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the highs and the lows of the commonwealth games

Callum Devereux
Aug 11, 2022
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Jim Horton of the Falkland Islands, riding alongside Geraint Thomas during the roll-out. Photo by the author.

Max Leonard’s book ‘Lanterne Rouge’ examined the history of last-place finishers in the Tour de France. The history, to an extent, of failures. The athletes who, in most other sports, would be written off for failing to meet even the most seeming…

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Callum Devereux
Broadcast Journalism MA student at Cardiff University. Former Editor-in-Chief of The Student newspaper. Fan of Scandinavia, krautrock, and Thomas De Gendt.
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