'Tour De France' plots the evolution of this great race, focusing on legends such as Jacques Anquetil, Eddie Merckx, Greg Lemond, Miguel Indurain and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong.
The Tour is Won on the Alpe: Alpe D'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour de France
From the winner of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year 2018 The first Tour de France in 1903 was a colourful affair full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating.
At the end of each day of the Tour de France, the race leader is presented with a yellow racing jersey: the prestigious Maillot Jaune.
Encyclopedic in terms of the vast amount of fascinating information it contains, this book will trigger wide-ranging recollections of Le Tour’s much-loved personalities and memorable events, from its beginnings in 1903 right up to the ...
Covering every aspect of the Tour from the early organisation, technological advances and scandals (such as the doping controversies that have beset the race from as early as 1911), this book will be a comprehensive and complete history of ...
Augendre encapsulates each stage of the three-week tour with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, statistical information, and graphic representations in this definitive guide accessible to all sports enthusiasts.