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In recent years, cycling has been mired by drug cheating. Can it change? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to retired Olympic champion and world record breaker Chris Boardman.

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? HARDtalk's 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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Sat 9 Jul 201603:30GMT
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PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestChris Boardman

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  • Wed 8 Jun 201603:30GMT
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  • Wed 8 Jun 201608:30GMT
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  • Thu 7 Jul 201614:30GMT
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  • Thu 7 Jul 201619:30GMT
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  • Sat 9 Jul 201603:30GMT
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