French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France

by TimMoore (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  A depiction of an inadequate man's attempt to achieve the unachievable and ride the route taken by the pros on the 2000 Tour de France, this is a tale of calorific excess, ludicrous clothing and intimate discomfort. Seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, and unusually determined to tackle the most fearsome physical challenge outside classical mythology, Moore, the ultimate amateur, attempts to complete all 3630 km of the 2000 tour in the weeks before the professionals set off.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.59

  Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting even in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure.