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Chris Boardman, Former Olympic Cycling Champion

Stephen Sackur speaks to retired Olympic champion and world record breaker Chris Boardman. What does one of cycling's great innovators make of the sport today?

Professional cyclists are phenomenal athletes who specialise in suffering. Big races like the Tour de France push them to the very limits of human endurance. What makes them do it? In recent years, the sport has been mired by drug cheating - can it change its tarnished reputation? Stephen Sackur speaks to retired Olympic champion and world record breaker Chris Boardman. What does one of cycling's great innovators make of the sport today?

30 minutes

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Thu 7 Jul 201623:30GMT
BBC News UK HD & UK only

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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestChris Boardman

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  • Wed 8 Jun 201601:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Wed 8 Jun 201603:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Wed 8 Jun 201623:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Fri 10 Jun 201603:30GMT
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  • Thu 7 Jul 201603:30GMT
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  • Thu 7 Jul 201619:30GMT
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  • Thu 7 Jul 201623:30GMT
    BBC News UK HD & UK only