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Ep 66: How Clean Is Pro Cycling Really? + WTF Is Campagnolo Up To? with special guest Ned Boulting

Season 1, Ep. 66

Thanks so much to Ned for giving up his time to speak to us. Check out more from him here: https://www.nedboulting.com/live


You can take a look at that footage from the 1923 race here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avp72imh6D4&t=10s


And you can check out the video versions of the podcast here:

https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos


If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at wildonespodcast@cademedia.co.uk

Thanks and see you next time.


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