Tour de FranceThe History, The Legend, The Riders - Softcover

Fife, Graeme

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840188065 ISBN 13: 9781840188066

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

It is one of sport’s toughest ordeals and the ultimate test for professional cyclists. The Tour de France sees riders pitted against all kinds of terrain and weather, in unrelenting competition with their rivals for three weeks. 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 tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude, terrible misfortune and triumph over the odds from the race’s remarkable history. Combining meticulous research with a pacy narrative style, Fife paints a colourful and memorable picture of the men whose exploits have give the Tour an enduring universal appeal.

About this title

About the Author

Graeme Fife is a full-time writer with several books published in the UK and the USA. He has broadcast on all six BBC Radio networks and has written plays, stories and features for radio and stage, as well as directing and performing. A keen cyclist, he has ridden all the celebrated cols of Tour legend.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840188065
• ISBN 13: 9781840188066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 320