I took part in L’Étape, the toughest cyclosportive there is, and this is what happened
Oscar Gogorza se unió a 16.000 aficionados, conocidos en el mundillo como globeros, que emulan a los profesionales del Tour
The article recalls the 1988 Tour de France, won by Pedro Delgado. The author, then 16, watched the tour from a roadside ditch and was inspired by the bikes of riders like Marino Lejarreta and Delgado. The author spent hours in a bike shop, admiring the bikes and dreaming of one day racing the Tour. Laudelino Cubino won a stage, and Delgado had a notable incident with a spectator who poured water on him. The author also had brief interactions with other riders, including Adri van der Poel.
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