Tour de France - Softcover

Fife, Graeme

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178057682X ISBN 13: 9781780576824

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2014 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, it is the essential guide to the Tour.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178057682X
• ISBN 13: 9781780576824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592