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Abdoujaparov, Djamolidine 210
Action Sports 178–80, 187, 192
Addy, Bob 91, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 118, 129, 242–3
Agostino, Joachim 98
Aimar, Lucien 96
Alban, Robert 138
Albaret, Fernand 22
Altig, Rudi 96
amphetamines 73, 79–80, 83, 84–5, 86, 88, 96, 99, 232, 233
Amstel Gold Classic 180
ANC-Halfords team 147–8, 176–7, 178, 179–81, 183, 184–7, 189, 192, 193, 194, 198, 299, 301
Anderson, Phil 142, 146, 151, 152, 155, 171, 177, 182, 188, 204, 216
Andreu, Frankie 210
Andrews, John 45, 56, 57, 58
Angers 80
Anglade, Henri 62, 65, 67
animation du Tour 19–20
Anquetil, Jacques 38–9, 48, 52, 57, 65, 67, 68, 86, 111, 118, 125, 135, 136, 137, 144, 325
Anquetil cocktail 84
appearance fees 39, 43, 76, 81, 90
Armstrong, Lance 147, 149, 184, 196, 198, 215, 237, 241, 244, 252, 261, 267, 272, 273, 279, 283, 287, 291, 292, 293–4, 295, 302–3, 313
Aso 311
Aspden, Harry 64
Astana team 293, 303
Athlétique Club de Boulogne-Billancourt (ACBB) 42, 133–6, 138–9, 143–4, 150–2, 155, 157, 203, 217, 260, 275
Aubagne 102
Aubier, Nicolas 235
Aubisque, Col d’ 37, 73, 97–8, 229, 300
Augendre, Jacques 29
Auxerre 102, 106
Avignon 189
Bahamontes, Federico 57, 63, 162
Baldini, Ercole 57
Ballard, Mick 203
Ballester, Pierre 213
Barloworld team 277, 280
Barry, Michael 307, 318
Barrett, Mike 129
Bartali, Gino 52
Bauer, Steve 207–8
Bayern Rundfahrt 316, 320
BBC 72
BBC Radio 5
Live 149
Bedwell, Dave ‘the Pocket Rocket’ 1955 tour 14–15, 16, 17, 20, 24, 34
at Lugano, 1953 10
Tour of Britain 13–14
Tour of Calvados 16
Belgium 33, 60, 66, 84, 89, 101, 114–15, 268, 269, 301
Bellis, Jonny 269, 301
Bennett, Mick 214
Bennington, Wayne 100
Berard, Charly 205
Berland, Roland 157
Bernaudeau, Jean-René 146, 147, 158
Bertin cycle company 117
Becançon 98–9, 208, 281, 320
Beurick, Albert 90–1
Béziers 250
Bicycle Club Rémois 56
Bicycle, The 8, 25
Bidot, Marcel 52, 53, 64, 65
Bilsland, Billy 154–5
Binda, Alfredo 53
Bird, Ken 68, 107
Bitossi, Franco 109
Blondin, Antoine 16, 23–4, 77, 78
Boardman, Chris 130, 299, 302, 330
1994 tour 211, 222–5, 239
1995 tour 225–6
1996 tour 227–9
1998 tour 230–1
1999 tour 236–7, 239
background 217–21
Cavendish and 282, 283
legacy 238–40
obsessive behaviour 237–8
Olympics 296
on drug use 234–6, 256–7
specialist support 256
Wiggins and 298
Boasson Hagen, Edvald 304, 319
Bobet, Jean 6, 7, 8, 23, 34, 77–8, 84–5, 89, 90, 117
Bobet, Louison 5–6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 52, 57, 90, 117
Bondue, Alain 247, 251
Bonette-Restefond, Col de 162
Bordeaux 70, 115, 118–19, 120–1, 122–3, 189, 204, 221
Bordeaux-Paris one-day race 72
Bordighera 32
Bortolami, Gianluca 210
Bourreau, Bernard 125
Bouvatier, Philippe 161
Bouvet, Albert 139
Bowden, Ken 16, 17
Boyer, Jonathan 136, 142
Bradford 32, 129
Brailsford, Dave 253, 254–5, 259, 260, 262, 277, 286, 301, 302, 304, 305, 307, 308, 315, 316, 320, 322–3, 327, 328
Brest 43, 47, 55, 278
Briançon 68–9, 75, 244
British Columbia Masters Cycling Association 23
British Cycle Corporation 27
British Cycle Trade Manufacturers Union 14
British Cycling Federation 58, 67, 254, 262, 302, 303, 304, 306, 312, 315, 328, 329
British League of Racing Cyclists 9, 11, 103–5
Brittain, Stan 43, 54–6, 58–9, 59–60, 61
Brive 59, 121, 232
Brochard, Laurent 232, 250
Brunel, Philippe 285
Brussels 54, 73
Bruyneel, Johan 293
Bryan, Peter 10
BSA 8, 17, 26, 27, 33
Buckley, Peter 269
Bugno, Gianni 211
Burl, Bill 8, 11–12
Burns, Bernard 117
But et Club 9
Butler, Keith 91
