Tour de France/Tour de Force: A Visual History of the World's Greatest Bicycle Race - 100 - YearAnniversary Edition - Couverture souple

Startt, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811839060 ISBN 13 : 9780811839068

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 2003

Synopsis

Book by James Startt Greg LeMond Samuel Abt

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

To celebrate the 100th Tour de France anniversary in 2003, we ve fully updated and reissued Tour de France/Tour de Force in paperback. Arranged chronologically and illustrated with hundreds of photographs dating back to the first race in 1903, Tour de France/Tour de Force offers a one-of-a-kind look at the Tour s history. Tour insider James Startt shares stories of ingenuity (when Francois Faber s chain broke in the last kilometer of the 1909 Tour, he simply ran his bike across the finish line), tragedy (Tom Simpson collapsing and dying on the climb up Mont Ventoux in 1967), and triumph (Lance Armstrong s first of four consecutive victories after his battle with cancer victories that created a huge upsurge of interest in the sport). With an introduction by three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond, Tour de France/Tour de Force is the perfect way for fans everywhere to revel in the greatest bike race on earth.

Biographie de l'auteur :

James Startt left competitive cycling to pursue photography and journalism full-time. An American living in Paris, Startt has covered professional cycling events for a variety of magazines worldwide, published several books on cycling, and edits the official Tour de France Web site.

Samuel Abt associate editor of the International Herald Tribune based in Paris. He has written numerous books about the sport.

Greg Lemond a professional cyclist for 15 years from 1980 to 1994. Among other races, he won two world championships and three Tours de France. He currently lives in Minneapolis.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0811839060
• ISBN 13: 9780811839068
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160