Those who have spent much of the past week enjoying the honed Lycra-clad athletes participating in the Tour de France may want to look away now as we unveil The Herald and Sunday Herald cycling team.
Not since the calamity-stricken British team ANC-Halfords rolled across the start line of the world's biggest bike race has cycling seen such a motley crew. Some 25 years ago, that squad – underprepared and with grand ideals that far outstripped their ability – provided an Icarus-esque warning as to what happens when you fly too close to the sun.
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