You can't go back and manipulate things to the way you want.
Because life would be meaningless and boring and just not worth living.
But, you can change the future and that's the beautiful thing about life.

Yes, you will make mistakes. And yes, you will have bad days.
But as long as you let the past go, you'll have a bright future ahead of you.
Know that things were meant to happen. That each day you learn something.

Life is like a rope, twined in all its complexities and yet weaved into one marvelous stream that gives you the chance to make something amazing.
So, grab hold of it and imagine the possibilities. ~ Quote by Kayode Anthony



Thibault and Joseph have started their journey to finding a brighter future.

It's the tragedy of life.
Brought on by a twist of fate.
Causing suffering to those who let it.

For too long, I have drawn the shortest straw. For too long.

Sweet Becca. She went before her time.
I captured what she was all about, just before she was taken from me

Sweet Alice. So much like her mother.
She had the same free, kind spirit and now she has been taken from me



Almost exactly 19 years ago, I was the Champion of the World.
And where did that take me? What did it do for me?
It opened a world of pain, a world of grief.

The Curse of the Rainbow Jersey

"Take a deep breath you'll be fine, it's in your blood."
Cycling was. Getting good results, well that's a whole nother story.
I handed Joseph a helmet then mounted my bike. Down the road we went.



I didn't expect much. He looked completely out of shape.
And I was right. Barely 10 miles into his first training ride he had enough.
His body couldn't take it, I waited alongside the road as he threw up his lunch.

"Want to turn your life around? This is the price you have to pay."

He just glared at me before turning around and puking some more.
While his hatred of me grew, I knew this had to be done for his benefit.
Joseph might not agree with me, but his first training ride was a success.

I settled in an apartment in Grenoble.
Finally I was getting my life on track, I was doing something.
The city felt a bit strange and I admit I was a little bit afraid. But finally,
my life was mine.

I didn't have much, though.
My money, my white pre-war Pinarello bike.
I guess that's all. That's what I had to show for a lifetime.

But I was still young and so determined to make something of my life!



After the war, Grenoble was the big place to be in the South of France.
The atmosphere here was optimistic and the people looked happy.
I had even heard rumours of a bike race being organized.

So the very next day, I went out, met some people, heard some things.
I never thought I'd fit in so well, so quickly. But I did.
I was loving every second of Grenoble.

Honestly, I couldn't wait to get my life started, a second chance!

But there was something I had to do, first,
no matter how hard it would be...