In 1987, a British-based team competed in the Tour de France for the first time in almost two decades. The team, the cream of the UK's road racers, under the banner of ANC-Halfords, left Britain with high hopes and reasonable expectations, but the romance of the world's greatest bike race turned into a nightmare. The ANC squad were decimated by the punishing pace, the manager walked out during one of the Alpine stages, five of the nine riders and some of the staff never made it to Paris and most. ..
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