Bicycle Race
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Tour De France
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Author : Les Woodland
language : en
Publisher: McGann Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2014-05
Tour De France written by Les Woodland and has been published by McGann Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05 with History categories.
Tour de France: The Inside Story The Tour de France is the greatest bike race in the world, but it -began as a humble promotional gimmick for a floundering newspaper. More than 100 years later the Tour still captivates the world and is broadcast to over 180 countries. How did a few men looking for some way to save their struggling business become masters of a giant, successful enterprise? Les Woodland tells the inside story of the Tour de France through the prism of the men who started it, and those who now run it. As he explores the creation and evolution of the Tour, he never runs out of those fascinating illustrative tales that make his books impossible to put down. This book was originally published in a slightly altered form in 2009 as Tourmen: The Men Who Made the Tour de France. It has been updated to reflect the events that have happened since the original publication. About the author: Les Woodland has been cycling for 50 years and has been writing about cycling since 1965, when he wrote his first reports for the British publication Cycling. Since then he has been a prolific contributor to newspapers, magazines and radio stations in the U.K. and Belgium. Mr. Woodland, who currently lives in France, speaks several of the languages of cycling: English, Dutch and French."
Speed Read Tour De France
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Author : John Wilcockson
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks
Release Date : 2019-05-07
Speed Read Tour De France written by John Wilcockson and has been published by Motorbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This beautifully designed and illustrated essential guide to the Tour de France from Motorbooks' Speed Read series will make you an instant expert on its history, its winners and rivalries, the tactics necessary to win it, and the technology of its bicycles. Le Tour has sometimes been called “chess on wheels” because of the complicated strategies used by the race's 22 teams and 176 riders. This book—written by award-winning cycling journalist John Wilcockson, who has covered the Tour 45 times—will help you understand those tactics, along with informing you about the race’s century-plus history, its famed winners and rivalries, and the technology that has gone into creating the modern racing bicycle and determining how today’s athletes train. Among the questions answered are: Who owns the Tour? How are the course’s 21 stages selected? What are the most famous mountain climbs? How is the overall winner determined? What is a peloton, a soigneur, or an echelon? How big are the prizes? What are time bonuses? Who was the first American to compete in the Tour, and who was the first one to win it? How fast do the racers go down mountain descents? What speeds can the riders reach in sprint finishes? Why are the teams known by the names of their sponsors and not their countries? What do the riders eat, and where do they sleep every night? What are all those motorcycles doing among the cyclists? How do the organizers deal with doping scandals? And is it true that, one year, the top four finishers were all disqualified? You will find the answers to all these questions, and many more, in this informative, beautifully illustrated, fun-to-read book: Speed Read Tour de France. With Motorbooks’ Speed Read series, become an instant expert in a range of fast-moving subjects, from Formula 1 racing to car design. Accessible language, compartmentalized sections, fact-filled sidebars, glossaries of key terms, and event timelines deliver quick access to insider knowledge. Their brightly colored covers, modern design, pop art–inspired illustrations, and handy size make them perfect on-the-go reads.
The Great Bike Race
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Author : Geoffrey Nicholson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Great Bike Race written by Geoffrey Nicholson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Electronic book categories.
Annotation "If Alpe d'Huez was a rigorous climb, with its mathematical progression of tight corners and steep inclines, the Izoard is far more awesome, a rocky wilderness at 7,743 feet, which needs only a few bleached skulls at the roadside to complete its sense of desolation." Geoffrey Nicholson's The Great Bike Race is universally revered by modern cycling critics as the benchmark English-language volume of the sport and has risen to mythical status. It was the first book in English to tell the entire story of a full tour and truly captivates the reader from start to finish. Nicholson's classic, vivid descriptions of the racing, the personalities, tactics and intrigues of the 1976 race are rotated with insightful thematic chapters where he lifts the lid on the broader culture and lengthy traditions of cycling's most famous race and the greatest annual sports event in the world. On the 40th anniversary of the race and original first publication, Velodrome Publishing is most honored to republish and celebrate this seminal cycling tome as the launch volume in the 'Vintage Velodrome' series of titles. REVIEWS "This is unquestionably the finest book ever written on the subject of cycling, bar none. the combination of the late Geoffrey Nicholson's (he died in 1999) observations, coupled with an impeccable writing style, make "the great bike race" almost a complete education in and of itself"--The Washing-Machine PostIt's one of the best books of cycling ever written. For people starting adventure with cycling will be a great and colorful guide to the nuances of the sport, and those more familiar, there are many interesting stories from the old days. This combined with the excellent pen Nicholson creates an unusual atmosphere of "The Great Bicycle Race". A must have!Rowery.Org (Poland)Nicholson remains unequalled in his ability to relate the experience of travelling as part of the great caravan, a sympathetic chronicler of the riders in their moments of glory, humiliation and mundanity. Conveying the sense of travelling through the country's contrasting regions with acute powers of observation but the lightest of touches, he also set an important example to later generations of reporters. In 40 years, not much has changed beyond the technical details. Carbon fibre and lycra may have replaced steel and wool, but the race retains much of the distinctive etiquette he describes so vividly and amusingly. -- The Guardian.
