1969 The Year Of Eddy Merckx
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1969 The Year Of Eddy Merckx
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Author : Johny Vansevenant
language : en
Publisher: Lannoo Publishers
Release Date : 2020-01-20
1969 The Year Of Eddy Merckx written by Johny Vansevenant and has been published by Lannoo Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-20 with categories.
A chronicle of the heady year of 1969 in the career of world class Belgian cyclist Eddy MerckxIncludes interviews with Merckx himself, his family, friends, and fellow cyclistsIncludes a removable photograph, signed by Eddie MerckxThis book tells the story of the year 1969 in the extraordinary cycling career of Eddy Merckx, one the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. This year is engraved in the memory of every Belgian cycling fan as the year in which Merckx won his first Tour de France, the first time in 30 years that a Belgian had won this prestigious race. In 1969, however, he won much more: his first Tour of Flanders; Liège-Bastogne-Liège (also known as La Doyenne, or 'The Old Lady'); and his third Milan-San Remo cycling classic. This book chronicles his career in interviews with Merckx himself, his family, friends, and rivals, and includes dozens of previously unpublished photos.
Merckx 69
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Author : Jan Maes
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Merckx 69 written by Jan Maes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Merckx 69
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Author : Jan Maes
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Merckx 69 written by Jan Maes and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A fascinating insight into one of the greatest road cyclists of all time at the pinnacle of his career, featuring previously unpublished reportage photography.
Merckx 69 Druk 1
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Author : Tonny Strouken
language : nl
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-06-06
Merckx 69 Druk 1 written by Tonny Strouken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with categories.
Aan de vooravond van de 69ste verjaardag van Eddy Merckx op 17 juni 2014 keren wielerfotograaf Tonny Strouken (1936) en Jan Maes (1964) terug naar het jaar dat zonder twijfel het mooiste uit de carrière van Belgiës grootste kampioen was: 1969. Nooit was zijn dominantie groter, nooit verpletterde hij zijn tegenstanders met zo veel overmacht. Toch overschaduwden twee gebeurtenissen deze alleenheerschappij: zijn zware valpartij en het dopinggeval in Savona. In twaalf originele brieven aan Merckx, waarin zowel de kampioen als de mens wordt ontrafeld, blikt Jan Maes terug op evenveel scharniermomenten van dit unieke jaar.
Eddy Merckx The Cannibal
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Author : Daniel Friebe
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-03-22
Eddy Merckx The Cannibal written by Daniel Friebe and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'The whole point of a race is to find a winner... I chose to race, so I chose to win.' For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, cyclist Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx simply devoured his rivals, their hopes and their careers. His legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined as the 445 victories - including five Tour de France wins and all the monument races - he amassed in his own right. So dominant had Merckx become by 1973 that he was ordered to stay away from the Tour for the good of the event. Stage 17 of the 1969 Tour de France perfectly illustrates his untouchable brilliance. Already wearing the yellow jersey on the col du Tourmalet, the Tour's most famous peak, Merckx powered clear and rode the last 140 kilometres to the finish-line in jaw-dropping solitude, eight minutes ahead of his nearest competitor. Merckx's era has been called cycling's Golden Age.It was full of memorable characters who, at any other time, would all have gone on to become legends. Yet Merckx's phenomenal career overshadowed them all. How did he achieve such incredible success? And how did his rivals really feel about him? Merckx failed drug tests three times in his career - were they really stitch ups as he claimed? And what of the crash at a track meet in Blois, France that killed Merckx's pacer Fernand Wambst, which Merckx claimed deeply affected him psychologically and physically? Or the attack by a spectator in 1975? Despite his unique achievements, we know little about the Cannibal beyond his victories. This will be the first comprehensive biography of Merckx in English, and will finally expose the truth behind this legendary man.
Eddy Merckx
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Author : Rik Vanwalleghem
language : en
Publisher: Velopress
Release Date : 1996
Eddy Merckx written by Rik Vanwalleghem and has been published by Velopress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Combing through years of cycling literature and press archives, and seeking out friends, rivals, and the man himself, the author pieces together the disparate elements of Eddy Merckx's life. Cycling icons recollect Merckx's Tour de France victories, World Hour Record, doping scandal of 1969, and physical setbacks.
Merckx 525
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Author : Frederik Backelandt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Merckx 525 written by Frederik Backelandt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Cyclists categories.
Eddy Merckx is revered as cycling's living deity. He gobbled up a record 525 race wins during his fearsome 14-year professional career. This book celebrates this awe-inspiring man through a new collection of previously unpublished photographs, showing his transformation.
The Official History Of The Tour De France
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Author : Andy McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-08-05
The Official History Of The Tour De France written by Andy McGrath and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Official History of the Tour de France is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier competition in world cycling. Through more than 300 photographs, rarely seen documents and items of memorabilia, this book covers more than a century of fascinating stories on the Tour and its iconic yellow jersey. This revised and updated edition includes an authoritative narrative account of each major era, up to and including the thrilling 2020 Tour – a dramatic contest completed against all the odds – and a preview of the 2021 event. There are features on superstar cyclists and memorable moments from each period of the event's rich history, and a foreword from legendary Tour de France champion Stephen Roche, all of which combines to form the definitive illustrated book on the Tour.
Merckx Half Man Half Bike
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-03-22
Merckx Half Man Half Bike written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER What makes a man the greatest of all time? Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pelé to football: quite simply, the best there has ever been. Merckx was a machine. It wasn't just the number of victories (445); it was his remorseless domination that created the legend. He didn't just beat his opponents, he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy and tragedy. He was nicknamed 'The Cannibal' for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome, sensitive and surprisingly anxious. Britain's leading cycling writer, William Fotheringham, goes back to speak to those who were there at the time and those who knew Merckx best to find out what made Eddy Merckx so invincible. 'The full unvarnished of one man’s heaven, and hell, on wheels' Independent
The Story Of The Tour De France
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Author : Bill McGann
language : en
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date : 2008-07
The Story Of The Tour De France written by Bill McGann and has been published by Dog Ear Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07 with Bicycle racing categories.
What they are saying about The Story of the Tour de France: After forty years of study on the subject, I can with some confidence say Bill and Carol McGann's The Story of the Tour de France is the finest such work ever produced in the English language, and perhaps in any. Most of my preferred references are in French, one runs to over 800 pages, yet the McGanns' opus revealed information new to me in almost every paragraph. Their research has been not only impeccable, but insightful. -Owen Mulholland, author of Uphill Battle and Cycling's Golden Age The Story of the Tour de France: How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World by Bill and Carol McGann is a must read. -Road Bike Action Magazine For any historian of the sport the McGanns'Tour de France history is essential reading. Details of the stages and the riders are not glossed over. For those who are new to the sport, the McGanns bring the glory days of the sport alive with the intrigue that still exists today. Epic stages that might have faded into oblivion are eloquently recounted so that future generation of cyclists will know the rich history of our beautiful sport. -Neil Browne, editor, Road Magazine Besides towering over all bicycle races, the Tour de France endures for its unique Gaulic character, like Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. The McGanns' passionate and insightful writing evokes the raucous cast of riders, promoters, and journalists thrusting through highs and lows worthy of opera. This volume stands out as a must-read book for anyone seeking to appreciate cycling's race of races. -Peter Joffre Nye, author of The Six-Day Bicycle Races: America's Jazz Age Sport and Hearts of Lions Volume 1 of The Story of the Tour de France concluded with Jacques Anquetil's record setting fifth Tour win. Volume 2 opens with the greatest Italian racer of the modern age, Felice Gimondi and his effortless victory at the young age of 22. Despite his extraordinary talent, he never won the Tour again. Starting in 1969, Eddy Merckx began his run of 5 victories. Bernard Hinault, who also managed to win 5, followed him. Unable to fulfill his destiny as a likely 5-time winner because of a hunting accident, LeMond won the Tour 3 times. LeMond's era was followed by the remarkable Spaniard Miguel Indurain, the first man to win the Tour 5 times in a row. The late 1990s were a time of extreme crisis for the Tour as the culture of doping within the professional cycling community erupted into the scandal of 1998. The Story of the Tour de France deals with this episode at length. Emerging from a near-fatal bout of cancer, Lance Armstrong went on to do what no other rider in the Tour's long history had ever been able to accomplish, win the Tour 7 times. Following Armstrong's retirement, the Tour was again seized by scandal, this time Floyd Landis' disqualification for drugs after winning the 2006 Tour. The book concludes with the story of the 2007 Tour, followed by a quest for the greatest ever Tour de France rider and an epilogue that explains the reasons for the extraordinary success of the Tour. Bill and Carol McGann have had their lives inextricably tied up with bicycles about as long as they can remember. Their first date was a bike ride. Bill, formerly a Category 1 racer, has been a contributor to several cycling magazines and is widely acknowledged as an expert on road bikes and cycling history. Since his father gave him a small 1-speed English lightweight bicycle when he was 5 years old, Bill has been in love with everything about bikes. Carol, a former college biology instructor is also an accomplished rider, having cycle-toured extensively. Together they started Torelli Imports in 1981, a firm specializing in high-performance cycle equipment.