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Le Tour De France D Antan
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Author : Jacques Chancel
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-06
Le Tour De France D Antan written by Jacques Chancel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-06 with categories.
Le Tour A History Of The Tour De France
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Author : Geoffrey Wheatcroft
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-06-20
Le Tour A History Of The Tour De France written by Geoffrey Wheatcroft and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Geoffrey Wheatcroft's hugely entertaining and well researched history of the Tour de France is already established as the definitive account of cycling's greatest event. Since the book was last published in 2007, much has changed. Bradley Wiggins' historic victory in 2012 - the first Briton ever to secure the yellow jersey - brought him a knighthood and garnered more interest in the race than ever before. Yet the months after were dominated by an even bigger story, as Tour legend and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong was stripped of his titles and confessed on Oprah to doping in each of his victories. Suddenly, everything that we thought we knew had happened was no longer true. In this new and comprehensively revised edition of the book, Wheatcroft not only brings his story of the Tour fully up to date to mark the race's 100th running in 2013, he also reflects on the changes brought about by the scandals that have rocked the sport to its core. Yet for all the controversies of modern times, he vividly captures the essential glory and romance of the heroes who battle to conquer one of sport's greatest challenges.
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.
Tour De France
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Author : Christopher S. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2008-03-08
Tour De France written by Christopher S. Thompson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this highly original history of the world's most famous bicycle race, Christopher S. Thompson, mining previously neglected sources and writing with infectious enthusiasm for his subject, tells the compelling story of the Tour de France from its creation in 1903 to the present. Weaving the words of racers, politicians, Tour organizers, and a host of other commentators together with a wide-ranging analysis of the culture surrounding the event including posters, songs, novels, films, and media coverage Thompson links the history of the Tour to key moments and themes in French history. Examining the enduring popularity of Tour racers, Thompson explores how their public images have changed over the past century. A new preface explores the long-standing problem of doping in light of recent scandals.
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.
Tour De France For Dummies
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Author : Phil Liggett
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2005-05-27
Tour De France For Dummies written by Phil Liggett and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-27 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A plain-English guide to the world's most famous-and grueling-bicycle race Featuring eight-pages of full-color photos from recent Tour de France races, this easy-to-follow, entertaining guide demystifies the history, strategy, rules, techniques, equipment, and competitors in what is arguably the most grueling and intriguing multiday, multistage sporting event in the world. Cowritten by the most popular English-speaking cycling commentator on the planet, this book is great reading for both experienced and the new bicycle racing fans alike.
The Story Of The Tour De France
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Author : Bill McGann
language : en
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date : 2006-07
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 2006-07 with Bicycle racing categories.
The Tour De France
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Author : Christopher S. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006-07-17
The Tour De France written by Christopher S. Thompson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-17 with History categories.
"Shows that sport has been for us moderns the ultimate tabula rasa into which we pour our hopes, fears, prejudices and self-interest."—Robert A. Nye, author of Crime, Madness, & Politics in Modern France and Masculinity and Male Codes of Honor in Modern France "A true gem of a book. A terrific scholar and an engaging writer."—Dean MacCannell, author of The Tourist and Empty Meeting Grounds "A major new interpretation of France's most famous sporting event. For the first time the Tour de France has been fully and carefully placed within the wider context of French history."—Richard Holt, author of Sport and Society in Modern France and Sport and the British "Chris Thompson has written an engaging, nicely-paced account of France's world-famous cycle race: his writing is lively and full of detail and excitement. But he has done much more than simply narrate the story of the Tour. His book sets the race—its history, its participants and its meaning—firmly in its shifting national and cultural contexts. The sections dealing with professional cycling as a form of labor and with the Tour's place in France's troubled twentieth century are absolutely first-rate: insightful and original. This is the best history of the Tour that we have and are likely to have for many years, a work of scholarship that deserves to find a broad general readership."—Tony Judt, author of Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Le Tour
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Author : Jeremy Whittle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Le Tour written by Jeremy Whittle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Tour de France (Bicycle race) categories.
Tour De France Tour D Enfance
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Author : , Collectif
language : fr
Publisher: Ker
Release Date : 2018-11-07
Tour De France Tour D Enfance written by , Collectif and has been published by Ker this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-07 with Fiction categories.
Un recueil de textes littéraires sur le tour de France. Huitième merveille du monde ? Et si le Tour de France était la huitième merveille du monde ? Un monument, certes, mais vivant, mobile (ô combien), une installation — pour user du jargon esthétique contemporain — qui convoque un pays, le plus légendaire qui soit, et le met à contribution comme décor et protagoniste d’une épopée sans pareille ? Découvrez le numéro 279 de la revue Marginales, la voix de la littérature belge dans le concert social. Sous la direction de Jacques De Decker. EXTRAIT De Le fauteuil par Véronique Biefnot Ses longs cheveux, lavés de frais, lui descendent à la taille, plus bas peut-être, difficile à dire tant qu’elle est assise. Les mains aux doigts entrecroisés sagement posées sur les genoux, elle est parfaitement immobile. Seuls ses deux pouces, infatigablement, se caressent, se contournent, se tournent autour, rotation constante, tranquille. Est-ce une prière ? Une façon de mesurer le temps qui passe en fractions de seconde, en quarts de tour de pouce ? Est-ce un moyen de vérifier si la vie s’écoule toujours à travers ses veines bleues, noueuses, affleurant la peau si fine ? Sans doute juste une habitude, une manie, un rassurant chapelet intime égrainé calmement. Ses yeux gris-bleu, clairs, presque délavés, presque transparents, clignotent rapidement, papillons affolés à la clarté d’une flamme. La lumière la fatigue, alors, elle baisse les paupières. Elle dort ? Non, je crois qu’elle se concentre, qu’elle visualise mentalement les heures qui vont suivre, je crois qu’elle s’y prépare. Là, elle est assise, bien droite, sur une chaise de cuisine en bois blanc, le dos légèrement décalé du dossier. C’est ainsi qu’elle doit se tenir, bien sage, quand sa fille tresse sa longue chevelure immaculée. La natte obtenue est si fine qu’une fois entortillée avec une application impatiente, elle ne forme plus qu’un tout petit chignon blanc, douloureux, piqueté d’épingles, juché haut sur le sommet du crâne pour ne pas se décoiffer dans son sommeil, et qui y restera, vaille que vaille, jusqu’au prochain shampoing.