Calder Clarion club 116
Campbell, Arthur 154–6
Cancellara, Fabian 273, 292, 294, 320
Capper, Tony 177, 178–80, 184–5, 186, 187, 192, 194
Caput, Guy 94, 124, 130
Caput, Louis 94, 122
Carpentras 81, 86
Cartwright, Cyril 77
Casartelli, Fabio 87, 112
Cavendish, Mark, 112, 304
2007 tour 267, 271–6
2008 tour 265, 268, 278–9, 286
2009 tour 267, 268, 269–70, 279, 281, 292, 295
2011 tour 285, 316
2012 tour 285, 319, 321, 324
achievement 112, 265, 285–6
British Olympic team 268, 269, 275, 276–8, 280–1, 286
Four Days of Dunkirk 270
Giro d’Italia 278
Grote Scheldeprijs 270
Madison 265, 277, 278, 280, 281, 286, 319
Milan–San Remo, 2009 72, 266, 267
Olympics 268, 269, 277, 280–1, 286
personality 265–6, 267, 268–9, 282–5
Simpson and 72, 267–8, 294
Sports Personalty of the Year, 2011, 285
Team leader ability 279
T-Mobile team 270, 271, 275, 283
Tour of Britain, 2005 269, 273
Tour of Britain, 2007 267, 269
Wiggins and 285, 290, 292, 295, 296, 297, 301, 303, 304, 316
World Championships 285–6
Chalons-sur-Marne 226
Champs-Elysées 1, 4, 126–7, 135, 137, 198, 244, 270, 281, 295
Channel 4 148, 177–8, 206, 211, 227, 330
Chany, Pierre 21, 126
Chataway, Chris 22
Chesneau, Bernard 179, 184
Christian, Adolf 54, 55
Ciolek, Gerald 279
Cippollini, Mario 266, 284, 285
Clarey, John 103, 105–10
Clément 32
Clermont-Ferrand 45
Coe, Ron 43, 54, 55, 60
Cofidis team 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248–9, 250, 254, 255, 290, 299, 300
Columbia team 265, 278, 279, 283, 304
Columbian cyclists 141–2
commercialism 19–20, 50, 166–7
Commonwealth Games:
1966 269
1986 301
1998 296
2010 262
CONINGSLOO, GEORGES VAN 66
Connor, Jeff 177, 178, 179, 183–4, 185, 186, 187
Contador, Alberto 267, 293, 294, 318, 325, 328
contracts 171
Cooke, Nicole 194
Coppi, Fausto 44, 52, 221, 269
Cordy, Annie 20
Counol, Michelle 323
cornering 11
Court of Arbitration in Sport 263
Cozens, Syd 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 53
Crans Montana 158
Crédit Agricole 299
Critérium International, The 145
Croix de Fer 68, 207, 321
CSC team 199, 292, 302
Cummings, Steve 301, 304, 305
Cycle Sport 156, 165, 166, 173, 245
Cycling
Holland’s dispatches 12
on the 1955 tour 16–17, 25
on the 1956 tour 41–2
UV Aube advert 64
and Simpson’s death 82, 91–2
and the 1974 tour 127
Cycling Weekly 145, 257–8, 261
Daily Express 72
Daily Mirror 128
Daily Star 177, 178
Daily Telegraph 24, 28–9
Daninos, Pierre 6, 75–6, 78, 95
Darrigade, André 74, 115, 119, 135, 265
Dauphine Libéré 16, 29, 65–6, 126, 162, 222, 225, 251, 311, 313, 314, 316, 317–18
Davie, Deno 150
Debruycker, Louis 15
Delgado, Pedro 161–2, 181, 233
Denson, Vin 60, 64, 65, 66–9, 79, 86–9, 91, 102, 105, 106–7, 109, 112, 113, 115, 208
Desgrange, Henri 51, 70
diet and nutrition 36, 44–5, 170–1
Discovery team 303
domestiques 67, 138, 144–5, 208–9
Dotto, Jean 43, 47
Dousset, Daniel 75, 81
Doyle, Tony 263
drug testing 70, 86, 99, 105–6, 233, 249, 256, 257
drugs, use of 73, 83–6, 89, 106, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 248, 249, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256–63, 271, 272, 278, 286, 290, 295, 300, 304, 322, 329
Ducazeaux, Sauveur 46, 53, 57, 59
Dumas, Pierre 45, 50, 83–4, 106
Dunlop 18–19, 32
Earley, Martin 187, 205
earnings 44, 59, 71, 76, 107–8, 117, 147, 171, 182, 189
Edwards, Phil 101
Eisel, Bernhard 279, 319
Ellingworth, Rod 268–9, 271, 276, 277–8, 279, 281, 283, 285, 303, 308–9, 316, 318, 328
Elliott, Malcolm 100, 178, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 186, 189–93
