Paceline Tandem: Andy McGrath on Frank Vandenbroucke

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By Emlyn Lewis 0

Andy McGrath’s book God Is Dead, The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling’s Great Wasted Talent, chronicles the chaotic life and early death of one of the doping era’s true superstars. Today we speak with the author about VDB, or “God” as he was known in Belgium, and why riders like him still capture our imaginations decades later.

God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling’s Great Wasted Talent by Andy McGrath, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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Emlyn Lewis

Robot fell in love with cycling watching the older neighborhood kids ride wheelies down the street. It was the early '70s, and Evel Knievel was jumping motorcycles over buses. Everything seemed possible. From that moment, the die was cast (iacta alia est).

He studied philosophy in college, of course he did. That's what idealists do, romantics, kids who think there must be a better way. At the same time, bikes were carrying him everywhere, delivering all of life's gifts and surprises. Occasionally he crashed and didn't mind.

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