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Back to the future

Adusty relic arrives from my friend Myles in Northern Ireland. Anything from Myles – who raced 10 editions of Ireland’s fearsomely tough stage race, the Rás, and now designs cycling kit for the Galibier brand – is always worth attention. He appreciates cycling heritage with all the reverence of an oenophile uncorking a 1982 Petrus Bordeaux.

His gift does not disappoint. It’s a copy of dated 3rd August 1960 and the black and white

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