Elliott, Seamus 42, 43, 45–6, 47, 48, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 103, 135, 136
Ellis, Doug 261
Empire Aces team 12
Empire Stores marathon 129
Engers, Alf 202–3
England, H.H. 10
Escalon, Claude 135, 136
Etape du Tour 58
Etxebarria, David 250
Evans, Cadel 275–6, 318, 320–1, 323, 324, 328
Fagor-Merceir team 94, 161, 189, 205
fatigue 120, 167, 188
Festina team 86, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 242, 243, 244, 255, 256, 257
Fiat-La France team 136–7, 232, 257
Fignon, Laurent 158
Fisher, Donald 185
flags of convenience 40, 226
Flèche du Sud 298
Flèche Wallonne race 16, 180
Ford-France team 68
Foreign Legion 131, 132–52, 156, 179, 188, 195, 204, 214, 216, 217, 221, 256, 265, 269, 328, 329
Foreign Legion, The (Guinness) 133
Foret d’Echallon 47
Four Days of Dunkirk 270
Frankfurt Grand Prix 119
Fraser, Angus 179–80
Frimatic team 95, 107
Froome, Chris 280, 305, 310, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 328, 330, 331
Fussien, Jean-Jacques 137
Gachon, Pierre 12
Galibier pass 20, 48, 68, 75, 138–9, 169, 188, 207
Gallopin, Guy 179, 185
GAN team 221, 224, 302
Gandarias, Andres 120
Garbutt, Robert 257–8
Garmin 262, 263, 264, 288, 290, 292, 293, 297, 305, 306
Garnaud, Jean 14
Gaul, Charly 40, 41, 57, 63, 154
Gaumont, Philippe 253
Gauthier, Bernard 22
Gayfer, Alan 91, 92
Géminiani, Raphaël 87, 137, 139
Ghent 66, 69, 81, 89, 90–1, 101, 112, 114–15, 116, 120, 129, 130, 274, 276
Ghirotto, Massimo 161
gigantisme 183, 231
Gimondi, Felice 96
Giro d’Italia 8, 67, 159, 161, 195, 227, 262, 275, 278, 290, 291, 297, 298–9, 306, 327
Gitane-Leroux squad 74, 80
Glasgow Wheelers 154, 155
Goddet, Jacques 14, 27, 51, 52, 62, 69–70, 77, 79, 85–6, 90, 105, 106, 110, 127, 128, 140, 141–2, 157, 183, 212
Graczyk, Jean 73
Grain, Michel 102
Grand Prix d’Amabilité 147–8
Grand Prix de France 217
Grand Prix Eddie Merckx 206–7, 222
Great Britain
1974 tour 127–8
1994 tour visit 211–14, 223–4, 239
2007 tour visit 271–6, 292, 299, 301
bicycle production 13, 27, 104
heritage 3–4, 5–14
professional circuit 103–5
Great Britain team
1960 tour 58–9
1961 tour 59–60
1967 tour 69, 80, 86–9, 102, 107–8
1968 tour 95, 105–10
academy 227, 268, 276–7, 278, 283, 301, 303, 304, 305, 328
‘marginal gains’ philosophy 283, 303, 307–8, 328
Olympics squad 193, 239, 240, 242, 253, 255, 259, 263, 268, 273, 275, 276–7, 278, 280–1, 286, 287, 288, 289, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302, 303, 304, 312, 319, 321, 325–7, 328, 330
philosophy of 283, 303, 307–8
‘secret squirrels’ 240
Green, Derek 107, 109
Greipel, Andre 270, 278, 279
Gribaldy, Jean de 98–9
Griffiths, Phil 180, 185
Grote Scheldeprijs, 2007 270
gruppetto, the 97, 188
guardian 168, 211, 264, 265, 274, 275, 280–1, 294, 322, 325–6, 330
Guinness, Rupert 133
Guzet-Neige 161
Hall, Harry 82–3, 86, 89, 115, 143
Hamman, Duncan 48
Hampsten, Andy 195
Harrison, Derek 93–100, 107, 149
Hayles, Rob 3, 278
Henderson, N. 91–2
Hercules bicycle company 8, 10, 13, 14–15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25–7, 29, 31, 33–5, 36, 39, 53, 61, 117, 135, 150, 154, 217, 256, 257
Herety, John 134–5, 143, 198, 200, 203, 217, 256, 265, 269, 276, 277, 295
Hesjedal, Ryder 292
Hewson, Tony 45, 56, 57, 58
High Life, The (TV documentary) 156, 158–9
Hinault, Bernard 110, 121, 125, 137, 139–40, 141, 142, 145, 158, 184, 221, 320, 325
Hincapie, George 279
Hitchen, Albert 60
Hoar, Tony 15, 17, 18, 20, 21–3, 24, 35, 39, 40, 83–4, 109, 135
Hoban, Barry
1964 tour 118–19
1967 tour 86–9, 108
