The 1914 Giro D'Italia was by virtually every metric, the worst bike race in history. 81 Riders entered the race. Only eight finished. There were floods, mud, rain, blizzards, injuries, sabotage, cheating, attempted bribery and all manner of insanity during a brutal 2,000 mile race lasting 15 days.
Links
Girnimo! Riding the Bery Terrbile 1914 Tour of Italy by Time Moore
Podium Cafe Article by Fergal McKay
Stuart speaks with Adam Darowski from Sports-Reference about how they aquired the game, Immaculate Grid. There's also a preview for a new Audio Documentary,...
When a plane carrying 11 members of the VVS Moscow Hockey Club crashed, everyone on board died. Then came the cover up... Contributions from:...
When Bob Short decided to move the Washington Senators from D.C to Texas...fans didn't take it particularly well Writer and journalist Dan Epstein is...