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WS MoreOrLess: The Tour de France

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - July 19, 2014 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.79 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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The Tour de France has reached the mountains, but what does it take to be a good climber and why are the cyclists thin and bony, while sprinters are bigger with bulging muscles? And what is the best body type to win the yellow jersey? Also are 24,000 people really killed by lightning each year? This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.