Col de Turniol, 112
Collins, Damien, 262
Comité des Fêtes in Carpentras, 41
Comtat Venaissin, 32–3
Contador, Alberto, 175, 220, 241, 242
in Tour 2013, 199, 200–1
Cooke, Nicole, 201–12
on Armstrong, 213
and British women’s tour, 210
career achievements of, 203
on doping, 212
and lack of media attention, 208
and lack of support for women’s cycling, 204
and Olympic gold, 210
in Tour 2002, 208–9
in Tour 2006, 201–8
in Tour 2007, 208
in Tour 2008, 208
Cookson, Brian, 209, 213
Coppi, Fausto, 10, 15, 37
in Bobet memoir, 54–5
and brother’s death, 55
and climbs, 62
and doping, 59
in Tour 1951, 55, 56, 57, 59
in Tour 1952, 60, 62–3, 64, 65–6
Coppi, Serse, in Tour 1951, 55
cortisol, see under doping
La Course, 209
Coyle, Daniel, 189
Cram, Steve, 157
Crédit Agricole team, 179, 180
Critérium du Dauphiné (formerly Dauphiné Libéré), 22, 24, 25, 26, 75, 169, 170, 173, 176, 178, 184–5, 187, 188–9, 243
early visits of, to Ventoux, 62
Tour de France goes hand in hand with, 66
Crow, Sheryl, 185
CSC team, 188
Cycle Sport, 53
Daily Mail, 260
Danielson, Tom, 183, 184
Dauphiné Libéré, see Critérium du Dauphiné
Dauphiné Libéré, 62
Day Ahead, 164
de Caunes, Antoine, 63
de Caunes, George, 63
de Gribaldy, Jean, 135–7
de Jongh, Steven, 229
de Vivie, Paul:
epic ride of, 21–2
round trip undertaken by, 22
‘Velocio’ nom de plume of, 21
Déchevaux-Dumesnil, Suzanne, 86
Delgado, Pedro, 112, 137–8, 139
Denson, Vin, 106
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 261–4
Déprez, Louis, in Tour 1951, 56
Desnerck, Rosa, 270
Didion, Joan, 266
Dietzen, Reimund, 138
Diouf, Antoine, 89–90
Dockray, Ken, 95, 96
doping, 71–2, 125, 157, 178, 183–4, 212–14, 230
and amphetamines, 42, 55, 59, 71, 75, 122, 123, 140, 142, 271
and cortisol, 234
and EPO, 113, 142, 158, 159, 168, 170
fear of Ventoux quelled by, 185–6
and Festina scandal, 115, 140, 156, 187
Hamilton’s book on, 189–90
investigation into, 173, 183, 184, 198
and Operación Puerto, 156, 203, 208
select committee investigates, 261–4
Simpson’s daughter’s concerns about, 271–2
and Sky’s zero-tolerance policy, 150, 215, 223, 228–9, 234, 236
suspicion of, goes viral, 217
and Tour de France, 42, 55, 59, 71, 75, 115–16, 117, 122–3, 142, 155–7, 167–8, 170, 187, 203, 217, 218 (see also Armstrong, Lance)
and tramadol, 230–1, 234
Drôme, 1, 18, 24, 86, 121
Dumas, Pierre, 69, 71, 75–6, 122, 123, 244, 263, 279
Durand, Albin, 88–90
Ellingworth, Rod, 240, 246–7, 252, 255
Ellis, Doug, 180–1, 183
Entrechaux, 93
Enzer, Marcel, in Tour 1962, 75
EPO, see under doping
L’Équipe, 10, 28, 46, 56, 70, 75, 121, 193, 224, 233, 279
Étape du Tour, 34–5
‘carnage, chaos and catastrophic’, 34
Etixx Quickstep team, 256
Eurotrash, 63
Expo Cycles Bedoin, 28–9
extreme-weather protocol (EWP), 245–6
Fabulous Fifties, 53, 55
Faema team, 102
Farrar, Tyler, 241
Farrell, Alan, 230
FDJ team, 256
Ferme St Hubert, 85
Fernández, Alberto, 137–9
Ferrari, Michele, 188, 263–4
Festina scandal, 115, 140, 156, 187
Festina team, 113, 115, 140, 156, 187
Fignon, Laurent, 15, 42, 47–8, 112, 134, 135, 137, 139, 140
death of, 47
memoir of, 47, 48
in Tour 1983, 47
in Tour 1984, 47
in Tour 1989, 127
Flassan, 16, 34, 132–4
and New Labour project, 133–4
Flèche Wallonne, 68
Fontaube, 82
Fotheringham, Alasdair, 176–7
Fotheringham, William, 23
French National Championships, 141
French Revolution, 33
Friebe, Daniel, 105
Froome, Chris, 10, 33, 106, 175, 203, 221, 226–30
Armstrong compared with, 214, 221, 227, 228, 236
asthmatic problem of, 230
author interview refused by, 226
author’s feature articles on, 226
bike-shop picture of, 28
Brailsford feels protective towards, 237–8
and Campbell, 32
and clarification questions sent to Brailsford, 233–4
and Dauphiné, 62
Holtz mocks, 222
jeered, 187
‘like he’s on a scooter’, 222
and Maire, 232–3, 235, 236–7
museum hopes to acquire bike of, 29
Porte’s exchange with, 243
resented success of, 228
restored as race leader, 2016, 256–7
and Roi du Mont Ventoux film, 109
and therapeutic-use exemptions (TUEs), 229–30, 232
in Tour 2012, 65
in Tour 2013, 109, 199–201, 213, 217–18, 220, 221–3, 226–7, 228, 236, 250
in Tour 2015, 187, 230, 235
in Tour 2016, 251, 256–7
and yellow jersey, reluctance to wear, 235
Froome, Michelle, 200, 213, 215, 226, 229–30
media criticised by, 235–6
Fuentes, Eufemiano, 188
Furka, 21
Gabelle col, and Tom Simpson randonnée, 41, 42
Gabriel, Jacques, 22
Galerians, 31
Galibier, 21, 24–5, 65
Gallagher, Brendan, 208
Gárate, Juan Manuel:
and Roi du Mont Ventoux film, see Roi du Mont Ventoux
in Tour 2009, 199
Garmin team, 183, 190, 197–8
Gaul, Charly, 10, 72–3
and doping, 75
hermit period of, 72–3
museum hopes to acquire bike of, 29
in Tour 1955, 67
in Tour 1958, 73, 74–5
in Tour 1962, 75
Gavia, 130, 246, 247
Géminiani, Raphaël ‘Gem’, 53–4, 60–2, 225
and Bobet, 59
on Gaul, 73
Robic’s fracas with, 65
in Tour 1951, 57, 58
in Tour 1952, 60, 62–3, 64, 65–6
in Tour 1955, 68
in Tour 1958, 73–4, 75
as Tour ‘royal’, 58
GFNY world series, 2015, 35
Gherardo, 20–1
Giacotto, Vincenzo, 102
Giraud, Robert, 85–6
Giro d’Italia:
1957, 73
1967, 126
1969, 122
1970, 88
1984, 139
1988, 130, 246
1989, 128
1994, 143
1999, 162
2006, 205
and doping, 122
Goddet, Jacques, 97, 126
Godeau, Roger, 87–8
Goding, Pete, 197, 252, 2
53
Gorges de la Nesque, 34, 82
and GFNY, 35
and Tom Simpson randonnée, 41
Greipel, André, 219, 241, 242
in Tour 2016, 248, 250
Grozeau, 58
Guardian, 263
Guerinel, Jean-Michel, 28–9
Guimard, Cyrille, 103
Hamilton, Tyler, 160, 161, 184–6, 232
and Armstrong, 169–71, 187–9, 191
and doping, 185–6, 189
and Fuentes, 188
and Maire, 232
on 60 Minutes, 189
in Tour 2002, 187
Hampsten, Andy, 46, 130, 246
Harworth Cycling Club, 49
Haynes, Chris, 221
Heiden, Eric, 270
Hemingway, Ernest, 86
Henderson, Noel, 53–4
Heras, Roberto, 117, 162
Herrera, Luis, 46
Hézard, Yves, 130
Hinault, Bernard, 36–7, 47, 112, 128, 137, 139–40, 246
retirement of, 127
in Tour 1986, 127, 140
Hincapie, George, 185
Hoban, Barry, 42, 107, 195, 269, 270
Hoban (formerly Simpson), Helen, 42, 78, 95–6, 269, 270
Hoban, Helen, 273, 275
and autopsy report, 271
Holtz, Gérard, 222
Hotel du Mont Ventoux, 14
Hotel du Theatre, 42
Howden, Bob, 261
Hoy, Chris, 209
Huddleston, Nigel, 261
Indurain, Miguel, 142
and Dauphiné, 62
in Tour 1994, 220, 228
InGamba, 147, 148
Inside Team Sky (Walsh), 197
International Cycle Sport, 53
Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 83, 207
Valréas to, 204
Jalabert, Laurent, 142
Jorgensen, Rob, 236
Julich, Bobby, 229
Kals, Betty, 29–31, 33, 43
Kelly, Sean, 135–6, 137, 248
bike-shop picture of, 28
Kennaugh, Pete, in Tour 2013, 199
Kerrison, Tim, 221
Kimmage, Paul, 197–8, 215, 226
Kinnock, Neil, 134
Kitching, Ron, 53
Kittel, Marcel, 241
Knowlson, James, 86
Koblet, Hugo, 50, 60
in Bobet memoir, 54–5
and climbs, 62
glamorous image of, 60
in Miroir du Cyclisme, 57
‘pédaleur de charme’ sobriquet of, 56
in Tour 1951, 56–7, 58, 59–60
Kreuziger, Roman, in Tour 2013, 199
Kübler, Ferdi, 15, 25, 60
in Bobet memoir, 54–5
and climbs, 62
death of, 70
in L’Équipe, 70
in Miroir du Cyclisme, 36
quits, 10, 69
recollections of, 69–70
in Tour 1950, 68
in Tour 1955, 68, 69
in Vélo, 68
La Vie Claire team, 128, 129
in Tour 2002, 186
Lacets de Montvernier, 27
Landis, Floyd, 152, 189
Las Cuevas, Armand de, 169
Laurent (driver), 248, 250
Lauritzen, Dag Otto, 46
Lawton, Matt, 260
Lazaridès, Apo, in Tour 1951, 58
Lazaridès, Lucien:
in Tour 1951, 58–9
as Tour ‘royal’, 58
Lazzerini, Lino, 28
Le Cycliste, 21
Le Guilloux, Maurice ‘Momo’, 129–30
Le Pen, Jean-Marie, 89
Le Pen, Marine, 89
Leblanc, Jean-Marie, 275
Leblanc, Luc, 142
Lefevere, Patrick, 256, 257
Legeay, Roger, 179
Leinders, Geert, 226, 229
LeMond, Greg, 34, 127, 128–9, 213–14
in Tour 1986, 127, 128
in Tour 1989, 127
in Tour 2000, 34
LeMond, Kathy, 213
Lennon, Bryn, 17–18
Les Baux, 10
Leuillot, Josette, 60–1
Lévitan, Félix, 122
Lewis, Colin, 271
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, 68, 136, 229, 246
Livingston, Kevin, 150, 161
Loriol-du-Comtat, 22
Lotto Belisol team, 231
Lure mountain, 91
Luzet, Eric, 255
McFarlane, Robert, 3
McQuaid, Pat, 156, 159, 209
Madeleine, 82, 94
and Tom Simpson randonnée, 41
Madiot, Marc, 46, 256–7, 277
Madonna di Campiglio, 162
Magni, Fiorenzo, in Tour 1951, 57
Maija, Alvaro, 146
Maire, Philippe, 232–3, 235, 236–7
Maison Forestière Jamet, 114
Malaucène, 16–17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 57, 62, 120, 141
and Cingles du Ventoux, 31
and Tom Simpson randonnée, 41
training camp in, 181
Malléjac, Jean:
collapse of, 68–9, 71–2, 76, 123
and doping, 71–2, 157
in Miroir du Cyclisme, 36
in Tour 1955, 68–9, 71–2, 76, 195
Mangeas, Daniel, 129
Marathon du Mont Ventoux, inaugural, 22
Marie, Thierry, in Tour 1994, 143
Marseille, 67, 85, 195, 277–9
Martin, Tony, 235
Mathieu, Jan, 231
Matthews, Michael, 241
Mayo, Iban, 160, 176–7, 189
Ventoux record held by, 176
Mazan, 42, 277
Mellow Johnny’s, 150, 153, 155
Memories of the Peloton (Hinault), 36
Men’s Health, 226
Mercatone Uno team, 148
Merckx, Eddy, 24–5, 29, 37, 97–106, 125–6, 163, 227
author’s interview with, 101–6, 110
and doping, 122–3
injury to, 10, 104
and Joanne Simpson, 272–3
and long distance, 199
and Roi du Mont Ventoux film, see Roi du Mont Ventoux
on Simpson death, 122, 126
and Simpson memorial, 97, 104
Simpson’s near-feud with, 98, 272
in Tour 1969, 101, 103
in Tour 1970, 23, 97–8, 102–6, 109, 110, 115, 120
in Tour 1972, 120–2
Milan–San Remo, 246
Millar, David, 173, 175, 183, 225, 277
Millar, Fiona, 31, 32
Millar, Robert, 137
Miroir du Cyclisme, 36, 39, 57
