility, says Charles Happell.
