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Podcast: BBCollective
Episode: Cheatstrong: The Story of the Tour de France
Description: Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where in late July we are in the proverbial dog days of both summer and sports. Unless you’re an MLB trade deadline follower, an NFL training camp devotee or fan of European club soccer friendlies abroad, there’s not much on the docket. But there is an event of great prestige; just concluded, on the global sport landscape, the Tour de France that is the focus of this week’s conversation. Cycling’s premier event dates back to the infancy of the 20th century, and the early history leads this discourse. A near c...