Roule Britannia A History of Britons in the Tour de France |
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| Author:
| Fotheringham, William |
| Series title: | Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-224-07425-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Roule Britannia celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of a Briton first completing the Tour de France, the half-century of cultural exchange, and British cycling's fight for recognition that followed. During those fifty years only two Tours would take place without at least one Briton on the start line, and more than fifty British cyclists have taken part. Through exclusive interviews with and profiles of all those who have competed, William Fotheringham gives us the...
More Description Roule Britannia celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of a Briton first completing the Tour de France, the half-century of cultural exchange, and British cycling's fight for recognition that followed. During those fifty years only two Tours would take place without at least one Briton on the start line, and more than fifty British cyclists have taken part. Through exclusive interviews with and profiles of all those who have competed, William Fotheringham gives us the definitive record of their achievement, from those first stumbling efforts and the death of Tom Simpson, to the golden era of Sean Yates and Robert Millar, right up to Chris Boardman, David Millar and the present day, when the issue of banned drug use has clouded the great race.