Cover of Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling: The True Story

Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling: The True Story

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.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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