‘Brake, brake, brake!’: a white-knuckle ride on the back of a motorbike at the Tour de France | Sophie Smith
07-Jun-2022 02:00:12 | The Guardian
In an extract from her new book, cycling journalist Sophie Smith gives an insight into what it’s like to cover a stage at the grand tour
My eyes instinctively close shut as the wide roads flanked by vibrant sunflower fields give way to grass and then the stone outskirts of a village, which we’re fast approaching.
I’m on a motorbike and I trust my driver Gaëtan implicitly; I’ve been his passenger before and know he’s a pro when it comes to manoeuvring in the convoy at the Tour de France, which isn’t for the faint-hearted.
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