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Roule Britannia William Fotheringham

Roule Britannia von William Fotheringham

Roule Britannia William Fotheringham


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Zusammenfassung

Presents the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of a Briton first completing the Tour, and the half-century of cultural exchange and British cycling's fight for recognition that followed. This book, through interviews with and profiles of all those who have competed, gives the record of their achievement, from those first stumbling efforts.

Roule Britannia Zusammenfassung

Roule Britannia William Fotheringham

Fifty years ago, ten Britons crossed the Channel and made history. For the first time, a team of British cyclists took part in the Tour de France, the most gruelling event in all of sport. Only two of those riders completed that 1955 race; only one British newspaper bothered to send a correspondent. Today, the Tour has become part of the British sporting calendar. Men such as Tom Simpson, Robert Millar and Chris Boardman have written their names into the record books alongside the sport's acknowledged greats. In Roule Britannia, William Fotheringham, acclaimed biographer of Tom Simson, gives us the definitive account of British cycling's achievements in the Tour, through exclusive interviews with and profiles of all those who have completed the event. From Brian Robinson to David Millar, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's half-century-long affair with the greatest race of all...

Roule Britannia Bewertungen

* 'Ingenious... you emerge from the book feeling rather proud of all these misfits and outsiders. Fotheringham's fondness for them is infectious' - Marcus Berkmann, Telegraph * 'Highly readable' - Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Daily Mail * 'Fotheringham tells each story with passion and sensitivity without losing the narrative sweep' - Sunday Times * 'William Fotheringham's book is painstakingly researched and gives a fascinating insight into the workings of the Tour' - Paul Newman, Independent

Über William Fotheringham

William Fotheringham writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby. A former racing cyclist and launch editor of procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on fifteen Tours de France. His biography of Tom Simpson, Put Me Back on My Bike, was acclaimed by Velo magazine as 'the best cycling biography ever written'.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR001538447
9780224074261
0224074261
Roule Britannia William Fotheringham
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Vintage Publishing
20060601
304
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