Roule Britannia: Great Britain and the Tour de France

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Random House, 30 nov 2012 - 464 pagina's

How did Great Britain conquer the Tour de France?

In 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first Briton ever to win the Tour de France. Since that moment the UK has been living through the golden era in the world's greatest bike race, with four overall titles for Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas winning for Wales in 2018, and Manxman Mark Cavendish proving the race's most prolific sprinter.

In Roule Britannia, number one bestselling author William Fotheringham, charts British cycling's rise to the top and provides us with the definitive account of the nation’s Tour de France achievements through exclusive interviews with and profiles of cycling champions - from the early days of Brian Robinson to Bradley Wiggins's dominant ride via Tom Simpson, Robert Millar, Chris Boardman and many others, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's love affair with the greatest race of all.

‘Brilliant...tells each story with passion and sensitivity’ Sunday Times

 

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A Question of Nationality
50
Lost Illusions
71
The Hangover
93
The Quick Grey Fox III
111
The Foreign Legion
132
The Small Yin
153
Innocents Abroad
176
A Man Called Horse
196
The Stranger
217
The Lost Boy
241
The Fastest Man in the World
265
The Sky is the Limit
287
Above Us Only Sky
310
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen

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Over de auteur (2012)

William Fotheringham writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby. A racing cyclist and launch editor of procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France. He is the number one bestselling author of Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike and is the critically lauded author of Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, and Put Me Back on My Bike, which Vélo magazine called 'The best cycling biography ever written.

Bibliografische gegevens

TitelRoule Britannia: Great Britain and the Tour de France
AuteurWilliam Fotheringham
UitgeverRandom House, 2012
ISBN1448161177, 9781448161171
Lengte464 pagina's
  
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