Mr Tom (Sidwells), 271
Mistral, 9, 13, 14, 34, 39, 54, 228, 245–6, 248–9, 252, 277
Mistral, Frédéric, 85
Mitchell, Nigel, 233
Moirans-en-Montagne, 255
Mollans-sur-Ouvèze, 92
Mont Brouilly, 241, 246
Mont Serein, 17, 58
ski station at, 24, 206
Mont Ventoux (see also individual features):
absence of, from Dauphiné, 26
appearance of, 1
‘bastard of a climb’, 248
BBC film of, 132–3
Bobet’s description of, 15–16
clichés describe ascent of, 15
climbing on, 20
cycle racing becomes established on, 22
and de Vivie’s ride, 21
‘death climb’ and ‘death zone’ epithets applied to, 15
early cycling on, 21
and extreme-weather protocol (EWP), 245–6
fatalities commonplace on, 16
first to climb, 20
first Tour de France rider to reach summit of, 58
and GFNY, 35
hairpins on, 11, 18, 134, 175
‘hardest climb in France’, 160
and heatstroke, 34, 35
hunting on, 19–20
as iconic climb, 21
6
landscape dominated by, 1, 19, 182
a ‘majestic theatre’, 47
meaning of name of, 13
in mid-1980s, 36
in Miroir du Cyclisme, 36, 39
and Mistral, 9, 13, 14, 34, 39, 54, 228, 245–6, 248–9, 252, 277
at night, 33
north side, 18, 23–4, 27, 45, 91, 92, 121, 141, 203
other-worldly nature of, 15
Petrarch’s account of, 20–1
poster lauds delights of, 13–14
significant part played by, 55
Simpson memorial on, 39, 97, 104, 201, 274, 275–7
south side, 11, 24, 73, 91, 97, 141, 203
summit, first recorded bike ride to, 22
summit, first road from Bédoin to, 21
on TripAdvisor, 14, 20
violent storms on, 92–3
‘Windy’ sobriquet of, 13 (see also Mistral)
Montelimar, 34
Montpellier, 55, 56
Moore, Richard, 128
Moreau, Christophe, 142
Moser, Francesco, 139
Motorola team, 146
Mottet, Charly, 46, 112
Moulin de César, 93
Mountains of the Mind (McFarlane), 3
Mouvement pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC), 229, 230–1, 234
Movistar team, 242
Mur de la Peste, 85
Mura, Gianna, 117
Museeuw, Johan, bike-shop picture of, 28
Nencini, Gastone, in Tour 1960, 77
Nesque river, 19
Nibali, Vincenzo, 234, 235, 249
Nice terror attack, 253–6
Nicolson, John, 261
Nieve, Mikel, in Tour 2013, 199, 200–1
Nîmes–Gap, 128
Novitzky, Jeff, 166
Ocaña, Luis, in Tour 1972, 120–1
Ochowicz, Jim, 244
Olympic Games:
1956, 50
1984, 147
2004, 215
2005, 209
2008, 210
2016, 249
Operación Puerto, 156, 203, 208
Orange, 32
O’Reilly, Emma, 154
Ouvèze, 92–3
Pages, Jean-Louis, 27, 219, 254, 255
Pantani, Marco, 73, 151
and Armstrong, 34, 117, 120, 151, 152, 161, 162–5, 177
death of, 117, 163
and doping, 117, 122, 157
museum hopes to acquire bike of, 29
public humiliation of, 162
and Roi du Mont Ventoux film, see Roi du Mont Ventoux
in Tour 1994, 18, 143
in Tour 2000, 34, 113, 161–4, 177
Paris–Nice, 82, 120, 136–7, 160
1932, 22
1967, 98–9, 272
1970, 110
1985, 248
1993, 169
1994, 60
2016, 240–2, 246
cancelled stage of, 246
Paris–Roubaix, 52, 88, 110, 136, 247, 257
Parra, Fabio, 46
Pascal, Richard, 61
Peiper, Allan, 247–8
Pellenaars, Kees, 56
Peter (friend), 41, 44–5, 47, 90
Petrarch, 20–1
Peugeot team, 98, 106
Peyresourde, 77
Phinney, Taylor, 231
Pingeon, Roger, in Tour 1967, 126
Place de la Comédie, 55, 57, 144
Plateau d’Albion, 90–1
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