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Indurain Alasdair Fotheringham

Indurain By Alasdair Fotheringham

Summary

Miguel Indurain is Spain's greatest cyclist of all time and one of the best Tour racers in history. He is the only bike rider to have won five successive Tours de France, as well as holding the title for the youngest ever race leader in the Tour of Spain. This is his story.

Indurain Summary

Indurain by Alasdair Fotheringham

Miguel Indurain is Spain's greatest cyclist of all time and one of the best Tour racers in history. He is the only bike rider to have won five successive Tours de France, as well as holding the title for the youngest ever race leader in the Tour of Spain. This is his story.

As the all-conquering hero of the 90s, Indurain steadfastly refused to be overwhelmed by fame; remaining humble, shy and true to his country roots. Along with his superhuman calmness, iron will-power and superb bike handling skills, he was often described as a machine. Yet 1996 saw Indurain, the Tour's greatest ever champion, spectacularly plummet, bringing his career and supremacy to an abrupt end.

In Indurain, Alasdair Fotheringham gets to the heart of this enigmatic character, reliving his historic accomplishments in vibrant colour, and exploring how this shaped the direction taken by generations of Spanish racers - raising Spanish sport to a whole new level.

About Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham is a freelance journalist and writer based in Spain. He writes regularly on cycling for the 'I', The Independent.co.uk, The Express, ProCycling and Cyclingnews. He has been reporting on the Tour de France and other top road cycling events since 1992. His first book was The Eagle of Toledo, a biography of cycling's greatest ever climber, Federico Martin Bahamontes. He has also written Reckless, a biography of the ill-fated Luis Ocana, the 1973 Tour winner and considered Eddy Merck's top Grand Tour rival, and The End of the Road, an account of the 1998 Tour de France.

Additional information

GOR008417174
9781785032059
1785032054
Indurain by Alasdair Fotheringham
Used - Like New
Paperback
Ebury Publishing
20170525
336
N/A
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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