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Agony

Rouleur contributors reflect on crashes, risk, mortality and the painful rites of passage that shape bike racing.

By Rouleur Contributors and William Fotheringham

Photography by Gerard Brown

Issue 3print archivecrashescycling culture

1 NOVEMBER 2006 | UPDATED 01.41 AM BST

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    Rohan Dubash traces the evolution of pro race wheels, from hand-built SSC tradition to factory carbon performance wheels.

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Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.

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