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‘You’re all murderers’: the sadistic story of the Tour de France

When you think of cycling, you probably picture lycra-clad lab rats, pumped so full of steroids their blood is congealing into a thick ketchup-like goo. But it wasn’t always a sick science experiment: for most of its history, the Tour de France was a sadistic cocktail of cheating, violence and scarcely believable disasters.  From itching powder in the shorts to selling children for cheese, this is its unhinged story… Videos from the pod: Chasse a cannette: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhT6-GntcY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhT6-GntcY</a> Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email:<a href="http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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