1968 tour 106, 107, 120
1969 tour 120–1 1977 125 1978 130
1979 Skol 6, 111
achievement 101, 110, 111–12, 123–6, 266
and Simpson 114–16
background 116–17
British races 128–9
lack of recognition 129–30
move to Ghent 91
on ANC-Halfords 180
turns professional 117–18
Holland, Charles 8, 11–12, 28, 47, 90
Holm, Brian 265
hormone abuse 231–6, 251
Horner, Yvette 20
Hoy, Chris 273
Hushovd, Thor 281, 316
Indurain, Miguel 121, 162, 165, 184, 211, 223, 225, 228, 292, 319
International Cycling Union 187
Interrent team 180
Izoard, Col d’ 41
Jalabert, Laurent 228, 250
Janssen, Jan 64, 87
Janssens, Edouard 120
Jeppesen, Carsten 302
Jimenez, Julio 67, 157
Jones, Graham 143–8, 149, 150, 151, 152, 156, 179, 187, 188, 194, 204, 208, 214, 221, 277, 329
Jones, Simon 259, 283
Jones, Stan 15, 17, 18, 20, 24
Joughin, Steve 269
Karstens, Gerben 125
Keen, Peter 220, 222, 229–30, 239–40, 254, 255, 282, 296, 327
Keil, Patrick 232
Kellogg’s 177
Kelly, Sean 98, 133, 138, 141, 142, 152, 165, 173, 177, 217, 230, 231, 285
Kennaugh, Peter 269, 281, 301, 305, 327, 329, 330
Kennaugh, Tim 269
Kennedy, John 59
Kerrison, Tim 311, 312, 313, 314, 316
Kimmage, Paul 150, 177, 233, 260, 261
King of the Mountains 47, 145, 153, 158, 160, 173
Kitching, Ron 117
Knees, Christian 1, 310
Knetemann, Gerrie 124, 140
Krebs, Fred 15, 17, 19, 20–1
Kubler, Ferdi 36
Kuiper, Hennie 145, 210
Kunde, Karl-Heinz 66
La Plagne 138, 158
La Redoute team 138
Lacorce, Guy 75
Laidlaw, Ken 60–1
l’Alpe d’Huez 149, 158, 160, 162, 188, 207, 227, 229
Landis, Floyd 260, 299
lanterne rouge 21, 109–10, 247
Lapugnoy 117
Laurent, Michel 145
Lauritzen, Dag Otto 209, 211
Le Groupement 163
Le Havre 14, 15, 23, 259
Le Parisien 62
Leblanc, Jean-Marie 109, 145, 149, 212, 231, 259, 293
Leblanc, Luc 223
Legeay, Roger 161, 217, 221–2, 224, 226, 229, 230
Leinders, Dr Geert 304, 322–3
Lejeune cycles 64
Leman, Eric 106
LeMond, Greg 133, 152, 157, 162, 164, 171, 182, 183, 207–8, 221, 222, 224, 231, 304, 316
L’Equipe
advertising 50
circulation 3
on Cavendish 265, 285
on the 1955 tour 16, 17, 21, 23, 24
on the 1959 tour 45–6
on the 1962 tour 77–8
on the 1966 tour 75
on the 1974 tour 127
on the 1994 tour 213
sponsorship 20
Les Arcs 227–8
Les Carnets du Major Thompson (Daninos) 6
Les Issambres 5, 7, 8, 14, 21, 39, 135
Lévitan, Félix 62, 70, 140, 183, 221
Lewis, Colin 86–9, 102, 104, 107, 108, 113, 276
Liberia-Grammont 62
Liège 41, 101
Liège-Bastogne-Liège one-day classic 64
life expectancy, effect on 96
Liggett, Phil 148, 149, 206
Linda McCartney Foods team 187, 189, 199, 200, 298, 305
Liquigas 275
London 271–4, 276, 292, 299, 301
London-Holyhead race 9, 104
long service medals 149
Looy, Rik Van 67
Louviot, Raymond 40, 42, 47, 71, 73, 74
Luchon 157
Lugano 10, 304
Lycra-Halfords team 180
McEwen, Robbie 270
McGahan, Jaime 172
McGee, Brad 251
McLachlan, ‘Mac’ 10, 13–14, 25–6, 39
McRae, Donald 294
Madejak, Bogdan 252
Madeleine, Col de la 97, 125
Madison 3, 265, 277, 278, 280, 281, 286, 289
Maertens, Freddy 140, 266, 285, 319, 328
Magne, Antonin 117–19, 120, 121–2
Maitland, Bob 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26–7, 29, 32–3
Malléjac, Jean 83–4
Manning, Paul 299
Manx Grand Prix 104
Marie, Thierry 218
Martin, Tony 317, 320
Marseille 16, 24, 81, 102
Massacre à la chaine (Voet) 234
Massif Central 45, 50, 57, 103, 162, 186, 216, 228
Mercier squad 57, 114, 115, 117–18, 119, 120, 122, 124, 129
Merckx, Eddie 93, 95–8, 110, 121, 125, 126, 129, 141, 144, 207, 218, 221, 267, 285
Merlin Plage trophy 144, 151
Messenger, Chas 296
