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A few more recommendations for your reading list.

First, a couple of great books about two of the greats of French cycling.

Sex, Lies & Handlebar Tape: The Remarkable Life of Jacques Anquetil by Paul Howard (iTunes or Amazon)

The Badger: Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling by William Fotheringham (iTunes or Amazon).

Another book by William Fotheringham is his excellent Tom Simpson biography: get it on iTunes: Put Me Back on My Bike - William Fotheringham, or on Amazon.

For something more contemporary, there's David Millar’s The Racer.

Fotheringham's biography of Fausto Coppi is also well worth a look. Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi.

Get it on iTunes or Amazon.

To learn more about cycling’s great champion, read Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike again by William Fotheringham @willfoth

Yesterday, 13 July, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the tragic death of Tom Simpson on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the thirteenth stage of that year’s Tour de France.

To mark the anniversary, the memorial at the spot where he died has been restored.

A recommendation for your reading list:

A recommendation for your reading list.