Kidnappings and controversy - South America's first Grand Tour winner

Re-Cycle: The cycling history podcast
09/01/2020 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 10
Kidnappings and controversy - South America's first Grand Tour winner

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In this edition of Re-Cycle, we’re riding with the first South American to win a Grand Tour – Colombia’s Luis 'Lucho' Herrera – and delving into the stories of race fixing and saddle sores behind his 1987 Vuelta a Espana title, as well as the kidnapping that followed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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