Metcalfe, Arthur 86–91, 106, 107, 108, 113–14
Midi Libre race 36, 94, 122, 126, 180, 181, 206
Migraine, François 251–2, 253
Milan–San Remo classic 43, 44, 72, 265, 266, 267, 278, 285
Milk Race, the 104, 179, 180, 181, 188–9, 190, 214, 294, 296
Millar, David 276, 285, 307
2000 tour 239, 243–6
2001 tour 246–8
2002 tour 250
2003 tour 241, 251–2
2006 tour 259–60
2007 tour 273–4
2011 tour 262
2012 tour 263
arrest and confession 252–5
background 241–2, 245–6
comparison with Simpson 72
Commonwealth Games, 2010 262
Giro d’Italia, 2011 262
inner turmoil 249–50
Mike Taylor and 275
on British Olympic team 263, 303
rehabilitation 261–4, 301
Simpson and 295
Slipstream and 262, 264, 290
turns professional 242–3
use of drugs 241, 246, 248–9, 251–4, 256, 257–8, 263–4, 271, 304, 329
Wiggins and 263
Millar, Robert 302, 306–7, 316, 324, 328, 330
1983 tour 157–8
1984 tour 41, 72, 153, 158
1985 tour 160
1986 tour 160
1987 tour 160–1, 167, 181–2
1988 tour 161
1989 tour 41, 161–2
1990 tour 164–5
1990-5 tours 162–3
1991 tour 168
1992 tour 165, 171–2
achievement 112, 152, 153, 158–60, 174, 287
and ACBB 136, 150, 151
at Troyes 100
attention to detail 168–70, 172–3
background 154–6
Cavendish and 268, 279
comparison with Robinson 29
diet 170–1
disappearance 153–4, 174–5
motivation 4, 172–4, 268
on David Millar 245
on the tour 4, 96, 166–8
survival guide 166
Wiggins and 297–8, 306–7
Yates and 198, 203, 209
Millau 186
Mills, Brian 8, 10
Miroir-Sprint 9, 62, 112, 115
Miroir du Cyclisme 111, 130–1
Mitchell, Ken 15, 20–1
Mitchell, Nigel 291
mondialisation 142–3, 194, 222
Mont Ventoux 20–1, 36, 79, 81–3, 100, 244, 270, 293
Monthléry 39
Moore, Ian 60
Moore, James 7
Moore, Richard 249
Moreni, Cristian 300
Morzine 145, 158, 307
motivation 3–4, 6–7, 33–6, 172–4, 218
Motorola team 194, 195, 196–7, 208–9, 210, 211, 215, 226
Mottet, Chris 161
Muer, Maurice de 64, 65, 66, 125, 144, 145, 146, 157, 160
Museeuw, Johan 211, 213
musettes 37, 45, 109
Muur de Grammont 60
National Cycle Union 9
National Cycling Union 54
National Lottery 173, 227, 239, 240, 253, 255, 294, 296
national team system 50–3, 62, 63, 69–70, 80, 103, 110
Nencini, Gastone 73
Nescafé 20, 50
Nibali, Vincenzo 320, 321, 323–4
Nickson, Bill 101
Nino’s bar, Lugano 10
Nivea 51
North African team 14
North Road Hardriders 201
Nygaard, Brian 302
Obree, Graeme 221
O’Brien, George 60
O’Brien, Rory 10
Observer, The 3, 24, 73, 295
Ocana, Luis, 94
Olympic Games, British squad 2, 33, 64, 114, 117, 187, 193, 202–3, 220, 228, 239, 240, 245, 253, 255, 259, 261, 263, 268, 273, 275, 276–7, 278, 280–1, 286, 287, 288, 289, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302, 303, 304, 312, 319, 321, 325–7, 328, 330
one-hour distance world record 220–1
Opperman, Hubert 47, 75
over-racing 146–7, 255–6
Ovion, Régis 135
Padovan, Arrigo 43
Palfreeman, Roger 304
Palin, Hugh 14
Palov, Kvetoslav 179, 185
Panasonic team 160, 182
Parc des Princes 28, 39, 87–8, 110, 126, 136
Paris–London race 103
Paris–Nice race 16, 36, 80, 148, 181, 206, 290, 316, 317, 318
Paris–Roubaix classic 197, 267, 290, 327, 328
Paris to Rouen road race, 1869 7
Parker, Matt 289, 291–2, 306, 307, 312
Pau 157, 261
Peiper, Allan 139, 160, 171
Pelforth 64, 65, 67, 69
Pélissier, Francis 77
Pensec, Ronan 162
Peraud, Jean-Christophe 263
performance levels 41
Pernod Grand Prix 134
Perret, Patrick 146
Peters, Steve 289, 297
Peugeot Cycles 135
Peugeot Team, 66, 69, 80, 125, 136, 143, 144–5, 146, 147, 151, 152, 157, 160, 161, 171, 178–9, 203–4, 205, 211
Puerto, Operation 260
