The near-death story of cycling's great survivor

BeSpoke: at the Tour de France

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4.5 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Tom Fordyce is joined by the Guardian’s Jeremy Whittle and former pro rider Rob Hayles – eventually – as they hear the remarkable story of veteran rider Bernie Eisel’s near-fatal accident and his remarkable recovery. Bernie spills the beans on the strange habits of his team-mate and long-time room-mate Mark Cavendish and offers a tantalising prediction of what the superstar sprinter might do next. Plus the team discuss the cavalier charms of part-time drummer and full-time peloton maverick Julian Alaphilippe, and make a series of poorly-considered Grand Tour forecasts.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.6	Bebe-bele.
0:07.4	Bele.
0:10.0	Hello.
0:15.5	Hales, it's Fordice.
0:16.3	Where are you?
0:17.5	You all right.
0:18.4	I've just come past the Trafford Centre now.
0:21.3	I'm sitting in the studio by myself.
0:24.2	Well, I realise that.
0:25.6	Yes, I know.
0:27.2	You just have to speak for the both of it.
0:29.2	It's the first bespoke of the year for you.
0:31.4	I thought you'd be here early.
0:33.1	I know.
0:33.5	I know the traffic down at that one-way bridge.
0:39.2	And anyway, it's going to take longer to find a parking space,
0:42.7	isn't it, at the beep, than it is to actually get here.
0:44.8	It will.
0:45.2	Should I get you a cup of tea, so you're good to go when you arrive?
0:48.2	Would you?
0:48.7	Yeah, all right.
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