In this highly original history of the world's most famous bicycle race, Christopher S. Thompson, mining previously neglected sources and writing with infectious enthusiasm for his subject, tells the compelling story of the Tour de France ...
'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.
In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2015 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, which stretches back to July 1903.
This entertaining and highly acclaimed book gives a compelling insight into the mystique of the race and the unique fascination it has always exercised on devoted bike fans and occasional enthusiasts alike.Graeme Fife's Tour de France tells ...
Tour de France: The 75th Anniversary Cycle Race
Racers are handed food and water bags in the “feed zone.” Jan Ullrich They eat and drink as they ride. takes a food bag in the feed zone during the 2005 Tour de France. Racers eat 5,0006,000 calories a day, about three times more than ...
Traces the history of the Tour de France over more than one hundred years, highlighting the race's superstars, fierce rivalries, and controversies.
In July 1903 a group of cyclists left Paris at the start of an epic country-wide race. The first Tour de France took the riders across the high mountains of the Alps and Pyrenees, over roads little better than cart tracks.
TOUR DE FRANCE: AN ADULT COLORING BOOK: France & Cycling - 2 Coloring Books In 1 *An awesome collection of Tour De France coloring patterns *Perfect for relaxation and stress relief *2 copies of each image, for two chances to color! *Rad ...
This book was originally published in a slightly altered form in 2009 as Tourmen: The Men Who Made the Tour de France. It has been updated to reflect the events that have happened since the original publication.
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 ...
Officially endorsed by Tour owner and organizer ASO, the book features 100 route maps and over 250 photographs as it traces the colorful history from 1903 through the present day. This is a must-read for every fan of the Tour de France.
The official, definitive history of the world's premier cycling event celebrating the 100th race.