Etape: 20 Great Stages from the Modern Tour de France - Softcover

Moore, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937715302 ISBN 13: 9781937715304

Publisher: VeloPress, 2014

Synopsis

[ Etape: 20 Great Stages from the Modern Tour de France Moore, Richard ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2014

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Review:

All [the Tour s] complexity and more is dealt with by Richard Moore in "Etape", which offers a tour through the Tour de France through individual stages from 17 editions of the grande boucle ranging from 1971 through to 2012. It's almost like a Tour mix-tape, a collection of greatest hits, album tracks, and B-sides, some of which you are already familiar with, some of which you will be hearing for the first time. "Podium Cafe "

Richard Moore is his own secret weapon [He] is incontestably one of the finest published sports writers of our time "Etape" is his finest hour. There will be a great number of books about the Tour de France published in the next month, but if your appetite for yellow extends to only one, make it this one. "The Washing Machine Post"

A preview ride of the most crucial stages in history with award-winning sportswriter Richard Moore The dramatic controversies and courageous victories prove why the Tour is the world s most iconic bike race. "Triathlete magazine"

"Etape", then, is - like the Tour de France itself - complicated and that complexity is actually the hidden central narrative of the book. And, because of the way Moore handles that complexity, even seasoned fans of the sport may find themselves reaching the end of Etape and thinking of the Tour in a different light. "Podium Cafe""

Moore tells the inside story of some of the Tour s greatest modern exploits. "Bicycling.com"

As he did in "Slaying the Badger" and "Tour de France 100," author Richard Moore peers behind the curtains of the sport of cycling, sitting down with some of the Tour s modern icons, and its scoundrels, to unravel and recount strange tales from 20 great stages in recent Tour de France history. "VeloNews magazine"

All [the Tour s] complexity and more is dealt with by Richard Moore in "Etape," which offers a tour through the Tour de France...from 1971 through to 2012. It's almost like a Tour mix-tape, a collection of greatest hits, album tracks, and B-sides, some of which you are already familiar with, some of which you will be hearing for the first time. "Podium Cafe "

Richard Moore is his own secret weapon [He] is incontestably one of the finest published sports writers of our time "Etape" is his finest hour. There will be a great number of books about the Tour de France published in the next month, but if your appetite for yellow extends to only one, make it this one. "The Washing Machine Post"

A preview ride of the most crucial stages in history with award-winning sportswriter Richard Moore The dramatic controversies and courageous victories prove why the Tour is the world s most iconic bike race. "Triathlete magazine"

In "Etape," the Scottish author has dug deep beneath the surface and found the more obscure, but fascinating tales from the Tour that will keep the reader entertained The level of detail is astonishing. "Canadian Cycling magazine"

All the world's a stage. "Etape" captures the best of them with the heroes delivering the most compelling of lines. Moore has selected 20 stages with the results not only defining a race but what it means to be a human being placed in the centre of events that strain every sinew and make extraordinary demands on one's emotional and psychological stability [The book is] mesmerizing. "The Scotland Herald"

"Etape," then, is - like the Tour de France itself - complicated and that complexity is actually the hidden central narrative of the book. And, because of the way Moore handles that complexity, even seasoned fans of the sport may find themselves reaching the end of "Etape" and thinking of the Tour in a different light. "Podium Cafe"

The entire book is fascinating. "Scotland Daily Record"

Readable, enjoyable and the kind of book to dip in and out of "Etape" is a timely reminder that the Tour de France is packed with too many stories to tell. "The Inner Ring"

Moore is a consummate story teller. Start reading a chapter and you will not put it down until it is finished. His is a writing style that is comfortable and compelling, a style that is a pleasure to read no matter what the topic might be. "Cycling Utah""

From the Back Cover:

The Tour s Greatest Stars Recount Their Toughest Battles

Heroes and villains, stars and water carriers the giants of cycling stride the epic stage of the Tour de France each year in search of lasting glory. Critically acclaimed author Richard Moore explores their untold stories and infuses them with vivid life in Etape, revealing the beauty and madness of the world s greatest bike race.

Featuring exclusive interviews with the Tour s legends and scoundrels, Etape unravels lingering mysteries and recounts strange tales from 20 great stages of recent Tour history: Greg LeMond s impossible return from near-death. Andy Schleck s primal scream atop the Col du Galibier. Eddy Merckx s self-described toughest Tour. Mark Cavendish s mind-bending victory in Aubenas. Bernard Hinault s hellish battle with Laurent Fignon.

From the sun-soaked slopes of the Pyrenees to the rain-lashed cobbles of the north, Etape celebrates the Tour de France as an unrivalled myth-maker, where courage, scandal, skill, and drama create the sport s enduring legends.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Lance Armstrong
Jean-Francois Bernard
Chris Boardman
Mark Cavendish
Claudio Chiappucci
Laurent Fignon
Andy Hampsten
Luis Herrera
Bernard Hinault
Jorg Jaksche
Bobby Julich
Greg LeMond
Frans Maassen
Freddy Maertens
Iban Mayo
Eddy Merckx
David Millar
Wilfried Nelissen
Joel Pelier
Stephen Roche
Andy Schleck
Marc Sergeant
Jose Luis Viejo
Urs Zimmermann
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About this edition

• Publisher: VeloPress
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1937715302
• ISBN 13: 9781937715304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336