Before his untimely death, former Olympic bobsleigh champion Steve Halcomb used to like to say that beating the Germans at Altenberg was the truest test of the sport.
Two weekends ago, Britain’s four-man bobsleigh team became the first nation to beat the powerhouses of the sport on their home track in 17 years. And a week later, they repeated the feat on the same track to become the first British crew in history to win European gold.
