To mark the centenary of the first Winter Olympics Games, our writer was the first amateur to trail one of the world’s most dangerous winter sports in La Plagne – piloting a bobsleigh, solo, at speeds over 50mph Hunkered down in the pilot’s seat of a 120kg two-man bobsleigh, 1,613 metres up in the French Alps. Brave or Foolish? #LaPlagne #winter #bobsleigh Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
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