‘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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhT6-GntcY Get the week’s funniest stories in sport in 3 minutes with our free Friday email: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=podlink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices