French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France - Couverture souple

Moore, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0224092111 ISBN 13 : 9780224092111

Editeur : Yellow Jersey, 2012

Synopsis

Self-confessed loafter Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"One of the funniest books about sport ever written" (Sunday Times)

"Bill Bryson on two wheels... A one-liner every other line...not so much witty travelogue as self-examination in a joke-heavy trial by fire" (Independent)

"Moore is a talented and funny writer who, through a combination of slapstick, absurd simile and a healthy suspicion of French civilisation, gives us something to laugh at on almost every page" (Daily Telegraph)

"Moore unleashes a high-energy torrent of astute observation and hilarious self-deprecation. Hailed as the new Bill Bryson, he is in fact a writer of considerably more substance... The jokes come thick and fast" (Irish Times)

"Hilarious and inspiring... It is embarrassingly laugh-out-loud" (Daily Express)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

‘Bill Bryson on two wheels’ Independent

Self-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it.

A few weeks before the actual Tour de France, British writer Tim Moore sets out to cycle the course and offers a laugh-out-loud funny and highly entertaining account of how the great ride would feel when embarked on by an amateur. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and being chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Yellow Jersey
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0224092111
• ISBN 13: 9780224092111
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288