December 2010
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Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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"HIS HANDS WERE FROZEN AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DO THE...
IN CASE YOU THOUGHT THIS WEEK WAS BAD. TRY THE 1921 PARIS-TOURS:  The Paris-Tours race of April 18th, 1921, was one of the all-time most difficult events in cycling history. The 85 starters who lined up that morning would face 342 kms of violent snow squalls, freezing rain, and massive winds. Only 8 riders would finish - the last man, Frenchman Pierre Herbette, came in alone, four hours and 21...
Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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THE LIMITS OF ENDURANCE…
EXCELLENT RADIO PROGRAMME ‘THE LIMITS OF ENDURANCE’ HERE FROM NPR’S RADIOLAB, WHICH INTERVIEWS JURE ROBIC - WHO HAS SADLY PASSED AWAY - ABOUT HIS RACE ACROSS AMERICA TRIUMPHS. HE DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE HALLUCINATIONS HE EXPERIENCES - IT’S FAIRLY HARROWING. IT ALSO INCLUDES A PRETTY TOUGH TRIATHLETE WHO IN HER FIRST RACE SHAT HERSELF AND HAD TO PULL HERSELF ACROSS THE LINE...
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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November 2010
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Nov 27th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 26th
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 15th
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AT FIRST I WAS LIKE… BUT THEN I WAS LIKE, FUCK IT, I’M GONNA BURY THE FUCKING PIN.
Nov 15th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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