We We Young and Carefreeby Laurent FignonHere’s a review of Fignon’s autobiography. It contains a few elements from the book so if you worry I’ll spoil the read for you, look away. Fignon’s autobiography caused a storm when it came out. For the wrong reasons. Fignon had just announced he’d been diagnosed with cancer and … Read more
Cycling is too hard. Too hard because though you play football or rugby, cycling is something you do. There is a nuance here, if you lose the ball it is only ever a mistake to be forgotten as soon as the ball comes back to you again. If you weaken on a hill, it is … Read more
– Ah, I know who you are, you’re the man who lost the Tour de France by 8 seconds!– No, I’m the man who won two Tours So begins the biography about Laurent Fignon. Best known for losing the epic battle with Greg LeMond during July 1989, Fignon won the Tour de France in 1983. … Read more