Colombian climber Julián Arredondo was never one to do anything by halves: ‘I was mixing drugs with alcohol and women. I took a little bit of everything, but it never filled this deep emptiness I had

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A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

My medals are proof age shouldn’t hold you back

Now in his third year at Visma Lease a Bike, the British climber is looking forward to taking more leadership roles this season

He won 10 TTs, eight North West 200s and 32 Southern 100s – but Ian Lougher wanted to be Barry Sheene rather than a road racing legend