Peyresourde 73, 74, 157, 324
photo finishes 37
Pingeon, Roger 96
Pirie, Gordon 77
Pollentier, Michel 140, 233
Poppe, Henk 128
Porte, Col de 74
Porte, Gerard 146
Porte, Richie 310, 318, 320
Porter, Hugh 105, 107
Portet d’Aspet, Col du 158
Post, Peter 101, 160–1
Poulidor, Raymond 65, 68, 111, 117, 118, 119, 125
Prapoutel-Les Sept Laux 146
press coverage 24
Priem, Cees 170–1
Procycling 174
Prudhomme, Christian 293
PruTour of Britain 199
publicity cavalcade 20
punctures 17–19, 37
Pusey, Bernard 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 39, 54
Puy-de-Dôme 46, 57
Pyrenees, the 12, 57, 61, 73, 74, 97–8, 124, 140, 146, 161, 162, 185, 188, 224, 227, 228, 229, 232, 251, 270–1, 279–80, 292, 293, 300, 323–4
Queally, Jason 273
Quilfen, Bernard 247
Rabobank 323
Radio Five Live 329
Radio Tour 38
Raleigh 8, 99, 101, 148
Ramsbottom, Alan 63–6, 67, 79, 91, 95, 144, 149
Rapha-Gitane team 71, 273
Rasmussen, Mikael 300, 304
Reims 48, 56, 58
Rennes 71, 210, 215, 299
Renshaw, Mark 270
Reynolds, Harry 59
riders’ strike, 1966 70
riders’ strike, 1978 140–1
Rigon, Francis 121
Riis, Bjarne 184, 226, 328
Riviera, the 5–6
Rivière, Roger 52, 84
road conditions 37–8
Road Time Trial’s Council Champion’s gala 8
Robinson, Brian 316, 328, 330
1955 tour 15, 16–17, 18–19, 21, 24, 27, 28–9, 31–2, 34–6
1955–6 39–40
1956 tour 40–2
1957 tour 42
1958 tour 29, 43–5, 54–5
1959 tour 45–7, 50, 53, 57, 71
1960 tour 58–9
1961 tour 60
achievement 28–30, 47–9
and Hercules 15
at Simpson’s funeral 79
background 30–1, 32–3
British races 103
comparison with Simpson 29, 76
dropped by St-Raphaël 63
motivation 4, 33–6
on drug use 84
retirement 47
Tour of Six Provinces 16
Robinson, Desmond 31, 32
Roche, Stephen 2, 138, 142, 148, 150, 151–2, 177, 183, 184, 189, 193, 231, 284
Rogers, Michael 1, 310, 318, 320
Rominger, Tony 223
Roubaix 108, 158
Rouen 228, 229
Rough Ride (Kimmage) 150, 177, 233
Roussel, Bruno 232
Route de France 33, 95, 157
Rushton, Alan 214
Rutkiewicz, Marek 252–3
Ryall, Ken 82–3
Ryalls, Pete 60
Ryan, Sean 60
Sallanches 106, 120
Saltmarsh, Sidney 82
Salzwedel, Heiko 283
Santa Rosa 198
Sastre, Carlos 302
Saunier Duval 259
Schleck, Andy 294, 318
Schleck, Frank 294
Schramm, Julien 15, 37
Schroeders, Willy 74
Schumacher, Stefan 262
Sciandri, Max 102, 226–7, 239, 259, 304
Scotland on Sunday 249
Sète 112, 119 7-Eleven squad 171, 194–5, 206, 207–9
Seznec, Jean-Christophe 255
Sheil, Norman 59
Sheridan, Eileen 13
Sherwen, Paul 2, 130–1, 132–43, 144, 146–7, 148–9, 150, 151, 152, 156, 205, 206, 208, 211, 214, 215, 216, 275
Silence-Lotto 276
Silva, Robert 112–13
Simon, Jerome 205
Simpson, Tom
1960 tour 71, 73–4
1961 tour 60–1, 74–5
1962 tour 40, 41, 71–2, 77–8
1964 tour 75
1965 world title 69, 75
1966 tour 75
1967 tour 73, 79–83
achievement 71–3, 159, 267
background 76–7
British races 103
Cavendish and 72, 267–8, 294
comparison with Robinson 29, 79
death of 7, 69, 73, 79, 81–3, 233, 263, 299
debt to Robinson 47, 48–9
drug use 79–80
legacy 86–92
motivation 4
showmanship 22, 75–9, 265
tribute stage 112–14
turns professional 71
Wiggins and 294, 295, 296, 306
Sitek, Henri 21
Siutsou, Kanstantsia 310, 319
Skol 6-Day race 111
Sky, Team see Team Sky Slipstream 261, 262, 263, 264, 290
Smith, Brian 150, 172
Snowling, Steve 179, 180, 185
Solo-Superia squad 67–8
South African teams 277, 280
spectators 1–3, 7, 22, 24–5, 183–4, 213, 244, 274
speed 37
sponsorship 20, 42, 50, 51–2, 62, 110, 182, 183, 187, 255, 262, 267, 278, 290, 301, 302, 319
Sport for Television 214
Sporting Cyclist 63, 135
