A TALE of two sportsmen’s quests for greatness is coming to Warrington this autumn.

The Pyramid will be present Ventoux – the story of a drug-fuelled cycling race that has gone down in history as one of the most exciting races of all time.

Join the Nottingham-based 2 Magpies Theatre as they restage the famous Tour de France race using a combination of breathtaking video footage and a pair of mountain bikes to ask the question how far are we willing to go to succeed?

Ventoux is the name of the most daunting mountain encountered on the Tour de France, as well as being the scene of one of the most famous stories in cycling history – the story of Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani battling it out to win the race.

Both champions in their own right – Pantani winning the Tour de France in 1998, and Armstrong winning in 1999 – the pair went head-to-head on Mont Ventoux in 2000.

The two cyclists crossed the finish line together, with Pantani taking the win, but their careers very quickly spiralled in different directions.

Armstrong went on to win seven consecutive Tour de France titles, while Pantani died four years later from a cocaine overdose in his hotel room.

Years later, we now know that both Armstrong and Pantani were guilty of doping during their careers, but while Armstrong continued to deny, lie, and cheat his way to success, Pantani paid the ultimate price.

Ventoux comes to Pyramid on October 13.

Tickets are on sale at pyramidparrhall.com or by calling 442345.