Roule Britannia: A History of Britons in the Tour de France - Softcover
Fifty years ago, ten Britons crossed the Channel and made history. For the first time, a team of British cyclists took part in the Tour de France, the most gruelling event in all of sport. Only two of those riders completed that 1955 race; only one British newspaper bothered to send a correspondent. Today, the Tour has become part of the British sporting calendar. Men such as Tom Simpson, Robert Millar and Chris Boardman have written their names into the record books alongside the sport's acknowledged greats.
In Roule Britannia, William Fotheringham, acclaimed biographer of Tom Simson, gives us the definitive account of British cycling's achievements in the Tour, through exclusive interviews with and profiles of all those who have completed the event. From Brian Robinson to David Millar, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's half-century-long affair with the greatest race of all...
In Roule Britannia, William Fotheringham, acclaimed biographer of Tom Simson, gives us the definitive account of British cycling's achievements in the Tour, through exclusive interviews with and profiles of all those who have completed the event. From Brian Robinson to David Millar, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's half-century-long affair with the greatest race of all...
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"'Ingenious... you emerge from the book feeling rather proud of all these misfits and outsiders. Fotheringham's fondness for them is infectious'" (Marcus Berkmann Telegraph)
"'Highly readable'" (Geoffrey Wheatcroft Daily Mail)
"'Fotheringham tells each story with passion and sensitivity without losing the narrative sweep'" (Sunday Times)
"'William Fotheringham's book is painstakingly researched and gives a fascinating insight into the workings of the Tour'" (Paul Newman Independent)
"'A quite wonderful book'" (Birmingham Post)
From the Publisher:
"'Highly readable'" (Geoffrey Wheatcroft Daily Mail)
"'Fotheringham tells each story with passion and sensitivity without losing the narrative sweep'" (Sunday Times)
"'William Fotheringham's book is painstakingly researched and gives a fascinating insight into the workings of the Tour'" (Paul Newman Independent)
"'A quite wonderful book'" (Birmingham Post)
A must for all cycling fans - the authoritative, passionate, intriguing story of British involvement in the Tour de France by cycling's leading writer.
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- PublisherYellow Jersey
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0224074261
- ISBN 13 9780224074261
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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