Sports Personality of the Year 72, 268, 285, 326
sprinting 102, 192, 279–80
Spruyt, Jos 121
St-Gaudens 74, 78
Stablinski, Jean 86–7, 113, 122, 130, 135
stages
second,
1955 tour 17, 19
eleventh, 1955 tour 20–1
first, Liège 1956 41
fourth, 1957 42
first British stage winner, 1958 tour 29, 43–4
sixth, Brest 1958 55
twentieth, 1959 tour 46–7
first, the Pyrenees 1961 74
sixteenth, Pyrenees 1961 61
nineteenth, Bordeaux 1964 115, 118–19
thirteenth, 1967 73, 81–3
fourteenth, Sète 1967 112–14, 119
first, Roubaix 1968 108
Sallanches 1968 120
Bordeaux 1969 120–1
Brive 1969 121
Versailles 1973 122
Bordeaux 1975 122–3
L’Alpe d’Huez 1977 tour 2
first, Valence d’Agen 1978 140
third, St-Germain-en-Laye 1978 137
eighth, Besançon 1990 208
Chlons-sur-Marne 1992 226
first, Armentières 1994 223
seventeenth, Pamplona 1996 228
first, Poitiers 2000 243
British 7, 127–8, 211–14, 223–4, 239, 271–5, 276, 299, 301
Stannard, Ian 305
Stapleton, Bob 271, 278, 279, 288
Steel, Ian 10, 15, 19, 20, 23, 40, 154
Stieda, Alex 195
Storey, Neil 159
Strasbourg 102, 260
Sunderland, Scott 172, 173, 302, 316
Superbagnères 61, 74, 161
Sutton, Shane 179, 181, 184, 186, 193–4, 297, 301, 305, 311, 312, 313
Sutton, Victor 45, 56–8, 59, 61, 63, 65
Swart, Steven 179, 185, 194
Swift, Ben 301, 304, 330
tactics 37, 38, 96–7, 122, 179, 220
Tapie, Bernard 182
Taylor, Alec 82–3, 87, 107
Taylor, Mike 259, 275
team managers 38, 93, 100, 170, 224, 323
Team Sky 2, 194, 198, 276, 286, 302–5, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311–15, 316, 317, 318, 319–25, 328, 330
team-support vehicles 18
Teka team 192, 193
television coverage 37, 126, 148, 177–8, 225, 227, 286, 299–300, 302, 304, 330, 331
Tenerife 310, 313, 315, 319
Thévenet, Bernard xv, 126, 135, 144
Thom, Bobby 13, 15, 84
Thomas, Geraint 276–7, 301, 327, 328, 330
Thonon-les-Baines 68
TI-Raleigh team 100–1
time trialling 8, 9, 202–3, 217–18, 219–21, 222
time trials
Dieppe, 1955 17
Wasquehal, 1988 196–7, 205–6
Lille, 1994 222–3
Val-d’Isere, 1996 228
Dublin, 1998 230–1
Poitou, 1999 236
Dunkirk, 2001 246
Nantes, 2003 252
Albi, 2007 287, 288
Montpellier, 2009 294
Aix-les-Bains, 2009 294
Rennes, 2009 299
Albi, 2009 300
Times, The 24, 75, 248, 325
Timmis, Adrian 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 186, 187–9, 193
T-Mobile team 270, 271, 275, 283
Tom Simpson Grand Prix 90
Tonedron 79
Tour de France
1903 144
1905 144
1937 8, 11–12
1949 52
1950-2 14
1955 5–6, 7, 14–27, 28–9, 31–2, 34–6, 39, 52, 53, 83–4
1956 27, 37–8, 40–2
1957 38, 42, 48
1958 29, 37, 43–5, 52, 54–5, 56
1959 45–7, 50, 53, 56, 57, 71
1960 53, 56, 57–9, 71, 73–4, 84
1961 56, 59–61, 67, 74–5
1962 40, 41, 64–5, 71–2, 77–8
1963 65
1964 67–8, 75, 95, 115, 118–19
1965 66, 68, 75, 102
1966 70, 75, 119
1967 62, 68–70, 73, 79–83, 85, 86–9, 102, 107–8, 112–14, 119
1968 62, 95, 103, 105–7
1969 94, 95–8, 99, 120–1
1973 95, 102, 122
1974 127–8
1975 122–3, 166–7
1976 95, 101
1977 2, 125, 210
1978 130, 137, 138, 140–1, 141–2, 233
1979 137
1980 124, 145–6, 210
1981 146
1982 138
1983 141–2, 157–8
1984 41, 72, 138–9, 153, 158, 204
1985 138, 139, 142, 152, 160
1986 148, 160, 183, 194, 204–5
1987 100, 143, 147–8, 152, 160–1, 167, 179, 181–7, 188, 189, 190–1, 192
1988 100, 161, 189, 196, 205–6, 233
1989 41, 161–2, 207
1990 162, 164–5, 207–8
1991 162, 168, 216
1992 162, 165, 171–2, 212, 226
1993 162
1994 162–3, 193, 209–15, 222–5, 239
1995 87, 163, 215–16, 225–7
1996 227–9
1998 86, 230–2
1999 236–7, 239
2000 243–6
2001 246–8
2002 250
2003 241, 251–2
2004 100, 204, 258, 273
