Breaking the Chain

'A moving and spirited account of lying and cheating on behalf of some of the biggest names in cycling' - Independent.

Informationen zum Autor Willy Voet has been involved in cycling at the highest level as a professional cyclist and team masseur for thirty years. Klappentext Cocaine, amphetamines, EPO, heroin--all these are now considered not optional but necessary--not to win, but just to compete in the Tour de France. Details of how these drugs are obtained, mixed together to make cocktails, administered and concealed are all included in this graphic and uninhibited account by a fomer competitor. Zusammenfassung In his car were the drugs the team needed if they were to have any chance of playing a competitive part in the 1998 Tour de France. The car was searched, he was immediately arrested and so the story that has been undermining the sport of cycling since the death of Tommy Simpson in 1967, finally broke.

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Willy Voet

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Cocaine, amphetamines, EPO, heroin -- all these are now considered not optional but necessary, not to win but just to compete in the Tour de France. Details of how these drugs are obtained, mixed together to make cocktails, administered and concealed are included in this graphic and uninhibited account.

Résumé
In his car were the drugs the team needed if they were to have any chance of playing a competitive part in the 1998 Tour de France. The car was searched, he was immediately arrested and so the story that has been undermining the sport of cycling since the death of Tommy Simpson in 1967, finally broke.