Pedal Pusher is a play written by the English director and playwright, Roland Smith. Pedal Pusher revolves around the Tour de France in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was developed from dialogue gleaned from interviews, biographies and archive footage. It premiered at London's Cavendish Gate Theatre in July 2009, starring Tom Daplyn, Josh Cass, Alexander Guiney and Graham O'Mara, directed by Roland Smith and produced by Theatre Delicatessen.
Plot Pedal Pusher begins with Marco Pantani lying dead in a hotel room. The play goes on to describe a detailed accountRoad.cc review of Pedal Pusher which describes the attention to detail from a cycling perspective of the great rivalry, and achievements, of the three cycling legends – Armstrong, Ullrich and Pantani – and each of their individual struggles – Pantani's horrific 1995 crash and struggle with drugs,The long, lonely road to oblivion – an article about Marco Pantani's life Ullrich's depression and subsequent drug allegationsAn article about Jan Ullrich on the BBC website and Armstrong's fight against cancer.An in-depth interview with Armstrong about his battle with cancer
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External links Pedal Pusher on the theatredelicatessen website