2005 259, 273, 328, 329–30
2006 259–60, 298, 299
2007 3, 261, 267, 270–5, 276, 279–80, 287, 288, 289, 291, 300–1
2008 231, 262, 265, 268, 279, 286, 293
2009 4, 198, 262, 266, 267, 268, 269–70, 275, 279, 281, 287–8, 290, 292–5, 297, 315, 317, 331
2010 276, 307–8, 311, 312–13, 318, 325
2011 276, 285, 311, 314–17, 318
2012 1–4, 265, 285, 312, 317–25, 328, 329, 330
Tour de l’Avenir 62, 93, 104, 118, 157, 288
tour kit 15
Tour of Belgium 207
Tour of Britain 6, 9, 13–14, 33, 55–6, 103, 116, 149, 178, 190, 193, 194, 199, 214, 226, 239, 267, 269, 292, 299, 301
Tour of Calvados 16
Tour of Catalonia 270
Tour of Europe 36
Tour of Flanders 8, 60, 72
Tour of Ireland 192, 206, 217
Tour of Italy 153
Tour of Lombardy 72
Tour of Luxembourg 66
Tour of Mallorca 298
Tour of Romandie 312, 317, 318
Tour of Six Provinces 16
Tour of Spain 15, 23, 29, 40, 45, 102, 118, 153, 159–60, 161, 168, 193, 247–9, 317
Tour of Sweden 54
Tour of Switzerland 40, 58, 162
Tour status 2–3, 6, 263–5
Tourmalet 157, 161, 293
trade teams 61–3, 70, 103, 110
travelling bank 37
Troussellier, Louis 144
Troyes 64, 67, 94, 95, 99–100, 172, 189
Tube Investments 13, 15, 27
TVM squad 172, 232, 233, 302
Ullrich, Jan 241, 252, 270, 271
Urán, Rijoberto 313
US Postal Service 322
US Anti-Doping Agency 322
UV Aube 64, 95, 100
Vallet, Bernard 138
van Heerden, Alain 136
Van Garderen, Tejay 321
Vanzella, Flavio 210, 211
Vaughters, Jonathan 261, 290, 292
Vaux Grand Prix 104
Veldscholten, Gerard 158
Vélo Club St-Quentin 242
Verdun 247
Verses, Shelley 171
Vidal, Maurice 62, 112
Vinokourov, Alexandr 300
Virenque, Richard 232, 234
Vittel 103, 105
Voet, Willy 232, 234
Vosges mountains 96, 139, 184, 293, 320
Vuelta, the 159, 162, 317, 319, 323
Wadley, Jock 8, 28–9, 61, 63, 80, 95
Walkowiak, Roger 38, 46
Warsaw-Berlin-Prague ‘Peace Race’, 1953 10, 54
Wasquehal 196–7, 205–6
Watching the Wheels Go Round (Hoban) 112
Waterman et Simmons 20
Watson, Paul 176, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 193
Wegelius, Charlie 275, 295, 301, 304, 327, 328
West, Les 105
West Berlin 179, 183
Wide-eyed and Legless (Connor) 177
Wiegant, Micky 135–6, 144, 148, 151
Wiggins, Bradley xvi, 29, 41, 261, 276, 280
2006 tour 298, 299
2007 tour 273, 275, 287, 288, 300–1
2009 tour 270, 287–8, 290–5
2010 tour 312–13
2011 tour 313, 315–17
2012 tour 310–11, 312, 317–24, 325
achievement 29, 41
Boardman and 298, 299
Giro d’Italia 290, 291, 298–9
love of cycling 295–6
Olympics 273, 280–1, 285, 286, 288, 298, 301–2, 307, 325–7
on David Millar 258, 263
personality 288–9, 296–8
Team Sky 305–6, 307, 310
training 310–15
Wiggins, Cath 323, 325
Wiggins, Garry 296
wine 36–7
Wolfshohl, Rolf 119
women 171
Wood, Bev 15, 20
Woodland, Les 127, 128
Woodworth, Peter 221
world championships
1953 10
1965 267
2001 250
2005 304–5
2006 323
2007 276, 280, 286
2008 301–2
2009 304
2011 263
Woutters, Ward 179, 185
Wright, Michael xv, 29, 68, 101–2, 106, 107, 108–9, 226
Yates, Sean 271, 277
1984 tour 138–9, 204
1986 tour 204–5
1988 tour 196, 205–6
1989 tour 207
1990 tour 207–8
1991 tour 216
1994 tour 209–15
1995 tour 215–16
achievement 112, 152
and 7-Eleven team 206–9
and ACBB 151–2
and Linda McCartney team 298
at Peugeot 160
background 201–4
reputation 196–201
Team Sky 302, 308–9
Wiggins and 293, 306
yellow jersey 71–2, 75, 77–8, 152, 209–11, 213, 223, 244, 245, 247, 262, 285, 286, 288, 316, 320, 321, 324
Z team 161–2
Zaaf, Abdel Kader 14
Zabel, Erik 284, 285
Zabriskie, David 292
Zannier, Roger 161
Zoetemelk, Joop xv, 124, 137, 145
Zulle, Alex 232