'We certainly got our level of advertising that day' - Julz and Jonesy look back on the stuck bus at the 2013 Tour de France
Julz and Jonesy is a series of short form podcast episodes where former cyclist Julian Dean and the producer of Orica Greenedge's 'Backstage pass' Dan Jones, take us through their most memorable memories from their years at the Tour de France, from the infamous scene of the bus stuck under the finish line in Bastia, to Chris Froome's iconic run up the Mont Ventoux they've experienced a lot.
In this episode of Julz and Jonesy, the pair take us through their vivid memories of stage 1 of the 2013 Tour de France in Bastia. The eyes of the world were on the stage with it being the opening stage of the 100th anniversary edition of the Tour. Nothing could go wrong, and well... it did! Just how did the bus get stuck? What were the reactions like from people at the race, including race director Christian Prudhomme, and the aftermath of the famous incident which is etched into Tour de France history. Julz and Jonesy discuss it all.
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