Bicycle Race
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Author : Adonia E. Lugo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Bicycle Race written by Adonia E. Lugo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Cycling categories.
"A study of the U.S. bicycle transportation movement against a backdrop of racism and history in Los Angeles and Washington, DC"--
Bicycle Race
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Author : Donald Crews
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 1985-10-21
Bicycle Race written by Donald Crews and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-10-21 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A counting book for the youngest -- filled with motion, excitement, and suspense. Twelve riders compete in a bicycle race. Who will win? (A word to the wise: Keep your eye on Number 9!)
Bicycle Race
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Author : Adonia E. Lugo, PhD
language : en
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-09
Bicycle Race written by Adonia E. Lugo, PhD and has been published by Microcosm Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with Social Science categories.
Bicycle/Race paints an unforgettable picture of Los Angeles—and the United States—from the perspective of two wheels. This is a book of borderlands and intersections, a cautionary tale about the dangers of putting infrastructure before culture, and a coming-of-age story about power and identity. The colonial history of southern California is interwoven through Adonia Lugo's story of growing up Chicana in Orange County, becoming a bicycle anthropologist, and co-founding Los Angeles's hallmark open streets cycling event, CicLAvia, along the way. When she takes on racism in the world of national bicycle advocacy in Washington, DC, she finds her voice and heads back to LA to organize the movement for environmental justice in active transportation.In the tradition of City of Quartz, this book will forever change the way you see Los Angeles, race and class in the United States, and the streets and people around you wherever you live.
Tour De Oz
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Author : Bret Harris
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Release Date : 2017-06-01
Tour De Oz written by Bret Harris and has been published by HarperCollins Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Four years before the inaugural Tour de France, four cyclists known as 'Overlanders' set out on a race around Australia. On 24 November 1896 a wiry and wily bushman named Arthur Richardson left Coolgardie for Adelaide by bicycle. Carrying only a small kit and a water-bag, he followed the telegraph line. After much 'sweating and swearing' on sandy roads west of Eucla, and enduring the scorching heat, 31 days later he became the first man to pedal across the Nullarbor. But within three years Richardson had set his sights on becoming the first person to ride around the vast island continent, not yet a nation, and some 18,507km. On 5 June, 1899, he left Perth, heading north, carrying no more than a swag and a pistol. It took courage, self-confidence, endurance and resourcefulness to tackle such a ride. Richardson would follow dirt tracks, cattle and camel pads and stars in the night sky as he battled thirst, hunger, exhaustion, crocodile attack and spears from Aboriginal warriors to realize his dream. But he also had competition...another party of cyclists with the same ambition. New Zealand-born Brothers Frank and Alex White and wealthy adventurer Donald Mackay from Wallandbeen Station, NSW, were attempting the ride in a counter-clockwise direction from Melbourne and Brisbane respectively. Set against the fledging pastoralist empires of pre-Federation Australia, Tour de Oz, is the extraordinarily true story of a remarkable race to 'circumcycle' the Australian continent - before we became a nation.
The Bicycle Race
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Bicycle Race written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with English language categories.
Eric S Big Day
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Author : Rod Waters
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Eric S Big Day written by Rod Waters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with JUVENILE FICTION categories.
Eric rides his bicycle through his village to join his friend Emily for a picnic, but his trip is slowed as he comes to the aid of racing bicyclists using helpful items from his backpack, yet he continues to rush, trying his best not to disappoint Emily, leading to a surprising finish.
Giro D Italia
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Author : Colin O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2017-04-13
Giro D Italia written by Colin O'Brien and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The story of the Giro d'Italia - Italy's equivalent of the Tour de France, and its superior in the eyes of many - is as dramatic and full of extraordinary characters as the story of Italy itself. Heroism, suffering, feuds and betrayals, tradition under threat from modernity all play out against a timeless landscape. The iconic riders, mythical stories and career defining exploits are conveyed in rich, vibrant prose.