A Race for Madmen
eBook - ePub

A Race for Madmen

A History of the Tour de France

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Race for Madmen

A History of the Tour de France

About this book

No sporting event has had its past and present, its highs and lows so intricately entwined with those of a country like the Tour has with France.

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Information

Publisher
Collins
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780007511006
eBook ISBN
9780007441518

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. 1. A Tour is Born
  5. 2. Growing Pains
  6. 3. Into the Hills
  7. 4. The Yellow Jersey
  8. 5. The First Italian
  9. 6. The Rise of Nationalism
  10. 7. The Tour at War
  11. 8. Il Campionissimo
  12. 9. The First Hat-Trick
  13. 10. Maître Jacques
  14. 11. The Return of National Teams
  15. 12. Wind and Wildfire
  16. 13. The Badger
  17. 14. Born in the USA
  18. 15. The First to Five in a Row
  19. 16. The Day the Tour Nearly Ended
  20. 17. First There Were Seven, Now There Are None
  21. 18. Another Tour, Another Controversy
  22. 19. Armstrong’s Comeback and Beyond
  23. 20. Steakgate and the Landis E-mails
  24. 21. Arise, Sir Bradley
  25. Picture Section
  26. List of Searchable Terms
  27. Acknowledgements
  28. About the Author
  29. Copyright
  30. About the Publisher