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A Fast Tour de France—No Doping Required

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For fans of the Tour de France, the word extraterrestrial has a special resonance—and not a fun, Spielbergian one. In 1999 the French sports newspaper L’Équipe ran a photo of Lance Armstrong on its front page, accompanied by the headline “On Another Planet.” This was not, in fact, complimenting the American athlete for an out-of-this-world performance in cycling’s premier race, but was code for “he’s cheating.” At that point, L’Équipe’s dog-whis…

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A Fast Tour de France—No Doping Required

Why today’s competitors far surpass the cheating champions of yesteryear

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