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Tour de France The History, The Legend, The Riders

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In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2013 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 enduring universal appeal. The momentous 100th edition fully lived up to expectations and was the most exciting race in years. Mountains loomed large in one of the toughest routes since the Second World War, including a double ascent of the iconic l Alpe d Huez in just one day. The Briton Chris Froome, riding with panache and great courage, brought Team Sky its second victory in succession; the Colombian Nairo Quintana emerged as a climber of huge talent; and there was a welcome sense that a new generation of riders was turning its back on a murky past. Laced 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,

Author Biography

Graeme Fife is a full-time writer who has worked 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.
Release date Australia
January 11th, 2013
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
1 x 8pp colour and b/w
Imprint
Mainstream Publishing
Pages
560
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Dimensions
154x232x43
ISBN-13
9781780576251
Product ID
21025602

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