Sporting Witness - Scandal at the Tour de France
Download Scandal at the Tour de France
In 1998, a doping scandal rocked the most prestigious race in cycling. It centred on the French team, Festina - one of whose riders, Christophe Bassons, resisted huge pressure to take performance-enhancing drugs. Known as 'Cycling's Mr Clean', he talks to Rebecca Kesby.
(Photo: Christophe Bassons at the 1999 Tour De France. Credit: Getty Images)
Published on Monday, 20th July 2015.
Available Podcasts from Sporting Witness
We are not the BBC, we only list available podcasts. To find out more about the programme including episodes available on BBC iPlayer, go to the Sporting Witness webpage.