Tour de FranceThe History, The Legend, The Riders

Graeme Fife (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

512 Seiten

2011
Mainstream Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84596-762-8 (ISBN)

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With tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude, terrible misfortune and triumph, this title offers an account of this extraordinary competition. It sets the 2011 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to July 1903.

In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed "Tour de France", Graeme Fife sets the 2011 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to July 1903. Combining meticulous research with a pacy narrative style, he penetrates the mystique of the race and paints a colourful picture of the men whose exploits have given the Tour an enduring universal appeal. With tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude, terrible misfortune and triumph, "Tour de France" is the definitive account of this extraordinary competition. Named one of the top-five sports books of the year by both "The Independent" and "The Times", it is the essential guide to the Tour.

Graeme Fife is a full-time writer who has worked much in radio and written a number of books, including Inside the Peloton and The Beautiful Machine. A keen cyclist, he has ridden all the celebrated cols of Tour legend.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.9.2011
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 232 mm
Gewicht	696 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-84596-762-3 / 1845967623
ISBN-13	978-1-84596-762-8 / 9781845967628
Zustand	Neuware