Gary Imlach pedalos to the rescue for the Mayor of Merignac

Gary Imlach introduces a hilarious story from his coverage of the 1998 Tour, from the smallest town ever to host a Tour start.

The 1998 Tour remains infamous for drug scandals and at one point, it looked like the race might not even make it to Paris.

Here Imlach recounts the time came to the rescue for the Mayor of Merignac - while on a pedalo.