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An all-encompassing history of the Tour de France that brings the story right up to date with all the action from the 2012 race.
In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2012 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 bothThe Independent and The Times, it is the essential guide to the Tour.
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About the Author
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.
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